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                                                     SENATE BILL 5229

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State of Washington                              53rd Legislature                             1993 Regular Session

By Senators Vognild, Sellar, Skratek, Winsley and Oke

Read first time 01/18/93.  Referred to Committee on Transportation.

Permitting the department of transportation and state patrol to adopt rules to govern state rest areas.

          AN ACT Relating to creating department of transportation and Washington state patrol's rule-making authority to govern state rest area activities; amending RCW 47.38.010 and 47.38.030; and prescribing penalties.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

        Sec. 1.  RCW 47.38.010 and 1984 c 7 s 204 are each amended to read as follows:

          Pursuant to chapter 34.05 RCW, the department and the Washington state patrol shall jointly adopt rules ((consistent with)) governing the conduct and the safety of the traveling public ((to govern)) relating to the use and control of rest areas and other areas as designated in RCW 47.12.250.  Nothing herein may be construed as limiting the powers of the department as provided by law.

        Sec. 2.  RCW 47.38.030 and 1979 ex.s. c 136 s 102 are each amended to read as follows:

          Any person violating RCW ((47.38.020)) 47.38.010 or any rule or regulation adopted ((or promulgated)) pursuant to RCW ((47.38.020 above)) 47.38.010 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor:  PROVIDED, That violation of a rule or regulation relating to traffic including parking, standing, stopping, and pedestrian offenses is a traffic infraction, except that violation of a rule or regulation equivalent to those provisions of Title 46 RCW set forth in RCW 46.63.020 remains a misdemeanor.

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