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                     HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 4028

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State of Washington      57th Legislature     2002 Regular Session

By Representatives Nixon, Lisk and Esser

Read first time 01/30/2002.  Referred to Committee on Transportation.

Requesting a federal waiver to allow private rest areas.

    TO THE HONORABLE GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, AND TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AND TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES, IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED, AND TO THE SECRETARY OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION:

    We, your Memorialists, the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Washington, in legislative session assembled, respectfully represent and petition as follows:

    WHEREAS, The ability to obtain collaborative transportation partnerships will supplement state transportation revenues for the State of Washington; and

    WHEREAS, These supplemental state transportation revenues will allow the State of Washington to use its limited resources for a greater number of transportation projects; and

    WHEREAS, Additional safety rest area sites would benefit the traveling public and contribute to the economic development of nearby communities; and

    WHEREAS, Development of a joint safety rest area demonstration project between the Washington State Department of Transportation and private or nonprofit entities in a specific area lacking a safety rest area would benefit the traveling public and would contribute to the economic development of nearby communities; and

    WHEREAS, The ability to develop a joint safety rest area demonstration project is severely limited by current federal law;

    NOW, THEREFORE, Your Memorialists respectfully pray that the United States Department of Transportation issue a waiver to the Washington State Department of Transportation from the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 111, 20 U.S.C. 107, and from any federal regulations prohibiting private or nonprofit entities from operating safety rest areas, including current and future safety rest areas.

    BE IT RESOLVED, That copies of this Memorial be immediately transmitted to the Honorable George W. Bush, President of the United States, the Secretary of the Department of Transportation, the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and each member of Congress from the State of Washington.

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