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SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5076

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State of Washington      57th Legislature     2001 Regular Session

By Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Haugen, Spanel, Oke, T. Sheldon, Gardner and Kohl‑Welles)

READ FIRST TIME 02/08/01. 

_1      AN ACT Relating to the use of credit or debit cards for ferry

_2  fares or reservations; and adding a new section to chapter 47.60

_3  RCW.

_4  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

_5      NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 47.60

_6  RCW to read as follows:

_7      The department shall adopt necessary rules and procedures to

_8  allow the use of credit and debit cards to make a reservation on

_9  or pay the fare for international ferry routes.  In no event may the

10  use of credit or debit cards authorized by this section create a

11  loss of revenue to the state.

12      The use of a personal credit card does not rely upon the credit

13  of the state as prohibited by Article VIII, section 5 of the state

14  Constitution.

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