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SENATE BILL 5076

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State of Washington      57th Legislature     2001 Regular Session

By Senators Haugen, Spanel, Oke, T. Sheldon, Gardner and Kohl‑Welles

Read first time 01/10/2001.  Referred to Committee on Transportation.

_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 may 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.  The department

10  may establish a convenience fee to be paid by the credit or debit

11  card user whenever a credit or debit card is chosen as the payment

12  method.  The convenience fee must be sufficient to offset the

13  charges imposed on the department by the credit and debit card

14  companies.  In no event may the use of credit or debit cards

15  authorized by this section create a loss of revenue to the state.

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

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

18  Constitution.

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