CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

 

               SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5949

 

 

                   Chapter 321, Laws of 2002

 

 

                        57th Legislature

                      2002 Regular Session

 

 

MOTORIST INFORMATION SIGN PANELS

 

 

 

                    EFFECTIVE DATE:  6/13/02

 

Passed by the Senate March 13, 2002

  YEAS 41   NAYS 0

 

 

               BRAD OWEN

President of the Senate

 

Passed by the House March 13, 2002

  YEAS 92   NAYS 2

             CERTIFICATE

 

I, Tony M. Cook, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is  SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5949 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.

 

 

 

              FRANK CHOPP

Speaker of the

      House of Representatives

            TONY M. COOK

                            Secretary

 

 

 

 

 

 

Approved April 2, 2002 Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.   

                                FILED          

 

 

           April 2, 2002 - 10:43 a.m.

 

 

 

              GARY LOCKE

Governor of the State of Washington

                 Secretary of State

                 State of Washington


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                SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5949

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                      AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

 

             Passed Legislature - 2002 Regular Session

 

State of Washington   57th Legislature        2002 Regular Session

 

By Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Haugen and Swecker)

 

READ FIRST TIME 01/22/2002.

Erecting and maintaining motorist information sign panels.   


    AN ACT Relating to erecting and maintaining motorist information sign panels; and adding a new section to chapter 47.36 RCW.

 

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

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 47.36 RCW to read as follows:

    (1) When exercising its authority to erect and maintain motorist information sign panels under RCW 47.36.310 and 47.36.320, the department shall contract with a private contractor for a term of ten years.  The contractor selected by the department must be incorporated, and must maintain an office, in this state.

    (2) The contractor, at no cost to the department, is solely responsible for marketing, administration, financial management, sign fabrication, installation, and maintenance and is subject to the provisions of this chapter otherwise applicable to the department.  The contractor may set the market rate to be charged to businesses advertising on the motorist informational signs.

    (3) A contract entered into between the department and a contractor must require the contractor to administer, fabricate, install, and maintain community historical signs authorized for placement by the department at no cost to the department.

    (4) In department may set the contractual terms it deems necessary to guarantee the performance of the contract.  The department shall periodically monitor the performance of the contract.

    (5) In letting a contract under this section the department shall comply with purchasing guidelines adopted by the general services administration.


    Passed the Senate March 13, 2002.

    Passed the House March 13, 2002.

Approved by the Governor April 2, 2002.

    Filed in Office of Secretary of State April 2, 2002.