BILL REQ. #: S-0506.1
| State of Washington | 58th Legislature | 2003 Regular Session |
Read first time 01/15/2003. Referred to Committee on Highways & Transportation.
AN ACT Relating to high-occupancy vehicle lanes; and amending RCW 46.61.165.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1 RCW 46.61.165 and 1999 c 206 s 1 are each amended to read
as follows:
The state department of transportation and the local authorities
are authorized to reserve all or any portion of any highway under their
respective jurisdictions as high-occupancy vehicle lanes, including any
designated lane or ramp, for the exclusive or preferential use of
public transportation vehicles or private motor vehicles carrying no
fewer than a specified number of passengers when such limitation will
increase the efficient utilization of the highway or will aid in the
conservation of energy resources. Regulations authorizing ((such))
exclusive or preferential use of a highway facility ((may be declared
to be)) are effective ((at all times or at specified times of day or on
specified days)) only from 6:00 a.m. through 9:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
through 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding state holidays.
Violation of a restriction of highway usage prescribed by the
appropriate authority under this section is a traffic infraction.