HB 1463-S.E - DIGEST

(DIGEST AS ENACTED)

Authorizes local transit authority bus shelters within the right of way of the state highway system to display and maintain commercial advertisements subject to applicable federal regulations, if any. Pursuant to RCW 47.12.120, the department may lease state right of way air space to local transit authorities for this purpose, unless there are significant safety concerns regarding the placement of certain advertisements.

Provides that advertisements posted on a local transit authority's bus shelter may not exceed twenty-four square feet on each side of the panel. Panels may not be placed on the roof of the shelter or on the forward side of the shelter facing oncoming traffic.