5757 AMS HAUG SIMP 215

SB 5757 - S AMD TO S AMD 158  191

By Senator Haugen

    On page 2, after line 4 of the amendment, insert the following:

    "(4) The requirements of this section shall not apply to a county performing public transportation functions as authorized by RCW 36.57.100 and 36.57.110, or any public transportation system identified in this section, located within rural counties.  As used in this section, "rural counties" means counties smaller than two hundred twenty-five square miles or as defined in RCW 43.168.020."

EFFECT:  The requirement that certain transit agency boards include additional voting and nonvoting members representing labor does not apply to transit agencies located within rural counties. 

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