BILL REQ. #: S-1840.1

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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 8215
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State of Washington

61st Legislature

2009 Regular Session

By Senators Benton, Roach, Honeyford, McCaslin, and Schoesler

Read first time 02/24/09. Referred to Committee on Transportation.

BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, IN LEGISLATIVE SESSION ASSEMBLED:
THAT, At the next general election to be held in this state the secretary of state shall submit to the qualified voters of the state for their approval and ratification, or rejection, an amendment to Article VII of the Constitution of the state of Washington by adding a new section to read as follows:

Article VII, section . . .. All revenue generated from tolls must be used exclusively for highway purposes in conformance with Article II, section 40 of the state Constitution.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the secretary of state shall cause notice of this constitutional amendment to be published at least four times during the four weeks next preceding the election in every legal newspaper in the state.

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