SHB 1007 -
By Representative Harris
FAILED 03/09/2013
On page 1, line 16, after "(3)" strike "(a) From August 1, 2013, through June 30, 2015:"
On page 2, beginning on line 2, after "bed" strike all material through "used" on line 4 and insert ". A person that fails to secure a load pursuant to this subsection is guilty of an infraction as specified in subsection (7)(c) of this section, guilty of failure to secure a load in the first degree, which is a gross misdemeanor, if the load causes substantial bodily harm to another as specified in subsection (7)(a)(i) and (ii) of this section, or guilty of failure to secure a load in the second degree, which is a misdemeanor, if the load causes damage to the property of another as specified in subsection (7)(b)(i) and (ii) of this section."
On page 2, beginning on line 5, strike all material through line 23
EFFECT: Removes the requirement for vehicles that are equipped with a cover to use the cover when hauling dirt, sand, rocks, or gravel between August 1, 2013, through June 30, 2015. Removes the requirement that vehicles over eighty-five hundred pounds gross vehicle weight operating on a paved public highway after June 30, 2015, with a load of dirt, sand, rocks, or gravel susceptible to being dropped, spilled, leaked, or otherwise escaping from the vehicle must be covered so as to prevent spillage. Also removes the related exemptions for the department of transportation, counties, and cities. Removes the requirement for the Washington state patrol to conduct random emphasis patrols to enforce the covering of loads requirements. References existing provisions as to the penalties for failing to secure a load.