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ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1740
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C 098 L 88
State of Washington 50th Legislature 1988 Regular Session
By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Prince, Unsoeld, Silver, Hankins, Lewis, Patrick, Dellwo, Brough, Sanders, Doty, Rayburn and Ferguson)
Read first time 2/5/88.
AN ACT Relating to highway fatality markers; adding a new section to chapter 47.42 RCW; and providing an expiration date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 47.42 RCW to read as follows:
(1) The department of transportation shall conduct a demonstration project for the installation of highway fatality markers along state route number 26 between the cities of Vantage and Colfax, state route number 270 from the city of Pullman to the Washington and Idaho border, and state route number 195 between the cities of Colfax and Pullman.
(2) As used in this section "highway fatality marker" means a sign designed by the department and placed at or near the location of a traffic fatality. Each marker designates the loss of one life.
(3) The department shall issue permits for the erection and maintenance of highway fatality markers. Application for a permit shall be made on a form furnished by the department. The application shall contain a consent statement from the owner or lessee of the land upon which the marker is to be placed.
(4) The legislative authority of any county, city, or town, and private individuals and groups located within the demonstration project area may apply for permits for the erection and maintenance of highway fatality markers.
(5) An applicant with an approved permit is responsible for the erection and maintenance of the marker as specified in the permit issued by the department.
(6) A member of the immediate family of the deceased for whom a marker has been erected may request that the marker be removed.
(7) The markers shall be installed as close as practicable to the right of way of the highway. The markers shall be placed in such a manner as to maximize the visibility of the marker without obstructing the view of the motoring public.
(8) Upon request, the department shall provide information regarding the location of fatal traffic accidents within the demonstration area.
(9) The permittee shall immediately remove markers that are unlawfully erected or that are not in compliance with the requirements of their permits.
(10) The department shall adopt rules for the erection and maintenance of highway fatality markers. The department shall confer with affected governmental agencies, individuals, and groups within the demonstration project area in the development of the rules.
(11) This section shall expire December 31, 1992.