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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 6188

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1990 Regular Session

By Senators Bender, Murray, Rinehart, Lee, Bauer, Wojahn, Sutherland, Rasmussen, Niemi, Vognild, Bailey, Moore, Fleming, Conner and Kreidler

Prefiled with Secretary of the Senate 1/2/90.  Read first time 1/8/90 and referred to Committee on  Transportation.

AN ACT Relating to triple combination motor vehicles; and amending RCW 46.44.090.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

        Sec. 1.  Section 46.44.090, chapter 12, Laws of 1961 as last amended by section 30, chapter 151, Laws of 1977 ex. sess. and RCW 46.44.090 are each amended to read as follows:

          The department of transportation, pursuant to rules adopted by the transportation commission with respect to state highways and local authorities with respect to public highways under their jurisdiction may, upon application in writing and good cause being shown therefor, issue a special permit in writing authorizing the applicant to operate or move a vehicle or combination of vehicles of a size, weight of vehicle, or load exceeding the maximum specified in this chapter or otherwise not in conformity with the provisions of this chapter upon any public highway under the jurisdiction of the authority granting such permit and for the maintenance of which such authority is responsible.  This authority may not be used to issue a permit for the operation or movement on a public highway of a combination of vehicles consisting of (1) a truck tractor, a semitrailer, and two trailers or (2) a truck with a freight compartment longer than eight feet and two trailers.