CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

 

                   SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 3057

 

 

                   Chapter 180, Laws of 1998

 

 

 

 

                        55th Legislature

                      1998 Regular Session

 

 

ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY SIGNS

 

 

 

                    EFFECTIVE DATE:  6/11/98

Passed by the House February 13, 1998  Yeas 96   Nays 0

 

 

 

             CLYDE BALLARD

Speaker of the

      House of Representatives

 

Passed by the Senate March 5, 1998

  Yeas 27   Nays 19

             CERTIFICATE

 

I, Timothy A. Martin, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 3057  as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.

 

 

 

               BRAD OWEN

President of the Senate

          TIMOTHY A. MARTIN

                          Chief Clerk

 

 

Approved March 27, 1998 Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.    

                                FILED          

 

 

           March 27, 1998 - 3:22 p.m.

 

 

 

              GARY LOCKE

Governor of the State of Washington

                   Secretary of State

                  State of Washington


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                    SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 3057

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             Passed Legislature - 1998 Regular Session

 

State of Washington      55th Legislature     1998 Regular Session

 

By House Committee on Transportation Policy & Budget (originally sponsored by Representatives Chandler and Linville)

 

Read first time 02/09/98.  Referred to Committee on .

Allowing trademarks or business logos on adopt-a-highway signs. 


    AN ACT Relating to adopt-a-highway signs; and amending RCW 47.36.400.

 

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

 

    Sec. 1.  RCW 47.36.400 and 1991 c 94 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:

    The department may install adopt-a-highway signs, with the following restrictions:

    (1) Signs shall be designed by the department and may only include the words "adopt-a-highway litter control facility" or "adopt-a-highway litter control next XX miles" and the name of the litter control area sponsor.  The sponsor's name shall not be displayed more predominantly than the remainder of the sign message.  ((No)) Trademarks or business logos may be displayed;

    (2) Signs may be placed along interstate, primary, and scenic system highways;

    (3) Signs may be erected at other state-owned transportation facilities in accordance with RCW 47.40.100(1);

    (4) For each litter control area designated by the department, one sign may be placed visible to traffic approaching from each direction;

    (((4))) (5) Signs shall be located so as not to detract from official traffic control signs installed pursuant to the manual on uniform traffic control devices adopted by the department;

    (((5))) (6) Signs shall be located so as not to restrict sight distance on approaches to intersections or interchanges;

    (((6))) (7) The department may charge reasonable fees to defray the cost of manufacture, installation, and maintenance of adopt-a-highway signs.


    Passed the House February 13, 1998.

    Passed the Senate March 5, 1998.

Approved by the Governor March 27, 1998.

    Filed in Office of Secretary of State March 27, 1998.