SB 6388-S - DIGEST

(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)

     Declares that no license under the provision of chapter 19.28 RCW is required from the state of Washington department of transportation, any county, city, or town because of work performed within the rights of way of any public highway, road, or street in connection with the installation, repair, or maintenance of lines, wires, apparatus, or equipment owned by or under the control of the department of transportation, any county, city, or town and used for the operation of traffic control or roadway illumination.

     Provides that RCW 19.28.210 shall not apply within the rights of way of county roads, provided the subject county road department maintains and enforces an equal, higher, or better standard of construction and of materials, devices, appliances, and equipment than is required by RCW 19.28.010 through 19.28.360, except that for  the inspection of any electrical traffic control device or roadway illumination system, the electrical inspection may be performed by an inspector with a current international municipal signal association traffic signal level 2 certification, or equivalent, and four years' experience in the electrical construction trade installing and maintaining traffic signal and illumination system electrical wiring and equipment.