HB 2548-S - DIGEST

(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)

     Provides that local transit authority bus shelters within the right of way of the state highway system may display and maintain commercial advertisements subject to applicable federal regulations, if any.  Pursuant to RCW 47.12.120, the department shall lease state right of way air space to local transit authorities for this purpose, unless there are significant safety concerns regarding the placement of certain advertisements.

     Provides that advertisements posted on a local transit authority's bus shelter may not exceed twenty-four square feet on each side of the panel.  One back-to-back panel is allowed on the downstream side of the shelter.