SB 6001-S - DIGEST

(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)

Authorizes a combination consisting of a motor vehicle weighing more than four thousand pounds unladen, a travel trailer, and a trailer designed for hauling a boat, snowmobiles, or nonhighway vehicles as defined in RCW 46.09.020. The vehicles in combination must not exceed sixty-five feet in length and must have a braking capacity in excess of the gross weight of the combination and rear to front progressive braking. The trailers must be connected by hitches designed and attached in such a manner to be capable of towing the gross weight of the trailers in tow.

Requires a person operating this combination to have an endorsement issued by the department, under rules adopted by the department, permitting operation of this combination. The department shall permit testing of applicants for this endorsement by a third party testing program in accordance with RCW 46.25.060. The department shall charge a fee of twenty-five dollars for the endorsement.