BILL REQ. #:  S-1386.1 

Read first time 02/01/2007.   Referred to Committee on Transportation.

     AN ACT Relating to educating the public on requirements for securing vehicle loads on public highways; adding a new section to chapter 43.59 RCW; and making an appropriation.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 43.59 RCW to read as follows:
     Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the Washington traffic safety commission shall implement a public awareness campaign educating the public about the requirements for securing vehicle loads on public highways, and applicable penalties for violating these requirements, under RCW 46.61.655. As part of the campaign, the commission shall administer a grant program providing funding to the state and local governments to post signs along roadways visible to drivers indicating the requirements under RCW 46.61.655. If feasible, and under conditions safe to the driving public, the signs should also indicate the applicable penalties for violating RCW 46.61.655. At a minimum, the signs must read: "State Law: Vehicles must secure all loads."

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   The sum of two hundred thousand dollars, or as much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated for the biennium ending June 30, 2009, from the motor vehicle fund to the Washington traffic safety commission for the purposes of this act.