BILL REQ. #:  S-1583.1 



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SUBSTITUTE SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 8208
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State of Washington60th Legislature2007 Regular Session

By Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Haugen and Swecker)

READ FIRST TIME 02/15/07.   



     BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, IN LEGISLATIVE SESSION ASSEMBLED:
     THAT, At the next general election to be held in this state the secretary of state shall submit to the qualified voters of the state for their approval and ratification, or rejection, an amendment to Article VII of the Constitution of the state of Washington by adding a new section to read as follows:


     Article VII, section .... All revenue from a tolled facility or corridor must be used only to improve, preserve, or operate the tolled facility or corridor on or in which the revenue is collected. "Facility or corridor" means the following: (a) A bridge, highway, or roadway; (b) a vessel, bus, vehicle, or other conveyance of people or goods; or (c) a system of facilities or corridors, as defined by the tolling authority.


     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the secretary of state shall cause notice of this constitutional amendment to be published at least four times during the four weeks next preceding the election in every legal newspaper in the state.

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