BILL REQ. #:  H-1856.1 

READ FIRST TIME 03/01/13.   

     AN ACT Relating to school speed zone signs; and adding a new section to chapter 46.61 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 46.61 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) If a school speed zone is created under RCW 46.61.440, the proper authority listed in subsection (2) of this section must install and maintain a sign indicating the end of the school speed zone. The sign must be installed on a state highway, county road, or city street if the beginning of the school speed zone is also marked. Such signs must be installed by January 1, 2015.
     (2)(a) If a sign must be installed pursuant to subsection (1) of this section on a state highway, the department of transportation must provide for the installation and continued maintenance of the sign.
     (b) If a sign must be installed pursuant to subsection (1) of this section on a county road, the county must provide for the installation and continued maintenance of the sign.
     (c) If a sign must be installed pursuant to subsection (1) of this section on a city street, the city or town that has jurisdiction over the city street must provide for the installation and continued maintenance of the sign.
     (3) A sign mandated under subsection (1) of this section must conform to the "END SCHOOL ZONE" sign illustrated as sign S5-2 in figure 7B-1 of the "Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices." Such signs must comply with the "Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices," as adopted by the department, including rules regarding the minimum size of such a sign and the minimum mounting height. A sign required by this section may be installed on a sign assembly that is already placed at the boundary of a school speed zone.