HOUSE BILL REPORT

HB 1418

BYRepresentatives Rasmussen, S. Wilson, Walk, Schmidt, Dorn and Unsoeld

Holding motor freight carrier hearings in the area of proposed operations.

House Committe on Transportation

Majority Report:  Do pass.  (26)

      Signed by Representatives Walk, Chair; Baugher, Vice Chair; Betrozoff, Cantwell, Cooper, Day, Doty, Fisher, Fox, Gallagher, Haugen, Heavey, Jacobsen, Jones, Kremen, Meyers, Patrick, Prince, Schmidt, Sutherland, Todd, Vekich, J. Williams, K. Wilson, S. Wilson and Zellinsky.

House Staff:Mary McLaughlin (786-7309)

AS PASSED HOUSE FEBRUARY 15, 1988

BACKGROUND:

Intrastate for-hire carriers (common and contract) must obtain operating authority from the Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC).  An application to provide a transportation service for compensation, or an extension of a service, must be submitted to the UTC.  A hearing on an application is held in the applicant's resident county or adjoining county. At the hearing, testimony is presented by the applicant, shippers and receivers on the need for the service.  Following the hearing, the Commission may approve, modify or deny the application.

SUMMARY:

Hearings on UTC operating authority entry and extension applications are to be held in the county or adjoining county affected by the proposed service.  If the service is to be provided in more than one county, the UTC may hold the hearing at a location (affected by the proposed service) that provides the greatest opportunity for testimony.

Fiscal Note:      Not Requested.

House Committee ‑ Testified For:    Martin Sangster, Washington Trucking Association.

House Committee - Testified Against:      None Presented.

House Committee - Testimony For:    Holding the hearing in the county where the transportation service is proposed better reflects the needs of the community.

House Committee - Testimony Against:      None Presented.