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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 5876

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1987 Regular Session

By Senator Peterson

Read first time 2/18/87 and referred to Committee on Transportation.

AN ACT Relating to equalizing hours of service of motor freight carriers; and amending RCW 46.73.010.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 1, chapter 333, Laws of 1985 and RCW 46.73.010 are each amended to read as follows:

          The Washington state patrol ((may)) shall adopt  rules establishing standards for qualifications and hours of service of drivers ((for)) of vehicles over twenty-six thousand pounds gross vehicle weight operated by private carriers as defined by RCW 81.80.010(6).  Such standards shall correlate with and, as far as reasonable, conform to the ((regulations contained in Title 49 C.F.R., Chapter 3, Subchapter B, Parts 391 and 395, on July 28, 1985)) rules adopted by the Washington utilities and transportation commission regulating hours allowed for common carriers.  At least thirty days before filing notice of the proposed rules with the code reviser, the state patrol shall submit them to the legislative transportation committee for review.