RCW 47.38.010 Rules governing use and control of rest areas, historic sites, viewpoints, etc.—Penalties. (1) Pursuant to chapter 34.05 RCW, the department and the Washington state patrol shall jointly adopt rules governing the conduct and the safety of the traveling public relating to the use and control of rest areas and other areas as designated […]
RCW 47.38.020 Limitations on use of rest areas. (1) Except where specifically authorized by the department, it is unlawful for any person or persons to stop, stand, or park any vehicle, including but not limited to trailers, campers, and motorcycles, for more than eight hours within a twenty-four hour period, or for any person or […]
RCW 47.38.040 Information centers. In order to provide information in the specific interest of the traveling public, the department may establish information centers at safety rest areas and permit maps, informational directories, and advertising pamphlets to be made available there for the purpose of informing the public of places of interest within the state and […]
RCW 47.38.050 Recreational vehicle sanitary disposal systems. The department of transportation shall construct and maintain recreational vehicle sanitary disposal systems in the following safety rest areas lying along highways which are a part of the interstate highway system: (1) Gee Creek safety rest area, northbound and southbound on Interstate 5 in Clark county; (2) SeaTac […]
RCW 47.38.060 Dedication of memorial signs at rest areas. The department may designate interstate safety rest areas, as appropriate, as locations for memorial signs to prisoners of war and those missing in action. The department shall adopt policies for the placement of memorial signs on interstate safety rest areas and may disapprove any memorial sign […]
RCW 47.38.070 Electric vehicle infrastructure. (1) As a necessary and desirable step to spur public and private investment in electric vehicle infrastructure in accordance with section 1, chapter 459, Laws of 2009, and to begin implementing the provisions of RCW 43.19.648, the legislature authorizes an alternative fuels corridor pilot project capable of supporting electric vehicle […]
RCW 47.38.075 Electrical outlets for electric vehicles at rest areas—Battery exchange and charging station installation and operation. (1) By December 31, 2015, the state must, to the extent practicable, install electrical outlets capable of charging electric vehicles in each state-operated highway rest stop. (2) By December 31, 2015, the state must provide the opportunity to […]
RCW 47.38.080 Human trafficking informational posters at rest areas. The department may work with human trafficking victim advocates in developing informational posters for placement in rest areas. The department may adopt policies for the placement of these posters in rest areas and these policies must address, at a minimum, placement of the posters in bathroom […]
RCW 47.38.090 Reconfiguration of maintenance operations—Planning process—Report. (1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the department is directed to reconfigure its maintenance operations to assure that its owned and operated safety rest areas are open for use except for seasonal closures or cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. (2) The department may […]
