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2009 House Bill 1448: Granting tribal authorities limited control over speed limits
Introduced by Rep. Christopher Hurst (Enumclaw) (D) on January 21, 2009
Authorizes tribal authorities, within their reservation boundaries, to determine, based on an engineering and traffic investigation, to set speed limits on a nonlimited access state highway or part of a nonlimited access state highway. See also SB 5331.   Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the House State Government & Tribal Affairs Committee on January 21, 2009
Referred to the House Rules Committee on February 20, 2009
Passed 94 to 0 in the House on February 27, 2009.
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Received in the Senate on March 3, 2009
Referred to the Senate Transportation Committee on March 3, 2009
Amendment offered in the Senate on April 1, 2009
To provide that tribal authorities may adjust the maximum speed on certain state highways within reservation boundaries. Tribal authorities may decrease the speed limit at intersections, increase the limit to not more than 60 miles per hour, or decrease the limit to not less than 20 miles per hour.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on April 1, 2009
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on April 1, 2009
Passed 40 to 5 in the Senate on April 9, 2009.
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Signed by Gov. Christine Gregoire on May 7, 2009
Provides for tribal authorities to change speed limits on non-limited access highways within the boundaries of the tribe's reservation under certain conditions.