Washington state will use drones to restore areas affected by graffiti

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Drones will be used to combat graffiti after Inslee signed new bill

State transportation officials have been authorized to use drones to address graffiti vandalism after Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed House Bill 1989 into law. HB 1989, sponsored by Rep. Andrew Barkis, R-Olympia, originally passed in the Washington House of Representatives on a 96-1 vote. With the passage of the bill, a pilot program will now allow the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to operate “spray drone technology” to…