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HOUSE BILL 1326
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State of Washington 53rd Legislature 1993 Regular Session
By Representatives Finkbeiner, Grant, Miller, Casada, R. Meyers, Ludwig, Heavey, Long and Johanson
Read first time 01/22/93. Referred to Committee on Energy & Utilities.
AN ACT Relating to conservation tariffs allowing transfer of payment obligations to successive property owners; and adding a new section to chapter 80.28 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 80.28 RCW to read as follows:
Upon request by an electrical company, the commission may approve a tariff schedule that contains rates or charges for energy conservation measures, services, or payments provided to individual property owners or customers. Any such tariff schedule shall provide for agreements between the electrical company and the property owner or customer receiving services at the time the conservation measures, services, or payment are initially provided. Any such tariff schedule may also provide for the payment of the rates or charges over a period of time and for the application of the payment obligation to successive property owners or customers at the premises where the conservation measures or services were installed or performed or with respect to which the conservation payments were made. The electrical company shall record a notice of any such payment obligation in the records maintained by the county auditor under RCW 65.04.030. The commission may prescribe by rule other methods by which the electrical company shall notify property owners or customers of any such payment obligation.
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