CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5348

Chapter 175, Laws of 2005

59th Legislature
2005 Regular Session



APPLIANCE REPAIR--PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICTS



EFFECTIVE DATE: 7/24/05

Passed by the Senate March 4, 2005
  YEAS 26   NAYS 22

BRAD OWEN
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President of the Senate
Passed by the House April 13, 2005
  YEAS 51   NAYS 45

FRANK CHOPP
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Speaker of the House of Representatives


 
CERTIFICATE

I, Thomas Hoemann, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5348 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.

THOMAS HOEMANN
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Secretary
Approved April 22, 2005.








CHRISTINE GREGOIRE
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Governor of the State of Washington
 
FILED
April 22, 2005 - 4:37 p.m.







Secretary of State
State of Washington


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ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5348
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Passed Legislature - 2005 Regular Session
State of Washington59th Legislature2005 Regular Session

By Senate Committee on Water, Energy & Environment (originally sponsored by Senators Pridemore, Kastama, Fraser and Kline)

READ FIRST TIME 02/10/05.   



     AN ACT Relating to maintenance and repair of electrical appliances by a public utility district; adding new sections to chapter 54.16 RCW; and creating a new section.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   It is the intent of the legislature to avoid unnecessary hardships on the citizens of a community by recognizing the traditional appliance repair services that have been offered for many years by any public utility district described in section 2 of this act.
     The legislature understands that some of these services improve the energy efficiency of the appliance repaired, which helps citizens save money and energy as well as extending the life of the appliance.
     The legislature recognizes these historic services coexist with the private sector without creating aggressive competition between public and private enterprises.
     It is the intent of the legislature to have these services be financially self-supporting and not be subsidized by any other customer rate structures.
     Public utility districts affected by this act are encouraged to continue to work collaboratively with the private sector in providing these services.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   A new section is added to chapter 54.16 RCW to read as follows:
     Any public utility district that has operated an electrical appliance repair service for at least ten years prior to the effective date of this act, may continue to operate an electrical appliance repair service within its service territory.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 3   A new section is added to chapter 54.16 RCW to read as follows:
     When a public utility district provides electrical appliance repair services under section 2 of this act, the public utility district shall:
     (1) Charge customers the true and fair cost for the services;
     (2) Keep records documenting the revenues and expenditures for the services and make those records available to the public; and
     (3) Develop measures or benchmarks to track and evaluate the performance of the services.


         Passed by the Senate March 4, 2005.
         Passed by the House April 13, 2005.
         Approved by the Governor April 22, 2005.
         Filed in Office of Secretary of State April 22, 2005.