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                                                     SENATE BILL 5390

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State of Washington                              53rd Legislature                             1993 Regular Session

By Senators Sutherland, Hochstatter, Deccio, Haugen and Erwin

Read first time 01/26/93.  Referred to Committee on Energy & Utilities.

Allowing the transfer of payment for conservation measures to successive property owners.

          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.  A 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.  A 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 were installed, conservation services performed, or with respect to which the conservation payments were made.  The electrical company shall record a notice of a payment obligation in the records maintained by the county auditor under RCW 65.04.030.  The commission may adopt by rule other methods by which the electrical company shall notify property owners or customers of a payment obligation.

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