CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

 

             ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6554

 

 

                    Chapter 32, Laws of 1996

 

 

                        54th Legislature

                      1996 Regular Session

 

 

              TRANSMISSION FACILITIES--ATTACHMENTS

 

 

                    EFFECTIVE DATE:  6/6/96

Passed by the Senate February 13, 1996

  YEAS 48   NAYS 0

 

 

 

            JOEL PRITCHARD

President of the Senate

 

Passed by the House February 27, 1996

  YEAS 97   NAYS 0

             CERTIFICATE

 

I, Marty Brown, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6554 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.

 

 

 

             CLYDE BALLARD

Speaker of the

      House of Representatives

             MARTY BROWN

                            Secretary

 

 

Approved March 7, 1996 Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below. 

                                FILED          

 

 

           March 7, 1996 - 10:22 a.m.

 

 

 

              MIKE LOWRY

Governor of the State of Washington

                   Secretary of State

                  State of Washington


          _______________________________________________

 

               ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6554

          _______________________________________________

 

             Passed Legislature - 1996 Regular Session

 

State of Washington      54th Legislature     1996 Regular Session

 

By Senate Committee on Energy, Telecommunications & Utilities (originally sponsored by Senator Sutherland)

 

Read first time 02/02/96.

 

Providing for attachments to transmission facilities. 


    AN ACT Relating to attachments to transmission facilities; adding a new section to chapter 23.86 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 24.06 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 35.21 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 35A.21 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 54.04 RCW.

 

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

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 23.86  RCW to read as follows:

    (1) As used in this section:

    (a) "Attachment" means the affixation or installation of any wire, cable or other physical material capable of carrying electronic impulses or light waves for the carrying of intelligence for telecommunications or television, including, but not limited to cable, and any related device, apparatus, or auxiliary equipment upon any pole owned or controlled in whole or in part by one or more locally regulated utilities where the installation has been made with the necessary consent.

    (b) "Locally regulated utility" means an electric service cooperative organized under this chapter and not subject to rate or service regulation by the utilities and transportation commission.

    (c) "Non-discriminatory" means that pole owners may not arbitrarily differentiate among or between similar classes of persons approved for attachments.

    (2) All rates, terms, and conditions made, demanded or received by a locally regulated utility for attachments to its poles must be just, reasonable, non-discriminatory and sufficient.  A locally regulated utility shall levy attachment space rental rates that are uniform for the same class of service within the locally regulated utility service area.

    (3) Nothing in this section shall be construed or is intended to confer upon the utilities and transportation commission any authority to exercise jurisdiction over locally regulated utilities.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 24.06 RCW to read as follows:

    (1) As used in this section:

    (a) "Attachment" means the affixation or installation of any wire, cable or other physical material capable of carrying electronic impulses or light waves for the carrying of intelligence for telecommunications or television, including, but not limited to cable, and any related device, apparatus, or auxiliary equipment upon any pole owned or controlled in whole or in part by one or more locally regulated utilities where the installation has been made with the necessary consent.

    (b) "Locally regulated utility" means an mutual corporation organized under this chapter for the purpose of providing utility service and not subject to rate or service regulation by the utilities and transportation commission.

    (c) "Non-discriminatory" means that pole owners may not arbitrarily differentiate among or between similar classes of persons approved for attachments.

    (2) All rates, terms, and conditions made, demanded or received by a locally regulated utility for attachments to its poles must be just, reasonable, non-discriminatory and sufficient.  A locally regulated utility shall levy attachment space rental rates that are uniform for the same class of service within the locally regulated utility service area.

    (3) Nothing in this section shall be construed or is intended to confer upon the utilities and transportation commission any authority to exercise jurisdiction over locally regulated utilities.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 3.  A new section is added to chapter 35.21 RCW to read as follows:

    (1) As used in this section:

    (a) "Attachment" means the affixation or installation of any wire, cable or other physical material capable of carrying electronic impulses or light waves for the carrying of intelligence for telecommunications or television, including, but not limited to cable, and any related device, apparatus, or auxiliary equipment upon any pole owned or controlled in whole or in part by one or more locally regulated utilities where the installation has been made with the necessary consent.

    (b) "Locally regulated utility" means a city owning and operating an electric utility not subject to rate or service regulation by the utilities and transportation commission.

    (c) "Non-discriminatory" means that pole owners may not arbitrarily differentiate among or between similar classes of persons approved for attachments.

    (2) All rates, terms, and conditions made, demanded or received by a locally regulated utility for attachments to its poles must be just, reasonable, non-discriminatory and sufficient.  A locally regulated utility shall levy attachment space rental rates that are uniform for the same class of service within the locally regulated utility service area.

    (3) Nothing in this section shall be construed or is intended to confer upon the utilities and transportation commission any authority to exercise jurisdiction over locally regulated utilities.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 4.  A new section is added to chapter 35A.21 RCW to read as follows:

    (1) As used in this section:

    (a) "Attachment" means the affixation or installation of any wire, cable or other physical material capable of carrying electronic impulses or light waves for the carrying of intelligence for telecommunications or television, including, but not limited to cable, and any related device, apparatus, or auxiliary equipment upon any pole owned or controlled in whole or in part by one or more locally regulated utilities where the installation has been made with the necessary consent.

    (b) "Locally regulated utility" means a code city owning and operating an electric utility not subject to rate or service regulation by the utilities and transportation commission.

    (c) "Non-discriminatory" means that pole owners may not arbitrarily differentiate among or between similar classes of persons approved for attachments.

    (2) All rates, terms, and conditions made, demanded or received by a locally regulated utility for attachments to its poles must be just, reasonable, non-discriminatory and sufficient.  A locally regulated utility shall levy attachment space rental rates that are uniform for the same class of service within the locally regulated utility service area.

    (3) Nothing in this section shall be construed or is intended to confer upon the utilities and transportation commission any authority to exercise jurisdiction over locally regulated utilities.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 5.  A new section is added to chapter 54.04 RCW to read as follows:

    (1) As used in this section:

    (a) "Attachment" means the affixation or installation of any wire, cable or other physical material capable of carrying electronic impulses or light waves for the carrying of intelligence for telecommunications or television, including, but not limited to cable, and any related device, apparatus, or auxiliary equipment upon any pole owned or controlled in whole or in part by one or more locally regulated utilities where the installation has been made with the necessary consent.

    (b) "Locally regulated utility" means a public utility district not subject to rate or service regulation by the utilities and transportation commission.

    (c) "Non-discriminatory" means that pole owners may not arbitrarily differentiate among or between similar classes of persons approved for attachments.

    (2) All rates, terms, and conditions made, demanded or received by a locally regulated utility for attachments to its poles must be just, reasonable, non-discriminatory and sufficient.  A locally regulated utility shall levy attachment space rental rates that are uniform for the same class of service within the locally regulated utility service area.

    (3) Nothing in this section shall be construed or is intended to confer upon the utilities and transportation commission any authority to exercise jurisdiction over locally regulated utilities.


    Passed the Senate February 13, 1996.

    Passed the House February 27, 1996.

Approved by the Governor March 7, 1996.

    Filed in Office of Secretary of State March 7, 1996.