2880-S AMH MORR MACC 26

SHB 2880 - H AMD

By Representative Morris

     On page 1, line 14, strike APublic@ and insert ARural public@

     On page 2, line 1 after Aby@ insert Arural@

     On page 2, line 6, after Aby@ insert Arural@

     On page 2, after line 28, insert the following:

A(e) ARural public utility district@ means a public utility district formed under Title 54 RCW and located in a county with an average population density of fewer than one hundred persons per square mile as determined by the office of financial management.

     (f) ARural community@ means a town, city or unincorporated community with eight thousand or fewer telephone access lines within the exchange that is located in and served by a public utility district formed under Title 54 RCW.@

     On page 2, line 29, after AA@ insert Arural@

     On page 2, line 35, after Aother@ insert Arural@

     On page 2, line 35, after Adistricts.@ insert AFor the purposes of this section, this authority is also granted to public utility districts, but only to serve a rural community within that district.@

     On page 2, line 36, after AA@ insert Arural@

     On page 3, line 2, after Aa@ insert Arural@

     On page 3, line 7, after AA@ insert Arural@

     On page 3, line 18, after Aauthorize@ insert Arural@

     On page 3, line 21, after AA@ insert Arural@

     On page 3, line 25, after Aa@ insert Arural@

     On page 3, line 32, after Aa@ insert Arural@

     On page 3, line 37, after Athe@ insert Arural@

     On page 4, line 9, after Aa@ insert Arural@

     On page 4, line 15, after Aa@ insert Arural@

     On page 4, line 20, after Aa@ insert Arural@

EFFECT: Authority for public utility districts to provide wholesale telecommunication services is narrowed to rural public utility districts, and to rural areas within urban public utility districts.  A definition of Arural public utility district@ and Arural communities@ is added, and the scope of authority is narrowed to: (1) rural public utility districts or (2) rural communities - which are defined as cities, towns, or unincorporated communities with 8,000 or fewer telephone access lines within the exchange that is located in and served by a public utility district formed under title 54 RCW.