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               BILL REQUEST - CODE REVISER'S OFFICE

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BILL REQ. #:        H-4830.1/00

ATTY/TYPIST:        KB:rmh

BRIEF DESCRIPTION:

2880-S AMH THOM H4830.1

SHB 2880 - H AMD TO H AMD (H-4781.3/00)

By Representative Thomas

    On page 3, after line 6 of the amendment, insert the following:

    "(6) A rural public utility district may not provide telecommunications facilities or services if comparable telecommunications facilities exist to serve the same customers."

    Renumber the remaining subsection consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

    On page 5, line 31 of the amendment, after "services" insert "or varies substantially from the accounting or actual charge for similar service to the port operations portion of the rural port district"

    On page 6, after line 6 of the amendment, insert the following:

    "(6) A rural port district may not provide telecommunications facilities or services if comparable telecommunications facilities exist to serve the same customers."

    Renumber the remaining subsection consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

EFFECT:  Requires the public utility districts and the rural port districts to not charge substantially more than for similar electric service.  A restriction is added to prohibit public utility districts and rural port districts from providing wholesale telecommunications services if a wholesale telecommunications service provider exists.

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