CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

                   ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL 1606

                        57th Legislature

                2001 Regular Legislative Session

Passed by the House March 14, 2001   Yeas 98   Nays 0 Speaker of the House of Representatives Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate April 9, 2001   Yeas 47   Nays 0	CERTIFICATE We, Timothy A. Martin and Cynthia Zehnder, Co-Chief Clerks of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL 1606  as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.                           Chief Clerk                           Chief Clerk
President of the Senate

Approved Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.	FILED
Governor of the State of Washington	Secretary of State                   State of Washington

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                     ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL 1606

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             Passed Legislature - 2001 Regular Session

State of Washington      57th Legislature     2001 Regular Session

By Representatives Clements, Crouse, B. Chandler, G. Chandler, Schoesler and Lisk

Read first time 01/30/2001.  Referred to Committee on Technology, Telecommunications & Energy.

Allowing tariffs for irrigation pumping installations to reduce energy usage. 

    AN ACT Relating to electricity rate structure for irrigation pumping installations; adding a new section to chapter 80.28 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 54.16 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 35.92 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 23.86 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 24.06 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 87.03 RCW; and declaring an emergency.

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 for irrigation pumping service that allows the company to buy back electricity from customers to reduce electricity usage by those customers during the electrical company's particular irrigation season.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 54.16 RCW to read as follows:

    The commission may approve a tariff for irrigation pumping service that allows the district to buy back electricity from customers to reduce electricity usage by those customers during the district's particular irrigation season.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.  A new section is added to chapter 35.92 RCW to read as follows:

    The council or board may approve a tariff for irrigation pumping service that allows the municipal utility to buy back electricity from customers to reduce electricity usage by those customers during the municipal utility's particular irrigation season.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 4.  A new section is added to chapter 23.86 RCW to read as follows:

    The board may approve a tariff for irrigation pumping service that allows the locally regulated utility to buy back electricity from customers to reduce electricity usage by those customers during the locally regulated utility's particular irrigation season.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 5.  A new section is added to chapter 24.06 RCW to read as follows:

    The board may approve a tariff for irrigation pumping service that allows the locally regulated utility to buy back electricity from customers to reduce electricity usage by those customers during the locally regulated utility's particular irrigation season.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 6.  A new section is added to chapter 87.03 RCW to read as follows:

    The board may approve a tariff for irrigation pumping service that allows the irrigation district to buy back electricity from customers to reduce electricity usage by those customers during the irrigation district's particular irrigation season.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 7.  This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately.

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