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                    ENGROSSED SENATE BILL 6126

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State of Washington      57th Legislature     2001 Regular Session

By Senator Zarelli

Read first time 02/26/2001.  Referred to Committee on Economic Development & Telecommunications.

Clarifying that public utility districts are not authorized to engage in the business of repairing electrical appliances other than those they sell or lease.

    AN ACT Relating to clarifying that public utility districts are not authorized to engage in the business of repairing electrical appliances other than those they sell or lease; and amending RCW 54.04.020.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 54.04.020 and 1931 c 1 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

    Municipal corporations, to be known as public utility districts, are hereby authorized for the purposes of chapter 1, Laws of 1931 and may be established within the limits of the state of Washington, as provided herein.

Nothing in this chapter may be construed to authorize public utility districts to engage in the business of repairing electrical appliances other than those sold or leased by the district.

Public utility districts which on January 1, 2001, offered repair services for electrical appliances not sold or leased by the district may continue to provide existing utility programs which offer water heating service agreements commonly referred to as guaranteed hot water programs.

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