BILL REQ. #:  H-1237.1 



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HOUSE BILL 1854
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State of Washington58th Legislature2003 Regular Session

By Representatives Crouse, Sullivan, Delvin, Blake, Bush and Grant

Read first time 02/12/2003.   Referred to Committee on Technology, Telecommunications & Energy.



     AN ACT Relating to joint operating agencies; and adding a new section to chapter 43.52 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 43.52 RCW to read as follows:
     A city or district that is a member of an operating agency may contract to buy from the operating agency electric power and energy required for its present or future requirements including the capacity and output of one or more specified projects. The contract may provide that the city or district must make the payments required by the contract whether or not a project is completed, operable, or operating notwithstanding the suspension, interruption, interference, reduction, or curtailment of the output of a project or the power and energy contracted for. The contract may also provide that payments under the contract are not subject to reduction, whether by offset or otherwise, and shall not be conditioned upon the performance or nonperformance of the operating agency or another member of the operating agency under the contract or other instrument.

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