| Passed by the House April 27, 2003 Yeas 98 ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate April 26, 2003 Yeas 46 ________________________________________ President of the Senate | I, Cynthia Zehnder, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2172 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth. ________________________________________ Chief Clerk | |
| Approved ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 58th Legislature | 2003 Regular Session |
READ FIRST TIME 03/05/03.
AN ACT Relating to promoting the purchase of fuel cells for the use of distributive generation at state-owned facilities; and adding a new section to chapter 43.19 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 A new section is added to chapter 43.19 RCW
to read as follows:
(1) When planning for the capital construction or renovation of a
state facility, state agencies shall consider the utilization of fuel
cells and renewable or alternative energy sources as a primary source
of power for applications that require an uninterruptible power source.
(2) When planning the purchase of back-up or emergency power
systems and remote power systems, state agencies shall consider the
utilization of fuel cells and renewable or alternative energy sources
instead of batteries or internal combustion engines.
(3) The director of general administration shall develop criteria
by which state agencies can identify, evaluate, and develop potential
fuel cell applications at state facilities.
(4) For the purposes of this section, "fuel cell" means an
electrochemical reaction that generates electric energy by combining
atoms of hydrogen and oxygen in the presence of a catalyst.