BILL REQ. #: H-1417.1
| State of Washington | 59th Legislature | 2005 Regular Session |
Read first time 02/17/2005. Referred to Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications.
AN ACT Relating to the classification of hydroelectric power; and creating new sections.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 The legislature finds that:
(1) Water is a clean and sustainable resource that produces clean,
efficient, and low-cost power;
(2) There is an increasing demand for clean and renewable power;
(3) Hydroelectric power is an abundant and reliable source of power
with potential for growth;
(4) Hydroelectric power makes a valuable contribution to the
state's electricity network and accounts for more than half of the
state's overall fuel mix; and
(5) Hydroelectric power balances the needs of the environment with
the need for clean, nonpolluting, reliable, and abundant electricity
for the electrical market.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2 It is the policy of the state of Washington
to recognize water as a renewable energy resource and to encourage the
use of hydroelectric power.