BILL REQ. #:  H-4863.1 

READ FIRST TIME 02/03/06.   

     AN ACT Relating to state-owned refueling stations; and creating a new section.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   (1) State agencies that own and operate refueling stations shall provide the following information to the legislature by December 31, 2007:
     (a) At which refueling sites it is practicable to offer alternative fuels for use by other state agencies and, if it is not practicable, why not. Include a priority list on which stations would be most feasible to offer alternative fuels;
     (b) At which refueling sites it is practicable to offer alternative fuels for public use, and why or why not. Include a priority list on which stations would be most feasible to offer alternative fuels to the public. Include any concerns for offering alternative fuels to the public including, but not limited to, liability and tax issues;
     (c) Details of the agency's plans for renovating existing refueling stations or construction of new refueling stations and the associated costs;
     (d) The cost to reconfigure existing refueling stations or construction of new refueling stations to include alternative fuels, and to offer alternative fuels at those stations to other state agencies.
     (2) For purposes of this section, alternative fuels means biodiesel, ethanol (E85), hydrogen, and liquid natural gas.