BILL REQ. #:  H-3530.1 

Prefiled 1/4/2006. Read first time 01/09/2006.   Referred to Committee on State Government Operations & Accountability.

     AN ACT Relating to state-owned refueling stations; adding a new section to chapter 43.19 RCW; and providing an expiration date.

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 renovation of a state-owned refueling station, state agencies must, to the extent practicable, make renovations to ensure that:
     (a) Alternative fuels are readily available; and
     (b) The station is accessible to the public.
     (2) When planning for the capital construction of a new, state-owned refueling station, state agencies must, to the extent practicable, offer alternative fuels. Any new facility should be sited near a major state highway and be accessible to the public.
     (3) The department of general administration may charge the public a reasonable fee to use a state-owned refueling station. The amount of the fee must be within fifteen percent of the average cost of a comparable, alternative fuel in the state. Fees collected by the department under this section must be deposited in the motor vehicle fund.
     (4) The director of general administration must submit a report to the legislature by December 1, 2006, on the specific actions state agencies have taken to make alternative fuels available at existing and future state-owned refueling stations. The director of general administration must submit a second report by December 1, 2010, on the progress that has been made since the initial report to make alternative fuels available at state-owned refueling stations.
     (5) This section expires July 1, 2016.