BILL REQ. #: S-4285.1
| State of Washington | 59th Legislature | 2006 Regular Session |
Read first time 01/20/2006. Referred to Committee on Water, Energy & Environment.
AN ACT Relating to encouraging the use of hydroelectric power as a renewable energy resource; adding a new section to chapter 43.21F RCW; and creating a new section.
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 A new section is added to chapter 43.21F RCW
to read as follows:
It is the policy of the state of Washington to recognize
hydroelectric power as a renewable energy resource and to encourage its
use.