E2SSB 5735 -
By Representative Anderson
FAILED 04/14/2009
On page 11, after line 8 of the amendment, insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 12 Any greenhouse gas reduction policies
implemented in Washington must take into consideration the loss of
baseload electrical generation. For any reduction of baseload
electrical generation capacity resulting from implementation of
greenhouse gas reduction policies, the office of the governor and the
department of ecology must ensure government policies are in place that
will ensure new baseload generation capacity to achieve sufficient
levels of reliable generation to satisfy the ten-year projection levels
established by the United States energy information administration."
Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.
EFFECT: Requires any greenhouse gas reduction policy implemented in Washington to take into consideration the loss of baseload electrical generation. Requires the office of the governor and the department of ecology to ensure government policies are in place that will ensure new baseload generation capacity to achieve sufficient levels of reliable generation to satisfy the ten-year projection levels established by the United States energy information administration.