BILL REQ. #:  H-4209.1 

Read first time 01/13/10.   Referred to Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications.

     AN ACT Relating to developing strategies to improve the energy efficiency of existing homes; and creating a new section.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   The legislature finds that Washington's homeowners and utilities support voluntary and cost-effective measures that improve the energy efficiency of existing homes. The legislature also finds that energy audits and energy performance scoring methods are available to assist homeowners in making informed decisions on energy efficiency upgrades, and that Washington's local governments and utilities are leaders in initiating pilot projects to use energy audits and other strategies to improve the energy efficiency of existing homes. The legislature also finds that state and local programs on energy efficiency should be compatible with pending federal energy legislation. It is the intent of the legislature to determine appropriate strategies to improve the energy efficiency of existing homes.