BILL REQ. #:  S-4693.1 



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SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6489
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State of Washington61st Legislature2010 Regular Session

By Senate Environment, Water & Energy (originally sponsored by Senators Oemig, Hobbs, Rockefeller, Fairley, Fraser, Brown, Shin, and Kline)

READ FIRST TIME 02/05/10.   



     AN ACT Relating to the energy efficiency code; and adding a new section to chapter 19.260 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 19.260 RCW to read as follows:
     The department shall monitor television energy efficiency standards proposed in California and Oregon. After either state adopts proposed standards and the department determines that uniform standards among west coast states would promote consistency and provide market influence in achieving greater energy efficiency, the department shall, by December 1st of the year in which it makes the determination, provide recommendations regarding adoption of television energy efficiency standards to the appropriate committees of the legislature.

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