CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1211

Chapter 226, Laws of 2011

62nd Legislature
2011 Regular Session

UTILITY SERVICES--COLLECTION OF DONATIONS--HUNGER PROGRAMS

EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/22/11

Passed by the House April 13, 2011 Yeas 96 Nays 0 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate April 9, 2011 Yeas 48 Nays 1 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate		CERTIFICATE I, Barbara Baker, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1211 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth. BARBARA BAKER ________________________________________ Chief Clerk
Approved May 3, 2011, 2:17 p.m. CHRISTINE GREGOIRE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington		FILED May 4, 2011 Secretary of State State of Washington

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SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1211
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AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
Passed Legislature - 2011 Regular Session

State of Washington

62nd Legislature

2011 Regular Session

By House Technology, Energy & Communications (originally sponsored by Representatives Rivers, Blake, Takko, Kretz, Van De Wege, Liias, Klippert, Smith, Chandler, Nealey, Fitzgibbon, Warnick, Moeller, Harris, and Condotta)

READ FIRST TIME 02/09/11.

AN ACT Relating to utility donations to hunger programs; adding a new section to chapter 54.16 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 35.92 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 35A.80 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 54.16 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) Public utility districts may request voluntary donations from their customers for the purpose of supporting hunger programs.
     (2) Voluntary donations collected by public utility districts under this section must be used by the public utility district to support the maintenance and operation of hunger programs.
     (3) Donations received under this section do not contribute to the gross income of a light and power business or gas distribution business under chapter 82.16 RCW.
     (4) Nothing in this section precludes a public utility district from requesting voluntary donations to support other programs.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   A new section is added to chapter 35.92 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) Municipal utilities under this chapter may request voluntary donations from their customers for the purpose of supporting hunger programs.
     (2) Voluntary donations collected by municipal utilities under this section must be used by the municipal utility to support the maintenance and operation of hunger programs.
     (3) Donations received under this section do not contribute to the gross income of a light and power business or gas distribution business under chapter 82.16 RCW.
     (4) Nothing in this section precludes a municipal utility from requesting voluntary donations to support other programs.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 3   A new section is added to chapter 35A.80 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) Code cities providing utility services under this chapter may request voluntary donations from their customers for the purpose of supporting hunger programs.
     (2) Voluntary donations collected by code cities under this section must be used by the code city to support the maintenance and operation of hunger programs.
     (3) Donations received under this section do not contribute to the gross income of a light and power business or gas distribution business under chapter 82.16 RCW.
     (4) Nothing in this section precludes a code city providing utility services from requesting voluntary donations to support other programs.

         Passed by the House April 13, 2011.
         Passed by the Senate April 9, 2011.
         Approved by the Governor May 3, 2011.
         Filed in Office of Secretary of State May 4, 2011.