WHEREAS, Philip Jones was appointed to the Washington utilities and transportation commission by Governor Chris Gregoire; and

WHEREAS, He served as a dedicated public servant for nearly twelve years; and

WHEREAS, Phil graduated from Harvard University with honors in 1977, earning a degree in East Asian studies; and

WHEREAS, He served for five years as the senior legislative assistant to former United States Senator Daniel J. Evens; and

WHEREAS, He has been recognized both nationally and internationally for his work at the commission and as a leader in the regulatory community; and

WHEREAS, Philip Jones was formerly President of the national association of regulatory commissioners (NARC) and served on its board of directors and the executive committee; and

WHEREAS, While President of NARC, Philip focused on cyber and physical security for energy systems, addressing carbon pricing, carbon regulation, and mercury air toxins from coal-fired generation; and

WHEREAS, Philip Jones was awarded the Terry Barnich Award, which recognizes state commissioners who promote international cooperation among utility regulators and the development of professional regulation worldwide; and

WHEREAS, He worked to protect public interest by reviewing the terms and conditions of the mergers between Macquarie's purchase of Puget Sound Energy and Berkshire Hathaway's purchase of Pacificorp; and

WHEREAS, He addressed 911 outages and worked with the Federal Communications Commission on Next Generation 911; and

WHEREAS, Phil spent five years in Amsterdam as the Managing Director of Cutter & Buck Europe; and

WHEREAS, He is a native of Spokane, Washington, and loves living in the beautiful Pacific Northwest;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Washington State Senate recognize Philip Jones for his passionate commitment to serve those in the great state of Washington.

I, Hunter G. Goodman, Secretary of the Senate,

do hereby certify that this is a true and

correct copy of Senate Resolution 8611,

adopted by the Senate

January 30, 2017

HUNTER G. GOODMAN

Secretary of the Senate