5116-S2 AMS ERIC S2394.1

2SSB 5116 - S AMD 98

By Senator Ericksen

NOT ADOPTED 02/28/2019

On page 24, after line 29, insert the following:

"NEW SECTION. Sec. 10. The department must contract with an independent third-party consultant to review and report on the cost impact to ratepayers attributable to this act for the previous year for each electric utility serving customers in the state of Washington. Each electric utility must display the annual cost impact to its ratepayers reported by the independent consultant on customer billing statements."

Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

EFFECT: Requires the department of commerce to contract with an independent third-party consultant to review and report on the cost impact to Washington ratepayers under this act for the previous year. Each utility must display this annual cost impact on its customer billing statement.

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