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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 1431

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1989 Regular Session

By Representatives Jacobsen, Nelson, P. King and Phillips

Read first time 1/25/89 and referred to Committee on Energy & Utilities.

AN ACT Relating to saving electric energy through planting of shade trees; adding a new section to chapter 35.92 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 54.16 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 80.28 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 35.92 RCW to read as follows:

          A city or town engaged in the generation, sale, or distribution of electric energy is authorized to plant or provide financial assistance to residents for planting trees that will cast summertime shade onto residential structures.  This authorization is limited to residential structures in locations where the thirty year annual average cooling degree days exceed three hundred fifty.  Financial assistance is limited to twenty-five dollars per tree up to a limit of three trees per residence.  Actual planting of trees by the city or town for this purpose is limited to three trees per residence.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 54.16 RCW to read as follows:

          A district engaged in the generation, sale, or distribution of electric energy is authorized to plant or provide financial assistance to residents for planting trees that will cast summertime shade onto residential structures.  This authorization is limited to residential structures in locations where the thirty year annual average cooling degree days exceed three hundred fifty.  Financial assistance is limited to twenty-five dollars per tree up to a limit of three trees per residence.  Actual planting of trees by the district for this purpose is limited to three trees per residence.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.  A new section is added to chapter 80.28 RCW to read as follows:

          An electrical company is authorized to plant or provide financial assistance to residents for planting trees that will cast summertime shade onto residential structures.  This authorization is limited to residential structures in locations where the thirty year annual average cooling degree days exceed three hundred fifty.  Financial assistance is limited to twenty-five dollars per tree up to a limit of three trees per residence.  Actual planting of trees by the electrical company for this purpose is limited to three trees per residence.