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                                           HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL NO. 4018

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                                                               Passed Legislature - 1989 Reg.

 

 

State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1989 Regular Session

 

By Representatives Todd and Nelson

 

 

Read first time 2/22/89 and referred to Committee on Energy & Utilities.

 

         


TO THE HONORABLE GEORGE BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, AND TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AND TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES, IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED:

          We, your Memorialists, the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Washington, in legislative session assembled, respectfully represent and petition as follows:

          WHEREAS, Meeting the future energy needs of the state of Washington through cost-effective conservation, that is, reduced energy consumption that results from increased efficiency of energy use, production, or distribution, promises a reliable, low-cost, and environmentally desirable resource; and

          WHEREAS, Acid rain, ozone depletion, elevated levels of carbon dioxide, and other greenhouse gases associated with fossil-fueled generation make it desirable to defer so long as possible the increased operation and or new construction of such generating facilities; and

          WHEREAS, New appliances that are more energy efficient offer a significant source of inexpensive energy savings in this state; and

          WHEREAS, The federal Department of Energy is now considering amending its nationwide energy efficiency standards that apply to refrigerators, freezers, and television sets, and is expected to enter rulemaking in the near future to consider revised standards for home hot water heating; and

          WHEREAS, The department, in its rulemaking documents, defined and characterized five levels of energy efficiency, the highest being the most efficient; and

          WHEREAS, The National Appliance Energy Conservation Act requires that standards be set to achieve maximum energy savings that are still economical for consumers; and

          WHEREAS, Level 4 for refrigerators, level 3 for color televisions, and level 2 for black and white televisions meet the requirements of the act; and

          WHEREAS, Home  water heaters represent a particularly large energy savings opportunity;

          NOW, THEREFORE, Your Memorialists respectfully pray that the federal Department of Energy, in Docket Number CAS-RM-87-102, adopt energy standards for new refrigerators and freezers at least at level 4 of the standards under consideration; and

          BE IT RESOLVED, That the Department in the same proceeding also adopt energy standards for new television sets at level 3 for color sets and at level 2 for black and white sets; and

          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the department in its upcoming proceeding revise standards for home water heating to achieve energy efficiency standards that will capture all energy savings that are technically feasible and economically justified; and

          BE IT RESOLVED, That copies of this Memorial be immediately transmitted to the Honorable George Bush, President of the United States, the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and each member of Congress from the State of Washington.


 

                                                                                                                          Passed the House March 15, 1989.

 

                                                                                                                                         Speaker of the House.

 

                                                                                                                           Passed the Senate April 12, 1989.

 

                                                                                                                                       President of the Senate.