CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2370

Chapter 3, Laws of 2006

59th Legislature
2006 Regular Session

ENERGY ASSISTANCE

EFFECTIVE DATE: 1/12/06

Passed by the House January 11, 2006 Yeas 97 Nays 0 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate January 11, 2006 Yeas 48 Nays 0 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate		CERTIFICATE I, Richard Nafziger, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2370 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth. RICHARD NAFZIGER ________________________________________ Chief Clerk
Approved January 12, 2006. CHRISTINE GREGOIRE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington		FILED January 12, 2006 - 3:45 p.m. Secretary of State State of Washington

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SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2370
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Passed Legislature - 2006 Regular Session

State of Washington

59th Legislature

2006 Regular Session

By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Green, Williams, Kessler, Kilmer, Chase, Blake, Morrell, Appleton, Moeller, Hasegawa, Murray, Linville, Conway, P. Sullivan, Springer, Takko, Lantz, Dickerson, Kenney, Fromhold, Kagi, McIntire, Ericksen, B. Sullivan, Simpson, Ericks, Sells, Upthegrove, Ormsby and McDermott; by request of Governor Gregoire)

READ FIRST TIME 01/11/06.

AN ACT Relating to low-income home energy assistance; amending RCW 80.01.080; adding a new section to 2005 c 518 (uncodified); making an appropriation; and declaring an emergency.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 A new section is added to 2005 c 518 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
Public Service Revolving Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,600,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: The appropriation is provided solely for transfer to the department of community, trade, and economic development for the low-income home energy assistance program. The department shall not use any of this appropriation for administrative costs.

Sec. 2   RCW 80.01.080 and 2003 1st sp.s. c 25 s 940 are each amended to read as follows:
     There is created in the state treasury a public service revolving fund. Regulatory fees payable by all types of public service companies shall be deposited to the credit of the public service revolving fund. Except for expenses payable out of the pipeline safety account, all expense of operation of the Washington utilities and transportation commission shall be payable out of the public service revolving fund.
     During the 2003-2005 fiscal biennium, the legislature may transfer from the public service revolving fund to the state general fund such amounts as reflect the excess fund balance of the fund.
     Due to the extraordinarily high winter energy costs, during the 2005-2007 fiscal biennium, no more than seven million six hundred thousand dollars, as appropriated in section 1 of this act, shall be payable out of the public service revolving fund to provide energy assistance to customers in accordance with the low-income energy assistance program.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3 This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately.

         Passed by the House January 11, 2006.
         Passed by the Senate January 11, 2006.
         Approved by the Governor January 12, 2006.
         Filed in Office of Secretary of State January 12, 2006.