CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1211

Chapter 226, Laws of 2011

62nd Legislature
2011 Regular Session



UTILITY SERVICES--COLLECTION OF DONATIONS--HUNGER PROGRAMS



EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/22/11

Passed by the House April 13, 2011
  Yeas 96   Nays 0

FRANK CHOPP
________________________________________    
Speaker of the House of Representatives


Passed by the Senate April 9, 2011
  Yeas 48   Nays 1


BRAD OWEN
________________________________________    
President of the Senate
 
CERTIFICATE

I, Barbara Baker, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1211 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.


BARBARA BAKER
________________________________________    
Chief Clerk
Approved May 3, 2011, 2:17 p.m.








CHRISTINE GREGOIRE
________________________________________    
Governor of the State of Washington
 
FILED
May 4, 2011







Secretary of State
State of Washington


_____________________________________________ 

SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1211
_____________________________________________

AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

Passed Legislature - 2011 Regular Session
State of Washington62nd Legislature2011 Regular Session

By House Technology, Energy & Communications (originally sponsored by Representatives Rivers, Blake, Takko, Kretz, Van De Wege, Liias, Klippert, Smith, Chandler, Nealey, Fitzgibbon, Warnick, Moeller, Harris, and Condotta)

READ FIRST TIME 02/09/11.   



     AN ACT Relating to utility donations to hunger programs; adding a new section to chapter 54.16 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 35.92 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 35A.80 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 54.16 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) Public utility districts may request voluntary donations from their customers for the purpose of supporting hunger programs.
     (2) Voluntary donations collected by public utility districts under this section must be used by the public utility district to support the maintenance and operation of hunger programs.
     (3) Donations received under this section do not contribute to the gross income of a light and power business or gas distribution business under chapter 82.16 RCW.
     (4) Nothing in this section precludes a public utility district from requesting voluntary donations to support other programs.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   A new section is added to chapter 35.92 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) Municipal utilities under this chapter may request voluntary donations from their customers for the purpose of supporting hunger programs.
     (2) Voluntary donations collected by municipal utilities under this section must be used by the municipal utility to support the maintenance and operation of hunger programs.
     (3) Donations received under this section do not contribute to the gross income of a light and power business or gas distribution business under chapter 82.16 RCW.
     (4) Nothing in this section precludes a municipal utility from requesting voluntary donations to support other programs.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 3   A new section is added to chapter 35A.80 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) Code cities providing utility services under this chapter may request voluntary donations from their customers for the purpose of supporting hunger programs.
     (2) Voluntary donations collected by code cities under this section must be used by the code city to support the maintenance and operation of hunger programs.
     (3) Donations received under this section do not contribute to the gross income of a light and power business or gas distribution business under chapter 82.16 RCW.
     (4) Nothing in this section precludes a code city providing utility services from requesting voluntary donations to support other programs.


         Passed by the House April 13, 2011.
         Passed by the Senate April 9, 2011.
         Approved by the Governor May 3, 2011.
         Filed in Office of Secretary of State May 4, 2011.