HB 1130-S - DIGEST |
(DIGEST AS ENACTED) |
Changes reporting requirements of the department of ecology with regard to water power license fees. |
Delays, until June 30, 2023, the expiration of certain fees for federal energy regulatory commission projects. |
Requires the department of ecology and the department of fish and wildlife, in order to ensure accountability in the licensing, relicensing, and license implementation programs of the departments to: (1) Be responsible for producing an annual work plan that addresses the work anticipated to be completed by each department associated with federal hydropower licensing and license implementation; |
(2) Assign one employee to each licensed hydropower project to act as each department's designated licensing and implementation lead for a hydropower project; |
(3) Host an annual meeting with parties interested in or affected by hydropower project licensing and the associated fees charged under this act; |
(4) Before the annual meeting: (a) Circulate a survey to hydropower licensees soliciting feedback on certain topics; and (b) analyze the survey results; and |
(5) Present summarized information based on their analysis of survey results at the annual meeting for purposes of discussion with hydropower project licensees. |