1589-S.E AMS SHOR S5437.1
ESHB 1589 - S AMD TO ENET COMM AMD (S-5030.1/24) 817
By Senator Short
NOT ADOPTED 02/29/2024
On page 18, after line 2, insert the following:
"(9) The commission may not approve a certificate of necessity under this section until it has considered whether approval would violate Article I, section 12 of the state Constitution, which prohibits granting special privileges to corporations."
EFFECT: Prohibits the utilities and transportation commission from approving a certificate of necessity for a large combination utility until the commission has considered whether approval would grant an unconstitutional special privilege to a corporation.
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