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Washington Statutes, Title 80

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Title 80, PUBLIC UTILITIES

23 chapters · 367 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 80367 Ch 80.28, Gas, electrical, and water companies.73 Ch 80.36, Telecommunications.69 Ch 80.04, Regulations—General.59 Ch 80.50, Energy facilities—Site locations.33 Ch 80.08, Securities.15 Ch 80.01, Utilities and transportation commission.14 Ch 80.80, Greenhouse gas emissions—Baseload el…11 Ch 80.16, Affiliated interests.10 Ch 80.40, Underground natural gas storage act.9 Ch 80.52, Energy financing voter approval act.9 Ch 80.32, Electric franchises and rights-of-way.8 Ch 80.86, Washington decarbonization act for l…8 Ch 80.12, Transfers of property.7 Ch 80.54, Attachments to transmission facilities.7

10 sections·Filtered byTitle 80✕Ch 80.16✕

RCW 80.16.010 Definitions.
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As used in this chapter the term "public service company" shall include every corporation engaged in business as a public utility and subject to regulation as to rates and service by the utilities and transportation commission under the provisions of this title. As used in this c…
RCW 80.16.020 Dealings with affiliated interests—Prior filing with commission required—Commission may disapprove.
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Every public service company shall file with the commission a verified copy, or a verified summary if unwritten, of a contract or arrangement providing for the furnishing of management, supervisory[,] construction, engineering, accounting, legal, financial, or similar services, o…
RCW 80.16.030 Payments to affiliated interest disallowed if not reasonable.
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In any proceeding, whether upon the commission's own motion or upon complaint, involving the rates or practices of any public service company, the commission may exclude from the accounts of the public service company any payment or compensation to an affiliated interest for any …
RCW 80.16.040 Satisfactory proof, what constitutes.
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No proof shall be satisfactory, within the meaning of RCW 80.16.010 through 80.16.030, unless it includes the original (or verified copies) of the relevant cost records and other relevant accounts of the affiliated interest, or such abstract thereof or summary taken therefrom, as…

RCW 80.16.050 Commission's control is continuing.

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The commission shall have continuing supervisory control over the terms and conditions of such contracts and arrangements as are herein described so far as necessary to protect and promote the public interest. The commission shall have the same jurisdiction over the modifications…

RCW 80.16.055 Small local exchange company—Chapter does not apply.

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Subject to RCW 80.04.530(1), this chapter does not apply to a local exchange company that serves less than two percent of the access lines in the state of Washington. [ 1995 c 110 s 4.]

RCW 80.16.060 Summary order on nonapproved payments.

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Whenever the commission shall find upon investigation that any public service company is giving effect to any such contract or arrangement without such contract or arrangement having been filed or approved, the commission may issue a summary order prohibiting the public service c…

RCW 80.16.070 Summary order on payments after disallowance.

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Whenever the commission finds upon investigation that any public service company is making payments to an affiliated interest, although the payments have been disallowed or disapproved by the commission in a proceeding involving the public service company's rates or practices, th…

RCW 80.16.080 Court action to enforce orders.

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The superior court of Thurston county is authorized to enforce such orders to cease and desist by appropriate process, including the issuance of a preliminary injunction, upon the suit of the commission. [ 1961 c 14 s 80.16.080. Prior: 1933 c 152 s 8; RRS s 10440-8.]

RCW 80.16.090 Review of orders.

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Any public service company or affiliated interest deeming any decision or order of the commission to be in any respect or manner improper, unjust or unreasonable may have the same reviewed in the courts in the same manner and by the same procedure as is now provided by law for re…