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Washington Statutes, Title 54

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Title 54, PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICTS

13 chapters · 169 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 54169 Ch 54.16, Powers.58 Ch 54.04, General provisions.29 Ch 54.24, Finances.21 Ch 54.28, Privilege taxes.16 Ch 54.36, Liability to other taxing districts.8 Ch 54.08, Formation—Dissolution—Elections.7 Ch 54.40, Five commissioner districts.7 Ch 54.44, Nuclear, thermal, electric generatin…7 Ch 54.12, Commissioners.5 Ch 54.48, Agreements between electrical public…4 Ch 54.32, Consolidation and annexation.3 Ch 54.52, Voluntary contributions to assist lo…3 Ch 54.20, Condemnation proceedings.1

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RCW 54.40.030 Transmittal of copies of federal hydroelectric license to county auditor.
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Within five days after a public utility district shall receive a license from the federal power commission to construct a hydroelectric project of an estimated cost of more than two hundred and fifty million dollars, including interest during construction, or, in the case of a di…
RCW 54.40.040 Criteria, election to reclassify as a five commissioner district—Ballot form—Vote required.
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A public utility district that has or had a license from the federal power commission to construct a hydroelectric project of an estimated cost of more than two hundred fifty million dollars, including interest during construction, or has a population of five hundred thousand or …
RCW 54.40.050 Petition for reclassification—Certificate of sufficiency—Election.
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The question of reclassification of a public utility district that has or had a license from the federal power commission to construct a hydroelectric project of an estimated cost of more than two hundred fifty million dollars, including interest during construction, or has a pop…
RCW 54.40.060 Division of district.
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If the reclassification to a five commissioner district is approved by the voters, the public utility district commission within sixty days after the results of said election are certified shall divide the public utility district into two districts of as nearly equal population a…

RCW 54.40.070 Special election for commissioners from districts—Terms.

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Within thirty days after the public utility district commission divides the district into District A and District B, the county legislative authority shall call a special election, to be held at the next special election date provided for under RCW 29A.04.321 that occurs sixty or…

RCW 54.44.010 Declaration of public purpose.

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It is declared to be in the public interest and for a public purpose that cities of the first class, public utility districts, joint operating agencies organized under chapter 43.52 RCW, regulated electrical companies and, rural electrical cooperatives including generation and tr…

RCW 54.44.020 Authority to participate in and enter into agreements—Percentage of ownership—Expenses—Taxes—Payments.

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(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, cities of the first class, public utility districts organized under chapter 54.08 RCW, which operate electric generating facilities or distribution systems, and any joint operating agency organized under chapter 43.52 RCW …

RCW 54.44.030 Liability of city, joint operating agency, or public utility district—Extent—Limitations.

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In carrying out the powers granted in this chapter, each such city, public utility district, or joint operating agency shall be severally liable only for its own acts and not jointly or severally liable for the acts, omissions or obligations of others. No money or property suppli…

RCW 54.44.040 Authority to provide money and/or property, issue revenue bonds—Declaration of public purpose.

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Any such city, public utility district, or joint operating agency participating in common facilities under this chapter, without an election, may furnish money and provide property, both real and personal, issue and sell revenue bonds pledging revenues of its electric system and …

RCW 54.44.050 Depositories—Disbursement of funds.

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All moneys belonging to cities, public utility districts, and joint operating agencies in connection with common facilities shall be deposited in such depositories as qualify for the deposit of public funds and shall be accounted for and disbursed in accordance with applicable la…

RCW 54.44.060 Agreements to conform to applicable laws.

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Any agreement with respect to work to be done or material furnished by any such city, public utility district, or joint operating agency in connection with the construction, maintenance and operation of the common facilities, and any additions and betterments thereto shall be in …

RCW 54.44.900 Liberal construction—Not to affect existing acts.

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The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes thereof. This chapter shall not be construed to affect any existing act or part thereof relating to the construction, operation or maintenance of any public utility. [ 1967 c 159 s 7.]

RCW 54.48.010 Definitions.

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When used in this chapter: (1) "Public utility" means any privately owned public utility company engaged in rendering electric service to the public for hire, any public utility district engaged in rendering service to residential customers and any city or town engaged in the ele…

RCW 54.48.020 Legislative declaration of policy.

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The legislature hereby declares that the duplication of the electric lines and service of public utilities and cooperatives is uneconomical, may create unnecessary hazards to the public safety, discourages investment in permanent underground facilities, and is unattractive, and t…

RCW 54.48.030 Agreements between public utilities and cooperatives authorized—Boundaries—Extension procedures—Purchase or sale—Approval.

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In aid of the foregoing declaration of policy, any public utility and any cooperative is hereby authorized to enter into agreements with any one or more other public utility or one or more other cooperative for the designation of the boundaries of adjoining service areas which ea…

RCW 54.48.040 Cooperatives not to be classified as public utilities or under authority of utilities and transportation commission.

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Nothing herein shall be construed to classify a cooperative having authority to engage in the electric business as a public utility or to include cooperatives under the authority of the Washington utilities and transportation commission. [ 1969 c 102 s 4.]

RCW 54.52.010 Voluntary contributions to assist low-income residential customers—Administration.

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(1) A public utility district may include along with, or as part of, its regular customer billings a request for voluntary contributions to assist qualified low-income residential customers of the district in paying their electricity bills. All funds received by the district in r…

RCW 54.52.020 Disbursal of contributions—Quarterly report.

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All assistance provided under this chapter shall be disbursed by the grantee, charitable organization, or district. When applicable, the public utility district will be paid on behalf of the customer by the grantee or the charitable organization. When direct vendor payment is not…

RCW 54.52.030 Contributions not considered commingling of funds.

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Contributions received under a program implemented by a public utility district in compliance with this chapter shall not be considered a commingling of funds. [ 1984 c 59 s 3.]