Washington · statute · Wash. Rev. Code ch. 43.52B · 10 active provisions
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Authority" means the Washington electric transmission authority, operating at the direction of the board of directors.(2) "Board of directors" means the authority's board of directors.(3) "Consumer-owned uti…
(1) A board of directors must be appointed by January 1, 2027, to provide oversight and advise the authority on policies that are consistent with the purposes of this chapter. The board of directors must hire an executive director by June 30, 2027.(2) The 10 members of the board are as follows:(a) The director of the d…
(1) The Washington electric transmission authority is hereby created as a public body. The authority is an instrumentality of the state exercising essential government functions related to electric transmission.(2) The priority of the authority is to maintain or improve the reliability of electric service to Washington…
Without creating state debt, or lending the credit of the state, so long as otherwise authorized and not prohibited by law, the authority may:(1) Adopt rules and operating procedures as necessary to implement the authority's responsibilities in this chapter, except that the authority may not adopt rules to direct cost…
(1) The authority must, when selecting a qualified transmission builder or operator under RCW 43.52B.040(11)(a), undertaking conduit financing through the Washington economic development finance authority while the authority is in partnership with the transmission builder or operator, or proceeding to construct a proje…
The electric transmission operating account is created in the state treasury. All receipts from appropriations made by the legislature, fees collected under RCW 43.52B.030 and 43.52B.040, federal funds, or gifts or grants from the private sector or foundations and other sources must be deposited in the account. Moneys…
The electric transmission capital account is created in the state treasury. All moneys received for the acquisition, sale, management, and administration of the authority's duties under this chapter for electric transmission projects including, but not limited to, proceeds from the sale of land and/or improvements, fee…
(1) Information obtained by the authority that is critical energy infrastructure information or proprietary technical or business information shall be confidential and not subject to inspection or disclosure pursuant to chapter 42.56 RCW.(2) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(a) "Critica…
(1) For electric transmission facilities owned by the authority that are exempt from property tax under RCW 84.36.010, the authority must make payments in lieu of property taxes to counties in which such facilities are located.(2) Beginning in the first tax year in which improvements associated with a transmission faci…
(1) The legislature finds that Washington has committed to decarbonizing its electricity system so that it is carbon neutral by 2030 and carbon free by 2045. Achieving those goals includes retiring coal and gas resources, adding new generation from renewable and nonemitting resources, and leveraging energy storage tech…