19.405.100 – Rule making.
RCW 19.405.100 Rule making. (1) It is the intent of this chapter that the commission and department adopt rules to streamline the implementation of chapter 288, Laws of 2019 with chapter 19.285 RCW to simplify compliance and avoid duplicative processes. It is the intent of the legislature that the commission and the department coordinate in […]
19.405.110 – Relationship to the energy independence act.
RCW 19.405.110 Relationship to the energy independence act. The requirements of RCW 19.405.030 through 19.405.090 do not replace or modify the requirements established under chapter 19.285 RCW. All utility activities to comply with the requirements established under chapter 19.285 RCW also qualify for compliance with the requirements contained in this chapter, insofar as those activities […]
19.405.120 – Energy assistance for low-income households.
RCW 19.405.120 Energy assistance for low-income households. (1) It is the intent of the legislature to demonstrate progress toward making energy assistance funds available to low-income households consistent with the policies identified in this section. (2) An electric utility must make programs and funding available for energy assistance to low-income households by July 31, 2021. […]
19.405.130 – Stakeholder work group.
RCW 19.405.130 Stakeholder work group. (1) The department and the commission must convene a stakeholder work group to examine the: (a) Efficient and consistent integration of chapter 288, Laws of 2019 and transactions with carbon and electricity markets outside the state; and (b) Compatibility of the requirements under chapter 288, Laws of 2019 relative to […]
19.405.140 – Department of health—Cumulative impact analysis.
RCW 19.405.140 Department of health—Cumulative impact analysis. By December 31, 2020, the department of health must develop a cumulative impact analysis to designate the communities highly impacted by fossil fuel pollution and climate change in Washington. The cumulative impact analysis may integrate with and build upon other concurrent cross-agency efforts in developing a cumulative impact […]
19.390.050 – Requests for additional information.
RCW 19.390.050 Requests for additional information. The attorney general shall make any requests for additional information from the parties under RCW 19.86.110 within thirty days of the date notice is received under RCW 19.390.030 and 19.390.040. Nothing in this section precludes the attorney general from conducting an investigation or enforcing state or federal antitrust laws […]
19.390.060 – Premerger notification—Copy to attorney general—Hart-Scott-Rodino act.
RCW 19.390.060 Premerger notification—Copy to attorney general—Hart-Scott-Rodino act. Any provider or provider organization conducting business in this state that files a premerger notification with the federal trade commission or the United States department of justice, in compliance with the Hart-Scott-Rodino antitrust improvements act, Title 15 U.S.C. Sec. 18a, shall provide a copy of such filing […]
19.390.070 – Materials submitted to the attorney general.
RCW 19.390.070 Materials submitted to the attorney general. Information submitted to the attorney general pursuant to this chapter shall be maintained and used by the attorney general in the same manner and under the same protections as provided in RCW 19.86.110. The information, including documentary material, answers to written interrogatories, or transcripts of oral testimony […]
19.390.080 – Penalty for noncompliance.
RCW 19.390.080 Penalty for noncompliance. Any person who fails to comply with any provision of this chapter is liable to the state for a civil penalty of not more than two hundred dollars per day for each day during which such person is in violation of this chapter. [ 2019 c 267 § 8.]
19.390.090 – Notice requirement—Effective date for transactions.
RCW 19.390.090 Notice requirement—Effective date for transactions. The notice requirement in RCW 19.390.030 applies to transactions with an anticipated effective date on or after January 1, 2020. [ 2019 c 267 § 9.]