Washington Code — 80
Browse 762 sections in division 80 of the Washington code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 80.01.010. Commission created — Appointment of members — Terms — Vacancies — Removal — Salary.
- § 80.01.020. Commissioners — Oath, bond, and qualifications — Persons excluded from office and employment.
- § 80.01.030. Commission to employ secretary and other assistants — Secretary's duties — Deputies.
- § 80.01.035. Appointment of commissioners pro tempore.
- § 80.01.040. General powers and duties of commission.
- § 80.01.050. Quorum — Hearings — Actions deemed those of the commission.
- § 80.01.060. Administrative law judges — Powers.
- § 80.01.070. Joint investigations, hearings, orders.
- § 80.01.075. Authority to initiate, participate in federal administrative agency proceedings.
- § 80.01.080. Public service revolving fund.
- § 80.01.090. Proceedings public records — Seal.
- § 80.01.100. Duties of attorney general.
- § 80.01.110. Wholesale telecommunications services — Commission authorized to review rates, terms, conditions.
- § 80.01.300. Certain provisions not to detract from commission powers, duties, and functions.
- § 43.330.409. Broadband mapping, deployment, and adoption — Reports.
- § 19.16.500. Public bodies may retain collection agencies to collect public debts — Fees.
- § 80.04.010. Definitions.
- § 80.04.015. Conduct of business subject to regulation — Determination by commission.
- § 80.04.020. Procedure before commission and courts.
- § 80.04.030. Number of witnesses may be limited.
- § 80.04.040. Witness fees and mileage.
- § 80.04.050. Protection against self-incrimination.
- § 80.04.060. Depositions — Service of process.
- § 80.04.070. Inspection of books, papers, and documents.
- § 80.04.075. Manner of serving papers.
- § 80.04.080. Annual reports.
- § 80.04.090. Forms of records to be prescribed.
- § 80.04.095. Protection of records containing commercial information.
- § 80.04.100. Production of out-of-state books and records.
- § 80.04.110. Complaints — Hearings — Water systems not meeting board of health standards — Drinking water standards — Nonmunicipal water systems audits.
- § 80.04.120. Hearing — Order — Record.
- § 80.04.130. Suspension of tariff change — Mandatory measured telecommunications service — Washington telephone assistance program service — Effect of abandonment of electrical generation facility on which tax exemption for pollution control equipment is claimed — Waiver of provisions during state of emergency.
- § 80.04.140. Order requiring joint action.
- § 80.04.150. Remunerative rates cannot be changed without approval.
- § 80.04.160. Rules and regulations.
- § 80.04.170. Review of orders.
- § 80.04.180. Supersedeas — Water companies seeking supersedeas.
- § 80.04.190. Appellate review.
- § 80.04.200. Rehearing before commission.
- § 80.04.210. Commission may change orders.
- § 80.04.220. Reparations.
- § 80.04.230. Overcharges — Refund.
- § 80.04.240. Action in court on reparations and overcharges.
- § 80.04.250. Valuation of public service property — Authority of commission.
- § 80.04.260. Summary proceedings.
- § 80.04.270. Merchandise accounts to be kept separate.
- § 80.04.280. Purchase and sale of stock by employees.
- § 80.04.290. Sales of stock to employees and customers.
- § 80.04.300. Budgets to be filed by companies — Supplementary budgets.
- § 80.04.310. Commission's control over expenditures.
- § 80.04.320. Budget rules.
- § 80.04.330. Effect of unauthorized expenditure — Emergencies.
- § 80.04.350. Depreciation and retirement accounts.
- § 80.04.360. Earnings in excess of reasonable rate — Consideration in fixing rates.
- § 80.04.380. Penalties — Violations by public service companies.
- § 80.04.385. Penalties — Violations by officers, agents, and employees of public service companies.
- § 80.04.387. Penalties — Violations by other corporations.
- § 80.04.390. Penalties — Violations by persons.
- § 80.04.400. Actions to recover penalties — Disposition of fines, penalties, and forfeitures.
- § 80.04.405. Additional penalties — Violations by public service companies and officers, agents, and employees thereof.
- § 80.04.410. Orders and rules conclusive.
- § 80.04.420. Intervention by commission where order or rule is involved.
- § 80.04.430. Findings of commission prima facie correct.
- § 80.04.440. Companies liable for damages.
- § 80.04.450. Certified copies of orders, rules, etc. — Evidentiary effect.
- § 80.04.460. Investigation of accidents.
- § 80.04.470. Commission to enforce public service laws — Employees as peace officers.
- § 80.04.480. Rights of action not released — Penalties cumulative.
- § 80.04.500. Application to municipal utilities.
- § 80.04.510. Duties of attorney general.
- § 80.04.520. Approval of lease of utility facilities.
- § 80.04.530. Local exchange company that serves less than two percent of state's access lines — Regulatory exemptions — Reporting requirements.
- § 80.04.550. Thermal energy — Restrictions on authority of commission.
- § 80.04.560. Finding.
- § 80.04.580. Regulatory fee on wastewater companies regulated by the commission — Rule-making authority.
- § 80.08.010. Definition.
- § 80.08.020. Control vested in state.
- § 80.08.030. Authority to issue.
- § 80.08.040. Prior to issuance — Filing required — Contents — Request for order establishing compliance.
- § 80.08.043. Issuance of notes — Compliance with RCW 80.08.040 — Exceptions.
- § 80.08.047. Commission may exempt certain issuances — Order or rule — Public interest.
- § 80.08.080. Capitalization of franchises or merger contracts prohibited.
- § 80.08.090. Accounting for disposition of proceeds.
- § 80.08.100. Issuance made contrary to this chapter — Penalties.
- § 80.08.110. Penalty against companies.
- § 80.08.120. Penalty against individuals.
- § 80.08.130. Assumption of obligation or liability — Compliance with filing requirements.
- § 80.08.140. State not obligated.
- § 80.08.150. Authority of commission — Not affected by requirements of this chapter.
- § 80.08.160. Small local exchange company — Chapter does not apply.
- § 80.12.010. Definitions.
- § 80.12.020. Order required to sell, merge, etc. — Exemption.
- § 80.12.030. Disposal without authorization void — Approval or denial within eleven months, extension permitted.
- § 80.12.040. Authority required to acquire property or securities of utility.
- § 80.12.045. Small local exchange company — Chapter does not apply.
- § 80.12.050. Rules and regulations.
- § 80.12.060. Penalty.
- § 80.16.010. Definitions.
- § 80.16.020. Dealings with affiliated interests — Prior filing with commission required — Commission may disapprove.
- § 80.16.030. Payments to affiliated interest disallowed if not reasonable.
- § 80.16.040. Satisfactory proof, what constitutes.
- § 80.16.050. Commission's control is continuing.
- § 80.16.055. Small local exchange company — Chapter does not apply.
- § 80.16.060. Summary order on nonapproved payments.
- § 80.16.070. Summary order on payments after disallowance.
- § 80.16.080. Court action to enforce orders.
- § 80.16.090. Review of orders.
- § 80.20.010. Definition.
- § 80.20.020. Cost of investigation may be assessed against company.
- § 80.20.030. Interest on unpaid assessment — Action to collect.
- § 80.20.040. Commission's determination of necessity as evidence.
- § 80.20.050. Order of commission not subject to review.
- § 80.20.060. Limitation on frequency of investigation.
- § 80.24.010. Companies to file reports of gross revenue and pay fees — Delinquent fee payments.
- § 80.24.020. Fees to approximate reasonable cost of regulation.
- § 80.24.030. Intent of legislature — Regulatory cost records to be kept by commission.
- § 80.24.040. Disposition of fees.
- § 80.24.050. Penalty for failure to pay fees — Disposition of fines and penalties.
- § 80.24.060. Pipeline safety fee — Reports — Procedure to contest fees — Regulatory incentive program.
- § 23B.01.590. Public service companies entitled to deductions.
- § 84.20.010. Easements taxable as personalty.
- § 80.28.005. Definitions.
- § 80.28.010. Duties as to rates, services, and facilities — Limitations on termination of utility service for residential heating and of electric, water, or thermal energy utility service during heat-related alerts.
- § 80.28.020. Commission to fix just, reasonable, and compensatory rates.
- § 80.28.022. Water company rates — Reserve account.
- § 80.28.024. Legislative finding.
- § 80.28.025. Encouragement of energy cogeneration, conservation, and production from renewable resources — Consideration of water conservation goals.
- § 80.28.030. Commission may order improved quality of commodity — Ordering improvements to the storage, distribution, or supply of water — Ordering improvements to the system of sewerage.
- § 80.28.040. Commission may order improved service — Water companies, system of sewerage noncompliance, receivership.
- § 80.28.050. Tariff schedules to be filed with commission — Public schedules.
- § 80.28.060. Tariff changes — Statutory notice — Exception — Waiver of provisions during state of emergency.
- § 80.28.065. Tariff schedule — Energy conservation — Payment by successive property owners — Notice — Rules.
- § 80.28.068. Rates — Low-income customers.
- § 80.28.070. Sliding scale of charges permitted.
- § 80.28.074. Legislative declaration.
- § 80.28.075. Banded rates — Natural gas, electric, or thermal energy services.
- § 80.28.080. Published rates to be charged — Exceptions.
- § 80.28.090. Unreasonable preference prohibited.
- § 80.28.100. Rate discrimination prohibited — Exception.
- § 80.28.110. Service to be furnished on reasonable notice.
- § 80.28.120. Effect on existing contracts.
- § 80.28.130. Repairs, improvements, changes, additions, or extensions may be directed.
- § 80.28.140. Inspection of gas and water meters.
- § 80.28.150. Inspection of electric meters.
- § 80.28.160. Testing apparatus to be furnished.
- § 80.28.170. Testing at consumer's request.
- § 80.28.180. Rules and regulations.
- § 80.28.185. Water companies or wastewater companies within counties — Commission may regulate.
- § 80.28.190. Gas companies — Certificate — Violations — Commission powers — Penalty — Fees.
- § 80.28.200. Gas companies — Refunds of charges.
- § 80.28.220. Gas companies — Right of eminent domain — Purposes.
- § 80.28.230. Gas companies — Use for purpose acquired exclusive — Disposition of property.
- § 80.28.240. Recovery of damages by utility company for tampering, unauthorized connections, diversion of services.
- § 80.28.250. Water companies — Fire hydrants.
- § 80.28.260. Adoption of policies to provide financial incentives for energy efficiency programs.
- § 80.28.270. Water or wastewater companies — Extension, installation, or connection charges.
- § 80.28.275. Water or wastewater companies — Assumption of substandard water system or system of sewerage — Limited immunity from liability.
- § 80.28.280. Compressed natural gas — Motor vehicle refueling stations — Public interest.
- § 80.28.290. Compressed natural gas — Refueling stations — Identify barriers.
- § 80.28.300. Gas, electrical companies encouraged to provide customers with landscaping information and to request voluntary donations for urban forestry.
- § 80.28.303. Conservation service tariff — Contents of filing — Rate base — Duties of commission.
- § 80.28.306. Rate recovery bonds — Rate recovery assets as collateral — Priority of security interests — Transfers.
- § 80.28.309. Costs as bondable rate recovery expenditures.
- § 80.28.310. Tariff for irrigation pumping service — Authority for electrical companies to buy back electricity.
- § 80.28.320. Regulation of battery charging facilities.
- § 80.28.330. Certificate of public convenience and necessity — Bond or equivalent surety — Rule-making authority.
- § 80.28.340. Determination that a wastewater company is unfit to provide wastewater service on a system of sewerage — Commission may order transfer — Power of eminent domain.
- § 80.28.350. Petition to place a wastewater company in receivership — Power of eminent domain.
- § 80.28.360. Electric vehicle supply equipment — Capital expenditures — Incentive rate of return on investment.
- § 80.28.365. Electric vehicle supply equipment, programs, or services — Electrification of transportation plan — Review — Issuance of acknowledgment.
- § 80.28.370. Community solar companies — Definitions.
- § 80.28.375. Community solar companies — Requirements to engage in business — Registration.
- § 80.28.380. Gas companies — Conservation targets.
- § 80.28.385. Renewable natural gas program.
- § 80.28.390. Tariff — Voluntary renewable natural gas service.
- § 80.28.395. Natural gas — Cost of greenhouse gas emissions — Calculation.
- § 80.28.400. Commission — Monitoring greenhouse gas emissions — Report.
- § 80.28.405. Clean energy action plan — Greenhouse gas emissions — Calculation of cost.
- § 80.28.410. Clean energy action plan — Account for and defer costs.
- § 80.28.420. Gas company recovery of costs associated with replacing certain pipeline facilities — Information to be submitted to the commission — Definitions.
- § 80.28.425. Multiyear rate plan.
- § 80.28.430. Authority to enter into agreements with certain organizations — Agreement to govern manner in which financial assistance is provided to an organization — Requirements.
- § 80.28.435. Replacement of natural gas with hydrogen — Notice to commission — Tariff approval.
- § 80.28.445. Wildfire mitigation plan — Filing requirements.
- § 80.28.450. Thermal energy networks.
- § 80.28.460. Thermal energy network pilot project program.
- § 80.28.470. Thermal energy network pilot project — Request for proposals.
- § 80.28.480. Merger of gas and thermal energy rate bases.
- § 80.28.485. Thermal energy meters — Inspectors.
- § 80.28.487. Thermal energy networks — Commission authority to provide discounted rates.
- § 80.28.490. Financing certain costs and expenses by utility companies — Bondable rate recovery expenditures.
- § 80.28.500. Disaster recovery — Financing orders — Rate recovery expenditures.
- § 80.28.510. Energy conservation and efficiency programs — Electrical or natural gas company may earn a return — Single-family and multifamily rental housing priority.
- § 80.28.900. Construction — Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships — 2009 c 521.
- § 74.38.070. Reduced utility rates for low-income senior citizens and other low-income citizens.
- § 80.32.010. Cities and counties may grant franchises — Procedure — Liability to restore road for travel.
- § 80.32.040. Grant of franchise subject to referendum.
- § 80.32.050. Sale or lease of plant and franchises.
- § 80.32.060. Eminent domain.
- § 80.32.070. Right of entry.
- § 80.32.080. Duties of electrical companies exercising power of eminent domain.
- § 80.32.090. Limitation on use of electricity.
- § 80.32.100. Remedy for violations.
- § 80.36.005. Definitions.
- § 80.36.010. Eminent domain.
- § 80.36.020. Right of entry.
- § 80.36.030. Extent of appropriation.
- § 80.36.040. Use of road, street, and railroad right-of-way — When consent of city necessary.
- § 80.36.050. Use of railroad right-of-way — Penalty for refusal by railroad.
- § 80.36.060. Liability for wilful injury to telecommunications property.
- § 80.36.070. Liability for negligent injury to property — Notice of underwater cable.
- § 80.36.080. Rates, services, and facilities.
- § 80.36.090. Service to be furnished on demand.
- § 80.36.100. Tariff schedules to be filed and open to public — Exceptions.
- § 80.36.110. Tariff changes — Statutory notice — Exception — Waiver of provisions during state of emergency.
- § 80.36.120. Joint rates, contracts, etc.
- § 80.36.130. Published rates to be charged — Exceptions.
- § 80.36.135. Alternative regulation of telecommunications companies — Waiver of provisions during state of emergency.
- § 80.36.140. Rates and services fixed by commission, when.
- § 80.36.145. Formal investigation and fact-finding — Alternative to full adjudicative proceeding — Waiver of provisions during state of emergency.
- § 80.36.150. Contracts filed with commission.
- § 80.36.160. Physical connections may be ordered, routing prescribed, and joint rates established.
- § 80.36.170. Unreasonable preference prohibited.
- § 80.36.180. Rate discrimination prohibited.
- § 80.36.183. Discounted message toll rates prohibited — Availability of statewide, averaged toll rates.
- § 80.36.186. Pricing of or access to noncompetitive services — Unreasonable preference or advantage prohibited.
- § 80.36.190. Long and short distance provision.
- § 80.36.195. Telecommunications relay system — Long distance discount rates.
- § 80.36.200. Transmission of messages of other lines.
- § 80.36.210. Order of sending messages.
- § 80.36.220. Duty to transmit messages — Penalty for refusal or neglect.
- § 80.36.225. Pay telephones — Calls to operator without charge or coin insertion to be provided.
- § 80.36.230. Exchange areas for telecommunications companies.
- § 80.36.240. Exchange areas for telephone companies — Procedure to establish.
- § 80.36.250. Commission may complain of interstate rates.
- § 80.36.260. Betterments may be ordered.
- § 80.36.270. Effect on existing contracts.
- § 80.36.300. Policy declaration.
- § 80.36.310. Classification as competitive telecommunications companies, services — Initiation of proceedings — Notice and publication — Effective date — Date for final order.
- § 80.36.320. Classification as competitive telecommunications companies, services — Factors considered — Minimal regulation — Reclassification — Waiver of provisions during state of emergency.
- § 80.36.330. Classification as competitive telecommunications companies, services — Effective competition defined — Minimal regulation — Prices and rates — Reclassification — Waiver of provisions during state of emergency.
- § 80.36.332. Noncompetitive telecommunications companies, services — Minimal regulation.
- § 80.36.333. Price lists in effect before June 7, 2006 — Extension.
- § 80.36.338. Withdrawal of price list — Customer information, opportunity to accept changes in rates, terms, or conditions — Cancellation period.
- § 80.36.340. Banded rates.
- § 80.36.350. Registration of new companies — Waiver of provisions during state of emergency.
- § 80.36.360. Exempted actions or transactions.
- § 80.36.370. Certain services not regulated.
- § 80.36.375. Personal wireless services — Siting microcells, minor facilities, or a small cell network — Definitions.
- § 80.36.390. Telephone solicitation — Penalty.
- § 80.36.400. Automatic dialing and announcing device — Commercial solicitation by.
- § 80.36.410. Washington telephone assistance program — Findings.
- § 80.36.420. Washington telephone assistance program — Availability, components.
- § 80.36.430. Washington telephone assistance program — Excise tax — Expenses of community service voice mail.
- § 80.36.440. Washington telephone assistance program — Rules.
- § 80.36.450. Washington telephone assistance program — Limitation.
- § 80.36.460. Washington telephone assistance program — Deposit waivers, connection fee discounts.
- § 80.36.470. Washington telephone assistance program — Eligibility.
- § 80.36.500. Information delivery services through exclusive number prefix or service access code.
- § 80.36.510. Legislative finding.
- § 80.36.520. Disclosure of alternate operator services.
- § 80.36.522. Alternate operator service companies — Registration — Penalties.
- § 80.36.524. Alternate operator service companies — Rules.
- § 80.36.530. Violation of consumer protection act — Damages.
- § 80.36.540. Telefacsimile messages — Unsolicited transmission — Penalties.
- § 80.36.555. Enhanced 911 service — Residential service required.
- § 80.36.560. Enhanced 911 service — Business service required.
- § 80.36.570. Law enforcement — Requests for call location information — Requirements.
- § 80.36.610. Universal service program — Authority of commission — Rules — Fees — Legislative intent.
- § 80.36.710. Digital equity account.
- § 80.36.850. Extended area service defined.
- § 80.36.855. Extended area service program.
- § 10.31.060. Arrest by telegraph or teletype.
- § 5.52.040. Bills and notes drawn by telegraph — Effect.
- § 9.73.010. Divulging telegram.
- § 80.40.010. Definitions.
- § 80.40.020. Declaration concerning the public interest.
- § 80.40.030. Eminent domain.
- § 80.40.040. Eminent domain — Application to *oil and gas conservation committee prerequisite to eminent domain — Procedure.
- § 80.40.050. Rights of company using storage — Rights of owners of condemned land and interests therein.
- § 80.40.060. Leases by commissioner of public lands.
- § 80.40.070. Leases by county commissioners.
- § 80.40.900. Short title.
- § 80.40.910. Chapter to be liberally construed.
- § 80.50.010. Legislative finding — Policy — Intent.
- § 80.50.020. Definitions.
- § 80.50.030. Energy facility site evaluation council — Created — Membership — Quorum.
- § 80.50.040. Energy facility site evaluation council — Powers enumerated.
- § 80.50.045. Recommendations to secretary, federal energy regulatory commission — Siting electrical transmission corridors — Council designated as state authority for siting transmission facilities — Review under national environmental policy act.
- § 80.50.060. Energy facilities to which chapter applies — Applications for certification — Forms — Council's duties — Potential effects to tribal cultural resources.
- § 80.50.065. Use of fully coordinated permitting process.
- § 80.50.071. Council to receive applications — Payment of costs incurred by the council — Notification requirements.
- § 80.50.075. Expedited processing of applications.
- § 80.50.080. Counsel for the environment.
- § 80.50.085. Council staff to assist applicants, make recommendations.
- § 80.50.090. Public hearings — Opportunity for public comment.
- § 80.50.100. Recommendations to governor — Expedited processing — Approval or rejection of certification — Reconsideration.
- § 80.50.105. Transmission facilities for petroleum products — Recommendations to governor.
- § 80.50.110. Chapter governs and supersedes other law or regulations — Preemption of regulation and certification by state.
- § 80.50.120. Effect of certification.