Washington § 87.03.831 - Hydroelectric resources — Separate legal authority — Procedures for membership and for construction and acquisition of facilities.

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§ 87.03.831. Hydroelectric resources — Separate legal authority — Procedures for membership and for construction and acquisition of facilities.

Cities, towns, and public utility districts not engaged in the generation, transmission, or distribution of electricity on April 19, 1983, may be members of a separate legal authority created under the provisions of RCW 87.03.828 without the necessity of obtaining prior approval of their voters. However, no such city, town, or public utility district member of such a separate legal authority may construct or acquire facilities for the generation, transmission, or distribution of electricity independently of the separate legal authority without complying with the election requirements applicable to each individual entity.
[ 1983 c 47 s 4.]

Notes

Severability—1983 c 47: See note following RCW 87.03.825.

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