19.29A.070 - Actions required of department -- Convene work group -- Report to legislature. - Washington Statutes

Actions required of department — Convene work group — Report to legislature.

The department shall:

     (1) Convene a work group of interested parties to suggest modifications, if any, to the disclosure requirements required in RCW 19.29A.060 to improve information content, readability, and consumer understanding, and to suggest modifications, if any, to the responsibilities of the electricity information coordinator required in RCW 19.29A.080 to improve the accuracy and efficiency of the tracking process. If the department serves as the electricity information coordinator, these evaluation and reporting requirements relative to the responsibilities of the electricity information coordinator and the tracking process shall be assigned to an independent third party;

     (2) Invite interested parties, including but not limited to representatives from investor-owned utilities, consumer-owned utilities, the commission, the attorney general's office, consumer advocacy groups, and the environmental community to participate in the work group convened in subsection (1) of this section; and

     (3) Submit to the legislature no later than December 1, 2003, a report with suggested modifications, if any, to the disclosure requirements and responsibilities of the electricity information coordinator, as referred to in subsection (1) of this section.

[2000 c 213 § 5.]

Notes: Finding -- Intent -- 2000 c 213: See note following RCW 19.29A.050.