54.52.010 - Voluntary contributions to assist low-income residential customers -- Administration. - Washington Statutes

Voluntary contributions to assist low-income residential customers — Administration.

A public utility district may include along with, or as part of its regular customer billings, a request for voluntary contributions to assist qualified low-income residential customers of the district in paying their electricity bills. All funds received by the district in response to such requests shall be (1) transmitted (a) to the grantee of the *department of community, trade, and economic development which administers federally funded energy assistance programs for the state in the district's service area or (b) to a charitable organization within the district's service area; or (2) retained by the district. All such funds shall be used solely to supplement assistance to low-income residential customers of the district in paying their electricity bills. The grantee, charitable organization, or district is responsible to determine which of the district's customers are qualified for low-income assistance and the amount of assistance to be provided to those who are qualified.

[2007 c 132 § 1; 1995 c 399 § 145; 1985 c 6 § 20; 1984 c 59 § 1.]

Notes: *Reviser's note: The "department of community, trade, and economic development" was renamed the "department of commerce" by 2009 c 565.