It is declared to be in the public interest and for a public purpose that cities of the first class, public utility districts, joint operating agencies organized under chapter 43.52 RCW, regulated electrical companies and, rural electrical cooperatives including generation and transmission cooperatives be permitted to participate together in the development of nuclear and other thermal power facilities and transmission facilities as hereinafter provided as one means of achieving economies of scale and thereby promoting the economic development of the state and its natural resources to meet the future power needs of the state and all its inhabitants.
RCW 54.44.010
Declaration of public purpose.
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 113 Wash. 2d 288 - Washington Public Power Supply System v. General Electric Co. (1989)
Most recently applied in Wash. State Major League Baseball Stadium Pfd v. Huber, Hunt & Nichols-Kiewit Const. Co. (March 2009)
1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 72 s 1; 1973 1st ex.s. c 7 s 1; 1967 c 159 s 1.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.