The legislature hereby declares that the duplication of the electric lines and service of public utilities and cooperatives is uneconomical, may create unnecessary hazards to the public safety, discourages investment in permanent underground facilities, and is unattractive, and thus is contrary to the public interest and further declares that it is in the public interest for public utilities and cooperatives to enter into agreements for the purpose of avoiding or eliminating such duplication.
RCW 54.48.020
Legislative declaration of policy.
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 128 Wash. 2d 656 - Tanner Electric Cooperative v. Puget Sound Power & Light (1996)
Most recently applied in 128 Wash. 2d 656 - Tanner Electric Cooperative v. Puget Sound Power & Light (July 1996)
1969 c 102 s 2.
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