Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1936-07-30

Article XVIII. Electric Energy.
Section /. The State of Washington Is
authorized and empowered
1. To produce, control, use. transmit, disc
tribute. purchase, sell and or dispose of cleo
trio energy;
2. To develop, own, maintain andIor OPP
crate, separately or in conjunction with the
United States, or in conjunction with any
political subdivision of this state or duly au'
thorized state agency, any water power,
water power sites, storage rights, water
rights, and riparian rights Of any and all
kinds necessary and/or desirable in the de-
plant or plants within the state, and to ac-
quire, own, construct maintain, and/or op-
crate steam andIor hydroelectric power
plants, transmission and distribution lines
and systems in connection Herewith.
8. To develop, own. maintain andIor OPP
United States. with any state or states. or
political subdivisions or duly authorized state
agencies thereof, or with any political sub
division of this state, any water power.
rights and riparian rights of any and all
kinds necessary and Tor desirable in the de-
velopment of a .hydroelectric generating
plant or plants, in any interstate stream
and to acquire, construct. own. maintain
and /or operate hydroelectric power plants,
transmission and distribution lines and sys-
TENS IN connection LncreWlCn.
4. To contract with the United States.
with any state or states. or political sub
divisions thereof. or with any political sub
division Of this state, for the purchase or
acquisition of water. water power and /or
electric energy for use. transmission. distri-
button, sale and/or disposal thereof;
s. To incur Indebtedness through the is
suanee of general obligation bonds to an
amount not exceeding three per cent of the
assessed valuation of all of the property in
the state and/or to issue utility or revenue
bonds in amounts necessary for the purpose
the provisions of this Article, notwithstand-
ing any limitations elsewhere contained in
this Constitution. The revenue derived by
the state from the operation of any such
electric power system or systems owned by
it may be pledged to the payment of such
debt under such provisions of law may
hereafter be enacted to carry out the provi-
sions of this Article.
6. To do any and all things necessary or
convenient to carry out the provisions Of
this Article.
Sec. 2. The Legislature shall, and the peo-
be necessary in addition to existing laws to
carry out the. provisions of this Article:
created or empowered to administer the laws
enacted to carry out the purposes of this
Article shall consist of three members elected
designation: Prouided, further, That pro-
vision may be made by statute for appoint
mcnt in the first instance of board of three
members to hold Office until a time not more
than sixty days after the first general cleo
tion following the adoption of this Article.
Article to make the state purchaser. pro-
Queer, and wholesale distributor only of
electric energy and to empower the state to
produce and/or purchase electric energy,
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for distribution at wholesale, and to sell the
same at such prices as will return to the
state revenue sufficient to amortize the in
vestment in property devoted to such uses
over reasonable period of time and to
provide for the costs Of construction, opera
ton. maintenance. and other expenses Incl
tanned shall be construed as denying to any
municipality, power district, or political sub
division of the state the right to control fully
its own utilities. Nothing in this Article
contained shall be construed preventing
the state from furnishing electric energy
direct to any state institution. Office, plant,
department or building, or to deny the State
the right to engage in the development of
rural Identification in conformity with broad
public policy.
And Be It Further Resolved, That the Sec
rotary of state shall cause the foregoing
constitutional amendment to be published
for at least three months next preceding the
election In weekly Newspaper in every
throughout the state.
Passed the Rouse February 81, 1895.
RoBr. F. WALpRoN,
Speaker OF the Ho~ss.
Passed the Senate February &c, 1885.
VICToR A. MEYERS,
President of the Sonata
Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State.
March l. 1885,
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE.
'tary Of State of the State of Wash
} and foregoing contains full, true
solution No. Z, Senate Joint Resolu-
on No. 10, passed by the Legislature
session, as appears from
ms on file in my Office.
If the State of Washington this 26th
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ERNEST N. HUTCHINSON,
Secretary OF state.