Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1936-09-17

Article XVIII. Electric E~srey.
Section /. The State Of Washington b
authorized and empowered
1. To produce, control, USE Transmit. did.
tribute, purchase, sell and/ for dispose Of cleo.
trio energy;
2. To develop. own. maintain and/or op.
crate, separately or In conjunction with the
political subdivision Of this state or duly au-
thorized state agency, any water power.
water power sites, storage rights. water
kinds necessary and or desirable In the de.
velopment Of hydroelectric generating
plant or plants within the state. and to ao-
quire, own, construct, maintain, and/or op-
crate steam andfor hydroelectric power
plants, transmission and distribution lines
and systems in connection Herewith.
g. To develop, own, maintain andIor op.
crate, separately or IN conjunction with the
United States, with any state Or states. or
political subdivisions or duly authorized stats
division Of this state, 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-
velopment of 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 Herewith.
A. 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, distris
button, sale and Tor disposal thereof;
s. To incur indebtedness through the l.
suance of general obligation bonds to an
amount not exceeding three per cent Of the
assessed valuation of all Of the property in
the state andy to- issue utility or revenue
Of providing funds with which to carry out
the provisions of this Article, notwithstand.
Ing any limitations elsewhere contained in
this Constitution: The revenue derived b.
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 a. may
hereafter be enacted TO carry out the provi-
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-
pie may, provide any legislation that may
be necessary in addition to existing laws to
Provided. That any board or commission
created or empowered to administer the laws
enacted to carry. out the purposes Of this
Article shall consist of three members elected
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designation: Provided, further, That pro-
vision may be made by statute for appoint
ment in the first instance Of a board Of three
members to hold office until time not more
than sixty days after the first general cleo
ton following the adoption of this Article.
Sec. 3. It is the primary purpose Of this
Article to make the state a 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 a reasonable period of time and to
provide for the costs of construction, opera
ton, maintenance, and other expenses Incl
dent thereto; Nothing in this Article con-
tanned shall be construed as denying to any
municipality, power district, or political SUBJ
division Of the state the right to control fully
its own utilities. Nothing in this Article
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 1t Further RESOLVED, That the SEQ.
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
COuHCy. WucTc newspaper - puONS000
throughout the state.
Passed the House February ~, 1885.
RoBr. F. WALDRoN,
Speaker Of the House.
Passed the Senate February 2e, 1885.
VICTOR A. MEYERS,
President Of the SenGte.
Filed in the Office of the Secretary Of stata
March l, 1885.
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STArk
tary of State Of the State Of Wash
and foregoing contains full, true
solution No. 7, Senate Joint Resolu-
on No. 10, passed by the Legislature
enty-fourth session, as appears from
MS on file in my Office.
f the State of Washington this 18th
ERNEST N. HUTCHINSON,
Secretary Of gtote.