Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1936-08-06

Article XVIII. Electric Energy.
Section 1. The State of Washington b
authorized and empowered
1. To produce, control, use. transmit, dis
tribute, purchase, sell and FOR dispose of cleo.
trio energy;
2. To develop, own, maintain andIor OPP
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
rights, and riparian rights of any and all
kinds necessary and or desirable in the de-
yelopment of hydroelectric generating
plant or plants within the state, and to ac'
quire. own, construct, maintain, and/or op-
crate steam and/or hydroelectric power
plants, transmission and distribution lines
and systems in connection Herewith.
8. To develop, own, maintain and/or op.
crate, separately or in conjunction with the
United States, with any state or states. or
political subdivisions or duly authorized state
division of this state, any water power.
water power sites, storage rights, water
rights and riparian rights of any and all
kinds necessary andIor desirable IN the ae-
plant or plants. in any interstate stream
and to acquire. construct own. maintain
and/ operate hydroelectric power plants,
transmission and distribution lines and sys-
TENS in connection Herewith.
4. To contract with the United States.
with any state or states, or political SUBJ
divisions thereof, or with any political sub.
division of this state, for the purchase or
acquisition of water, water power and Tor
electric energy for use, transmission, distrf.
button, sale and or disposal thereof;
s. To incur indebtedness through the is-
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 and /or to issue utility or revenue
bonds in amounts necessary for the purpose
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 by
the state from the operation of any such
electric power system systems owned by
it may be pledged to the payment of such
debt under such provisions of law as may
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-
pie may, provide any legislation that may
be necessary in addition to existing laws to
carry out the provisions of this Article
Froridcd, That any board or commission
created or empowered to administer the laws
enacted to carry out the purposes Of this
by the people without party utilization or
designation: Provided, further, That pro-
vision may be made by statute for appoint.
n'cnt; in the first instance Of board Of three
members to hold office until time not more
-han sixty days after the first general cleo
ton following the adoption of this Article.
Sec. 8. It is the primary purpose of this
Article to make the state purchaser, pro-
ducer. and wholesale distributor only Of
electric energy, and to empower the state to
produce and/or purchase electric energy,
and to transmit the same to suitable places
for distribution at wholesale. and to sell the
same at such prices as will return to the
vestment in property devoted to such uses
over reasonable period of time and to
provide for the costs of construction. opera
s o and Other Incl
tanned shall be construed as denying to any
municipality, power district, or political SUBJ
division of the state the right to control fully
contained shall be construed as preventing
the state from furnishing electric energy
direct to any state institution, ofice, plant,
te nRRs t. % e. e the STATE
rural Identification in conformity with broad
public policy.
And Be 1t Further Resolved, That the Sec
rotary Of state shall cause the foregoing
constitutional amendment % be published
election in weekly nsvspaper In every
county where Newspaper IL published
throughout the state
Passed the Rouse February ~, 1885.
RoBT. +. WAIDRoN,
Speaker of the Houee.
Passed the Senate February 26, 1895.
vCroa A. MEYERS,
President Of the Senate
Filed in the Office Of the Secretary ef State,
March l, 1885.
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
OFFICE OF SECRETARY or STATE.
tary of State Of the State of Wash.
and foregoing contains a full, true
solution No. z, Senate Joint Resolu-
on No. 10, passed by the Legislature
enty-fourth session, as appears from
Ms on file in my Office.
I the State Of Washington this 18th