Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1936-08-20

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Section 1. The State Of Washington b
authorized and empowered
/, To produce, control, use, transmit, die.
tribute, purchase, sell and /or dispose of cleo.
trio energy;
2. To develop. own, maintain andIor 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
rights, and riparian rights of any and all
velopment of hydroelectric generating
plant or plants within the state, and to &C.
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 op-
crate, separately or in conjunction with tho
United States, with any state or states. or
political subdivisions or duly authorized state
agencies thereof. or with any political sub.
water power sites. storage rights. water
rights and riparian rights OF any and all
kinds necessary and or desirable in the de-
velopment of a hydroelectric generating
plant or plants. in any interstate stream
and to acquire. construct. own. maintain
end/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.
division of this state. for the purchase or
acquisition of water. water power andIor
electric energy for use. transmission, distri.
button, sale and/or disposal thereof;
g. To incur indebtedness through the is
suance of general obligation bonds to an
amount not exceeding three Per cent OF the
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 or systems owned by
debt under such provisions Of law as may
hereafter be enacted 10 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-
pie may, provide any legislation that may
be necessary in addition to existing laws to
carry out the provisions of this Article:
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
by the people without party affilatior or
designation: Provtded, further, That pro-
vision may be made by statute for APPOINT
n1ent in the first instance of 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. g.. 1t is the primary purpose of this
Article to make the state purchaser, pro-
Queer. and wholesale distributor only of
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
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
dent thereto. Nothing in this Article con-
tanned shall be construed as denying to any
municipality, power district. or political sub
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, 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 Sec
rotary of state shall cause the foregoing
constitutional amendment 70 b published
for at least three months next preceding the
election in weekly nswspsper in every
throughout the state.
Passed the House February n, 1885.
RosT. r. WALDRoN,
Speaker Of the Houss.
Passed the Senate February 26, 1896.
vEToa A. MEYERS.
President Of the Senate,
Filed in the Office of the Secretary Ct State.
March l, 1885.
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
OFFICE OF SECRETARY q STATE.
tary of State Of the State of Wash
and foregoing contains a full, true
No. z, Senate Joint Resolu-
on No. 10, passed by the Legislature
enty-fourth session, as appears sfrom
MS on file in my Office.
4 the State of Washington this 18th
ERNEST N. HUTCHINSON,
1sorEt0st of State.
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