Source: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=54.04&full=true
Timestamp: 2019-05-24 03:41:21
Document Index: 376518289

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 3', '§ 1', '§ 1', '§ 15', '§ 1', '§ 1', '§ 210']

54.04.190 Production and distribution of biodiesel, ethanol, and ethanol blend fuels—Crop purchase contracts for dedicated energy crops—Production and utilization of renewable natural gas—Sale of renewable natural gas.
For the awarding of a contract to purchase any item, or items of the same kind of materials, equipment, or supplies in an amount exceeding fifteen thousand dollars per calendar month, but less than sixty thousand dollars per calendar month, exclusive of sales tax, the commission may, in lieu of the procedure described in RCW 54.04.070 and 54.04.080 requiring public notice to invite sealed proposals for such materials, equipment, or supplies, pursuant to commission resolution use the process provided in RCW 39.04.190. Waiver of the deposit or bid bond required under RCW 54.04.080 may be authorized by the commission in securing such bid quotations.
[ 2008 c 216 § 3; 2002 c 72 § 1; 1995 c 354 § 1; 1993 c 198 § 15; 1977 ex.s. c 116 § 1.]
Production and distribution of biodiesel, ethanol, and ethanol blend fuels—Crop purchase contracts for dedicated energy crops—Production and utilization of renewable natural gas—Sale of renewable natural gas.
*** CHANGE IN 2019 *** (SEE 5588-S.SL) ***
(a) Public utility districts are authorized to produce renewable natural gas and utilize the renewable natural gas they produce for internal operations.
(b) Public utility districts may sell renewable natural gas that is delivered into a gas transmission pipeline located in the state of Washington or delivered in pressurized containers:
(i) At wholesale; or
(ii) To an end-use customer if delivered in a pressurized container, or if the end-use customer takes delivery of the renewable natural gas through a pipeline, and the end-use customer is an eligible purchaser of natural gas from sellers other than the gas company from which that end-use customer takes transportation service and:
(c) Public utility districts may sell renewable natural gas at wholesale or to an end-use customer through a pipeline directly from renewable natural gas production facilities to facilities that compress, liquefy, or dispense compressed natural gas or liquefied natural gas fuel for end use as a transportation fuel.
(3) Except as provided in subsection (2)(b)(ii) of this section, nothing in this section authorizes a public utility district to sell renewable natural gas delivered by pipeline to an end-use customer of a gas company.
(b) For the purposes of subsection (2)(b) of this section, public utility districts are authorized to own and operate interconnection pipelines that connect renewable natural gas production facilities to gas transmission pipelines.
(c) For the purposes of subsection (2)(c) of this section, public utility districts may own and/or operate pipelines to supply, and/or compressed natural gas or liquefied natural gas facilities to provide, renewable natural gas for end use as a transportation fuel if all such pipelines and facilities are located in the county in which the public utility district is authorized to provide utility service.
(b) "Gas company" has the same meaning as in RCW 80.04.010.
[ 2015 c 31 § 1; 2007 c 348 § 210.]