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WA Rev Code § 19.29A.140 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.29A - Consumers of Electricity.|19.29A.140 - Sources and uses of electricity—Report to department.

RCW 19.29A.140 Sources and uses of electricity—Report to department.(1) Each retail supplier must report to the department each year, based on actual and verified activity in the prior year, the following information on its sources and uses of electricity in Washington:(a) Electricity delivered to retail electric customers;(b) Purchases or receipts of electricity from declared resources used to serve retail electric customers, by generating facility and fuel type; and(c) Purchases or receipts of electricity from unspecified sources used to serve retail electric customers.(2)The following requirements and limitations apply to the reporting of declared resources:(a) A retail supplier must report an electricity purchase or receipt as a declared resource if the retail supplier was the direct or indirect owner of the generating facility or acquired the electricity in a transaction, supported by an auditable contract trail, in which the buyer and seller specified the source or set of sources of the electricity.(b) A retail supplier may assign declared resources and unspecified resources to its retail service for purposes of this section using reasonable methods consistent with its business practices. A retail supplier must identify any change in method from the prior year in its report to the department.(c) A retail supplier may not report a declared resource as a renewable resource if there exists a renewable energy certificate or other instrument representing the nonpower attributes of the electricity and the retail supplier does not own the renewable energy certificate or instrument.(d) For an electricity product that is an optional product complying with RCW 19.29A.090, a retail supplier may report as a declared resource any combination of renewable energy certificates and electricity that meets the requirements of RCW 19.29A.090.(3) Each retail supplier must report as an unspecified source any electricity source that was acquired in a transaction where the fuel attribute was not specified by the seller or provider or was not included in the transaction.(4) A retail supplier that offers more than one electricity product must report the required source information separately for each product. Individual retail customer rate schedules do not constitute separate electricity products unless electricity sources are different.(5) Each retail supplier must report the information required by this section as annual totals in megawatt-hours.(6) The department must determine fuel mix percentages for each retail supplier based on the information provided in source and disposition reports. Each retail supplier's fuel mix percentages must reflect, to the extent possible, the declared resources reported by that retail supplier.[ 2019 c 222 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 19.29A.150 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.29A - Consumers of Electricity.|19.29A.150 - Renewable energy certificates.

RCW 19.29A.150 Renewable energy certificates.(1) Any renewable energy certificate included in the source and disposition report must be created and retired within the certificate tracking system approved by the department and must represent renewable generation of a generating facility located in the region of the tracking system.(2) A renewable energy certificate retired for any of the following purposes may not be included in the source and disposition report:(a) Voluntary renewable energy programs, except where the electricity product is an optional product complying with RCW 19.29A.090;(b) Compliance obligations not related to the provision of electricity service to retail customers in Washington; and(c) Any other purpose established by rule by the department.(3) A retail supplier must retire any renewable energy certificates included in its source and disposition report within one year after submitting its report.[ 2019 c 222 § 6.]
WA Rev Code § 19.29A.160 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.29A - Consumers of Electricity.|19.29A.160 - Department—Fuel characteristics estimate.

RCW 19.29A.160 Department—Fuel characteristics estimate.The department must develop and publish an estimate of the fuel characteristics of the generation sources reasonably available to serve Washington customers and not included as a declared resource of any retail supplier. The department may include or exclude any electricity source as it deems reasonable to accurately represent the characteristics of residual electricity supplies used by retail suppliers in Washington. The department must make available documentation of the inputs and calculations used in making the estimate.[ 2019 c 222 § 7.]
WA Rev Code § 19.29A.900 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.29A - Consumers of Electricity.|19.29A.900 - Construction—1998 c 300.

RCW 19.29A.900 Construction—1998 c 300.Nothing in chapter 300, Laws of 1998 shall be construed as conferring on any state agency jurisdiction, supervision, or control over any consumer-owned utility.[ 1998 c 300 § 7.]
WA Rev Code § 19.30.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.30 - Farm Labor Contractors.|19.30.010 - Definitions—Exceptions from chapter.

RCW 19.30.010 Definitions—Exceptions from chapter.The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Agricultural employee" means any person who renders, or has rendered, personal services to, or under the direction of, an agricultural employer in connection with the employer's agricultural activity.(2) "Agricultural employer" means any person engaged in agricultural activity, including the growing, producing, or harvesting of farm or nursery products, or engaged in the forestation or reforestation of lands, which includes but is not limited to the planting, transplanting, tubing, precommercial thinning, and thinning of trees and seedlings, the clearing, piling, and disposal of brush and slash, the harvest of Christmas trees, and other related activities.(3) "Director" as used in this chapter means the director of the department of labor and industries of the state of Washington.(4) "Farm labor contracting activity" means recruiting, soliciting, employing, supplying, transporting, or hiring agricultural employees.(5) "Farm labor contractor" means any person, or his or her agent or subcontractor, who, for a fee, performs any farm labor contracting activity. "Farm labor contractor" does not include a person performing farm labor contracting activity solely for a small forestland owner as defined in RCW 76.09.450 who receives services of no more than two agricultural employees at any given time.(6) "Fee" means:(a) Any money or other valuable consideration paid or promised to be paid for services rendered or to be rendered by a farm labor contractor.(b) Any valuable consideration received or to be received by a farm labor contractor for or in connection with any of the services described in subsection (4) of this section, and shall include the difference between any amount received or to be received by him, and the amount paid out by him for or in connection with the rendering of such services.(7) "Person" includes any individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, or unit or agency of state or local government.(8) This chapter shall not apply to employees of the employment security department acting in their official capacity or their agents, nor to any common carrier or full time regular employees thereof while transporting agricultural employees, nor to any person who performs any of the services enumerated in subsection (4) of this section only within the scope of his or her regular employment for one agricultural employer on whose behalf he or she is so acting, unless he or she is receiving a commission or fee, which commission or fee is determined by the number of workers recruited.[ 2020 c 205 § 1. Prior: 2017 c 253 § 1; 1985 c 280 § 1; 1955 c 392 § 1.]NOTES:
WA Rev Code § 19.30.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.30 - Farm Labor Contractors.|19.30.020 - License required—Duplicates.

RCW 19.30.020 License required—Duplicates.No person shall act as a farm labor contractor until a license to do so has been issued to him or her by the director, and unless such license is in full force and effect and is in the contractor's possession. The director shall, by regulation, provide a means of issuing duplicate licenses in case of loss of the original license or any other appropriate instances. The director shall issue, on a monthly basis, a list of currently licensed farm labor contractors.[ 1985 c 280 § 2; 1955 c 392 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 19.30.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.30 - Farm Labor Contractors.|19.30.040 - Surety bond—Security.

RCW 19.30.040 Surety bond—Security.(1) The director shall require the deposit of a surety bond by any person acting as a farm labor contractor under this chapter to insure compliance with the provisions of this chapter. Such bond shall be in an amount specified by the director in accordance with such criteria as the director adopts by rule but shall not be less than five thousand dollars. The bond shall be payable to the state of Washington and be conditioned on payment of sums legally owing under contract to an agricultural employee. The aggregate liability of the surety upon such bond for all claims which may arise thereunder shall not exceed the face amount of the bond.(2) The amount of the bond may be raised or additional security required by the director, upon his or her own motion or upon petition to the director by any person, when it is shown that the security or bond is insufficient to satisfy the contractor's potential liability for the licensed period.(3) No surety insurer may provide any bond, undertaking, recognizance, or other obligation for the purpose of securing or guaranteeing any act, duty, or obligation, or the refraining from any act with respect to a contract using the services of a farm labor contractor unless the farm labor contractor has made application for or has a valid license issued under RCW 19.30.030 at the time of issuance of the bond, undertaking, recognizance, or other obligation.(4) Surety bonds may not be canceled or terminated during the period in which the bond is executed unless thirty days' notice is provided by the surety to the department. The bond is written for a one-year term and may be renewed or extended by continuation certification at the option of the surety.(5) In lieu of the surety bond required by this section, the contractor may file with the director a deposit consisting of cash or other security acceptable to the director. The deposit shall not be less than five thousand dollars in value. The security deposited with the director in lieu of the surety bond shall be returned to the contractor at the expiration of three years after the farm labor contractor's license has expired or been revoked if no legal action has been instituted against the contractor or on the security deposit at the expiration of the three years.(6) If a contractor has deposited a bond with the director and has failed to comply with the conditions of the bond as provided by this section, and has departed from this state, service may be made upon the surety as prescribed in RCW 4.28.090.[ 1987 c 216 § 1; 1986 c 197 § 15; 1985 c 280 § 4; 1955 c 392 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 19.30.045 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.30 - Farm Labor Contractors.|19.30.045 - Claim for wages—Action upon surety bond or security.

RCW 19.30.045 Claim for wages—Action upon surety bond or security.(1) Any person, having a claim for wages pursuant to this chapter may bring suit upon the surety bond or security deposit filed by the contractor pursuant to RCW 19.30.040, in any court of competent jurisdiction of the county in which the claim arose, or in which either the claimant or contractor resides.(2) The right of action is assignable in the name of the director or any other person.[ 1987 c 216 § 2; 1986 c 197 § 19.]
WA Rev Code § 19.30.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.30 - Farm Labor Contractors.|19.30.050 - License—Grounds for denying.

RCW 19.30.050 License—Grounds for denying.A license to operate as a farm labor contractor shall be denied:(1) To any person who sells or proposes to sell intoxicating liquors in a building or on premises where he or she operates or proposes to operate as a farm labor contractor, or(2) To a person whose license has been revoked within three years from the date of application.[ 1985 c 280 § 5; 1955 c 392 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 19.30.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.30 - Farm Labor Contractors.|19.30.060 - License—Revocation, suspension, refusal to issue or renew.

RCW 19.30.060 License—Revocation, suspension, refusal to issue or renew.Any person may protest the grant or renewal of a license under this section. The director may revoke, suspend, or refuse to issue or renew any license when it is shown that:(1) The farm labor contractor or any agent of the contractor has violated or failed to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter;(2) The farm labor contractor has made any misrepresentations or false statements in his or her application for a license;(3) The conditions under which the license was issued have changed or no longer exist;(4) The farm labor contractor, or any agent of the contractor, has violated or wilfully aided or abetted any person in the violation of, or failed to comply with, any law of the state of Washington regulating employment in agriculture, the payment of wages to farm employees, or the conditions, terms, or places of employment affecting the health and safety of farm employees, which is applicable to the business activities, or operations of the contractor in his or her capacity as a farm labor contractor;(5) The farm labor contractor or any agent of the contractor has in recruiting farm labor solicited or induced the violation of any then existing contract of employment of such laborers; or(6) The farm labor contractor or any agent of the contractor has an unsatisfied judgment against him or her in any state or federal court, arising out of his or her farm labor contracting activities.The director shall immediately suspend the license or certificate of a person who has been certified pursuant to RCW 74.20A.320 by the department of social and health services as a person who is not in compliance with a support order or a *residential or visitation order. If the person has continued to meet all other requirements for reinstatement during the suspension, reissuance of the license or certificate shall be automatic upon the director's receipt of a release issued by the department of social and health services stating that the licensee is in compliance with the order.[ 1997 c 58 § 846; 1985 c 280 § 6; 1955 c 392 § 6.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: 1997 c 58 § 886 requiring a court to order certification of noncompliance with residential provisions of a court-ordered parenting plan was vetoed. Provisions ordering the department of social and health services to certify a responsible parent based on a court order to certify for noncompliance with residential provisions of a parenting plan were vetoed. See RCW 74.20A.320.Short title—Part headings, captions, table of contents not law—Exemptions and waivers from federal law—Conflict with federal requirements—Severability—1997 c 58: See RCW 74.08A.900 through 74.08A.904.Effective dates—Intent—1997 c 58: See notes following RCW 74.20A.320.
WA Rev Code § 19.30.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.30 - Farm Labor Contractors.|19.30.070 - License—Contents.

RCW 19.30.070 License—Contents.Each license shall contain, on the face thereof:(1) The name and address of the licensee and the fact that he or she is licensed to act as a farm labor contractor for the period upon the face of the license only;(2) The number, date of issuance, and date of expiration of the license;(3) The amount of the surety bond deposited by the licensee;(4) The fact that the license may not be transferred or assigned; and(5) A statement that the licensee is or is not licensed to transport workers.[ 1985 c 280 § 7; 1955 c 392 § 7.]
WA Rev Code § 19.30.081 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.30 - Farm Labor Contractors.|19.30.081 - License—Duration—Renewal.

RCW 19.30.081 License—Duration—Renewal.Farm labor contractors may hold either a one-year license or a two-year license, at the director's discretion.The one-year license shall run to and include the 31st day of December next following the date thereof unless sooner revoked by the director. A license may be renewed each year upon the payment of the annual license fee, but the director shall require that evidence of a renewed bond be submitted and that the contractor have a bond in full force and effect.The two-year license shall run to and include the 31st day of December of the year following the year of issuance unless sooner revoked by the director. This license may be renewed every two years under the same terms as the one-year license, except that a farm labor contractor possessing a two-year license shall have evidence of a bond in full force and effect, and file an application on which he or she shall disclose all information required by *RCW 19.30.030 (1)(b), (4), and (7).[ 1987 c 216 § 3; 1986 c 197 § 16; 1985 c 280 § 8.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: RCW 19.30.030 was amended by 2011 1st sp.s. c 50 § 927, changing the subsection numbering.
WA Rev Code § 19.30.090 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.30 - Farm Labor Contractors.|19.30.090 - License—Application for renewal.

RCW 19.30.090 License—Application for renewal.All applications for renewal shall state the names and addresses of all persons financially interested either as partners, associates or profit sharers in the operation as a farm labor contractor.[ 1955 c 392 § 9.]
WA Rev Code § 19.30.120 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.30 - Farm Labor Contractors.|19.30.120 - Farm labor contractor—Prohibited acts.

RCW 19.30.120 Farm labor contractor—Prohibited acts.No person acting as a farm labor contractor shall:(1) Make any misrepresentation or false statement in an application for a license.(2) Make or cause to be made, to any person, any false, fraudulent, or misleading representation, or publish or circulate or cause to be published or circulated any false, fraudulent, or misleading information concerning the terms or conditions or existence of employment at any place or places, or by any person or persons, or of any individual or individuals.(3) Send or transport any worker to any place where the farm labor contractor knows a strike or lockout exists.(4) Do any act in the capacity of a farm labor contractor, or cause any act to be done, which constitutes a crime involving moral turpitude under any law of the state of Washington.[ 1985 c 280 § 10; 1955 c 392 § 12.]
WA Rev Code § 19.30.130 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.30 - Farm Labor Contractors.|19.30.130 - Rules—Adjustment of controversies.

RCW 19.30.130 Rules—Adjustment of controversies.(1) The director shall adopt rules not inconsistent with this chapter for the purpose of enforcing and administering this chapter.(2) The director shall investigate and attempt to adjust equitably controversies between farm labor contractors and their workers with respect to claims arising under this chapter.[ 1985 c 280 § 11; 1955 c 392 § 14.]
WA Rev Code § 19.30.150 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.30 - Farm Labor Contractors.|19.30.150 - Penalties.

RCW 19.30.150 Penalties.Any person who violates any provisions of this chapter, or who causes or induces another to violate any provisions of this chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars, or imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months, or both.[ 1955 c 392 § 13.]
WA Rev Code § 19.30.160 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.30 - Farm Labor Contractors.|19.30.160 - Civil penalty—Hearing—Court action.

RCW 19.30.160 Civil penalty—Hearing—Court action.(1) In addition to any criminal penalty imposed under RCW 19.30.150, the director may assess against any person who violates this chapter, or any rule adopted under this chapter, a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars for each violation.(2) The person shall be afforded the opportunity for a hearing, upon request to the director made within thirty days after the date of issuance of the notice of assessment. The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW.(3) If any person fails to pay an assessment after it has become a final and unappealable order, or after the court has entered final judgment in favor of the agency, the director shall refer the matter to the state attorney general, who shall recover the amount assessed by action in the appropriate superior court. In such action, the validity and appropriateness of the final order imposing the penalty shall not be subject to review.(4) Without regard to other remedies provided in this chapter, the department may bring suit upon the surety bond filed by the farm labor contractor on behalf of a worker whose rights under this chapter have been violated by the contractor. The action may be commenced in any court of competent jurisdiction. In any such action, there shall be compliance with the notice and service requirements set forth in RCW 19.30.170.[ 1987 c 216 § 4; 1986 c 197 § 17; 1985 c 280 § 15.]
WA Rev Code § 19.30.180 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.30 - Farm Labor Contractors.|19.30.180 - Injunctions—Costs—Attorney fee.

RCW 19.30.180 Injunctions—Costs—Attorney fee.The director or any other person may bring suit in any court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin any person from using the services of an unlicensed farm labor contractor or to enjoin any person acting as a farm labor contractor in violation of this chapter, or any rule adopted under this chapter, from committing future violations. The court may award to the prevailing party costs and disbursements and a reasonable attorney fee.[ 1985 c 280 § 12.]
WA Rev Code § 19.30.190 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.30 - Farm Labor Contractors.|19.30.190 - Retaliation against employee prohibited.

RCW 19.30.190 Retaliation against employee prohibited.No farm labor contractor or agricultural employer may discharge or in any other manner discriminate against any employee because:(1) The employee has made a claim against the farm labor contractor or agricultural employer for compensation for the employee's personal services.(2) The employee has caused to be instituted any proceedings under or related to RCW 19.30.180.(3) The employee has testified or is about to testify in any such proceedings.(4) The employee has discussed or consulted with anyone concerning the employee's rights under this chapter.[ 1985 c 280 § 13.]