§ 54.16.090 — Contracts with other agencies or utilities—Gifts, etc.—Employees and experts—Advancements.

Washington § 54.16.090

• Jurisdiction: Washington
• Title 54: PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICTS
• Ch. 54.16: POWERS

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A district may enter into any contract or agreement with the United States, or any state, municipality, or other utility district, or any department of those entities, or with any cooperative, mutual, consumer-owned utility, or with any investor-owned utility or with an association of any of such utilities, for carrying out any of the powers authorized by this title.

It may acquire by gift, devise, bequest, lease, or purchase, real and personal property necessary or convenient for its purposes, or for any local district therein.

It may make contracts, employ engineers, attorneys, and other technical or professional assistance; print and publish information or literature; advertise or promote the sale and distribution of electricity or water and do all other things necessary to carry out the provisions of this title.

It may advance funds, jointly fund or jointly advance funds for surveys, plans, investigations, or studies as set forth in RCW 54.16.010 , including costs of investigations, design and licensing of properties and rights of the type described in RCW 54.16.020 , including the cost of technical and professional assistance, and for the advertising and promotion of the sale and distribution of electricity or water.

In accordance with RCW 54.44.020 , districts that operate electric generating facilities or distribution systems shall have power and authority to participate and enter into agreements with each other and with electrical companies which are subject to the jurisdiction of the Washington utilities and transportation commission or the regulatory commission of any other state, and with rural electric cooperatives, including generation and transmission cooperatives, with any other person or entities for the development, use, and ownership of any type of electric generating plants and facilities including, but not limited to, nuclear and other thermal power generating plants and facilities, renewable energy facilities, energy storage facilities, and transmission facilities including, but not limited to, related transmission facilities, hereinafter called "common facilities," and for the planning, financing, acquisition, construction, operation and maintenance thereof. Agreements under this section include, but are not limited to, joint venture agreements and limited liability company agreements. It shall be provided in such agreements that each district shall own a percentage of any common facility at least equal to the percentage of the money furnished or the value of property supplied by it for the acquisition and construction thereof and shall own and control a like percentage of the electrical output thereof.

Construction — Severability — 1969 c 106: See notes following RCW 54.08.041 .

Legislative History

[2025 c 279 s 3;1969 c 106 s 7;1955 c 390 s 10. Prior: 1945 c 143 s 1(h), (i), (j), part; 1931 c 1 s 6(h), (i), (j), part; Rem. Supp. 1945 s 11610(h), (i), (j), part.]