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SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1032 <br />Passed Legislature - 2023 Regular Session <br />State of Washington 68th Legislature 2023 Regular Session <br />By House Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives <br />Dent, Chapman, Ryu, Reed, Graham, Ramel, Pollet, Griffey, Reeves, <br />Tharinger, Wylie, Springer, Kloba, and Donaghy) <br />READ FIRST TIME 02/24/23. <br />1 AN ACT Relating to mitigating the risk of wildfires through <br />2 electric <br />utility planning and <br />identification of best management <br />3 practices <br />appropriate to each <br />electric utility's circumstances; <br />4 amending <br />RCW 76.04.780; adding <br />a new section to chapter 76.04 RCW; <br />5 adding a <br />new section to chapter <br />80.28 RCW; adding a new section to <br />6 chapter 19.29A <br />RCW; and creating <br />new sections. <br />7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON: <br />8 NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. (1) It is in the best interest of the <br />9 state, our citizens, and our natural resources to identify the <br />10 sources of wildland fires; identify and implement best practices to <br />11 reduce the prevalence and intensity of those wildland fires; put <br />12 those practices in place; and by putting those practices in place, <br />13 reduce the risk of wildland fires and damage and losses resulting <br />14 from those fires. <br />15 (2) The legislature finds that electric utilities are partners <br />16 with .relevant state agencies, emergency responders, and public and <br />17 private entities in identifying best practices to reduce the risk of <br />18 and prevent wildland fires. Many electric utilities have developed <br />19 and are implementing wildfire mitigation plans. The legislature <br />20 further finds that electric utilities should adopt and implement <br />21 wildfire mitigation plans, and that electric utilities should be <br />P. 1 2SHB 1032.SL <br />