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1 (1) By October 31, 2024, and every three years thereafter, each <br />2 investor -owned utility must review and, if appropriate, revise its <br />3 wildfire mitigation plan. When reviewing or revising a wildfire <br />4 mitigation plan, an investor -owned utility must use the recommended <br />5 format and elements pursuant to section 2 of this act. <br />6 (a) Local fire protection districts must be provided the <br />7 opportunity to provide input for each wildfire mitigation plan. Each <br />8 investor -owned utility must submit its wildfire mitigation plan to <br />9 the utilities and transportation commission for review, and the <br />10 commission will confirm whether or not the plan contains the <br />11 recommended elements. Each investor -owned utility must provide a copy <br />12 of their wildfire mitigation plan to the department of natural <br />13 resources, along with a list and description of wildland fires <br />14 involving utility equipment over the previous two years as reported <br />15 by the department of natural resources. The wildfire mitigation plan <br />16 must be submitted to the utility wildland fire prevention advisory <br />17 committee created in RCW 76.04.780 to be posted on their website as <br />18 specified in RCW 76.04.780. <br />19 (b) The utilities and transportation commission is not liable for <br />20 an investor -owned utility's implementation of its wildfire mitigation <br />21 plan. An investor -owned utility may pursue recovery of costs and <br />22 investments associated with a wildfire mitigation plan through a <br />23 proceeding to set rates at the commission. <br />24 (c) Investor -owned utilities are encouraged to submit any 2023 <br />25 wildfire mitigation plans to the utility wildland fire prevention <br />26 advisory committee created in RCW 76.04.780 prior to the revision <br />27 date required in this subsection. <br />28 (2) Nothing in this section prohibits an investor -owned utility <br />29 from reviewing or updating its wildfire mitigation plan more often <br />30 than required in subsection (1) of this section. <br />31 (3) For the purposes of this section, the term "investor -owned <br />32 utility" means a corporation owned by investors that meets the <br />33 definition of "corporation" as defined in RCW 80.04.010 and is <br />34 engaged in distributing electricity to more than one retail electric <br />35 customer in the state. <br />36 <br />NEW SECTION. Sec. <br />4. A new section is added <br />to chapter 19.29A <br />37 <br />RCW to read as follows: <br />38 <br />(1) By October 31, <br />2024, and every three years <br />thereafter, each <br />39 <br />consumer -owned utility <br />must review, if appropriate <br />revise, and adopt <br />p. 4 <br />2SHB 1032.SL <br />