{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-39.35a.010","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 39.35A.010","heading":"Findings.","body":"The legislature finds that:\n(1) Conserving energy and water in publicly owned buildings will have a beneficial effect on our overall supply of energy and water;\n(2) Conserving energy and water in publicly owned buildings can result in cost savings for taxpayers; and\n(3) Performance-based energy contracts are a means by which municipalities can achieve energy and water conservation without capital outlay.\nTherefore, the legislature declares that it is the policy that a municipality may, after a competitive selection process, negotiate a performance-based energy contract with a firm that offers the best proposal.","path":["Title 39","Chapter 39.35A"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=39.35A.010","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T02:38:42Z","sha256":"137aa783772ef9f4078b241eadcce632dd5c05fd65c252293743c2ba083efcd4","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-39.35.060","next":"us-wa/rcw-39.35a.020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}