{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-54.16.400","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 54.16.400","heading":"Voluntary donations for purposes of urban forestry.","body":"(1) Public utility districts may request voluntary donations from their customers for the purposes of urban forestry. The request may be in the form of a check-off on the billing statement or other form of a request for a voluntary donation.\n(2) Voluntary donations collected by public utility districts under this section may be used by the public utility district to:\n(a) Support the development and implementation of urban forestry ordinances, as that term is defined in RCW 76.15.010, for cities, towns, or counties within their service areas;\n(b) Complete projects consistent with the urban forestry management plans and ordinances developed under RCW 76.15.090; or\n(c) Fund a tree planting program for energy conservation that accomplishes the goals established under RCW 54.16.281.\n(3) Donations received under this section do not contribute to the gross income of a light and power business or gas distribution business under chapter 82.16 RCW.","path":["Title 54","Chapter 54.16"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=54.16.400","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:44:22Z","sha256":"a81b675b48ddfb1441ecf731dc53ff64b3689d2e0fbae5339fcc1c35b0551d07","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-54.16.390","next":"us-wa/rcw-54.16.405"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}