{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-54.40.010","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 54.40.010","heading":"Five commissioner districts—Requirements.","body":"A five commissioner public utility district is a district that (1) either: (a) Has or had a license from the federal power commission to construct a hydroelectric project of an estimated cost of more than two hundred and fifty million dollars, including interest during construction; or (b) has a population of five hundred thousand or more; and (2) voters of the district approved a ballot proposition authorizing the district to become a five commissioner district as provided under RCW 54.40.040. All other public utility districts shall be known as three commissioner districts.","path":["Title 54","Chapter 54.40"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=54.40.010","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T03:32:09Z","sha256":"881698a3cc70457dee2b51b28be52ef930a95557d83ed9a1d0eac8249fed5d1f","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-54.36.080","next":"us-wa/rcw-54.40.020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}