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Limitation on adopting or imposing a greenhouse gas emission performance standard on certain facilities.
No state agency or political subdivision of the state may adopt or impose a greenhouse gas emission performance standard, or other operating or financial requirement or limitation relating to greenhouse gas emissions, on a coal-fired electric generation facility located in Washington in operation on or before July 22, 2011, or upon an electric utility's long-term purchase of coal transition power, that is inconsistent with or in addition to the provisions of RCW
80.80.040 or the memorandum of agreement entered into under RCW
80.80.100.
NOTES:
Findings—Purpose—2011 c 180: See note following RCW
80.80.010.