Legal Opinion
Waste Management of Seattle, Inc. v. Utilities & Transportation Commission
Washington Supreme Court
Decided March 17, 1994No. 60011-2PublishedCited by 314 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrachtenbach, J.
At issue is the interpretation and application of two statutes. The first is RCW 81.77.160, a disposal fee pass-through provision which instructs the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (WUTC) to pass through to ratepayers disposal charges incurred at a facility which a solid waste collection company is required to use under a local comprehensive solid waste management plan or local ordinance designating disposal sites. The second is the interpretation and application of RCW 81.16.030, the affiliated interest provision which allows the WUTC to examine the costs of providing…
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