Legal Opinion
City of Tacoma v. Taxpayers of City of Tacoma
Washington Supreme Court
Decided August 27, 1987No. 51817-3PublishedCited by 133 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtUtter, J.
The City of Tacoma appeals a trial court's declaratory judgment invalidating Tacoma's electrical energy conservation ordinance. The ordinance authorizes Tacoma's municipally owned utility company, Tacoma City Light, to issue electric revenue bonds and use other funds to invest in energy conservation measures installed in privately owned, electrically heated, residential and commercial structures located within the utility's service area. Although the trial court found Tacoma's conservation program authorized by RCW 35.92.050, the court invalidated the program as a gift of public funds…
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