WA HR4669

House Resolution recognizing Washington's joint operating agencies for their contributions to clean energy and economic growth, adopted January 16, 2026

Seattle began generating municipal public power as early as 1910; public utility districts could form after 1930 to supply electricity to farms and rural areas

Joint operating agencies, established beginning in 1957, develop renewable and carbon-free energy sources including solar, wind, hydroelectric, geothermal, and nuclear power

Washington is developing one of the first small modular reactor facilities in the United States through joint operating agencies

Resolution is non-binding and ceremonial, expressing House of Representatives' recognition rather than enacting any legal changes