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ORDINANCE NO. /640-41? 1 2 AN ORDINANCE adopting the Model Conservation Standards for electrically heated and/or conditioned buildings and 3 amending Ordinance No. 1614-89. 4 5 WHEREAS, the Northwest Power Planning & Conservation Act of 1980 6 mandated that conservation be given priority in planning for acquisition of 7 electrical energy resources; and 8 WHEREAS, the Northwest Power Planning Council has responded to this 9 mandate in development and adoption of the Northwest Conservation and 10 Electric Power Plan by including a requirement that the Model Conservation 11 Standards contained in the Plan be adopted and enforced; and 12 WHEREAS, the City Council finds that electric ratepayers and consumers 13 in the City are protected from the threat of possible electric rate 14 surcharges imposed by the Bonneville Power Administration by adopting and 15 enforcing the Model Conservation Standards; and 16 WHEREAS, the City Council finds that providing Model Conservation 17 Standards for use in the design and construction of applicable new buildings 18 and conversions promotes the efficient use of electrical energy in the City; 19 and 20 WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed information concerning the 21 identification and description of consumer costs attributable to the 22 provision of conservation components in new residential construction 23 designed to comply with the Model Conservation Standards; and 24 WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the Bonneville Power 25 Administration is prepared to provide funds to the City beginning on the 26 effective date of this ordinance and terminating no sooner than January 1 , 27 1992, to reimburse the additional costs to the consumer for the conservation 28 components attributable to compliance with the Model Conservation Standards 29 and that such funds will be available for distribution as the City sees fit 30 to cover consumer costs; and 31 32