Media contact: 360-664-1116 or media@utc.wa.gov
Docket number: A-230217
Public invited to attend Equity Policy Statement development workshop
LACEY, Wash. – The Utilities and Transportation Commission invites public participation in a workshop to discuss the development of a policy statement addressing the application of equity and justice in commission and regulated company processes and decisions.
WHO
Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission
WHAT
Hybrid (in-person and virtual) workshop
WHEN and WHERE
1-4 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30, 2024
- For in-person attendance:
- 621 Woodland Square Loop S.E., Lacey, Washington 98503
- Hearing Room – Please use sign-in sheet in the lobby.
- For virtual participation:
- Join by Zoom (recommended) or by phone at 253-215-8782 with Meeting ID 859 0226 3842# and Passcode 896593#.
Translation services are available at no cost to you. If possible, please inform the commission at least one business day before the meeting by calling 360-664-1149, or by emailing stacey.brewster@utc.wa.gov.
If you need reasonable accommodation to attend the meeting, please contact the UTC at least one business day before the meeting by calling 888-333-9882 or emailing consumer@utc.wa.gov.
BACKGROUND
The UTC is holding this workshop as part of its ongoing efforts to develop a comprehensive policy statement on equity and justice. This initiative reflects the commission’s commitment to ensuring that its regulatory decisions and processes are informed by the principles of procedural justice, distributional justice, recognition justice, and restorative justice.
The UTC regulates the rates and services of telecommunications companies, investor-owned electric utilities, natural gas and water companies, garbage-collection haulers, household-goods movers and passenger transportation companies, commercial ferries, pipeline companies, marine pilotage, and a low-level radioactive waste repository. The commission does not regulate the rates of broadband services, cellular, cable, or Internet service.
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