A. There is hereby established a Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy and Resiliency (C-PACER) Program (the Program) for Eligible Property located in Pierce County. The Program will be available to Owners of Eligible Property working with a Capital Provider.

B. The Program is enacted using the powers granted Pierce County by the Washington State Constitution and, without limiting the foregoing, as authorized under Chapter 36.165 RCW (the C-PACER Act). Pursuant to these authorities, the Program is intended to be co-extensive with the C-PACER Act while including additional requirements for the efficient operation of the Program and to ensure that clean energy and resiliency projects under the Program provide meaningful benefits for the common good of Pierce County and its citizens.

C. No services may be offered or advertised through the Program, including marketing and participant education services, except separately itemized services offered upon impartial terms by qualified third-party providers.

D. The Program will be administered by the Sustainable Resources Division of the Pierce County Department of Planning and Public Works (Department), which is hereby granted and authorized to exercise all powers necessary and appropriate to administer the Program consistent with its purposes. The Department may arrange for the Program to be wholly or partially administered by any public or private entity or organization; provided, that the Department must retain final authority over the content of the Program Guidebook and Program forms.

E. The Department must charge an application fee of $500.00. The Department may also determine and charge an administration fee to offset costs of establishing and administering the Program of up to one percent of the total costs of the Qualified Project, or $15,000.00, whichever is less. Application and administration fees collected must be deposited into the Solid Waste Management Fund for administration of the Program.