Washington State 14th District Representative Gina Mosbrucker has introduced bills that would allow electric bikes on trails through state public lands and to provide for planning of future electrical demands to prevent brownouts and blackouts.  House Bill 1524 would authorize the use of electric bikes on trails managed by the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Fish and Wildlife.  It has been referred to the House Rural Development, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee.  House Bill 1527 would seek to provide planning efforts to prevent electrical grid inadequacy and rolling blackouts, such as those experienced last year in California.  Under the bill, the state Department of Commerce and the Utilities and Transportation Commission is directed to hold a yearly meeting with utility companies, regional planning organizations, transmission operators, and other stakeholders to discuss the short- and long-term adequacy of energy resources to serve the state’s electric needs.  The bill also requires the 2021 meeting to address the risk of blackouts and inadequacy events like those experienced in California in 2020.  That bill has been referred to the House Environment and Energy Committee.