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• for each sector of EITE, prevent leakage while keeping Washington on track with climate goals.
• for each sector of EITE prevent leakage while keeping Washington-ontrachymie climate goals.
• What we never expected is that we would need to hold the Legislature accountable to ensure climate policy
• Regulatory policy like the Climate Commitment Act is additive to that, okay?
• And as such, if this old plant continues to operate, it is now subject to our climate and other policies

Bills: SB6172, SB6246, SB5932

Keywords: Washington climate policy, greenhouse gas, GHG emissions, cap-and-invest, carbon market, emissions trading, allowances, covered entity, coal-fired power plant, coal plant, electric utility, electric generating facility, fossil fuels, natural gas, imported electricity, emissions leakage, air pollution, renewable energy transition, industrial emissions, railroad emissions

Summary: The Senate Environment, Energy & Technology Committee heard public testimony on three bills. SB 6246 would direct Ecology to recommend a long-term allowance allocation approach for emissions-intensive trade-exposed facilities under the Climate Commitment Act, require facility-specific emissions and decarbonization reporting, and condition future no-cost allowances on those submissions. Supporters said the bill preserves the CCA’s anti-leakage intent while improving accountability and planning for industrial decarbonization; opponents argued it adds burdens, may threaten competitiveness, and could worsen leakage or job losses. Ecology said it generally supports the bill’s approach but recommended streamlining duplicative reporting and noted the work would require significant agency resources. No vote was taken. SB 5932 would provide certainty for low-to-zero-carbon alternative jet fuel production by changing how electricity carbon intensity is calculated for SAF facilities under the Clean Fuels Program and by setting an earlier trigger date for SAF tax preferences, July 1, 2031, if the production threshold is not met first. The bill’s sponsor and industry witnesses from 12 and the City of Moses Lake said it would support investment in Washington’s first SAF facility and future expansion. Ecology and climate advocates opposed the Clean Fuels Program changes, saying they would weaken incentives for new renewable electricity and could increase pollution or create special treatment for one fuel, though Ecology said it had no position on the 2031 tax date. The committee heard extensive testimony but took no vote. SB 6172 would end remaining statutory preferences for a coal-fired generating plant after its scheduled closure date, including the cap-and-invest exemption, limits on additional state emission standards, and a sales tax exemption for coal used at the plant. The sponsor said the bill simply removes now-unneeded transition provisions and affirms Washington’s move away from coal. Environmental groups strongly supported the bill, while utility and business witnesses were generally neutral but raised concerns about possible allowance-market impacts and potential costs to ratepayers if the plant were ever called on in an emergency. The hearing closed without a vote.

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• The bill concerns developing an Appliance Affordability Index in Washington.
• It also required each owner of a data center in Washington to publish a sustainability report.
• The proposed substitute also requires archaeologists to be licensed in Washington.
• The proposed substitute also requires archaeologists to be licensed in Washington.
• Proposed substitute labeled E, offered by in Washington.

Bills: SB6124, SB6171, SB6284, SB5609, SB6172, SB6246, SB5932, SB6269, SB6223, SB5975

Keywords: appliance affordability, cost index, energy efficiency, consumer protection, Washington state, energy facilities, large energy consumers, regulation, environment, sustainability, artificial intelligence, data privacy, technological impacts, cultural resources, land use, environmental policy, exemptions, state laws, Washington climate policy, greenhouse gas

Summary: The Senate Environment, Energy, and Technology Committee took executive action on 11 bills, with staff briefing each measure and members considering multiple proposed substitutes and amendments. The committee advanced bills on an Appliance Affordability Index study (SB 624), emerging large energy use facilities/data centers (SB 6171), AI systems (SB 6284), cultural resource protection under SEPA (SB 5609), coal plant treatment under cap-and-invest and tax law (SB 6172), emissions-intensive trade-exposed facilities (SB 6246), low-to-zero-carbon alternative jet fuel production (SB 5932), motor fuel definitions (SB 6269), community-scaled weatherization projects (SB 6223), lead in cookware (SB 5975), and electric transmission system modernization (SB 5466). Several bills were described as technical or policy updates tied to climate, energy reliability, consumer protection, and land-use review. Members debated a number of substantive changes. On SB 6171, the committee rejected an amendment to remove the proposed fee on data centers and instead advanced a substitute that retained tariff, reporting, and utility-related provisions; testimony emphasized both competitiveness for data centers and ratepayer protection. On SB 6284, the committee advanced a substitute that refined definitions, added human-consideration language, extended risk-management duties to developers with exemptions for smaller entities and certain sectors, and clarified enforcement. On SB 5609, an amendment to delay or restructure cultural-resource requirements was not adopted, and the committee moved forward a substitute requiring local ordinances and a governor-led task force; supporters stressed protecting irreplaceable cultural resources, while opponents raised housing and implementation concerns. The committee also adopted an amendment to SB 6172 related to emergency DOE orders for a coal facility, then advanced the bill; it moved SB 6246 forward without amendment; and it adopted a substitute for SB 5932 intended to preserve tax incentive certainty for alternative jet fuel producers over a 10-year period. For SB 5975, the committee rejected one substitute and adopted another that tightened lead restrictions in cookware and shifted future regulation to the Safer Products Program. On SB 5466, the committee rejected several amendments on wildfire risk, corridor planning, landowner consultation, eminent domain, and liability, then advanced the proposed second substitute to Ways and Means. Most bills were reported out of committee with due pass recommendations, several to Ways and Means and others to Rules, and the meeting adjourned after all executive actions were completed.

Bills: SB18

Keywords: greenhouse gas emissions, environmental regulation, air quality, climate policy, sustainability, 996, all

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• And it is one of the ways in which I want to express my frustration with where we are going on climate
• going to undo this whole litany of regulatory things, including everything having to do with the climate
• It doesn't just understand climate science, it teaches climate science.
• change religion and not climate science puts me into a... really challenging position.
• I provided just general advice and thoughts with respect to policy. is that within the Clean Air Act

Keywords: Environmental Protection Agency, David Fatui, nominations, climate science, environmental policy, public testimony

Summary: During this committee meeting, members engaged in substantial discussions regarding the nominations for key positions at the Environmental Protection Agency. The nominations for David Fatui as Deputy Administrator and another nominee received favorable reviews, with several members expressing support for their qualifications and the importance of their roles in addressing environmental issues. Notable conversations highlighted concerns about the current administration's stance on climate science and regulatory practices, particularly focusing on a controversial statement made by one of the nominees that undermined established climate science. Senator Whitehouse expressed deep frustration over the implications of this viewpoint on future environmental policy and regulation.

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• quarried in Wilkeson was used in buildings throughout Tacoma, Seattle, and Olympia, including the Washington
• I begin with that history intentionally, because this is not abstract policy.
• It reflects policy design and the absence of a pathway for gateway communities when state infrastructure
• That's the National Environmental Policy Act, where we do the analysis of the project.
• The guy being from Washington is what I mean by that. Well, we've had other failures, incidents.

Bills: SB5987, SB6170

Keywords: SB 5987, SB5987, Fairfax Bridge, State Route 165, SR 165, Carbon River, WSDOT, Washington State Department of Transportation, emergency bridge replacement, infrastructure failure, transportation emergency, climate commitment account, climate investment account, clean energy, climate funding, greenhouse gas reduction, environmental justice, renewable energy, building electrification, industrial decarbonization

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee began with a work session on the Fairfax Carbon River SR-165 Bridge closure and replacement. Wilkeson Mayor Jamie Pololi described the bridge as a long-standing state investment that was closed after years of documented deterioration, saying the closure severed access to Mount Rainier-area recreation, hurt local businesses and municipal revenue, and created emergency access problems for Fairfax and nearby communities. Pierce County’s Melissa Littleton and WSDOT’s Steve Rourke said the bridge is 105 years old, was weight-limited before closing, and is now being studied for replacement; WSDOT outlined seven alternatives, said greenfield options were ruled out, and explained that the project is in early geotechnical and pre-NEPA planning, with construction still estimated to take years. Senators asked about detour length, emergency response, historic-preservation issues, and whether the project could be accelerated; WSDOT said the bridge’s status and the need for a new alignment limit the usefulness of emergency authority, and that additional funding will be needed beyond the $7 million already spent from preservation funds. The committee then held a public hearing on SB 5987, which would declare the Fairfax Bridge closure an emergency, direct WSDOT to restore access across SR-165 as soon as possible, grant the transportation secretary limited emergency authorities, exempt the work from Executive Order 25-07 project labor agreement requirements, and make the act effective immediately. Supporters, including the mayor, local residents, recreation advocates, and trail groups, said the bill would recognize the closure as a public safety and access emergency and help restore access to public lands, businesses, and emergency routes. WSDOT testified in opposition to the bill’s practical effect, warning it could create false expectations because most delays are driven by federal NEPA and historic-preservation processes that the secretary cannot waive. The committee reported 606 people signed in support, one opposed, and two other. The committee also heard SB 6170, which would raise the dollar limits for work performed by state highway crews and for certain procurement thresholds that allow small, veteran-, minority-, and women-owned businesses to compete. The bill would increase the state-force limit from $60,000 to $100,000 in normal circumstances and from $100,000 to $160,000 in emergencies, with similar increases for related contracting thresholds; staff said the current limits have not been updated since 2005 and the bill has no fiscal impact. Senator King, the prime sponsor, said the change would better match inflation and help state workers do more routine and emergency work in-house. WFSE and WSDOT supported the bill, saying it would help maintenance crews keep up with rising costs while preserving opportunities for outside contractors; Senator Valdez asked whether it would affect minority- and women-owned contracting programs, and WSDOT said it did not expect an adverse impact but would monitor it. Public testimony was overwhelmingly supportive, with 55 signed in favor and none opposed.

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• The practice is already being implemented in the policy.
• this policy existing hydro as not a credible or something that you can credit in the policy, that there's
• We are the only small refinery in the state of Washington and are located in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington
• working families in Washington, and so...
• Fundamentally, the biggest driver of inflation in Washington...

Bills: HB2436, HB2322, HB2343, HB1420, HB2426, HB2271, HB2215, HB2421, HB2301, HB2296

Keywords: oil tanker, tank vessel, restricted waters, Puget Sound, San Juan Islands, Rosario Strait, Admiralty Inlet, Discovery Island, New Dungeness, tug escort, pilotage, marine safety, spill prevention, oil transport, petroleum shipment, coast guard authorization, Board of Pilotage Commissioners, articulated tug barge, bunker vessel, refueling vessel

Summary: The Environment and Energy Committee heard testimony on several bills, including HB 2436, which would update tug escort horsepower requirements for certain oil tankers in Puget Sound waters. The sponsor and the Washington State Board of Pilotage Commissioners described it as a technical cleanup to align statute with existing rulemaking and industry practice, with the goal of better protecting the Salish Sea and southern resident killer whales. The hearing on HB 2436 was then closed. The committee also heard extensive testimony on HB 2322, which would change Clean Fuels Program rules and the timing of tax incentives for alternative jet fuel. Supporters, including the sponsor, 12, the City of Moses Lake, and U.S. Oil & Refining, said the bill would provide needed certainty for large-scale sustainable aviation fuel investment and clarify how electricity carbon intensity is calculated, including treatment of hydro power. Ecology opposed the bill, saying it would weaken the clean fuels program’s ability to drive new renewable generation and that it was willing to work on concerns through rulemaking. The hearing on HB 2322 was then closed. In executive session, the committee advanced HB 2343 on water discharge permits for publicly owned animal facilities, HB 2426 allowing Pollution Control Hearings Board appeals to be heard by a single member or alternate panel by agreement, HB 2271 on post-consumer recycled content requirements for plastics, HB 2215 on Climate Commitment Act fuel-supplier thresholds, and HB 2421 on 6PPD restrictions in tires. HB 2421 saw an unsuccessful amendment to exempt rural eastern Washington counties before passing. The committee deferred action on HB 2301 and HB 2296 until a later meeting. Most measures were reported out on party-line or near-party-line votes, with HB 2343 passing unanimously and the others passing by recorded vote.

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• I'm here today representing the Mechanical Contractors Association of Western Washington.
• My name is Aaron Frazier, and I'm with the Washington State Building Construction Trades Council here
• We represent non-union contractors over in the eastern Washington and Idaho area.
• Washington and Northern Idaho District Council of Laborers.
• , and opportunity across all of Washington.

Bills: HB2295

Keywords: Washington capital budget, supplemental capital budget, capital appropriations, state building construction account, taxable building construction account, climate commitment account, natural climate solutions, housing trust fund, affordable housing, supportive housing, homelessness, manufactured home communities, mobile home parks, school construction, school modernization, school seismic safety, healthy schools, school electrification, SCAP, behavioral health facilities

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• I'm here on behalf of the Stewards of Washington State Lands.
• My name is Jim Tuck, and I live in Spokane, Washington.
• I am Steven Ellis with the Association of Washington Cities.
• I note that you put $53 million from Climate Commitment Act money into that.
• Leah Missick with Climate Solutions here as other.

Bills: HB2295

Keywords: Washington capital budget, supplemental capital budget, capital appropriations, state building construction account, taxable building construction account, climate commitment account, natural climate solutions, housing trust fund, affordable housing, supportive housing, homelessness, manufactured home communities, mobile home parks, school construction, school modernization, school seismic safety, healthy schools, school electrification, SCAP, behavioral health facilities

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• Is to create a carbon dioxide sequestration policy council under the Railroad Commission.
• I understand that the bill seeks to engage the Bureau for participation in the Policy Council on the
• Range, I see you marked down as a policy manager for the Commission's shift action and for SELF.
• by a variety of stakeholders to inform good policy for the Class II program.
• David Carter, Colonel, United States Air Force, retired, on behalf of the American Policy.

Bills: HB1647, HB2612, HB3125, HB3158, HB3240, HB3506, HB3516, HB3707

Keywords: carbon sequestration, environmental policy, Texas, energy, climate change, regulatory council, geothermal energy, workforce development, education and training, energy industry, apprenticeship, energy production, energy policy, renewable energy, state council, administrative law, public information, transparency, government accountability, judicial process

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• We hear people say that climate is a deep concern. We end... ...we're afraid, we're fearful.
• We hear people say that climate is a deep concern.
• We end... ...people say that climate is a deep concern.
• in... ...from climate change.
• , that are having to bear the weight of this policy.

Bills: HB2159, HB2251, HB2521

Keywords: preK, education funding, childcare, youth development, state budget, climate change, commitment act, emission reductions, sustainability, environmental policy, firearms, background check, gun control, public safety, legislation, 904, all

Summary: The Appropriations Committee met in executive session on three bills. For House Bill 2159, which creates the pre-K Promise account for ECEAP, the committee adopted Amendment Clark 333 to clarify that account funds may support any children enrolled in ECEAP, not just the entitlement population. Members then voted 29-0 with two excused to report the bill out of committee with a due pass recommendation, with supporters emphasizing expanded early learning access and the role of philanthropic funding. For House Bill 2251, dealing with Climate Commitment Act accounts and revenue distribution, staff briefed a proposed substitute and two Dye amendments. The committee rejected both amendments: one would have expanded allowable uses to include items such as buoys, trails, small forest landowner grants, drought and water quality projects, outdoor recreation, and marina support; the other would have restored annual rather than biennial reporting. After debate over revenue priorities, transparency, and the structure of CCA spending, the substitute bill passed 18-12 with one excused. For House Bill 2521, which would allow the Washington State Patrol to set firearm background check fees to cover program costs, the committee considered seven amendments. All were rejected, including proposals to remove indirect costs from the fee calculation, exempt low-income residents, people near less restrictive home placements, veterans and active military, domestic violence victims, counties with fewer officers per capita, and to delay the effective date until Washington no longer has the fewest officers per capita. Supporters argued the bill would make the program cost-based and reduce general fund subsidy; opponents argued it would create barriers to firearm access and lacked oversight. The bill passed 18-12 with one excused and was reported out with a do pass recommendation.

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• Subpart one corrects a section internal reference to a Washington State Patrol transfer.
• and Maple Railroad Crossing Project, resulting in a $2.2 million increase to the state Connecting Washington
• and Maple Railroad Crossing Project, resulting in a $2.2 million increase to the state connecting Washington
• an additional $400 million in gas tax bonds that is for potential cost increases for Move Ahead Washington

Bills: SB6005, SB6225

Keywords: transportation budget, transportation appropriations, capital budget, supplemental budget, Washington State Department of Transportation, WSDOT, Washington State Patrol, Department of Licensing, ferries, Puget Sound ferries, tolling, express toll lanes, highway safety, traffic safety, impaired driving, ignition interlock, speed cameras, transit funding, public transit, multimodal transportation

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• This bill would help Washington meet its ambitious climate goals.
• This bill would help Washington meet its ambitious climate goals.
• And just asking staff to promote this next remote panel: Todd Myers with Washington Policy Center, Jim
• from Twisp, Washington, Daniel...
• State are uniquely positioned to lead with climate-smart, fiscally responsible management policy.

Bills: HB2170, HB2544, HB2578

Keywords: natural climate solutions, ecosystem services, revenue generation, economic opportunities, environmental policy, water rights, adjudication, Columbia River, environmental impact, natural resources, tribal members, fish and wildlife, commission, indigenous rights, state regulation, 904, all

Summary: The committee began with House Bill 2170, a DNR request bill that would authorize ecosystem service projects on state trust lands, including carbon and other natural climate solutions, with contracts lasting up to 125 years and Board of Natural Resources oversight. The sponsor and DNR said the bill would diversify revenue, modernize forest management, and help meet climate goals; supporters argued it would add tools without mandating changes to timber harvests. Opponents from timber companies, counties, school districts, and logging groups warned the bill could reduce harvest levels, lower trust revenue, hurt rural jobs and mills, and lock up working forests for generations. Supporters from environmental groups and some local officials said the bill would create more stable revenue, support climate and watershed benefits, and could still allow timber harvests. No vote was taken, and the chair noted HB 1508 and HB 2170 were both active ecosystem services vehicles for possible amendments. The committee also briefly heard House Bill 2578, which would add four tribal commissioner seats and four alternates to the Fish and Wildlife Commission, with representation from federally recognized tribes on both sides of the Cascades. The staff briefing described the new positions, qualifications, staggered terms, and quorum changes. The prime sponsor said the bill would strengthen co-management and tribal-state partnership, but the hearing was suspended before public testimony and no action was taken. Later, the committee took up House Bill 2544, a pilot process for the Upper Columbia Water Rights Adjudication. Staff explained that the bill would direct Ecology to begin the adjudication in two phases, first focusing on tribal and federal claimants and then all other claimants, with a report due in 2035. The sponsor said the bill would make a decades-long process more efficient and allow earlier settlement discussions without reducing anyone’s rights. Colville Tribes testified in support, as did other tribal representatives, saying the phased approach would improve clarity and efficiency; the hearing then moved into public testimony on the bill.

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• House Bill 2537 makes a few changes to EITE policy under the Climate Commitment Act.
• change and climate pollution.
• policy doesn't put our livelihoods at risk.
• policies coming to fruition.
• It seems like the conversation is bigger than just our climate policies creating disruptions in these

Bills: HB2537, HB2245, HB2296

Keywords: emissions, climate commitment act, environmental regulation, trade regulation, facility compliance, consumer-owned utilities, clean energy, port districts, market customers, energy transformation, distributed energy, renewable energy, energy resources, sustainability, energy policy, 904, all

Summary: The Environment and Energy Committee heard public testimony on House Bill 2537, which would revise Washington’s Climate Commitment Act treatment of emissions-intensive, trade-exposed (EITE) facilities. The bill would require Ecology’s post-2034 report to include methods for annual allowance reductions, leakage-risk adjustments, and consignment of some no-cost allowances for facility decarbonization projects. It would also add biennial emissions/product reporting, require facility decarbonization plans every four years, and tie continued no-cost allowances and penalty avoidance to those new reporting and planning obligations. The chair said the committee would not take action on HB 2537 that day, and the hearing was later closed after testimony. Supporters, including The Nature Conservancy, NRDC, Washington Conservation Action, Climate Solutions, Ecology, and Clean and Prosperous Washington, said the bill would provide needed clarity for post-2035 policy, better data on barriers to decarbonization, and a framework to keep EITEs on a path consistent with state climate goals while still addressing leakage concerns. Ecology said it generally supported the bill’s approach, though it recommended streamlining duplicative reporting and noted the work would require significant agency resources. Several supporters pointed to Quebec’s consignment model as a useful example and said the bill could help direct public funds toward real emissions reductions. Opponents and concerned parties from manufacturing, utilities, and labor—including the Association of Washington Business, WISPA, the Alliance of Western Energy Consumers, the Northwest Pulp and Paper Association, the Association of Western Pulp and Paperworkers, Food Northwest, Simplot, Kaiser Aluminum, Newcor Steel, and Cowlitz PUD—argued that the bill could increase compliance burdens, raise costs, and worsen leakage risk without solving major barriers such as electricity availability, permitting delays, and the high capital cost of industrial decarbonization. They emphasized recent facility closures and job losses, said many low-cost reductions have already been made, and urged more flexibility, better protection of confidential business information, and additional state investment in clean power and industrial upgrades. The committee also took up House Bill 2245 during the meeting, adopting a proposed substitute and voting 11-8 to report the substitute bill out of committee with a do-pass recommendation.

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• I'm the president of United Faculty of Washington State, and I've worked at Western Washington University
• I'm the president of United Faculty of Washington State, and I've worked at Western Washington University
• But next year, at the University of Washington, 42% of that will be paid for by the state of Washington
• But by the way, we have adopted a policy that is a very good policy saying we’re not going to keep increasing
• That’s a University of Washington choice. You could make That’s a University of Washington choice.

Bills: HB2070, HB2671, HB2617, SB6258

Keywords: funding, education, higher education, Western Washington University, state funding parity, financial aid, state funding, student support, educational reform, university procedures, academic policy, student success, Washington Medical Commission, medical license, license relinquishment, voluntary surrender, nondisciplinary pathway, physician regulation, health professional licensing, disciplinary database

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• </c> Climate Action Framework. Climate Action Framework.
• Um, climate literacy-related courses, are there climate literacy courses in high school currently?
• and climate at the forefront.
• Transportation policy is attendance policy. Housing policy is attendance policy.
• Economic policy is attendance policy.

Bills: HF3776, HF3557, HF3585

Keywords: screen time, preschool, kindergarten, early childhood education, digital media, tablets, smartphones, educational technology, EdTech, classroom devices, publicly funded preschool, school policy, child development, special education, IEP, 504 plan, IFSP, Minnesota education law, climate literacy, education

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• Transportation Local Programs Project 220 Corridor Completion, and that increases the Move Ahead Washington
• account. ...between the Public Works Assistance Account and the Move Ahead Washington account such that
• It establishes the Preserve Washington Account in the motor vehicle fund as an appropriated account to
• It also creates the Washington Wildlife Corridor Account and the Washington Wildlife Crossings Account
• There still remains a lot of concerns within the context of this policy.

Bills: HB2306, HB2711

Keywords: transportation budget, capital budget, operating budget, appropriations, Washington State Department of Transportation, WSDOT, Washington State Patrol, Department of Licensing, ferry funding, state ferries, highway maintenance, road preservation, bridge replacement, tolling, express toll lanes, traffic safety, speed cameras, ignition interlock, transit grants, public transit

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• Thank you, Arvi-Morris, Climate Rail Alliance.
• Transportation policy is land use policy, and so it's really important that you're putting some investment
• of climate pollution.
• types of investments to meet our climate targets.
• supporting the Washington tax base.

Bills: HB2306, HB2711

Keywords: transportation budget, capital budget, operating budget, appropriations, Washington State Department of Transportation, WSDOT, Washington State Patrol, Department of Licensing, ferry funding, state ferries, highway maintenance, road preservation, bridge replacement, tolling, express toll lanes, traffic safety, speed cameras, ignition interlock, transit grants, public transit

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• We're going to go ahead and call this meeting of the Energy Finance and Policy Committee to order.
• I'm Jason Hal, policy director. >> I'm Joe Maner.
• I'm Jason Hal, a policy director at Form Energy, and I'm pleased to be here.
• I'm Jason Hal, a<00:01:25.840><c> policy</c><00:01:26.080><c> director</c><00:01:26.320><c> at</c><00
• Next we have Carly Weineman from the Energy and Policy Institute. Welcome to committee, Ms.

Bills: HF4059, HF76

Keywords: climate change, greenhouse gas emissions, financing, sustainability, environmental policy, renewable energy, Minnesota Climate Innovation Financing Authority, earned incentive release credit, release credits, supervised release, corrections, Minnesota Department of Corrections, sentence reduction, good time, prison time, incarceration, violent offenses, murder, criminal sexual conduct, sex offenses

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• I'm Leah Missick with Climate Solutions.
• Transportation policy is land use policy.
• Transportation policy is land use policy, and it's very important that we make sure that investments
• Transportation policy is land use policy, and it's very important that we make sure that investments
• CCA funds should go to near-term climate solutions, and rail is an important climate solution.

Bills: SB6225, SB6005, SB6354

Keywords: transportation bonds, general obligation bonds, Washington State Department of Transportation, WSDOT, highway funding, road construction, infrastructure financing, motor fuel tax, gas tax, vehicle fees, bond authorization, state finance committee, highway bond retirement fund, corridor projects, interstate improvements, right-of-way acquisition, public-private partnerships, transportation capital projects, local matching funds, emergency clause

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• He's the producer of Climate the Movie.
• conversations of leading climate scientists with a different take.
• I didn't mention climate at all in this discussion.
• not it's a climate related investment these<00:15:05.920><c> are</c><00:15:06.480><c> really</c><00:
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Bills: HF1013, HF1598, HF1656, HF2162

Keywords: energy, economic development, funding, renewable resources, Clean Energy Economy Minnesota, air ventilation, geothermal, school financing, Minnesota Climate Innovative Finance Authority, geothermal energy, renewable energy, construction funding, Como Zoo, energy efficiency, HF2162, Minnesota, planning grants, renewable development account, clean energy, Department of Commerce