Governor Jay Inslee holds a bill-signing ceremony in Richland to sign the following bills:
HB 1176 – Creates the Washington Climate Corps, which will expand service opportunities for young adults and veterans to connect with climate and clean energy career opportunities, and directs the state to conduct clean energy workforce planning in partnership with labor and industry.
HB 1181 – Allows Washington to integrate climate change into the state’s framework for growth management by requiring local governments to take concrete action to address climate change.
SB 5165 – Improves transmission planning efforts to better facilitate implementation of clean energy infrastructure.
HB 1216 – Improves siting and permitting for new clean energy projects through up-front planning, community and tribal engagement and efficient environmental review.
SB 5447 – Provides incentives to support sustainable aviation fuel production in Washington.
HB 1416 – Strengthens Washington’s 2019 landmark clean electricity law by closing a potential loophole, making sure the law applies to all the electricity that Washington customers use.
HB 1236 – Provides transit agencies the ability to produce, use and distribute green hydrogen to support transitioning diesel buses to cleaner fuels.
