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WA HB1303
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/15/2025
Primary Sponsor
Sharlett Mena
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AI Summary
- Department of Ecology must add environmental justice as an element of the environment in WAC 197-11-444 and as a component of the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) environmental checklist
- Lead agencies must consider environmental justice impacts when making threshold determinations under SEPA, consistent with how they consider other environmental elements
- Department of Ecology must develop standardized mitigation measures, including best management practices, for potential adverse environmental justice impacts
- New requirements are in addition to existing obligations for covered agencies under the Environmental Justice Act (chapter 70A.02 RCW) and do not limit those requirements
- Covered agencies may use environmental justice assessments prepared under chapter 70A.02 RCW to satisfy the new SEPA environmental justice requirements
Legislative Description
Increasing environmental justice by improving government decisions.
Last Action
Referred to Appropriations.
1/12/2026
Committee Referrals
Appropriations1/12/2026
Rules2/28/2025
Appropriations2/13/2025
Environment & Energy1/15/2025
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