2008 House Bill 2815 (greenhouse gas emissions and green collar jobs)

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• Introduced by Rep. Hans Dunshee, (D-Snohomish) on January 16, 2008, to implement a pilot program to limit greenhouse gasses by achieving set emission standards in this act. This act among other things, establishes the framework and policy requirements to reduce greenhouse gases along with reporting requirements (SB 6516).
  • Referred to the House Ecology & Parks Committee on January 16, 2008.
    • Substitute offered in the House on January 29, 2008, providing the ability to qualify for opportunity grants within high-demand green industries. It directs the DCTED to analyze the current opportunities for and participation in the clean energy economy by minority and women-owned business enterprises in Washington and it defers the GHG emissions reporting requirement for interstate marine, rail, and aircraft. This bill requires all reporting and related fees to be directly reported or paid to the DOE and directs the DOT to provide recommendations to reduce annual per capita vehicle miles traveled. It also requires the DOE to propose amendments to its rules to ensure administrative consistency with the federal rules and to ensure duplicate reporting is not required. This bill directs the DOE to provide strategies to adopt a lower-carbon fuel standard, and provide recommendations to increase the use of clean technology vehicles. It requires the DOE and the DOR to make recommendations on the potential design and implementation of more than one strategy to achieve the GHG reductions. This bill also requires the DOE to make recommendations on how local governments could be included in the multi-sector market based system. It also removes the design principles for the regional multi-sector market-based system, and makes technical corrections.
  • Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on January 31, 2008.
    • Substitute offered in the House on February 6, 2008, to add veterans or National Guard members to the list of target populations of workers that would be awarded grants from the green collar job training account. A null and void clause was added, making the bill null and void unless funded in the budget.
  • Referred to the House Rules Committee on February 11, 2008.
    • Amendment offered by Rep. Mike Armstrong, (R-Wenatchee) on February 19, 2008, adding trucks to the vehicles with deferred greenhouse gas emission reporting requirements. The amendment passed in the House by voice vote on February 19, 2008.
    • Amendment offered by Rep. Maralyn Chase, (D-Shoreline) on February 19, 2008, Requiring DOE to consult with Washington State University, in addition to other organizations, in providing recommendations to the Legislature on forestry and agricultural lands and their participation in the multi-sector market-based system. Also requires the Employment Security Department to consult with Washington State University's small business center when conducting labor market research and requires the DCTED to make recommendations for financial incentives to expand small businesses. Finally, requires the Green Industry Skill Panel to plan strategies to meet recruitment and training needs of small businesses. The amendment passed in the House by voice vote on February 19, 2008.
    • Amendment offered by Rep. Dave Upthegrove, (D-Des Moines) on February 19, 2008, Requires the department of ecology to develop a plan to limit emissions of greenhouse gases to achieve emission reductions, develop and implement a system for monitoring and reporting emissions of greenhouse gases, to track progress toward meeting the reduction of emissions of greenhouse gases, including results from previously and future policies, and report on that progress. Also, requires the Ecology and Community, Trade and Economic Development to report by December 31st of each even-numbered year to the governor and the appropriate committees of the legislature total emissions of greenhouse gases for the proceeding two years, and totals in each major source sector. Emissions from agriculture and forestry practices and their directly associated operations are not considered greenhouse gases. Specifies that emissions of carbon dioxide from industrial combustion of biomass in the form of fuel wood, wood waste, wood byproducts, and wood residuals are not considered a greenhouse gas as long as the region's silvicultural sequestration capacity is maintained or increased. Removes references to a direct price signal design. The amendment passed in the House by voice vote on February 19, 2008.
    • Amendment offered by Rep. Dave Upthegrove, (D-Des Moines) on February 19, 2008, to add additional clarifying language and technical changes. This striker amendment, among other things, changes dates, tracking, and reporting requirements. The amendment passed in the House by voice vote on February 19, 2008.
    • Amendment offered by Rep. Glenn Anderson, (R-Fall City) on February 19, 2008, to require the revenues created by the market system be used to retrain workers that have been displaced by the effects of the market system's implementation. The amendment failed in the House by voice vote on February 19, 2008.
    • Amendment offered by Rep. Glenn Anderson, (R-Fall City) on February 19, 2008, requiring the DOE to make recommendations on how to expand the electrical transmission infrastructure into urban and rural areas for the purposes of allowing the recharging of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. The amendment passed in the House by voice vote on February 19, 2008.
    • Amendment offered by Rep. Glenn Anderson, (R-Fall City) on February 19, 2008, requiring the DOE to convene a task force to provide recommendations on how to improve the effectiveness of the GMA's goals while achieving the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. The amendment failed in the House by voice vote on February 19, 2008.
    • Amendment offered by Rep. Glenn Anderson, (R-Fall City) on February 19, 2008, providing a business and occupation tax credit for businesses subject to the annual reporting requirements. The amendment failed in the House by voice vote on February 19, 2008.
    • Amendment offered by Rep. Doug Ericksen, (R-Ferndale) on February 19, 2008, to remove the provisions of the bill that require the Department of Ecology to limit the emissions of greenhouse gases based on set goals, but retains provisions that expressly exempt the burning of certain wood biomass from being considered a greenhouse gas. The amendment failed in the House by voice vote on February 19, 2008.
    • Amendment offered by Rep. Norma Smith, (R-Whidbey Island) on February 19, 2008, to require the DOT to provide a report on the anticipated impacts of the Vehicle Miles Traveled goals. The amendment passed in the House by voice vote on February 19, 2008.
• Passed in the House (64 to 31) on February 19, 2008. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on February 21, 2008.
  • Referred to the Senate Water, Energy, and Environment Committee on February 21, 2008.
  • Referred to the Senate Ways & Means Committee on February 28, 2008.
  • Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on March 3, 2008.
• Passed in the Senate (29 to 19) on March 5, 2008. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Christine Gregoire on March 13, 2008.

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Introduced by Rep. Hans Dunshee, (D-Snohomish) on January 16, 2008. Passed in the House (64 to 31) on February 19, 2008. New Comment