Amends land use regulations to include energy overlay zones, defined as formal plans enacted by counties which establish suitable areas for siting renewable resource projects based on currently available resources and existing infrastructure with sensitivity to adverse environmental impacs.   Official Text and Analysis.

To require that a county ordinance for energy overlay zones must be consistent with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife's wind power guidelines.

To provide an additional process for land use decisions made by a local jurisdiction concerning wind energy power generation projects within a county energy overlay zone to be presumed reasonable under the land use petition act. Specifies that a wind power generation project is considered reasonable if a local jurisdiction prepares an environmental impact statement on the energy overlay zone and certain local ordinances have been adopted that mitigate environmental impacts, to analyze site specific fish and wildlife and cultural issues, and address critical areas as required by the growth management act.

Senate agrees to House amendments.

Judicial standards for granting relief under LUPA are revised to provide that land use decisions establishing renewable resource projects within a county energy overlay zone are presumed to be reasonable to the extent that they are in compliance with requirements and standards established by ordinance for that zone. "Energy overlay zone" and "renewable resources" are defined in specific terms. House amendments specify additional requirements for land use decisions concerning wind power projects and provide guidelines for what requirements must govern city, county or town land use decisions regarding environmental impact and state environmental policy within a county energy overlay zone.