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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

HB 2540: Port districts/air quality

Clarifying the authority of port districts to offer programs relating to air quality improvement equipment and fuel programs that provide emission reductions for engines, vehicles, and vessels.

Summary

  • Modifies the authority of a port district to maintain and operate pollution control facilities (PCF) by expanding the definition of PCFs to include programs and activities that are intended to reduce air pollution from: (1) vehicles used in transport to, from, or within district facilities; and (2) cargo vessels used within the district.
  • Deems the use of port district funds for PCFs to be a governmental and public function exercised for a public purpose as a public necessity for promoting cleaner air.
  • Exempts a subset of port district PCFs from certain requirements relating to conditions and rates, use of port district tax revenues, substantially similar utilities, and cost recovery.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2540), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedJan 10, 2018
  2. Out of committeeJan 26, 2018
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Joan McBride (D-48)
Introduced
January 10, 2018 in the House
Last action
January 26, 2018
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to clarifying the authority of port districts to offer programs relating to air quality improvement equipment and fuel programs that provide emission reductions for engines, vehicles, and vessels;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Joan McBride (D-48)

9 co-sponsors (8 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Dan Griffey R-35Cindy Ryu D-32Joe Fitzgibbon D-34Lillian Ortiz-Self D-21Mia Gregerson D-33Sharon Wylie D-49Vandana Slatter D-48Derek Stanford D-1Beth Doglio D-22

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  2. Minority; without recommendation.
  3. Minority; do not pass.
  4. LG - Majority; do pass.
  5. First reading, referred to Local Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2540 in other sessions

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