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BILL · 2021–22 SESSION

SB 5857: Toxics control accts/water

Concerning dedicating funding from the model toxics control accounts for pollution cleanup, water flow management, water supply, and aquatic resource protection.

Summary

  • Removes the 60 percent distribution of hazardous substance tax (HST) revenues to the Model Toxics Control (MTCA) Operating Account.
  • Increases HST revenue distributions to the MTCA Capital and Stormwater accounts to 50 percent each.
  • Renames the MTCA Stormwater Account as the MTCA Stormwater and Water Infrastructure Account and adds eligible uses to include drought mitigation and water flow management.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5857), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 13, 2022
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
John Braun (R-20)
Introduced
January 13, 2022 in the Senate
Last action
January 13, 2022
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to dedicating funding from the model toxics control accounts for pollution cleanup, water flow management, water supply, and aquatic resource protection;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: John Braun (R-20)

4 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 4 Republicans)

Ron Muzzall R-10Mark Schoesler R-9Senator R-42Shelly Short R-7

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology.

SB 5857 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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