BILL · 2025–26 SESSION
HB 1290: Water quality trading prog.
Improving climate resiliency through the development of a water quality trading program for recipients of national pollutant discharge elimination system general permits.
Summary
- Requires the Department of Ecology (Ecology) to offer a water quality trading program to certain National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permittees who are not in compliance with the terms of their permit.
- Requires Ecology, as part of any such water quality trading program, to offer incentives whenever feasible to do so for any improvements made on behalf of the permittee that take place in the built environment or that otherwise address the urban heat island effect on waters of the state.
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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 14, 2025
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Mary Dye (R-9)
- Introduced
- January 14, 2025 in the House
- Last action
- January 12, 2026
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to improving climate resiliency through the development of a water quality trading program for recipients of national pollutant discharge elimination system general permits;
Sponsors
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- First reading, referred to Environment & Energy.
HB 1290 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- HB 1290 (2023–24) Tribal police training
- HB 1290 (2021–22) Aircraft fuel tax distrib.
- HB 1290 (2019–20) Voluntary cleanups/haz waste
- HB 1290 (2017–18) Mistreatmnt/faith-based exem
- HB 1290 (2015–16) Winery tasting rooms
- HB 1290 (2013–14) Ballot drop boxes
- HB 1290 (2011–12) Health care employee OT
- HB 1290 (2009–10) Local tourism promotion