These are this week’s key pieces of legislation, sponsored or co-sponsored by our district (24th) that need to have you call or email your support or lack of it. Best if you do one piece of email on each one, with the bill number in the subject and a Oppose or Support following it.
Click here to search for a bill and comment on it:
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/
To get the whole hotlist that includes issues beyond those directly sponsored by our district legislators, see http://wecprotects.org/legislation/hot-list/legistlative-hot-list
HB 1237 – Relating to the creation of a stormwater compliance pilot project
Co-sponsored by Representative Van de Wege
Environmental Coalition stand: OPPOSE
This bill is unnecessary because Ecology already can appprove alternative compliance approaches so long as those approaches meet federal and state clean water laws. It is unclear as to what problem this bill is trying to solve.
HB 1350 – Relating to providing options for local communities to balance growth with water resources goals
Co-sponsored by Representatve Tharinger
Environmental Coalition stand: OPPOSE
Will result in harm to junior water rights holders, including instream flow necessary for salmon, navigation and recreation.
HB- 1444 – Concerning stewardship of household mercury-containing lights.
Co-sponsored by Representative Tharinger
Environmental Coalition stand: OPPOSE
The bill delays the start of the recycling program and terminates the program well before the problem is solved.
HB 1599 -Concerning shoreline master program provisions for marine aquaculture net pen facilities.
Sponsored by Representative Van de Wege
Environmental Coalition Stand : SUPPORT
HB1599 is all about allowing counties to choose to prohibit net pen aquaculture as part of their Shoreline Master Program (SMP). Currently only the Department of Ecology can choose to prohibit net pen aquaculture. This bill would not effect currently sited net pens.
HB 1245 – Regarding derelict and abandoned vessels in state waters.
Co-sponsored by Representatives Van De Wege and Tharinger
Environmental Coalition Stand – SUPPORT
Filed under: Government
