13 March 2019
Contact your Senator and Senate Committee Members
ESHB 1110 – (Second House Bill 1110) has passed in the House, and is now in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology.
This is the Clean Fuels Program (CFP) bill- The objective is to lower the “Carbon Intensity” of fuels used by Washington drivers by 10 % by 2028, and 20% by 2035 based on fuels used in 2017. Allowable replacements are synthetic and Bio fuels. This bill/law mirrors similar laws in place in California and Oregon. Currently, biofuels are made in Washington and (in large part) sold in Oregon or California. Financial impact in CA and OR has been minimal, and impact has been significant. See Leg.wa.gov for full information.
Who to contact:
- Your senator
- Committee Members: Carlyle, Chair (D); Palumbo, Vice Chair (D); Ericksen; Fortunato; Sheldon; Billig; Brown; Das; Hobbs; Liias; McCoy; Nguyen; Rivers; Short; Wellman
When to contact your Senator: NOW
PUBLIC Hearing on this bill – this is our chance to weigh in on this bill. MARCH 19th 10:00 – in the Senate Hearing rooms
Please contact Kelly Thompson if you would like to coordinate our testimony.
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