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This bill analysis from the Washington State House of Representatives Office of Program Research covers HB 1303, which proposes adding environmental justice considerations to the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) review process and requiring environmental justice impact statements for potentially impactful projects in certain communities. The bill also prohibits approval of certain new air contaminant sources under the Clean Air Act in specified overburdened communities. Background on SEPA, the 2021 HEAL Act, the Washington Environmental Health Disparities Map, and the state Clean Air Act permitting process is provided.