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AN ACT Relating to increasing environmental justice by improving 1 government decisions; amending RCW 70A.15.2210; adding new sections 2 to chapter 43.21C RCW; and creating a new section.3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:4 NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The purpose of this act is to reduce the 5 disparities in cumulative environmental and health impacts in 6 Washington and improve the health of all Washington residents.7 NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 43.21C 8 RCW to read as follows:9 (1)(a) The department of ecology shall add environmental justice 10 as an element of the environment within WAC 197-11-444 and as a 11 component of the environmental checklist within WAC 197-11-960, as 12 those sections existed on the effective date of this section.13 (b) Upon the adoption of rules by the department of ecology, a 14 lead agency must, in implementing the requirements of this chapter, 15 consider environmental justice in a manner consistent with its 16 consideration of other elements of the environment within WAC 17 197-11-444.18 (2) For purposes of this section "environmental justice" has the 19 same meaning as in RCW 70A.02.010.20 S-0623.1 SENATE BILL 5380 State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session By Senators Lovelett, Trudeau, Hasegawa, Nobles, Saldaña, Stanford, and Valdez Read first time 01/21/25. Referred to Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology. p. 1 SB 5380 NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. A new section is added to chapter 43.21C 1 RCW to read as follows:2…

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