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Final Bill Report for E2SSB 5141 (C 314 L 21), the Washington State Environmental Justice (HEAL) Act, sponsored by Senator Saldaña and others. Requires the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Ecology, Health, Natural Resources, Transportation, and Puget Sound Partnership (covered agencies) to implement environmental justice requirements including: environmental justice implementation plans in strategic plans by January 1, 2023; community engagement plans by July 1, 2022 identifying overburdened communities and vulnerable populations; and environmental justice assessments for significant agency actions initiated after July 1, 2023. References the Washington Environmental Health Disparities Map (19 indicators across environmental exposures, environmental effects, sensitive populations, and socioeconomic factors), the Governor’s Interagency Council on Health Disparities, Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, Executive Order 05-03, Executive Order 13166, PM2.5, NOx-diesel emissions, ozone, Superfund sites, lead risk, and Front and Centered. Establishes a permanent Environmental Justice Council.