HB1303-1st Substitute

AN ACT Relating to increasing environmental justice by improving 1 government decisions; adding new sections to chapter 43.21C RCW; and 2 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) In adopting rules to implement this section, the department 19 of ecology must identify standardized mitigation, which may include 20 H-1085.1 SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1303 State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session By House Environment & Energy (originally sponsored by Representatives Mena, Berry, Reeves, Reed, Ormsby, Salahuddin, Ramel, Pollet, Nance, Doglio, and Scott) p. 1 SHB 1303 best management practices, for potential adverse environmental 1 impacts to environmental justice. When implemented, the standardized 2…

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