Correction: Rulemaking Notice: Draft rules for climate planning and growth management

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June 23, 2025

Floods closed many roads and resulted in significant damage in Pullman in 2019.

Corrected Rulemaking Notice: Draft rules for climate planning and growth management

Registration is required for public hearing

The Department of Commerce filed draft rules (CR-102) to update Washington’s Administrative Codes (WAC) governing climate planning and growth management.

These rules would implement HB 1181 (Chapter 228, Laws of 2023), which added a climate goal to the Growth Management Act and requires local comprehensive plans to have a climate element, among other changes. Depending on the jurisdiction, the climate element must include one or both sub-elements to address community resilience to climate change along with greenhouse gas emission reductions.

How to participate

Review the draft rules for WAC 365-195 and WAC 365-196 on the Commerce rulemaking page.
Attend a virtual public hearing to provide feedback on the draft rules
Submit comments online by 5 p.m. Aug. 8.

Join the virtual public hearing

Registration is required.
10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 6.
Register for the Zoom meeting

Questions?

For questions, concerns or disability accommodation, please contact Deborah Jacobs at GMARulemaking@Commerce.wa.gov.

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