Notice of Senate Passage for Senate Bill 5585

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SB 5585, titled AN ACT Relating to setting domestic wastewater discharge fees, has been passed by the Senate. The Office of Financial Management has identified this bill as requiring a ten-year projection of increased cost to the taxpayers or affected fee payers.

Ten-year projection:

Fiscal Year		Wastewater Discharge Permit Fee
2022		$0
2023		$439,000
2024		$439,000
2025		$439,000
2026		$439,000
2027		$439,000
2028		$439,000
2029		$439,000
2030		$439,000
2031		$439,000
Total:		$3,951,000

Department of Ecology:

This bill would have a partially indeterminate cash receipts impact greater than $50,000 beginning in FY 2023.

Section 1 Removal of Municipal Wastewater Fee Cap

Currently, Ecology cannot invoice Puget Sound municipalities for coverage under the Puget Sound Nutrient General Permit.  Although the General Permit is included in Ecology’s fee rule, the cap prevents the agency from billing it.  The removal of the municipal wastewater fee cap under section 1 would result in an increase in the fees paid by municipal fee payers covered by the Puget Sound Nutrient General Permit to the rate of $0.31 per residential equivalent as specified in the fee schedule in WAC 173-224-040. The estimated annual increase in revenue is $439,000 into the Water Quality Permit Account beginning in FY 2023.

Section 2 Advisory Committee Recommendations

Revenue impacts as a result of advisory committee recommendations are indeterminate. Recommendations from the advisory committee would be used as a basis for updates in WAC 173-224-040 to the domestic wastewater discharge fee schedule effective beginning in FY 2024. As those recommendations and outcomes on domestic wastewater discharge fees are unknown, the fiscal impact is indeterminate.

Ten-year projection prepared in consultation with the following agencies:


The following legislators voted yea:

Senator Tim Sheldon
Democrat
(360) 786-7668
Timothy.Sheldon@leg.wa.gov

Senator Steve Conway
Democrat
(360) 786-7656
steve.conway@leg.wa.gov

Senator Karen Keiser
Democrat
(360) 786-7664
Karen.Keiser@leg.wa.gov

Senator John Lovick
Democrat
(253) 275-1405
john.lovick@leg.wa.gov

Senator Sam Hunt
Democrat
(360) 786-7642
Sam.Hunt@leg.wa.gov

Senator Christine Rolfes
Democrat
(360) 786-7644
christine.rolfes@leg.wa.gov

Senator Jamie Pedersen
Democrat
(360) 786-7628
jamie.pedersen@leg.wa.gov

Senator Kevin Van De Wege
Democrat
(360) 786-7646
Kevin.VanDeWege@leg.wa.gov

Senator Curtis King
Republican
(360) 786-7626
curtis.king@leg.wa.gov

Senator Marko Liias
Democrat
(360) 786-7640
marko.liias@leg.wa.gov

Senator Reuven Carlyle
Democrat
(360) 786-7670
Reuven.Carlyle@leg.wa.gov

Senator Derek Stanford
Democrat
(360) 786-7600
Derek.Stanford@leg.wa.gov

Senator Andy Billig
Democrat
(360) 786-7604
andy.billig@leg.wa.gov

Senator David Frockt
Democrat
(360) 786-7690
david.frockt@leg.wa.gov

Senator Mark Mullet
Democrat
(360) 786-7608
mark.mullet@leg.wa.gov

Senator Annette Cleveland
Democrat
(360) 786-7696
Annette.Cleveland@leg.wa.gov

Senator June Robinson
Democrat
(360) 786-7674
june.robinson@leg.wa.gov

Senator Yasmin Trudeau
Democrat
(360) 786-7652
yasmin.trudeau@leg.wa.gov

Senator Patty Kuderer
Democrat
(360) 786-7694
patty.kuderer@leg.wa.gov

Senator Lisa Wellman
Democrat
(360) 786-7641
Lisa.Wellman@leg.wa.gov

Senator Rebecca Saldaña
Democrat
(360) 786-7688
rebecca.saldana@leg.wa.gov

Senator Manka Dhingra
Democrat
(360) 786-7672
Manka.Dhingra@leg.wa.gov

Senator Mona Das
Democrat
(360) 786-7692
DAS_MO@leg.wa.gov

Senator Joe Nguyen
Democrat
(360) 786-7667
NGUYEN_JO@leg.wa.gov

Senator Jesse Salomon
Democrat
(360) 786-7662
SALOMON_JE@leg.wa.gov

Senator Claire Wilson
Democrat
(360) 786-7658
WILSON_CL@leg.wa.gov

Senator Emily Randall
Democrat
(360) 786-7650
RANDALL_EM@leg.wa.gov

Senator Liz Lovelett
Democrat
(360) 786-7678
liz.lovelett@leg.wa.gov

Senator T'wina Nobles
Democrat
(360) 786-7654
T'wina.Nobles@leg.wa.gov


The following legislators voted nay:

Senator Mike Padden
Republican
(360) 786-7606
mike.padden@leg.wa.gov

Senator Mark Schoesler
Republican
(360) 786-7620
mark.schoesler@leg.wa.gov

Senator Jim Honeyford
Republican
(360) 786-7684
Jim.Honeyford@leg.wa.gov

Senator Brad Hawkins
Republican
(360) 786-7622
brad.hawkins@leg.wa.gov

Senator Jim McCune
Republican
(360) 786-7602
jim.mccune@leg.wa.gov

Senator Phil Fortunato
Republican
(360) 786-7660
phil.fortunato@leg.wa.gov

Senator Bob Hasegawa
Democrat
(360) 786-7616
bob.hasegawa@leg.wa.gov

Senator Shelly Short
Republican
(360) 786-7612
Shelly.Short@leg.wa.gov

Senator Judy Warnick
Republican
(360) 786-7624
judith.warnick@leg.wa.gov

Senator Ann Rivers
Republican
(360) 786-7634
ann.rivers@leg.wa.gov

Senator Jeff Holy
Republican
(360) 786-7610
jeff.holy@leg.wa.gov

Senator John Braun
Republican
(360) 786-7638
john.braun@leg.wa.gov

Senator Sharon Brown
Republican
(360) 786-7614
Sharon.Brown@leg.wa.gov

Senator Lynda Wilson
Republican
(360) 786-7632
lynda.wilson@leg.wa.gov

Senator Keith Wagoner
Republican
(360) 786-7676
keith.wagoner@leg.wa.gov

Senator Chris Gildon
Republican
(360) 786-7648
GILDON_CH@leg.wa.gov

Senator Ron Muzzall
Republican
(360) 786-7618
MUZZALL_RO@leg.wa.gov

Senator Perry Dozier
Republican
(360) 786-7630
Perry.Dozier@leg.wa.gov

Senator Jeff Wilson
Republican
(360) 786-7636
Jeff.Wilson@leg.wa.gov

Senator Simon Sefzik
Republican
(360) 786-7682
Simon.Sefzik@leg.wa.gov



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