Notice of Committee Passage for Second Substitute House Bill 1409 AMS ENET S2524.2 - 10 Year Analysis Complete

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2SHB 1409 AMS ENET S2524.2, titled AN ACT Relating to the clean fuels program, has been passed by the Senate Committee on Ways & Means. 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		Clean Fuels Program Fee
2026		$631,908
2027		$483,178
2028		$280,535
2029		$160,493
2030		$160,493
2031		$160,493
2032		$160,493
2033		$160,493
2034		$160,493
2035		$160,493
Total:		$2,519,072

Department of Ecology:

The cash receipts impact under this bill is estimated to be greater than $50,000 each year in FY 2026 and ongoing. Chapter 173-455-150 directs Ecology to calculate a fee for the Clean Fuels Program registrants that is equal to the costs to run the Clean Fuels Program. 

Ecology would reflect the costs to implement this bill in each annual workload analysis and subsequent fee assessment to fund total costs to administer the Clean Fuels Program. Ecology assumes there could be indeterminate cash receipt impacts if ongoing rulemaking is necessary in FY 2030 and ongoing. Please see expenditure narrative for more information.

Ecology estimates the following revenue to be collected into the Clean Fuels Program Account:

FY 2026: $631,908 

FY 2027: $483,178 

FY 2028: $280,535 

FY 2029: $160,493 

FY 2030: $160,493

FY 2031: $160,493

FY 2032: $160,493  

FY 2033: $160,493

FY 2034: $160,493

FY 2035: $160,493

FY 2036: $160,493

Section 3 would authorize Ecology to assess penalties for violations of Chapter 173-424 and penalty revenue would be deposited into the Carbon Emissions Reduction Account. Penalty revenue is assumed to be limited, but unknown, and therefore is not estimated in this fiscal note.

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

Department of Ecology

The following legislators voted do pass:

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

Senator Claudia Kauffman
Democrat
(360) 786-7692
claudia.kauffman@leg.wa.gov

Senator Marcus Riccelli
Democrat
(360) 786-7604
marcus.riccelli@leg.wa.gov

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

Senator Drew Hansen
Democrat
(360) 786-7644
drew.hansen@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 Noel Frame
Democrat
(360) 786-7670
noel.frame@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 Claire Wilson
Democrat
(360) 786-7658
claire.wilson@leg.wa.gov


The following legislators voted to refer the bill without recommendation:

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

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


The following legislators voted do not pass:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Senator Nikki Torres
Republican
(360) 786-7684
Nikki.Torres@leg.wa.gov


Not voting:

Senator Matt Boehnke
Republican
(360) 786-7614
matt.boehnke@leg.wa.gov



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