Puget Sound Partnership Legislative Calendar, January 23 - 27, 2016

LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR WEEK 3
65th Legislature 
JANUARY 23 – 27, 2017

Listed below are the legislative committee activities the Partnership will be following during the week. If you plan to attend a committee meeting, be sure to check the latest committee schedule before you leave home. Committee schedules change frequently and are updated at http://leg.wa.gov/legislature/Pages/Calendar.aspx 

MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2017 

ENVIRONMENT—1:30 PM, House Hearing Rm B, John L. O'Brien Building

Public hearing:

• HB 1268. Exempting the construction of certain pedestrian infrastructure from the requirements of the state environmental policy act.
• HB 1299. Including cattle feedlots implementing best management practices within the statutory exemption for odor or fugitive dust caused by agricultural activity.
• HB 1144. Amending state greenhouse gas emission limits for consistency with the most recent assessment of climate change science.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2017 

AGRICULTURE, WATER, TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT—8:00 AM, Senate Hearing Rm 1, J.A. Cherberg Building

Public hearing:

• SB 5024. Concerning groundwater supply availability in areas with ground and surface water interaction.
• SB 5239. Ensuring that water is available to support development.

Work session:

• Pacific Northwest Economic Region (PNWER).

AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES—10:00 AM, House Hearing Rm B, John L. O'Brien Building

Work session:

• Aquatic invasive species update

LOCAL GOVERNMENT—10:00 AM, House Hearing Rm D, John L. O'Brien Building

Public hearing:

• HB 1324. Concerning the financing of local infrastructure.

TECHNOLOGY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT—10:00 AM House Hearing Rm C, John L. O'Brien Building

Possible executive session:

• HB 1001. Concerning utility easements on state-owned aquatic lands.
• HB 1031. Concerning the use of unmanned aerial systems near certain protected marine species.
• HB 1049. Concerning unmanned aircraft.

Work session:

• The economic reliability of critical infrastructure.
• Pacific Northwest Economic Region.

ENVIRONMENT—1:30 PM, House Hearing Rm B, John L. O'Brien Building

Public hearing:

• HB 1225. Requiring planning for the availability of mineral resources for future generations under the growth management act.
• HB 1266.  Concerning petroleum storage tank systems.

NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS—1:30 PM, Senate Hearing Rm 3, J.A. Cherberg Building

Work session:

• Briefing on invasive species from the Pacific Northwest Economic Region.

Public hearing:

• SB 5198. Concerning fire suppression methodologies.
• SB 5171. Concerning certain uses of state-owned aquatic lands.

PUBLIC SAFETY—1:30 PM, House Hearing Rm D, John L. O'Brien Building

Public hearing:

• HB 1102.  Concerning technology-enhanced government surveillance.

CAPITAL BUDGET—3:30 PM, House Hearing Rm B, John L. O'Brien Building

Work session:

• Fish barriers
• Forest health

FINANCE—3:30 PM, House Hearing Rm A, John L. O'Brien Building

Public hearing:

• HB 1210. Strengthening funding for oil spill programs in Washington by increasing revenue to the oil spill prevention account.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2017 

STATE GOVERNMENT—1:30 PM, House Hearing Rm E, John L. O'Brien Building

Work session:

• Rulemaking 101

THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2017 

AGRICULTURE, WATER, TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT—8:00 AM, Senate Hearing Rm 1, J.A. Cherberg Building

Public hearing:

• SB 5196. Including cattle feedlots implementing best management practices within the statutory exemption for odor or fugitive dust caused by agricultural activity.

ENVIRONMENT—8:00 AM, House Hearing Rm B, John L. O'Brien Building

Public hearing:

• HB 1376. Concerning paint stewardship.

Executive session:

• HB 1121. Concerning the frequency of Puget Sound action agenda implementation strategy and science work plan updates.

AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES—1:30 PM, House Hearing Rm B, John L. O'Brien Building

Work session:

• Update on implementation of the road maintenance and abandonment planning process of the Forest and Fish Law.

Public hearing:

• HB 1275. Including fish passage barrier removal projects that comply with the forest practices rules in the streamlined permit process provided in RCW 77.55.181.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT—1:30 PM, House Hearing Rm D, John L. O'Brien Building

Public hearing:

• HB 1213. Promoting the use of greywater in urban buildings.

WAYS & MEANS—3:30 PM Senate Hearing Rm 4, J.A. Cherberg Building

Work session:

• Model Toxics Control Act budget overview.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2017 

CAPITAL BUDGET—8:00 AM, House Hearing Rm B, John L. O'Brien Building

Work session:

• Capitol Lake