Puget Sound Partnership Legislative Calendar, February 6 - 10, 2017 UPDATE

LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR WEEK 5
65th Legislature 
FEBRUARY 6 – 10, 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, FEBRUARY 6, 2017 

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

• HB 1135. Limiting oil spill contingency planning requirements to those railroads that haul oils used as fuel.
• HB 1136. Exempting short-line railroads that haul nonfuel oils from oil spill contingency planning requirements.
• HB 1611. Concerning oil transportation safety.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2017 

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

• Washington Farm Bureau
• Washington Beef Commission

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

• Updates on challenges and opportunities for the agriculture industry.

Public hearing:

• HB 1885. Clarifying the roles of state and local governments in the regulation and mitigation of water resources.
• HB 1918. Addressing treatment of groundwater under state water codes to support rural development while protecting instream flows.

Possible executive session:

• HB 1531. Concerning the forest riparian easement program.

ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS—10:00 am, Senate Hearing Rm 1, J.A. Cherberg Building
Work session:

• Briefing on climate science data.

Public hearing:

• SB 5501. Concerning imposing a surtax on the possession of hazardous substances.
• SB 5542. Concerning overwater residences within a historic district listed in the Washington heritage register.

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

• HB 1801. Concerning city use of state-owned aquatic lands for a publicly owned marina.
• HB 1820. Concerning the maintenance and operations of parks and recreational land acquired through the conservation futures program.
• HB 1824. Concerning electronic product recycling.

Executive session:

• HB 1089. Amending the schedule for updates to the comprehensive plan of Kitsap county.
• HB 1010. Directing the department of ecology to submit an annual report to the legislature detailing the department's participation in interagency agreements.
• HB 1376. Concerning paint stewardship.
• HB 1268. Exempting the construction of certain pedestrian infrastructure from the requirements of the state environmental policy act. 
• HB 1738. Continuing to protect water quality by aligning state brake friction material restrictions with the requirements of a similar nationwide agreement.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT—1:30 pm, Senate Hearing Rm 4, J.A. Cherberg Building
Public hearing:

• SB 5652. Concerning actions by the boundary review board.
• SB 5615. Authorizing the development of new manufactured housing communities outside of urban growth areas under the growth management act.

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

• SB 5611. Creating a demonstration project for preserving public infrastructure and agricultural lands in floodplains.

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

• HB 1747. Concerning the withdrawal of land from a designated classification.
• HB 1663. Concerning imposing a surtax on the possession of hazardous substances.

TRANSPORTATION—3:30 pm, Senate Hearing Rm 1, J.A. Cherberg Building
Public hearing:

• SB 5590. Addressing illegal vehicle wrecking operations.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2017 

AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES—8:00 am, House Hearing Rm B, John L. O'Brien Building
Public hearing:

• HB 1348. Concerning the priority in the state water code assigned to various beneficial uses.
• HB 1349. Declaring any minimal cumulative impacts of permit-exempt groundwater wells on water levels to be overwhelmingly offset by state investments in fish habitat improvement projects.
• HB 1459. Considering the full hydrologic cycle in the review and approval process of new water uses.
• HB 1460. Redesigning the transfer of water rights, including the statutory process of relinquishment.
• HB 1382. Establishing a rebuttable presumption that permit-exempt groundwater withdrawals do not impair instream flows or base flows.

Possible executive session:

• HB 1590. Concerning the protection of composting from nuisance lawsuits.
• HB 1597. Increasing revenue to the state wildlife account by increasing commercial fishing license fees and streamlining wholesale fish dealing, buying, and selling requirements.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, HOUSING & TRIBAL AFFAIRS—8:00 am, House Hearing Rm E, John L. O'Brien Building
Public hearing:

• HB 1616. Clarifying the type of land eligible for purchase under the affordable housing land acquisition revolving loan fund program.
• HB 1752. Supporting the development of affordable housing in urban areas.

TECHNOLOGY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT—8:00 am, House Hearing Rm C, John L. O'Brien Building
Possible executive session:

• HB 1031. Concerning the use of unmanned aerial systems near certain protected marine species.

ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS—8:00 am, Senate Hearing Rm 1, J.A. Cherberg Building
Public hearing:

• SB 5123. Exempting short-line railroads that haul nonfuel oils from oil spill contingency planning requirements.
• SB 5137. Limiting oil spill contingency planning requirements to those railroads that haul oils used as fuel.
• SB 5438. Promoting the completion of environmental impact statements within two years.
• U. Concerning independent remedial actions under the model toxics control act.

APPROPRIATIONS—3:30 pm, House Hearing Rm A, John L. O'Brien Building
Work session:

• Budget outlook

Possible executive session:

• HB 1267. Creating the wastewater treatment plant operator certification account.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2017 

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

• HB 1588. Ensuring that development regulations do not impede the protection of structures from wildfires.

Executive session:

• HB 1476. Ensuring the ongoing viability of safe, reliable, on-site sewage systems in marine counties by identifying best management practices with accountability in on-site program management plans without creating or newly authorizing a fee or other program funding source.
• HB 1740. Using the state environmental policy act to encourage development that is consistent with forward-looking growth plans.
• HB 1681. Encouraging the annexation of unincorporated urban growth areas.
• HB 1683. Addressing sewer service within urban growth areas.

ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNCATIONS—10:00 am, Senate Hearing Rm 1, J.A. Cherberg Building
Work session:

• Briefing on carbon capture and advanced carbonate fuel cell technology.

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

• HB 1711. Prioritizing lands to receive forest health treatments.
• HB 1647. Increasing revenue to the state wildlife account by adjusting recreational fishing and hunting fees.

Possible executive session:

• HB 1428. Concerning construction projects in state waters.
• HB 1429.Concerning aquatic invasive species management.
• 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.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, HOUSING & TRIBAL AFFAIRS—1:30 pm, House Hearing Rm E, John L. O'Brien Building
Executive session:

• HB 1616. Clarifying the type of land eligible for purchase under the affordable housing land acquisition revolving loan fund program.
• HB 1752. Supporting the development of affordable housing in urban areas.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT—1:30 pm, House Hearing Rm D, John L. O'Brien Building
Possible executive session:

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

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

• Update from recreational fishing stakeholders.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT—1:30 pm, Senate Hearing Rm 2, J.A. Cherberg Building
Public hearing:

• Simplifying the population growth criteria for planning required by the growth management act [S-1276.1].

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

• Local government infrastructure, water storage and flood control.

Public hearing:

• SB 5088. Concerning the financing of local infrastructure.
• SB 5033. Concerning financing essential public infrastructure.
• SJR 8201. Amending the Constitution to allow the state to guarantee debt issued to local governments for infrastructure projects.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2017 

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

• HB 1008. Concerning the acquisition of land by state natural resources agencies.

STATE GOVERNMENT—8:00 am, Senate Hearing Rm 2, J.A. Cherberg Building
Public hearing:

• SB 5511. Concerning tribal-state relations.

HIGER EDUCATION—10:00 am, House Hearing Rm D, John L. O'Brien Building
Executive session:

• HB 1404. Conducting a workforce study of employment opportunities in the agriculture, environment, and natural resources economic sectors intended to provide educators with the information needed for informing students about employment opportunities in the studied fields.

STATE GOVERNMENT, ELECTIONS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY—10:00 am, House Hearing Rm E, John L. O'Brien Building
Public hearing:

• HB 1005. Creating accountability in agency rule-making authority.
• HB 1240. Revising the responsibilities of the joint administrative rules review committee to increase legislative oversight of agency rule making.
• HB 1328. Directing the department of ecology to consider alternatives to rule making.
• HB 1352. Concerning licensing and regulatory requirements of small business owners.