SB 1253

RELATING TO AIR POLLUTION

By Senator(s) LEVIN

Keywords: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, FORESTS AND FORESTRY, GASOLINE AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, HEALTH

Report Title: Air Pollution Control

Description: Allows the director to set and collect fees for the actual mitigation of greenhouse gases released by the permittee. Allows those fees to be spent by creating carbon sinks through carbon- offset forestry projects, and establishing a system to trade carbon credits.

 1-26-99        S Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-28-99        S Referred to 1. HHS 2. WAM                                
 2- 2-99        S Re-Referred to 1. LRE 2. WAM                             
 2-15-99        S Bill scheduled to be heard by LRE on 02-18-99 at
                  2:30 p.m. in conference room 225
 2-18-99        S The measure is deferred until 02-19-99 at 1:15 p.m.         
                  in conference room 224.
 2-19-99        S The measure is deferred.                                 
 1-19-00        S Carried over to 2000 Regular Session.