2134-S AMH WALJ HAJE 426

SHB 2134 - H AMD 1098

By Representative Walsh

ADOPTED 02/24/2024

On page 4, after line 19, insert the following:

"(3) $5,000,000 of the carbon emissions reduction account—state appropriation is provided solely for a non-tribal electric boat grant program. Residents of counties that border the Pacific Ocean or the Columbia River are eligible to apply for grant funds for the purchase or conversion of electric motors and engines. The amount provided in this subsection must initially be placed in unallotted status and may not be spent prior to January 1, 2025. If Initiative Measure No. 2117 is approved in the 2024 general election, this amount shall lapse."

EFFECT: Provides $5.0 million in funding for an electric boat grant program to be administered by the Department of Commerce for residents of counties that border the Pacific Ocean or Columbia River to fund the purchase or conversion of electric motors and engines; to be held in unallotted status until January 1, 2025; and to lapse if Initiative Measure No. 2117 is approved.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Increases Carbon Emissions Reduction Acct - State by $5,000,000.

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