2SSB 5769 -
By Senators Honeyford, Swecker, Rockefeller
ADOPTED 03/05/2011
On page 24, after line 27 of the amendment, insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 308 A new section is added to chapter 80.70
RCW to read as follows:
An applicant for a natural gas-fired generation plant to be
constructed in a county with a coal-fired electric generation facility
subject to RCW 80.80.040(3)(c) is exempt from this chapter if the
application is filed before December 31, 2025."
Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.
2SSB 5769 -
By Senators Honeyford, Swecker, Rockefeller
ADOPTED 03/05/2011
On page 25, line 6 of the title amendment, after "80.04 RCW;" insert "adding a new section to chapter 80.70 RCW;"
EFFECT: Exempts the following from the carbon dioxide mitigation requirements for new fossil-fueled electric generating facilities: A natural gas-fired generation plant to be built in the same county where a coal-fired electric generation facility is subject to the new emissions performance standards created in this bill.