On page 1, line 14, after "time." insert "Actions to increase resilience of our communities, natural resource lands, and ecosystems can prevent and reduce impacts to communities and our environment and improve their ability to recover."

On page 2, line 23, after "(5)" insert "The legislature further finds that wildfires have become one of the largest sources of black carbon in the last five years. From 2014 through 2018, wildfires in Washington state generated 39,200,000 metric tons of carbon, the equivalent of more than 8,500,000 cars on the road a year. In 2015, when 1,130,000 acres burned in Washington, wildfires were the second largest source of greenhouse gas emissions releasing 17,975,112 metric tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. This pollution affects all Washingtonians, but falls disproportionately on low-income communities, communities of color, and the most vulnerable of our population. Restoring the health of our forests and investing in wildfire prevention and preparedness will therefore contribute to improved air quality and improved public health outcomes.

(6)"

Renumber the remaining subsection consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

On page 9, line 2, after "Washington" strike "has a linkage agreement" and insert "is linked"

On page 9, beginning on line 13, after "electricity"" strike all material through "are" on line 14 and insert "means electricity, other than that from in-state facilities, that contributes to a common system power pool that is"

On page 9, line 23, after "decision" insert "under a linkage agreement"

On page 12, beginning on line 16, after "methods" strike all material through "may" on line 20 and insert "; and the department must"

On page 12, line 28, after "act" insert "and the allocation of allowances at no cost under section 12 of this act"

On page 12, line 30, after "linkage" strike "agreement"

On page 12, after line 32, insert the following:

"(c) Actions imposed under this section may not impose requirements on covered entities or opt-in entities that are disproportionate to their contribution to air pollution compared to other sources of criteria pollutants in the overburdened community."

On page 14, line 38, after "linkage" strike "agreements"

On page 17, at the beginning of line 28, strike "enter into linkage agreements" and insert "are linked"

On page 19, at the beginning of line 12, strike "2028" and insert "2027"

On page 19, line 23, after "limits." insert "The department shall determine and make public the circumstances, metrics, and processes that would initiate the public consideration of additional program adjustments to ensure successful achievement of the emission reduction limits."

On page 23, after line 4, insert the following:

"(9)(a) The legislature intends to promote a growing and sustainable economy and to avoid leakage of emissions from manufacturing to other locations. The legislature further intends to see innovative new businesses locate and grow in Washington that contribute to Washington's prosperity and environmental objectives.

(b) Consistent with the intent of the legislature to avoid the leakage of emissions to other jurisdictions, in achieving the state's greenhouse gas limits in RCW 70A.45.020, the state shall pursue the limits in a manner that recognizes that the siting and placement of new best-in-class facilities that provide for the displacement of more carbon intensive processes is in the economic and environmental interests of the state of Washington.

(c) For new or expanded facilities that require review under chapter 43.21C RCW and which would result in annual greenhouse gas emissions in excess of 25,000 metric tons per year, the department must evaluate the net cumulative greenhouse gas emissions of the facility, attributing any net displacement of global emissions resulting from the project in the department's decision making. The department may adopt rules to determine how to evaluate net cumulative emissions reductions.

(d) The limits in RCW 70A.45.020 or greenhouse gas emissions that are addressed in this chapter may not be the basis for denial of a permit application or for judicial review of the grant of a permit for a new or expanded emissions-intensive and trade-exposed facility.

(e) Compliance with the requirements of this chapter is the only mitigation for greenhouse gases that can be required by any state agency, city, town, county, township, other subdivision, or municipal corporation of the state from these facilities.

(f) Inclusion as a covered or an opt-in entity under this chapter constitutes adequate mitigation of any significant adverse impacts with respect to greenhouse gases for a facility subject to the requirements of chapter 43.21C RCW."

On page 25, line 34, after "must" strike "first"

On page 26, line 1, after "must" strike "first"

On page 26, line 8, after "must" strike "first"

On page 26, line 16, after "must" strike "first"

On page 26, line 24, after "act." insert "The deposits into the forward flexible account pursuant to (a) through (d) of this subsection must be prorated equally from the proceeds of each of the auctions occurring during each fiscal year."

On page 27, line 29, after "other" insert "linked"

On page 27, at the beginning of line 30, strike "with which it has a linkage agreement"

On page 27, line 32, after "(1)" strike "A" and insert "Facilities owned or operated by a"

On page 27, line 33, after "allowances" insert "for the covered emissions at those facilities"

On page 27, line 34, after "if the" strike "entity is" and insert "operations of the facility are"

On page 28, line 38, after "periods." strike "An entity" and insert "A facility"

On page 28, line 40, after "trade-exposed" strike "entity" and insert "facility"

On page 29, line 8, after "to" strike "an entity" and insert "a facility"

On page 29, line 10, after "the" strike "covered entity's" and insert "facility's"

On page 29, line 18, after "than" insert "when using"

On page 29, line 20, after "to the" insert "quantity of allowances resulting from using the"

On page 29, line 32, after "circumstances, the" strike "entity" and insert "facility"

On page 29, line 35, after "between" strike "an entity" and insert "a facility"

On page 31, line 7, after "trade-exposed" strike "entity" and insert "facility"

On page 31, beginning on line 31, after "to" strike "an entity" and insert "facilities"

On page 32, line 4, after "provided to" insert "facilities owned or operated by"

On page 40, line 7, after "in a" insert "linked"

On page 40, beginning on line 7, after "jurisdiction" strike all material through "understanding" on line 8

On page 40, line 37, after "has" strike "entered or proposes to enter a linkage agreement" and insert "linked"

On page 42, after line 2, insert the following:

"(7) Beginning in 2031, the limits established in subsection (3) of this section apply unless modified by rule as adopted by the department after a public consultation process."

On page 48, line 2, after "sequestration" insert "by protecting and planting trees"

On page 48, line 2, after "marine" insert "shorelines"

On page 48, at the beginning of line 3, strike "through forest management"

On page 53, line 27, after "has" strike "a linked agreement in effect" and insert "linked"

On page 54, line 7, after "for" insert "linked"

On page 54, beginning on line 7, after "jurisdictions" strike all material through "act" on line 8

Beginning on page 56, line 20, strike all of section 26

Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.