Requires, not later than November 1, 2008, the department to prepare a report and deliver it to the governor and the climate-related policy and fiscal committees of the senate and house of representatives that contains the department's recommendations for the creation of a comprehensive climate change research, preparation, and adaptation program.

Requires the department to develop the report in this act using the work groups efforts on public health, agriculture, the coast line, forestry, and infrastructure as a foundation, and include recommendations for specific steps to prepare for impacts to water resources and management, flood response, protection of ecosystems, and biodiversity, including the protection of threatened or endangered species and species of economic importance to the state.

Creates the office of Washington state climatologist within the University of Washington.