2SSB 5343 -
By Representative Liias
WITHDRAWN 03/02/2012
On page 1, beginning on line 5 of the amendment, after "project"
strike all material through "(b)" on line 15 and insert "that meets the
following requirements is not bound by permit provisions related to the
emissions limit for sulfur established by the department or a local air
authority until December 31, 2018, if the generator:
(a) Has an installed generator capacity of at least seven hundred
fifty kilowatts but not exceeding one thousand kilowatts;
(b) Began operating after 2008;
(c) Is located on agricultural lands of long-term commercial
significance pursuant to chapter 36.70A RCW;
(d) Is located in a county west of the Cascade mountains, east of
the San Juan Islands, and north of Mount Rainier, with a population of
at least one hundred fifteen thousand people, but not exceeding two
hundred five thousand people; and
(e) Is fueled by biogas that:
(i) Is produced by an anaerobic digester that qualifies for the
solid waste permitting exemption specified in RCW 70.95.330; and
(ii)"
EFFECT: Specifies that in order to qualify for the exemption from permit provisions related to the emissions limit for sulfur established by the department of ecology or a local air authority, a generator must meet certain location-specific requirements, in addition to other requirements listed in the bill.