By Senators Hargrove, Rolfes, Brown

ADOPTED 3/3/2015

On page 2, line 26, after "manufacturing," strike "conveyance of construction materials" and insert "transportation"

On page 2, line 27, after "resource" strike "as defined in RCW 19.285.030"

On page 4, after line 8, insert the following:

"(7) "Renewable resource" means (a) wind; (b) solar energy; (c) geothermal energy; (d) landfill gas; (e) gas from sewage treatment facilities; (f) biodiesel fuel as defined in RCW 82.29A.135 that is not derived from crops raised on land cleared from old growth or first-growth forests where the clearing occurred after December 7, 2006; or (g) biomass energy.

(8) "Transportation" means a project to improve or repair a highway or road, approaches to a highway, highway ramps, and parking facilities. Transportation does not include conveyance of construction materials."

Beginning on page 4, line 31, strike all of section 4 and insert the following:

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 4.  "This act is known as the community prosperity and revitalization act."

Correct any internal references accordingly.

By Senators Hargrove, Rolfes, Brown

ADOPTED 3/3/2015

On page 1, line 2 of the title, after "43.157.005" strike the remainder of the title and insert "and 43.157.020; reenacting and amending RCW 43.157.010; and creating a new section."

EFFECT: Removes conveyance of construction materials as a project of statewide significance and adds transportation projects to the definition of a project that qualifies for designation. Removes the reference to the definition of renewable resource in the Energy Independence Act and provides a similar definition that excludes water, wave, ocean, or tidal power. Removes changes to the application process, restoring the requirement for an application to include a letter of approval from the local jurisdiction. Adds that the act shall be known as the Community Prosperity and Revitalization Act.