Finds that every gallon of renewable fuel produced and consumed in Washington state represents one less gallon of refined petroleum product from foreign or domestic sources. Every gallon of renewable fuel produced and consumed in Washington realizes a significant reduction in the amount of harmful vehicle emissions.

Finds a renewable fuel standard is beneficial for the environment in all areas of the state, for agriculture and Washington's farm families, for commerce, for a general increase in our state's level of employment, and for functioning as a bridge that spans the gulf between the mainstream ideological differences of eastern and western Washington.