HB 1112-S - DIGEST |
(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE) |
Transitions to the use of less damaging hydrofluorocarbons or suitable substitutes in various applications in the state, in a manner similar to the regulations that were adopted by the environmental protection agency, and that have been or will be adopted in several other states around the country. |
Requires the department of ecology, in consultation with the department of commerce and the utilities and transportation commission, to complete a report addressing how to: (1) Increase the use of refrigerants with a low global warming potential in mobile sources, utility equipment, and consumer appliances; and |
(2) Reduce other uses of hydrofluorocarbons. |
Requires the department of enterprise services to establish purchasing and procurement policies that provide a preference for products that: (1) Are not restricted; |
(2) Do not contain hydrofluorocarbons or contain hydrofluorocarbons with a comparatively low global warming potential; |
(3) Are not designed to function only in conjunction with hydrofluorocarbons characterized by a comparatively high global warming potential; and |
(4) Were not manufactured using hydrofluorocarbons or were manufactured using hydrofluorocarbons with a low global warming potential. |