S-3897.1
SENATE BILL 6114
State of Washington
68th Legislature
2024 Regular Session
BySenators Liias, Billig, Dhingra, Frame, Hasegawa, Lovick, Nguyen, Nobles, Saldaña, and Shewmake
Read first time 01/10/24.Referred to Committee on Transportation.
AN ACT Relating to requiring local airport operators to provide sustainable aviation fuel for use in private jets; adding a new section to chapter 14.08 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 19.94 RCW; and creating a new section.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1. The legislature finds that sustainable aviation fuels represent a significant opportunity to reduce emissions in the aviation sector. By requiring a growing percentage of fuel usage by private jets to be sustainable aviation fuel, the state will improve the health and quality of life for Washingtonians and stimulate the growth of the sustainable aviation fuel industry in Washington. The legislature intends to encourage and promote the development, availability, and use of sustainable aviation fuels.
NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 14.08 RCW to read as follows:
(1) By July 1, 2028, airport operators, when providing aviation fuel for use in private aircraft utilizing jet fuel and operating under federal aviation regulation part 91, owned by individuals or businesses, must provide fuel blends with a minimum of 10 percent sustainable aviation fuel.
(2) The department of transportation aviation division may provide technical assistance to airport operators as necessary for implementation of this section including, but not limited to: Communications, customer advisories, or technical implementation assistance.
(3) The governor, by executive order, may suspend all or portions of the minimum sustainable aviation fuel content requirements in this section based on a determination that such requirements are temporarily, technically, or economically infeasible, or pose a significant risk to public safety.
(4) "Sustainable aviation fuel" means alternative jet fuel, as defined in RCW 70A.535.010.
NEW SECTION.  Sec. 3. A new section is added to chapter 19.94 RCW to read as follows:
(1) By November 1, 2027, the department must adopt rules for enforcing and carrying out the purposes of section 2 of this act.
(2) By December 1, 2027, the director must notify the governor and the transportation committees of the legislature of the rules adopted in subsection (1) of this section.
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