Week of February 14-18, 2022 With the clock ticking down to cutoffs, the majority Democratic leadership makes difficult decisions about which bills will be prioritized… Continue Reading Week 6 General Legislative ReviewContinue Reading
On Wednesday, February 17th the Senate announced their proposed supplemental capital budget. This is the source of state dollars for project and construction funding. WACD… Continue Reading WACD Satisfied with Senate Capital Budget ProposalContinue Reading
Week of February 7-13, 2022 The legislative session has reached the halfway point. Both the Senate and House now allow twice as many members on… Continue Reading Week 5 General Legislative ReviewContinue Reading
WACD is seeking input from its member districts on the amendments made to HB 1652. This is WACD’s priority legislation for this session, the legislature… Continue Reading WACD Seeks Comments on CD Elections BillContinue Reading
Week of January 31-February 4, 2022 The Thursday, February 3rd deadline for bills to pass the House of Origin policy committee has now passed and… Continue Reading Week 4 General Legislative ReviewContinue Reading
At the 2021 Annual Conference, the membership of WACD created a temporary group dedicated to addressing the emerging issue of harmful algae blooms (HAB) in… Continue Reading Seeking Participants for Harmful Algae Bloom WorkgroupContinue Reading
Legislative Strategy Come 5:00 PM on Thursday, February 3rd, the nature of the legislative session will change. This is inevitable as the collective attention of… Continue Reading WACD Legislative Strategy & the Remainder of SessionContinue Reading
During the Legislative session, proposals must reach specific checkmarks at certain times in order to continue along the process to becoming a law. The first… Continue Reading First Legislative Cut-Off Next WeekContinue Reading
WACD opposes HB 1910 which would require all conservation district elections to be held under the provisions of RCW 29A general election laws with election… Continue Reading WACD opposition to HB 1910Continue Reading
ALERTS HB 1838 Protecting, restoring, and maintaining habitat for salmon recovery House Bill 1838 is the companion bill to Senate Bill 5727 and is similar… Continue Reading Legislative Alert: January 20, 2022Continue Reading
