February 16 — Yesterday was the cutoff date for legislative bills to make it out of their house of origin. Substitute House Bill 1652 (concerning… Continue Reading Conservation district elections bill did not advanceContinue 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
The King Conservation District would be able to elect supervisors in November while other districts could stick with lower-profile and cheaper elections under a bill… Continue Reading Washington House panel endorses moderate election reform for conservation districts | Rural Life | capitalpress.comContinue Reading
January 27, 2022 — With several people signing up to testify, Representative Valdez (Chair of the House State Government and Tribal Relations Committee) allowed speakers… Continue Reading WACD’s testimony on HB 1910Continue 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
This summary is intended to be a more accessible listing of the 2022 bills that WACD supports and opposes, and a brief explanation of WACD’s… Continue Reading Summary of WACD positions on 2022 legislationContinue 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
ALERTS HB 1856 Adding counties to the voluntary stewardship program HB 1856 would re-open enrollment for the Voluntary Stewardship Program to the counties that opted… Continue Reading Legislative Alert: January 13, 2022Continue Reading
Today we bring three pieces of legislation that will be of interest to our members. HB 1631 on technical assistance for environmental stewardship House Bill… Continue Reading Legislative Alert: January 6, 2022Continue Reading
