On January 19, 2022, WACD Executive Director Tom Salzer testified on House Bill 1838, titled: Protecting, restoring, and maintaining habitat for salmon recovery. WACD signed… Continue Reading WACD’s testimony on HB 1838Continue Reading
Based on WACD’s active resolutions and reviewed by the WACD’s Board of Directors, these are the Association’s policy priorities in the 2022 legislative session. Conservation… Continue Reading WACD 2022 Legislative Session Policy PrioritiesContinue Reading
OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee’s salmon adviser Friday outlined for the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission a proposal to require riparian buffers, which one commissioner… Continue Reading Inslee’s proposal mandating stream buffers seen as shift to regulations | capitalpress.comContinue Reading
Legislature convened January 10, floor action to be hybrid The second year of the 67th biennium of the Washington State Legislature began Monday, January 10,… Continue Reading Week 1 General Legislative ReviewContinue Reading
Legislation advanced by Gov. Jay Inslee and Washington tribes calls for mandatory riparian buffers, with $10,000-a-day fines for landowners who don’t plant trees along creeks… Continue Reading Washington lawmakers file Inslee’s mandatory buffer bill | capitalpress.comContinue Reading
A bill to change how conservation district supervisors are elected won wide support Wednesday at a House hearing, except from the Washington Farm Bureau. House… Continue Reading Washington Farm Bureau fears ‘bad outcome’ with CD election bill | capitalpress.comContinue 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
Resources for understanding and participating in the legislative process Guidance from WACD’s lobbyist Review last year’s guidance from WACD lobbyist Brynn Brady in her PowerPoint… Continue Reading Resources for participating in the legislative processContinue 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
Preview of the 2022 Legislative Session Short session The 60 day (short) legislative Session starts on Monday, January 10 and will run through March 10.… Continue Reading Week 0 General Legislative ReviewContinue Reading
