HB1190 – Changing the uses of the revenue from the Climate Commitment Act. (Dead.)
Prime Sponsor – Representative Dye (R; 9th District; SE Washington)
Current status – Referred to the House Committee on Environment & Energy. Still in committee by cutoff.
Next step would be – Dead bill.
Legislative tracking page for the bill.

Summary –
The bill would dedicate the revenue from the Climate Commitment Act (aka the cap and invest bill) to a new Outdoor Recreation and Climate Adaptation Account, rather than to the Climate Commitment Account and the Natural Climate Solutions Account established in the Act. (It would eliminate those accounts.)

It would require $125 million each biennium from the new account to go to the Wildfire Response, Forest Restoration, and Community Resilience Account. (Those funds must currently be used for fire preparedness and prevention activities; at least 25% of them must go to “forest health activities” and at least 25% of them must go to “community resilience activities”.) In addition, this bill would declare the Legislature’s intent to have at least $10 million of that money each biennium spent on forest riparian easements. It would also authorize spending it on grants and loans to small forestland owners for activities that increase carbon sequestration; on the Family Forest Fish Passage Program; and on a new grant program investing in institutions and infrastructure that make timber and farming towns sustainable and vibrant, administered by the Community Economic Revitalization Board.

Additional funds from that account could be transferred to the state Drought Preparedness and Response Account and spent on drought resilience investments that contribute to climate change adaptation. Funds could be spent on flood risk mitigation investments that contribute to climate change adaptation, specifically projects to reduce flood damage and improve aquatic species’ habitat in the basins most at risk of flooding; fund established flood control authorities to improve floodplains and protection infrastructure; or fund water supply projects to secure the agricultural industry against climate risks. They could be spent on Puget Sound water quality investments, including assistance in updating required pollution controls. They could be spent on outdoor recreation enhancement and amenities, including state and local outdoor recreation programs, activities, and infrastructure. They could provide grants to support marinas in compliance with measures protecting aquatic environments or water quality permits, and on grants to replace or add buoys at locations that appropriately balance environmental protection and the needs of on-water recreation. They could fund grants to improve equitable access to local trails and trail connectivity. They could be spent on stormwater investments that are helpful to salmon survival. They could be spent to support efforts to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change affecting Indian tribes, and the bill would declare the Legislature’s intent to dedicate at least $50 million from the account each biennium for that, and at least $50 each biennium to decarbonization of medium and heavy duty vehicles in a technology-neutral way.