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Committee hears support for raising relocation-assistance cap from $50,000 to $200,000 for displaced businesses and nonprofits
Summary
Supporters including King County and small-business owners urged the committee to pass Substitute House Bill 17-33, which would raise the statutory cap for reestablishment reimbursement from $50,000 to $200,000 and require annual CPI adjustments; witnesses said current cap was set 22 years ago and is inadequate in dense urban markets.
The Law & Justice Committee heard from local governments and small-business owners in support of Substitute House Bill 17-33, which would increase the cap on reestablishment reimbursement for people and businesses displaced by public projects from $50,000 to $200,000 and require annual inflation adjustments.
Mac Nicholson, representing the King County Council, testified the cap addresses “reestablishment expenses” such as property repairs, signage, advertising, and…
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