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Committee hears industry concerns over expanding seismic risk mitigation fund
Summary
Chair Tran opened a public hearing on House Bill 2,151 on March 6, 2025, to expand the seismic risk mitigation fund for broader disaster-preparedness measures including earthquake response and evacuation planning.
Chair Tran opened a public hearing on House Bill 2,151 on March 6, 2025, describing the bill as a proposal to expand the seismic risk mitigation fund to help communities prepare for a major earthquake, including emergency response and evacuation planning.
The bill matters because the fees that created the fund after 2022’s SB 1567 were negotiated with fuel terminal operators and, industry representatives said, were intended to offset terminal mitigation costs rather than broader disaster-preparedness spending.
Kelsey Wilson, representing the Western States Petroleum Association, told the committee she opposed HB 2,151. "These fees were not intended to serve as a broader funding mechanism beyond their agreed…
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