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City lobbyists report progress on waste‑to‑energy exemption and other bills; budgets next focus after March revenue forecast
Summary
City representatives told the committee that key legislative priorities — including an adjusted waste‑to‑energy exemption and emergency communications excise tax — have passed committee cutoffs and are awaiting floor action; attention now shifts to operating and capital budgets after the March 19 revenue forecast.
Eric (city legislative staff) and council members reported on work in Olympia. The city’s waste‑to‑energy issue advanced out of policy and ways‑and‑means committees after proponents agreed to narrow the request to a time‑limited exemption (a 10‑year exemption was proposed in committee) so Climate Commitment Act provisions would not…
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