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Bill would create center for environmentally sustainable urban design to promote green redevelopment and design competitions
Summary
House Bill 1742 would create a Center for Environmentally Sustainable Urban Design in the Department of Ecology to fund and promote green redevelopment, design competitions and grants for projects that integrate stormwater, trees and public‑health benefits into urban sites.
House Bill 1742 would establish a Center for Environmentally Sustainable Urban Design at the Department of Ecology to encourage architectural and landscape approaches that promote health and sustainability in the built environment, staff and proponents told the committee.
The center would identify priority projects, coordinate a biennial design competition for a selected priority project and award grants for projects that implement environmentally sustainable urban design. The bill would also create a 10‑member advisory council to advise the center and recommend applicants. The center would establish…
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