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Senate committee hears bill to create regulator ‘accelerator’ for salmon recovery; advocates support, some warn of broad waiver authority
Summary
Senate Bill 5305 would establish an environmental accelerator within the Office of Regulatory Innovation and Assistance to identify regulatory barriers and provide time-limited regulatory relief for salmon-recovery and resiliency projects funded with Climate Commitment Act auction revenue.
The Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee took testimony on Senate Bill 5305, which would establish an environmental accelerator within the Office of Regulatory Innovation and Assistance (ORIA) to help salmon recovery and ecological-resiliency projects funded with Climate Commitment Act (CCA) auction revenue.
Committee staff described the bill as authorizing ORIA’s director to appoint an administrator and staff for the accelerator, which would identify regulatory barriers to CCA-funded salmon-recovery projects, help applicants request regulatory relief, and work with relevant agencies to grant temporary regulatory adjustments. Testimony from committee staff noted that relief could include a time-limited waiver of state law for trial periods of up to five years and that the…
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