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Clark County staff propose climate element aligned with statewide greenhouse gas targets
Summary
Staff presented a new climate element required by 2023 state law and a new policy (14.230.4) that adopts statewide greenhouse-gas reduction targets as placeholders; staff said the policy obliges five‑year reporting to the Department of Commerce but does not itself create specified penalties for failing to meet the targets.
Clark County staff presented a new climate element for the unincorporated county during the planning commission’s Dec. 4 work session, explaining how the chapter implements requirements of 2023 state legislation (House Bill 1181).
"This chapter really is drawing from the work we've done over the past few years to develop the climate policies," Jenna Kaye, community planning staff, told the commission. She said the chapter includes climate projections, a greenhouse‑gas inventory, reduction targets, vehicle‑miles‑traveled data…
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