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Counties and climate groups push back on plan to repurpose Climate Commitment Act funds; call for full wildfire account restoration
Summary
Environmental groups, county officials and the commissioner of public lands urged the Senate committee not to divert Climate Commitment Act revenue to pay for other programs and pressed the legislature to restore the full wildfire resilience funding previously committed under HB 1168.
Several county officials, conservation groups and the state Commissioner of Public Lands told the committee they oppose redirecting Climate Commitment Act (CCA) revenue to cover other state priorities.
Dave Updegrove, Washington’s Commissioner of Public Lands, said he appreciates the governor’s inclusion of $30,000,000 for wildfire prevention but told the committee that the amount "falls $30,000,000 short of the…
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