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Senate committee weighs SB 6246 to tighten EITE reporting, tie no‑cost allowances to decarbonization plans
Summary
SB 6246 would require emissions‑intensive, trade‑exposed facilities (EITEs) to submit facility‑specific decarbonization plans and biannual emissions reports as a condition of continued no‑cost allowance allocation under the Climate Commitment Act; testimony split between advocates seeking accountability and industry warning of job leakage and grid constraints.
Senator Slatter introduced SB 6246 to the Senate Environment, Energy and Technology Committee as a measure to preserve the Climate Commitment Act’s emissions cap while increasing accountability for emissions‑intensive, trade‑exposed facilities (EITEs).
The bill directs the Department of Ecology to recommend an allowance allocation approach for EITEs between 2035 and 2050, to propose a policy requiring some EITE allowances to be consigned for use in decarbonization investments, and to require owners/operators to submit facility‑specific information and decarbonization plans as a condition of receiving no‑cost allowances beginning in the second compliance period (2027). Committee staff described reporting requirements as biannual facility submissions of production…
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