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Committee hears broad support for green fertilizer incentive bill, WSDA to write rules
Summary
Senate Bill 5971 would direct WSDA to create a green fertilizer incentive program for low-carbon nitrogen fertilizer production and use; industry, labor and environmental groups testified in favor, citing climate benefits, jobs and federal tax-credit timing; WSDA said rulemaking costs exist and the program is subject to appropriations.
The Washington State Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee held a public hearing on Senate Bill 59 71, which would require the Washington State Department of Agriculture to establish a green fertilizer incentive program to support in‑state production and agricultural use of low‑carbon nitrogen fertilizer.
Committee staff described the bill's central features: the bill defines "green fertilizer" as nitrogen-based fertilizer produced using manufacturing processes that yield at least an 80% reduction in life‑cycle greenhouse‑gas emissions compared with conventional natural‑gas‑based production; it directs WSDA to design the…
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