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Committee weighs bill to tighten Climate Commitment Act fuel supplier loopholes
Summary
HB 2,215 would lower the emissions reporting/coverage threshold for fuel suppliers that began operating after Jan. 1, 2023, from 25,000 to 500 metric tons, exempt lubricants, and require Ecology to publish expanded roster information; supporters say it closes 'paper distributor' loopholes while industry warns of downstream costs and asks for stronger upstream enforcement tools.
Members of the Environment, Energy and Technology Committee heard extended testimony on House Bill 2,215, which aims to address what sponsors and advocates describe as a loophole in Washington’s Climate Commitment Act (CCA) that allows newly formed ‘‘paper’’ fuel distributors to avoid coverage by remaining below the statutory emissions threshold.
Representative Joe Fitzgibbon, the bill sponsor, said the measure differentiates between suppliers that began operating before Jan. 1, 2023, and those that began after that date. For suppliers that entered the market after 2023, the bill lowers the compliance threshold to 500 metric…
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