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Bill would create state center to promote environmentally sustainable urban design
Summary
HB 17 42 would create a Center for Environmentally Sustainable Urban Design at the Department of Ecology (contingent on Ecology securing operating funds) to run design competitions, award grants and coordinate an advisory council; Ecology raised capacity and fundraising concerns during committee testimony.
The Environment, Energy and Technology Committee considered House Bill 17 42, which would establish a Center for Environmentally Sustainable Urban Design at the Department of Ecology to identify priority projects, run a design commission and award grants aimed at promoting regenerative and biophilic design.
Alicia Kinney Clawson, staff to the committee, said the center would be contingent on Ecology securing funds to operate and would be authorized to seek gifts,…
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