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House passes bill clarifying Climate Commitment Act accounts after heated debate over transportation funding
Summary
The House approved Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 22-51 to codify account distributions and allowable uses for Climate Commitment Act proceeds after floor amendments and extended debate over reallocating funds to transportation safety and bridge maintenance. The final vote was 56–41, 1 excused.
Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 22-51, which revises how proceeds from the Climate Commitment Act (CCA) are allocated and clarifies allowable uses for CCA accounts, passed the House after extensive floor debate and several amendment votes.
Representative Tina Fitzgibbon, who moved the amendment and urged support for the bill, said the legislation "expands some of the allowable uses of Climate Commitment Act accounts to include new and innovative types of carbon storage and sequestration" and would "direct agencies to interpret tribal consultation to encompass more consultation than they have been doing." Supporters framed the bill as necessary housekeeping to make account rules clearer and to plan for a projected decline in auction revenue as…
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