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Committee clarifies outdoor recreation grant use to tackle algal blooms
Summary
HB 567 clarifies that outdoor recreation infrastructure grants may be used to remediate recreational waters damaged by algal blooms and similar issues; the committee passed the bill with a favorable recommendation.
Representative Peterson presented HB 567 to clarify the permitted uses of the outdoor recreation infrastructure grant program so funds may be used to address recreational waters that are currently unusable because of algal blooms or related issues. He described the bill as a narrowly tailored clarification to allow grant dollars to remediate water quality problems that make recreation unsafe or impractical.
Committee members asked whether the outdoor recreation program had been consulted; the sponsor said yes and that agency staff had been involved. No members of the public testified. The committee voted to pass HB 567 with a favorable recommendation by voice vote.
