Other climate-related bills
Blaming climate change, Inslee declared a drought emergency last July for all of the state except Seattle, Tacoma and Everett, which have solid municipal water supplies. The measure sent the state scrambling to find money to help local governments and boards buy or divert water or tackle other heat mitigation measures. The declaration sped up processing for emergency drought permits and allowed temporary transfers of water rights.
The state has no designated sources from which to collect money for drought funding.
That drought declaration also activated the Joint Legislative Committee on Water Supply During Drought, which meets only in years when the state declares a drought. “We
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