Prioritizing lumber procured from Washington state lumber mills for the purpose of public works projects.

 H-0829.3

HOUSE BILL 1726

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Representatives Waters, Couture, Simmons, Springer, Kloba, Reed, Ormsby, Hill, and Scott

Read first time 01/30/25. Referred to Committee on Capital Budget.

AN ACT Relating to prioritizing lumber procured from Washington state lumber mills for the purpose of public works projects; adding a new section to chapter 39.04 RCW; and creating a new section.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 39.04 RCW to read as follows:

(1) The state, a school district, or a municipality entering into a contract for the construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, improvement, or maintenance of a public building or other public works project where (a) the project receives more than $500,000 of state funds in the state capital budget or financed through a financing contract as defined in RCW 39.94.020 , and (b) the state funds over one-half of the cost of the project, must require that lumber used or supplied in the performance of the contract or any subcontract be procured, in descending order of priority, from Washington, Oregon, and the United States, unless otherwise exempted under this section.