Facilitating predictable and timely application decisions by the energy facility site evaluation council.

 S-0549.1

SENATE BILL 5246

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Senators Shewmake, Boehnke, Chapman, and Nobles

Read first time 01/14/25. Referred to Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology.

AN ACT Relating to facilitating predictable and timely application decisions by the energy facility site evaluation council; amending RCW 80.50.090 and 80.50.100 ; and repealing RCW 80.50.075 and 80.50.320 .

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

Sec. 1. RCW 80.50.090 and 2022 c 183 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The council shall conduct an informational public hearing in the county of the proposed site as soon as practicable but not later than (( sixty )) 60 days after receipt of an application for site certification. However, the place of such public hearing shall be as close as practical to the proposed site.