Prohibiting the energy facility site evaluation council from preempting local laws that forbid the siting of certain storage facilities in critical areas.

 S-0299.1

SENATE BILL 5283

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Senators Wagoner, J. Wilson, Dozier, Boehnke, Schoesler, Muzzall, Warnick, and Fortunato

Read first time 01/15/25. Referred to Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology.

AN ACT Relating to prohibiting the energy facility site evaluation council from preempting local laws that forbid the siting of certain storage facilities in critical areas; and amending RCW 80.50.090 and 80.50.110 .

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 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.