Washington 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: Passed House 2 R cosponsors

HB 1365 — Improving Puget Sound water quality.

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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Plain-language change summary

The revised version of House Bill 1365 clarifies the language regarding the types of sewage being discharged into Puget Sound, specifically removing the mention of "partially treated sewage." It also emphasizes the intention to prioritize funding towards reducing nutrient discharges rather than just allocating it. These changes are important because they strengthen the focus on untreated sewage discharges and ensure that greater attention and resources are directed towards addressing a significant pollution issue affecting water quality and public health in the area.

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H-1336.2 SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1365 State of Washington 68th Legislature 2023 Regular Session By House Environment & Energy (originally sponsored by Representatives Dye and Barkis) READ FIRST TIME 02/17/23.
H-0224.2 HOUSE BILL 1365 State of Washington 68th Legislature 2023 Regular Session By Representatives Dye and Barkis Read first time 01/17/23.
Referred to Committee on Environment & Energy.
Primary among these hurdles are the significant volumes of untreated and partially treated sewage that wastewater treatment systems continue to discharge into Puget Sound as a result of system failure events, and the lack of infrastructure and processes to remove nutrients from wastewater at treatment facilities, even where facilities are functioning as intended.
Primary among these hurdles are the significant volumes of untreated sewage that wastewater treatment systems continue to discharge into Puget Sound as a result of system failure events, and the lack of infrastructure and processes to remove nutrients from wastewater at treatment facilities, even where facilities are functioning as intended.
1 SHB 1365 (2) Therefore, it is the intent of the legislature to expedite nutrient discharge reduction activities towards the achievement of nutrient-related water quality standards across Puget Sound.
1 HB 1365 (2) Therefore, it is the intent of the legislature to expedite nutrient discharge reduction activities towards the achievement of nutrient-related water quality standards across Puget Sound.
Furthermore, in order to ensure that the costs of these water quality improvements do not fall solely on local governments and utility ratepayers, it is the intent of the legislature to allocate funding towards nutrient discharge reductions.
Furthermore, in order to ensure that the costs of these water quality improvements do not fall solely on local governments and utility ratepayers, it is the intent of the legislature to prioritize climate commitment act revenues towards nutrient discharge reductions.
(1) Each operator of a municipal wastewater sewerage system that discharges untreated sewage, partially treated sewage, or mixtures of untreated stormwater and sewage into state waters within the Puget Sound watershed must submit a report to the department by February 1st of each year, that summarizes these discharges from the system during the previous calendar year, in addition to the reporting that is required in individual national pollutant discharge elimination system permits.
(1) Each operator of a municipal wastewater sewerage system that discharges untreated sewage or mixtures of untreated stormwater and sewage into state waters must submit a report to the department by February 1st of each year, covering the discharges from the system during the previous calendar year.
(2) By July 1st of each year, relying on the reports submitted to the department under subsection (1) of this section, the department must complete a summary report and provide the summary report to a diverse group of news media outlets in Washington, post the summary report on its website, and submit the summary report to the appropriate committees of the legislature consistent with RCW 43.01.036.
(2) By July 1st of each year, relying on the reports submitted to the department under subsection (1) of this section, the department must complete a summary report and provide the summary report to major news media outlets in Washington, post the summary report on its website, and submit the summary report to the appropriate committees of the legislature consistent with RCW 43.01.036.
(a) Summarize the quantity and impacts of the preceding year's discharges of untreated sewage into Puget Sound;
(a) Summarize the impacts of the preceding year's discharges of untreated sewage into Puget Sound;
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2 SHB 1365 NEW SECTION.
(1) The department must continue, under its existing authorities, to:
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2 HB 1365 (1) The office of Puget Sound water quality is established within the department.
The office of Puget Sound water quality has the authority to:
(b) Identify funding opportunities, including federal, state, and local public funds available for use for the purposes of this section;
(b) Identify funding opportunities, including private and federal, state, and local public funds available for use for the purposes of this section;
(d) Take all appropriate steps to seek and apply for federal funds for which the department is eligible, and other grants, and accept donations;
(d) Take all appropriate steps to seek and apply for federal funds for which the office of Puget Sound water quality is eligible, and other grants, and accept donations;
and (e) Collaborate with the Puget Sound partnership and other applicable state agencies.
and (e) Collaborate with the Puget Sound partnership, programs within the department, and other applicable state agencies.
(2) Each year, the department is responsible for making grants for municipal wastewater nutrient discharge reduction projects within the funds appropriated by the legislature for this purpose.
(2) Each year, the office of Puget Sound water quality is responsible for making grants for municipal wastewater nutrient discharge reduction projects.
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Action History

  1. House Rules "X" file.

  2. Returned to Rules Committee for second reading.

  3. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

  4. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

  5. CB - Majority; do pass 2nd substitute bill proposed by Environment & Energy.

  6. Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 8:00 AM.

  7. Referred to Capital Budget.

  8. Minority; without recommendation.

  9. ENVI - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

  10. Executive action taken in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 1:30 PM.

  11. Referred to Environment & Energy.

  12. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.

  13. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

  14. Referred to Rules 2 Consideration.

  15. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

  16. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

  17. CB - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Environment & Energy.

  18. Executive action taken in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 9:00 AM.

  19. Public hearing in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 8:00 AM.

  20. Referred to Capital Budget.

  21. Minority; without recommendation.

  22. ENVI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

  23. Executive action taken in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 8:00 AM.

  24. Public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 4:00 PM.

  25. First reading, referred to Environment & Energy.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 1365?
HB 1365 is sponsored by Andrew Barkis (Republican) and Mary Dye (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1365?
This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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