HB 2330 — State campus district energy

Summary

Establishing a prioritization process for capital funding for state campus district energy systems.

Bill Text

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This bill amends 2 section(s) of the Revised Code of Washington: RCW 43.88.030; RCW 19.27A.200.

• RCW 43.88.030

  (q) → (h) Estimated total project cost; (i) For major projects valued over five million dollars, estimated costs for the following project components: Acquisition, consultant services, construction, equipment, project management, and other costs included as part of the project. Project component costs shall be displayed in a standard format defined by the office of financial management to allow comparisons between projects; (j) Estimated total project cost for each phase of the project as defined by the office of financial management; (k) Estimated ensuing biennium costs; (l) Estimated costs beyond the ensuing biennium; (m) Estimated construction start and completion dates; (n) Source and type of funds proposed; (o) Estimated ongoing operating budget costs or savings resulting from the project, including staffing and maintenance costs; (p) For any capital appropriation requested for a state agency for the acquisition of land or the capital improvement of land in which the primary purpose of the acquisition or improvement is recreation or wildlife habitat conservation, the capital budget document, or an omnibus list of recreation and habitat acquisitions provided with the governor's budget document, shall identify the projected costs of operation and maintenance for at least the two biennia succeeding the next biennium. Omnibus lists of habitat and recreation land acquisitions shall include individual project cost estimates for operation and maintenance as well as a total for all state projects included in the list. The document shall identify the source of funds from which the operation and maintenance costs are proposed to be funded; (q) For any capital appropriation requested for a state campus district energy system, the capital budget document provided with the governor's budget must identify how the appropriation is consistent with recommendations made by the campus energy upgrades committee pursuant to sections 3 and 4 of this act. (r) cap bu isc bie rea a al . , t age des as (r) ted project costs are more than 15 percent above t listed e p ior agency budget request and for which the slature i making a funding decision for design or co uction, ed or C-100 inflation factors; ) (s) Such other information bearing upon capit rojects go ernor deems to be useful; ) (t) Standard terms, including a standard uniform tio of normal maintenance, for all capital projects ) (u) Such other information as the legislature direct concurrent resolution. rposes of this subsection (6), the term "capit roject" defined subsequent to the analysis, fin s, and tions of a joint committee comprised of repr tatives house capital appropriations committee, senat ys and mittee, legislative evaluation and accountabil program and office of financial management. change affecting the comparability of agency program n relating to expenditures, revenues, workload, ormance nel shall be made in the format of any budget ment or esented to the legislature under this secti or RCW 1) relative to the format of the budget documen report presented to the previous regular sessi of the e during an odd-numbered year without prior slative e. Prior legislative concurrence shall consis (a) a majority vote on the proposal by the standing co tees on eans of both houses if the legislature is in ses or (b) le majority vote on the proposal by membe of the e evaluation and accountability program commit if the e is not in session.

  amended

• RCW 19.27A.200

  , 19.27A.220, 19.27A.230, 19.27A.240, and possessing title to 80.04.550 → nded to llows: definitions in this section apply throu t RCW ⟦INS⟧through , and sections 1 through 4 of this act blic or a place of human ricultural products e process (2) "Baseline ene use inte tensity that is re sentative ar. (3)(a) "Buildin owner" that owns less salv value at vation me re. 3) "Stand " means d buildin establish 4) "Therm energy c 80.04.010 --- END ---

  amended

Action History

1. January 12, 2026

   First reading, referred to Capital Budget.

Sponsors

• (Ramel) · Primary

Subjects