{"id":1448,"date":"2019-05-28T15:59:21","date_gmt":"2019-05-28T23:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sdc.wastateleg.org\/saldana\/?p=1448"},"modified":"2019-05-28T15:59:21","modified_gmt":"2019-05-28T23:59:21","slug":"2019-session-recap-series-issue-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/alpha\/2019\/05\/28\/2019-session-recap-series-issue-1\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 Session Recap Series: Issue 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Issue 1: Protecting Our Environment from Climate Change<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Olympia, May 28, 2019<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dear Neighbors,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Welcome to my summer e-newsletter\nseries. Now that the 2019 legislative session has come to a close, I\u2019ll give\nyou an overview of some key policies we worked to get passed into law this year,\nspread over several segments in this series. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can also find information about\nsuccessful bills I sponsored this year in my April 19th<\/sup> Update from Olympia<\/a>. I\u2019m happy to report that all of the bills discussed there made\nthe final passage deadline and will become law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It has been an honor to serve you by representing the 37th<\/sup> Legislative District in the Senate. I\u2019ll be reporting back to the district this Saturday<\/strong>, and you\u2019re invited<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Green Transportation<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

House Bill 2042<\/a> facilitates the transition to vehicles with cleaner fuels with. It increases access to electric vehicle (EV) incentives, creates an EV car share program, and improves incentives for commercial fleet conversion, making it a more viable option. Importantly, this legislation makes incentives accessible even to lower-income drivers and riders. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\ncan\u2019t make the transition to green transportation without addressing other\nmodes of transportation, such as buses, trucks, ferries and ships. That\u2019s why House Bill 1512<\/a> provides for\nassistance in the electrification of these vehicles and vessels, aiding the\ncollaboration of ports with utilities to create the infrastructure necessary\nfor the transition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moving\nforward, green transportation legislation should focus on relieving the harm\ncaused by our existing system, such as salmon-blocking culverts under our roads\nand stormwater runoff pollution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Reducing Emissions<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Legislation we passed this year makes our state one of the first to commit broadly to reducing greenhouse gas emissions<\/a> from electricity while adopting a precise action plan to do so. It will take innovation and cooperation from all sectors throughout Washington to make this transition possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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