Bill > HB2395

This bill: Provides funding for a wide range of capital projects and infrastructure improvements across the state, including for the Department of Commerce, Department of Social and Health Services, Department of Ecology, Department of Natural Resources, State Parks and Recreation Commission, the Community and Technical College System, and the University of Washington. Key provisions include: - $110.8 million for the Housing Trust Fund to support affordable housing, preserve existing affordable housing, and develop housing for specific populations. - $48.5 million for the "Clean Energy Funds 3" program to support grid modernization, transportation electrification, and strategic research and development for new clean energy technologies. - $76.9 million to the Department of Commerce to establish a statewide plan for behavioral health facilities and $35.6 million for grants to develop new behavioral health capacity across the state. - $30 million for the Stormwater Financial Assistance Program, with $10 million specifically for projects that benefit southern resident killer whales. - $9.3 million loan from the Natural Resources Real Property Replacement Account to the Department of Natural Resources to develop the Paterson Pipeline irrigation system on common school trust lands. - $20.8 million to the Department of Ecology from the Air Pollution Control Account to replace old diesel transit and school buses, state fleet vehicles, and support a clean truck program. The bill also makes various policy changes, including establishing a Joint Legislative Task Force on Water Supply, authorizing the transfer of the Port Orchard Armory to local entities, and making modifications to the Floodplains by Design and Volkswagen Settlement Funded Projects grant programs.

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http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2395&year=2017