ESHB 1173 — Reducing light pollution associated with certain energy infrastructure.

What this bill does

Requires new wind energy facilities that go through the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC) siting process or local government siting processes to comply with rules adopted by the Department of Ecology (Ecology) to establish light mitigation requirements when the facility is constructed. Requires existing wind energy facilities that went through the EFSEC siting process or local siting processes to meet Ecology's light mitigation requirements by January 1, 2026. Requires Ecology to adopt light pollution mitigation rules by January 1, 2025, in consultation with the department of transportation and EFSEC.

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Floor votes

• House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 27, 2023
  94 yea · 1 nay · 3 not voting
• House — Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · April 14, 2023
  95 yea · 1 nay · 2 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · April 7, 2023
  48 yea · 1 nay

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