ESSB 5447 — Promoting the alternative jet fuel industry in Washington.

What this bill does

Requires the Department of Ecology (Ecology) to allow one or more carbon intensity pathways for alternative jet fuel by no later than December 31, 2023. Requires Washington State University and the University of Washington to calculate emissions of ultrafine and fine particulate matter and sulfur dioxides in communities surrounding an international airport owned by a port district in a county with a population greater than 1,500,000. Creates a preferential business and operations (B&O) tax rate of 0.275 percent for the manufacturing and wholesaling of alternative jet fuels. Establishes a B&O and public utilities tax credit for certain sales and purchases of alternative jet fuel. Provides that the tax incentives begin when one or more facilities in the state begin to produce a cumulative 20 million or more gallons of alternative jet fuel per year.

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Floor votes

• House — Final Passage as Amended by the House · April 14, 2023
  96 yea · 0 nay · 2 not voting
• Senate — Final Passage as Amended by the House · April 19, 2023
  48 yea · 1 nay
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 1, 2023
  46 yea · 2 nay · 1 not voting

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