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The Washington Legislature passed House Bill 1091, which directs the Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) to adopt rules establishing a Clean Fuels Program to limit the aggregate, overall greenhouse gas emissions per unit of transportation fuel energy to 20% below 2017 levels by 2035. With the April 25, 2021, passage of House Bill 1091, the legislature seeks to promote the use of low carbon transportation fuels and to spur growth of the biofuel sector in Washington similar to growth seen in California and Oregon after adoption of similar standards.
The legislation directs Ecology to adopt a rule establishing a Clean Fuels Program to be in place no later than January 1, 2023, to limit the greenhouse gas emissions attributable to each unit of transportation fuel (carbon intensity) to 20% below 2017 levels by 2035, with annual reductions no less than (1) 0.5% in each of 2023 and 2024; (2) 1.0% in each of 20