Issue Position: Environment

Issue Position

Representative Drew Hansen has worked to protect our quality of life by fighting for clean air and water, while making government more user-friendly (by supporting legislation that allows the Discover Pass to be transferred between two vehicles) and giving businesses more certainty on the effects of environmental regulations. Washington Conservation Voters have endorsed Representative Hansen, saying: "We knew he would be a good legislator, and he has already exceeded our expectations." Representative Hansen's legislative accomplishments on the environment include:

Sponsoring legislation to promote new tourism and new jobs by removing a tax that stood in the way of a 7,000-acre land preservation project in Kitsap County.
Successfully advocating for funding two Port Gamble Bay cleanup projects, which have the potential to restore natural habitat in Kitsap County and Puget Sound.
Supporting legislation that makes the Discover Pass more user-friendly, including by allowing Discover Pass holders to transfer the pass between two vehicles.
Supporting legislation that removes an unnecessary permitting requirement to make it easier for boatyards to install stormwater treatment systems.
Supporting certainty and transparency for business on renewable energy laws by creating a procedure for seeking an advisory opinion on whether new renewable energy projects would qualify under Initiative 937, the renewable energy initiative.
Supporting legislation that protects family farms by requiring the Department of Ecology to study whether state land-use regulations should consider the impacts of development on agricultural land.

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