Rescue Tug for Orca Whale Enviornment-Date Change

There has been a change in the day the Rescue Tug bill will be heard in the Senate. The bill is now up on Wednesday afternoon. We received bad information from the bill’s sponsor unfortunately. Here is the information. Please let those you have contacted know about the change and if you are planning to testify confirm with Rein about your availability:


Environment, Water & Energy

Wednesday Senate Hearing Rm 4
February 11, 2009 J.A. Cherberg Building
3:30 p.m. Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5560 - Regarding state agency climate leadership. (Ranker/Jan Odano)
2. SB 5854 - Reducing climate pollution in the built environment. (Kilmer/Jan Odano)
3. SB 5578 - Regarding water resource management. (Schoesler/Karen Epps)
4. SB 5344 - Providing an emergency response system for the Strait of Juan de Fuca. (Ranker/Sam Thompson)
5. SB 5412 - Controlling saltwater algae. (Eide/Jan Odano)


Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Other business