House Bill 2422 concerning the production of aviation biofuels passed out of the House last night on an 86-11 vote.
The bill is a spinoff from the Sustainable Aviation Fuels Northwest project, of which WSU was one of six sponsoring organizations. The group also brought in Boeing, Alaska Airlines, the ports of Seattle and Portland, Climate Solutions and the Spokane Airport.
The bill seeks to lay the groundwork for the maturation of an aviation biofuels industry by easing the permitting of aviation biofuels productions facilities while providing potential access to low-cost financing.
The bill now heads to the Senate where a similar bill has been received favorably.
You can watch the debate and passage of House Bill 2422 below.