b'2019 Scholarship Foundation WASHINGTON Oil Marketers Association (WOMA) Reportrage area. The Department must provide the owners of coveredand $0.30 per milliliter of nicotineWOMAWashington Wirebuildings with notification of compliance requirements no latersolution for all other vapor products.than July 1, 2021.HB 1633Fuel Tax Rate Posting HB 1444Energy Efficient Appliances:(Did Not Pass)State appliance efficiency and testing standards are establishedThis bill would have made perma-for the following appliances: commercial fryers, commercialnent the requirement for posting dishwashers, and commercial steam cookers; air compressors;state and federal fuel tax rate infor-computers and computer monitors; faucets, except for meteringmation on fuel pumps that was di-faucets; portable air conditioners; residential ventilating fans;rected in the 2017-19 transportation showerheads; spray sprinkler bodies; uninterruptible power sup- budget. Although this bill passed the plies; urinals and toilets; water coolers; general service lamps;House by a vote of 971, it failedLea McCullough and high color rendering index fluorescent lamps. Any of thesein the Senate due to objections fromWOMA Executive Director,appliances manufactured after January 1, 2021 that do not meetclimate change advocates that didWashington Oilstate standards may not be sold. not want Washington consumers toMarketers Association SB 5116Clean Energy:know what their various GHG re-duction proposals, if passed, would Requires all electric utilities to eliminate from their alloca- translate to at the pump.tion of electricity coal-fired resources by December 31, 2025. Requires each electric utility to make all retail sales of electric- Conclusionity greenhouse gas neutral by January 1, 2030. Sets a standardWhile the 2019 legislative session proved to be extremely chal-for each electric utility to meet 100 percent of its retail electriclenging we have a lot to be proud of in our success in working load using non-emitting and renewable resources by Januarywith energy coalition members to defeat extremely costly and 1, 2045. Establishes an administrative penalty equal to $60 forunworkable carbon bills that would increase our fuel costs and each megawatt-hour for noncompliance, adjusted for inflation.those to our customers. That said, the unnecessary tax increases, Requires electrical and gas companies to use the social cost ofincluding MTCA, that were imposed will reverberate throughout carbon for planning, evaluating, and acquiring all resources. the economy and will no doubt impact our businesses and theSB 5145Hydraulic Fracturing:people we serve. While we were able to dodge a bullet on LSFC, Cap and Trade and Carbon Taxes, we will be faced with these Prohibits the use of hydraulic fracturing in the exploration forissues next year and our opponents will have better opportunities and production of oil and natural gas. for success given the many climate change/green energy bills that Other Bills of Interest passed and are now off their lists. HB 1074Tobacco and Vapor Products /Age: If there was ever a time when the fuel supplier industry should Raises the legal age to twenty-one years for the lawful sale orup its game, the time is now. WOMA members must be prepared distribution of tobacco and vapor products. Authorizes the gov- to meet the challenges ahead by continuing to show their will-ernor, in recognition of the sovereign authority of tribal govern- ingness to participate in the legislative process by putting a real ments, to seek government-to-government consultations withface on who they are and who they serve. In addition, we must Indian tribes regarding raising the minimum legal age of sale intake very seriously the need for direct political action through certain compacts. WOMAs PAC where we support candidates to the legislatureHB 1873Vapor Products Tax:who understand and support our industry and seek to defeat thoseEstablishes a tax on vapor products in an amount equal to $0.10that dont. If we wait until next year to get motivated, it will be per milliliter of nicotine solution for any accessible containertoo late. Again, the time is now!A Fabulous Success! SLook for Convention Highlights in the 2019 Fall IssueWPMA News / Summer 201953'