b'2023 WPMA State ReportWIDE(Association)continuedIn an emailed statement Chevron confirms this, saying that higherbacking him into a corner. But instead of just taking claim to his gas prices are essentially a feature of the program. Washingtonsgoal of pricing fuel high, he attacked the Major Oil Companies most recent carbon cap-and-trade compliance costs raise gasolinein a press conference, claiming that he plans to pass state law in the next legislative session that requires Major Oil Companies to become transparent, and show us the books. If only we could make that law transparent to the State Of Wash-ington as well. Because, as I have stated and claimed before, Washington State, by my calculation, is still the number one financial beneficiary of the cost of a gallon of fuel (see my article from the last edition of WPMA News). What does Washington expect to do with the windfall of money? The Democrats in the State House released their proposed budget and outlined how $306 million of the revenue from the states new CO2 tax will be used in the 2023-25 biennium. An exami-nation of the budget line items shows that more than half of the expenditure goes to expanding government functionsplanning, prices by about 10% in the state, said the statement emailedpermitting, staffing, and the like.from Chevron spokesman Ross Allen. The Washington programThe Department of Ecology claimed recently that revenue from is designed to force rapid cuts to carbon intensity in a way thatthe Climate Commitment Act (CCA) would be used to fund requires consumers to pay higher gasoline prices. critical climate projects focused on clean transportation, clean In fact, you can extrapolate that the Washington Program isenergy, climate resiliency, and environmental justice initiatives. designed to raise prices to such an uncomfortable level that con- When the budget was released, Former State Senator Reuven sumers will purchase all-electric vehicles and add to their fleets.Carlyle tweeted that he dreamed that the taxes would one day The cap-and-invest program is designed to decrease carbon fund investments in climate action, resiliency, equity to build a emissions in the state to meet 2035 and 2050 decarbonizationclean economy & reduce emissions.goals. A 2021 Washington Department of Ecology report put thePlease notice how funds used on the backs of the liquid fuel states carbon dioxide emissions at 99.57 million tons in 2018.industry are in fact being used to eliminate said fuel. The logicA 2008 state law calls for overall emissions to be reduced to 50of our state is shockingly illogical. million tons by 2030, to 27 million tons by 2040 and to 5 millionTake Your Tank Trailer Fleet into the Future.tons by 2050.Governor Jay Inslee straight up LIEDWhat lies ahead for CCA? The future of tank trailer technology has arrived with TANK Ai a new about the costs of his CCR Programs: All of us at WIDE continue to work with those who will listensuite of intelligent tank systems that enhances load security, operational and inject logic into the conversation. Legislative action will beefficiency and driver safety. Now available on Heil Trailer and Polar Tank Governor Inslee stated this past fall, This is going to have arequired in 2024 to provide any remedy to CCAfor consumers, minimal impact, if any, pennies. We are talking about pennies.distributors and obligated parties. We will be asking all of ourTrailer products, TANK Ai gives fleet managers greater visibility over Governor Inslees claims about gas prices and his new carbonmembers for support in the coming Legislative session. Pleasetheir assets and enhances operator safety with innovative features like cap and trade program fall flat to those of us whove had to fillcontact Lea McCullough, Executive Director if you would like todynamic tire inflation and brake pressure monitoring.our cars with gas this year. The program has been astronomicallyget more involved with this issue.more expensive than just pennies to the gallon and is thereforeTANK Ai includes advanced features in the areas of: SafetyVisibilityCameras & Sensors Save the Dates! Holiday Party at Topgolf December 7, 2023 andLoad Monitoring/SecurityTire Inflation/Deflation & MonitoringMaintenance IndicatorsDiscover how TANK Ai is advancing the tank trailer industry and helping fleets and operators haul smarter than ever before. Contact your Heil Trailer or Polar Tank Trailer regional sales manager to learn more.S Heil Trailer and Polar Tank Trailer are part of the Engineered Transportation International family of brands.36 www.wpma.com / Fall 2023'