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Thursday, March 12, 2020 Shelton-Mason County Journal Page A-3 Legislature promotes timber industry with bipartisan carbon emissionsvote Legislation will make forestrysector more competitive carbon—emission fees By Cameron Sheppard News Service Washington lawmakers have passed legislation that will align the timber and for- estry sector with the state’s carbon emission goals. The state Senate voted 46-3 on March 5 in favor of passing House Bill 2528, which would recognize the amount of car- bon that trees absorb from the atmosphere and allow that amount to be accounted for af- ter the potential implementa- tion of a carbon emission tax. The House passed the mea- sure‘in January in a 95-0 vote. Cindy Mitchell, senior di- rector of public affairs for Washington Forest Protec— tion As’sociation, said this law will help recognize the role forests, both public and private, play in reducing atmospheric carbon. Mitchell said the state’s 8 million privately owned acres of working forests ac— count for a 12% an— nual reduction of the state’s carbon emis- sions. The bill not only gives the timber and forestry industry a competitive edge Boysen against other carbon-emitting industries after implementa- tion of a carbon fee, it would recognize the sector as one that , reduces atmospheric ,; carbon. And it directs the state Department of Commerce to pro- mote timber and for— estry products. “There’s a long- standing presumption that timber harvest— ing and environmental protec— tion are mutually exclusive, Mason 1th Mason General i-iospita/ Mason Clinic fi but the truth is just the oppo- site,” said Sen. Kevin Van De Wege, D-Sequim, in a written statement. “By aligning tim- ber practices and cycles with the state’s carbon reduction goals, we can boost our rural economies and improve our environmental health at the same time.” . I The bill will return to the House for concurrence with amendments made in the Sen- ate before it makes its way to the governor’s desk to be signed into law. MASON CLINIC: OaklandBayPediatrcs is Mng! ' Your providers are moving into Mason Clinic, starting March 16,2020. Nicol Giron, LMHC Rose Ann Rayos, MD . Iris .. Malit, MD Alexandra Rhodes, MD erase Pizanti, ARNP Bind Tuladhar, MD Thank you for your patience during this transition. Fer questions, call Oakland Bay Pediatrics at 360426—3102. U will, EH IIJIH mutt." WM lviimlUMIHIIUHIWl'lWHlI‘k-i1m‘lidllJJlItH! Ibirilmt‘ mlut Iz'luwm Imllulmiunmn \Iw- dminlilv w‘em .mmlunrln IHHII i.1‘.mlhx'lll‘l.ll mmuml ivtvslmInnVMJ Imvrfin-Hnn,WA‘m‘m-e mum MI humAllynlénilm", «:uH [Mlllhwi in“.I‘HJVIthii'rt‘|I.1li|av".;:.nllni~ManonHmHhmmle\wlhawlllmlvlv-twin-(aitmlimlnl‘,hwwmhlum[mlxiialmmulmnllll-