WashingtonSB 51952025-2026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

Concerning the capital budget.

Sponsored By: Yasmin Trudeau (Democratic)

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406 provisions identified: 342 benefits, 35 costs, 29 mixed.

Statewide broadband gets major matching funds

The law provides $1.227743 billion in federal broadband funds and $114.034 million in state matching funds. The state match can be spent only after the federal grant arrives. Where federal law permits, projects receiving state matching money must be led by public or tribal government entities. Selection rules must include open-access service and local or tribal support among secondary criteria. Commerce must secure eligible matching contributions from subgrantees if state funds do not cover the required match.

Home repair help for low-income households

The law provides $5 million for the 2025–2027 Low-Income Home Rehabilitation Grant Program. The program supports home repairs for eligible low-income households. This provision does not state detailed eligibility rules, household award amounts, or the share of repair costs covered.

Rebates help pay for efficient equipment

The law funds a $30 million high-efficiency electric equipment program. It provides $25 million for rebates covering heat pumps, other efficient electric equipment, and electrical panel upgrades. Another $5 million supports heat pumps in adult family homes. At least 40% of funding must serve low-income households, vulnerable people, and overburdened communities. Eligible outside administrators deliver rebates, and Commerce must seek the greatest greenhouse gas reductions; individual rebate amounts are not stated.

Continued funding for habitat and recreation

The law renews $52.756 million for 2021–23 Washington Wildlife Recreation Grants. This includes $7.841 million for farm and forest projects, $25.215 million for habitat conservation, and $19.7 million for outdoor recreation. It renews $4.859 million for the 2021–23 Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account program: $126,000 from that account and $4.733 million in state construction funds. Another $28.98 million in state construction funds continues 2021–23 Puget Sound Acquisition and Restoration. Wildlife recreation and aquatic lands funds remain subject to their prior-law requirements; these provisions do not create direct household payments.

Continued funding for local community projects

The law carries forward $168.969 million for 2024 local and community projects. Spending remains subject to the 2024 project rules, as amended by this law. This provision does not set household payments.

Continued funding for salmon habitat restoration

The law renews $45.96 million for the 2021–23 Salmon Recovery Funding Board Programs. That includes $33.777 million in federal money and $12.183 million in state construction funds. It also renews state construction funding for the Brian Abbott Fish Barrier Removal Board: $2.715 million for 2019–21 and $12.684 million for 2021–23. All three funding groups remain subject to their prior-law requirements. The money supports habitat restoration and fish barrier removal, not direct household payments.

Funding to clean up contaminated communities

The law carries forward $112.943 million for the 2023–25 Remedial Action Grant Program. For 2025–27, it provides $4.45 million to protect existing cleanup remedies and $4.25 million for Eastern Washington clean sites. Cleanup Settlement Account projects get $650,000. The ASARCO Everett smelter plume cleanup gets $7.239 million, and Puget Sound Initiative cleanup gets $3 million. These funds support cleanup work rather than household payments.

Salmon and streamside restoration grants continue

The law continues $107.442 million for 2023–25 Salmon Recovery Funding Board grants under section 3012, chapter 375, Laws of 2024. This includes $67.466 million in federal funds, $25 million in climate funds, and $14.976 million in construction funds. It continues $38.724 million for 2021–23 salmon recovery investment and $15.543 million for 2021–23 watershed grants. Those follow sections 7053 and 7054, respectively, of chapter 474, Laws of 2023. Another $24.854 million continues streamside restoration grants under section 3074 of that 2023 law.

State trust land replacement gets funding

The law provides $131 million for state trust land replacement through the Department of Natural Resources. It includes $1 million from the Community and Technical College Forest Reserve Account. Another $30 million comes from the Land Bank Account and $100 million from the Natural Resources Real Property Replacement Account. The funding does not establish direct household payments or individual eligibility benefits.

Wildlife and community forest funding continues

The law makes $99.61 million available again for the 2023–25 Washington Wildlife Recreation Program. That includes $8.592 million for farm and forest, $49.418 million for habitat, and $41.6 million for outdoor recreation. It also continues $10.181 million for 2023–25 community forest grants and $19.768 million in federal land and water conservation funding. Wildlife funding follows section 3018, and forest funding follows section 3013, of chapter 375, Laws of 2024. These provisions fund projects rather than direct household payments.

Continued funding for cleaner community water

The law carries forward $194.063 million for the 2022 Water Pollution Control Revolving Program. It also carries forward $536.333 million for the revolving program: $101.525 million federal and $434.808 million state. Municipal sewer overflow and stormwater reuse grants retain $16.614 million in federal money. Puget Sound nutrient-reduction grants get $10 million for 2025–27, split equally between two state accounts. The $5 million State Building Construction Account share is subject to section 8018 spending controls.

Continued funding for local clean water projects

The law renews $36.305 million for the Centennial Clean Water Program. The money comes from the Model Toxics Control Capital Account. It supports clean water projects and local services, not direct household payments. The provision does not set individual household eligibility.

Continued funding for Yakima Basin water supply

The law renews $44.368 million for Yakima River Basin water supply projects. The money comes from the State Building Construction Account. It supports regional water supply but does not specify household payments or changes to water rates.

Funding for clean water project financing

The law provides $41 million from the Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund as the state match for its 2025–27 financing program. This supports financing for eligible water pollution control projects. It also provides $40 million from the Model Toxics Control Capital Account for the 2025–27 Centennial Clean Water Program. The money supports projects, not direct household payments.

Funding for flood protection and cleanup

Floodplains by Design retains $64.292 million: $16.972 million from Natural Climate Solutions and $47.32 million from State Building Construction. The law adds $75.783 million for 2025–27: $59.629 million from State Building Construction and $16.154 million from Natural Climate Solutions. The new State Building Construction share is subject to section 8018 spending controls. Swift Creek gets $4 million for natural asbestos flood control and cleanup. These provisions fund projects rather than household payments.

Funding for water conservation and streamflows

The law provides $52.02 million for Yakima River Basin water supply work during 2025–27. That funding is subject to section 8018 spending controls. Sunnyside Valley Irrigation District water conservation gets $3.32 million for 2025–27. The law also carries forward $40 million for the Streamflow Restoration Program. These provisions do not specify household payments or changes in water bills.

More funding for community stormwater projects

The law carries forward $53.771 million for the Stormwater Financial Assistance Program. It adds $60 million for the program during 2025–27. Another $3 million supports community-based public-private stormwater partnerships. These provisions fund projects, not direct household payments.

Behavioral health construction funding continues

The law adds $8.6 million to the 2023–25 Behavioral Health Community Capacity Grants appropriation. That appropriation rises from $287.478 million to $296.078 million. Separately, it renews $266.267 million for the program under the referenced 2024 budget rules. It also renews $5.822 million for UW Medical Center Northwest’s behavioral health renovation under the referenced 2021 rules. These are facility investments, not changes to individual coverage or household payments.

Funding for Maple Lane treatment beds

The law provides $22.107 million in new funding for rapid behavioral health bed capacity at Maple Lane. It also carries forward $18.932 million in earlier funding. The money supports additional or continued treatment capacity, not household payments. This provision does not set individual eligibility rules.

Funding to build behavioral health facilities

The law provides $282 million and carries forward $581.956 million for Western State Hospital's new forensic hospital. It carries forward $9.196 million for Commerce's 2019–21 Behavioral Health Capacity Grants, following the referenced grant rules. That grant funding expires June 30, 2027. Another $2.731 million carries forward for the LSA expansion at the Child Study and Treatment Center-Ketron. These provisions fund facilities, not household payments or new rules for who qualifies for care.

Continued funding for affordable housing

The law renews Housing Trust Fund funding: $13.417 million for 2019–21, $80.891 million for 2021–23, and $444.68 million for 2023–25. These funds remain subject to the rules referenced in the law. During 2025–27, Commerce must try to follow the planned funding categories. After reviewing applications, it can move money from categories without enough suitable projects. Replacement projects must serve low-income or special-needs groups where the proposed housing type is needed.

Continued funding for rapid housing purchases

The law renews $22.893 million for the 2021–23 Rapid Capital Housing Acquisition program. That includes $663,000 in federal recovery money and $22.23 million in state construction money. It also renews $95.291 million for the 2022 program from four state and federal accounts. Both amounts remain subject to the earlier budget rules referenced in the law. These provisions fund housing purchases, not stated household payments or new eligibility rules.

Funding helps prepare affordable housing projects

For 2025–27, the law provides $11 million for cleanup tied to affordable housing projects. It renews $53.481 million for Connecting Housing to Infrastructure and $16.081 million for Affordable Housing Development Connections grants. It also renews $50 million for housing development partnership matching funds near transit. The renewed funds remain subject to the earlier budget rules referenced in the law. These are project funds, not direct household payments.

Named affordable housing projects get funding

One project list receives $57.738 million, including $8.05 million each for Homestead Community Land Trust and Sunbreak Tower. Another list receives $78.091 million, including $7.215 million for CoLead Northgate and $5 million for PHPDA Intergenerational Housing. Habitat for Humanity in Seattle receives a separate $6 million from the state building construction account. Its allocation is removed from the taxable account list, rather than funded from both accounts. Money is restricted to the listed projects.

Coastal schools get relocation safety funding

The law provides $151.451 million for four named school safety projects. They are the Neah Bay K-12 campus relocation, Taholah K-12 school relocation, and Pacific Beach Elementary relocation. The fourth is the Ocean Shores vertical evacuation tower. Funding is limited to these projects and is subject to the act's section 8018 controls.

College students gain campus investment funding

The University of Washington's Chemical Sciences and Bagley Hall project receives $124 million in new funding and $5 million in renewed funding. Its major infrastructure program receives $10.3 million in new funding and $6.577 million in renewed funding. Another $4 million is restricted to Seattle Central College's EcoDistrict project. Community and technical colleges receive $3 million in competitive grants to buy and install equipment expanding career-connected learning. The state college board must set common grant criteria and project outcomes.

Continued funding for school construction

The law carries forward $185.222 million for 2023–25 school construction assistance and $142.715 million for small district and tribal school modernization. It also carries forward $22.17 million for the 2019–21 construction assistance maintenance level and $101,000 for school health and safety. Existing program conditions apply, including amendments made by this law to the two 2023–25 programs. Another $6.312 million supports school capital program administration during 2025–27. Lawmakers intend some administration money to support two temporary staff positions and one ongoing data analysis publishing position.

More funding for public school construction

The law provides $216.932 million for qualifying public school construction grants. This includes $44.145 million from the State Building Construction Account and $172.787 million from state and federal school construction accounts. It also renews $672,000 for the 2015–17 construction assistance program and $6.239 million for the 2017–19 program. Those renewed funds remain subject to the earlier laws governing each program. The money funds school projects, not payments to families.

More modernization funding for small schools

The law provides $173.543 million to modernize eligible small school districts. Within that amount, $74 million funds grants capped at $6 million for districts awarded specified 2023–25 planning grants. Eligibility follows the legislative project list dated March 31, 2025; listed districts without a 2023–25 modernization grant may qualify for a $12 million maximum. Projects need legislative approval and listing in the applicable capital plans; transferred money must stay within its small-district or tribal-school funding pool. The law also renews $176,000 for 2019–21 small-district grants and $84,000 for 2022 small-district and tribal compact school modernization, under earlier laws.

Communities keep earlier local project funding

The law continues $16.425 million for 2018 Local and Community Projects under section 6003, chapter 413, Laws of 2019, as amended. It continues $3.566 million for 2019 projects under section 6008, chapter 375, Laws of 2024. It continues $58.682 million for 2022 projects under section 1001 of that 2024 law, as amended. It continues $18.805 million for 2023 projects under section 6009 of that 2024 law, as amended. It also continues $62.218 million for 2025 projects, subject to section 7023 of this law.

Continued funding for community clean energy

The law renews $50 million for Clean Energy Community Grants. It also renews $39.452 million for the 2021–23 clean energy investment program. That amount includes $37.058 million in state construction money and $2.394 million in taxable construction money. Another $48.164 million continues the 2023–25 Clean Energy Fund Program. All three remain subject to referenced earlier budget rules and do not establish direct household rebates.

Legislative campus modernization gets cost oversight

The law provides $49.501 million new and continues $66.585 million in building-construction funds plus $672,000 in Climate Commitment funds. It earmarks $135.043 million for Pritchard and John L. O'Brien building work, and $10.923 million plus the continued $672,000 for campus-wide work. Enterprise Services must consult legislative committees at least every other month, track subprojects separately, and follow prior-law conditions on continued funds. Projected overruns require written notice and at least three cost-cutting options that preserve square footage. Before continuing after an increase, the project team must approve cuts or a tentative revised budget by majority agreement; additional funding requests must follow.

More capital funding for public facilities

The law puts $75 million into the Public Facilities Construction Loan Revolving Account for 2025–27 economic revitalization capital construction. It also carries forward $29.169 million for the 2021–23 Community Economic Revitalization Board Capital Construction program. That includes $19.169 million from the Capital Community Assistance Account and $10 million from the public facilities loan account. The funding supports capital assistance and eligible public facility loans, not household loans. These provisions do not state loan terms.

Communities get water pollution project financing

The law provides $614 million for the 2025–27 Water Pollution Control Revolving Program. This includes $214 million in federal funds and $400 million in state funds. The program finances eligible recipients' water pollution control projects. This appropriation does not set loan terms, household eligibility, or direct household payments.

Continued funding for local public works

The law carries forward $360.204 million from the Public Works Assistance Account for Commerce’s 2023–25 public works program. The money supports public works projects. This provision does not set household payments or explain project-level eligibility.

Continued funding for regional water supplies

The law renews $62.259 million for Columbia River water supply development and $12.313 million for water banking. Columbia River funding includes $1.5 million from the revenue recovery account and $60.759 million from the state construction account. Water banking includes $3.707 million in construction funds and $8.606 million in drought account funds. Another $2.72 million continues the 2023–25 drought response program; these renewed funds remain subject to their prior-law requirements. During 2025–27, the legislature also has authority to fund water banking from the drought preparedness account.

Funding continues for community public works

The law renews $124.074 million in previously approved funding for Commerce’s 2021–23 public works construction program. The money comes from the Public Works Assistance Account. It supports public works construction, not direct household payments.

Funding supports the drinking water fund

The law provides $120 million from the Drinking Water Assistance Account for the 2025–27 drinking water revolving fund repayment appropriation. This supports the state drinking water financing program. It does not create a household loan, repayment duty, or individual payment formula.

Local governments get infrastructure financing

The law provides $365 million for Public Works Board infrastructure grants and loans to local governments. The money supports new awards or reimbursement of previously approved awards under the public works program. The board must spend the $10 million and $90 million building-construction appropriations before using Public Works Assistance Account money. Up to $265 million from that account is available only to the extent its balance is sufficient.

More funding for affordable housing

The law provides $535 million for affordable housing, including $133 million in state construction funds and $402 million in taxable construction funds. It also provides a $180.663 million housing allocation and $3 million for project planning and technical help. Housing funds support building, buying, and repairing homes for low-income people and people with special needs. Covered groups include farmworkers, people experiencing homelessness, and people with mental illness or behavioral health conditions. At least 20% of the $535 million allocation goes to by-and-for organizations; Commerce must seek the same share for the $180.663 million allocation.

More funding for affordable rental homes

The law sets aside $215 million for multifamily rental housing projects. Another $100 million supports permanent supportive housing through the Apple Health and Homes program. That amount includes $4.25 million for Maple Court. These funds support housing projects, not direct payments to tenants.

Continued funding for school construction

The law carries forward $70.144 million for the 2021–23 School Construction Assistance Program. It also carries forward $79.216 million for the 2024 program enhancement. Another $3.224 million continues kindergarten through third-grade class-size reduction grants. The law carries forward $1 million to plan changes to school construction assistance. These funds support districts and program planning, not direct payments to families; earlier funding rules remain in place.

Funding university science, heating, and infrastructure

Eastern Washington University receives $52.089 million in continued funding for its science renovation. Western Washington University's heating conversion receives $41 million in new funding and $8.911 million carried forward from the Climate Commitment Account. The University of Washington receives $14.795 million in continued infrastructure funding: $6.296 million from climate funds and $8.499 million from its building account. Its Energy Renewal Program also receives $38.9 million carried forward from climate funds, subject to the earlier 2024 funding provision. These funds support university facilities, not household payments or energy rebates.

More funding for college learning buildings

Bellevue College's Center for Transdisciplinary Learning and Innovation receives $2 million more, bringing its stated project total to $44.781 million. Olympic College's Innovation and Technology Learning Center receives $31.054 million in new funding and $1.836 million carried forward. Lower Columbia College's Center for Vocational and Transitional Studies receives $45.196 million in new funding and $985,000 carried forward. The law provides $54.548 million to replace Columbia Basin College's Performing Arts Building. It also provides $51.042 million for Whatcom Community College's Technology and Engineering Center.

More funding for community college repairs

The law provides $169.974 million for community and technical college minor works, preservation, and program projects. That funding comes from college capital, toxic cleanup capital, and state building accounts. It separately provides $22.8 million for preventive maintenance and building-system repairs from the college capital projects account. The money supports college facilities, not direct payments to students.

University of Washington campus repairs funded

The law provides $101.1 million from the University of Washington Building Account for campus repairs and upkeep. This includes $39.35 million for infrastructure renewal and $25.825 million for preventive maintenance and building-system repairs. Campus preservation gets $22.08 million for Seattle, $4.53 million for Bothell, and $5.415 million for Tacoma in 2025–27. Tacoma also gets $3.9 million for phase 3 of campus power repairs. These funds support campus facilities, not household payments.

Community projects get funding with strict terms

The law provides $130.941 million for listed community facilities, infrastructure, parks, housing-related projects, and environmental work. It also funds projects listed in the 2026 Local and Community Projects section; that section’s total is not supplied here. Those grants reimburse costs only, with no advance payments. Except for stated exceptions, recipients must spend or firmly commit enough nonstate money to finish the project or a usable phase; design-only grants are exempt. Recipients generally must show at least 10 years of site control, with exceptions for preconstruction and qualifying property-only purchases. Contracts set how long improvements must be retained and require use for the grant’s stated purpose. Projects generally must pay Washington prevailing wages, and consultation with historic-preservation officials and affected tribes must begin before funding is available. Contract violations require repayment of principal plus interest at the rate on state general obligation bonds issued closest to grant authorization.

Conservation grants for former program landowners

The law provides $4 million in grants for qualifying private landowners formerly enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program. Enrollment must have ended after a USDA Farm Service Agency contract termination or voluntarily because of an agency audit. Fish and Wildlife must determine that the acreage meets habitat goals along salmon-bearing streams. Eligible work concerns streamside habitat or wetlands connected through water flows. The law does not specify individual grant amounts.

Continued home appliance rebates for households

The law carries forward $139.145 million for home electrification and appliance rebates for eligible Washington households. This includes $56.2 million in state climate funds and $82.945 million in federal funds. The funding remains subject to the program rules in the 2023 law. This provision does not set individual rebate amounts or explain who qualifies.

Continued funding for home weatherization help

The law carries forward $18.815 million for Commerce’s 2023–25 Weatherization Plus Health program. This includes $16.492 million from the Climate Commitment Account and $2.323 million from the State Building Construction Account. The money supports household weatherization and health-related services. Funding remains subject to section 1014, chapter 474, Laws of 2023. This provision does not state household eligibility rules or award amounts.

Manure management project help for farms

The law provides $2.9 million to the Washington State Conservation Commission for alternative manure management projects. The money is limited to financial and technical help for developing and carrying out those projects. The law does not set individual award amounts.

Arts facilities get project grant funding

The law provides $18 million for listed Building for the Arts projects. Except for design-only work, Commerce cannot spend state funds until the nonstate share is spent or firmly committed. That share must be enough to finish the project or a separate, usable public phase.

Arts facilities keep earlier grant funding

The law continues $4.553 million for the Department of Commerce’s 2023–25 Building for the Arts program. The funding remains subject to section 1004, chapter 474, Laws of 2023. The provision does not name grant recipients or provide direct household payments.

Boaters keep funding for public facilities

The law carries forward $758,000 to improve Puget Sound pump-out facilities used by boaters. That funding remains subject to section 3053, chapter 474, Laws of 2023. The Boating Facilities Program keeps $2.272 million, subject to section 3072, chapter 2, Laws of 2018. Its 2023–25 program also keeps $8.851 million from the Recreation Resources Account. The 2021–23 Boating Infrastructure Grants program keeps $1.939 million in federal funds for eligible projects, not household payments.

Boating projects keep funding and flexibility

The law renews $7.796 million from the Recreation Resources Account for the 2021–23 Boating Facilities Program. It also removes a funding-timing rule for Lakebay Marina Renovation and Historic Preservation, funded through the 2024 local projects appropriation. Commerce can spend that project’s state money before its nonstate share is spent or firmly committed. Neither provision creates a direct household payment.

Capitol buildings get repairs and cleaning

The law restricts $13.975 million to Legislative Building heating and cooling improvements and $3.15 million to fire-system upgrades. Centennial skylights get $5.944 million new and $2.133 million continued under prior-law conditions, excluding extra reinforcement identified by structural review. The department must submit equipment-maintenance support cost options in the 2026 supplemental budget cycle. The Capitol Building Construction Account provides $4.007 million for Cherberg-O'Brien tunnel repairs. Cleaning gets $3.94 million new and $1.879 million continued; $1.013 million in toxics-control funds is restricted to O'Brien hazardous-material removal.

Capitol Lake restoration gets planning funds

The law provides $14.75 million for Capitol Lake management and Deschutes Estuary restoration. It assigns $8 million to estuary design, $4 million to lake management, $2 million to land, and $750,000 to project management. Estuary design must use past studies and stakeholder input, identify phased work and possible matching funds, and minimize overall costs. Recreation and walking improvements must be bid separately; the lake plan must address water quality and ecosystems over five years. Plans, progress, costs, infrastructure needs, funding sources, and 2027–2029 funding-request information are due September 1, 2026.

Cleanup funding for Lower Issaquah Valley

The law provides $2 million for PFAS contamination cleanup in Lower Issaquah Valley. The money comes from the Model Toxics Control Capital Account. It funds cleanup work, not direct payments to nearby households.

Community and library project funding continues

The law continues $5.731 million for Communities of Concern under section 1015, chapter 375, Laws of 2024. It continues $1.263 million for library building improvements under section 1053, chapter 413, Laws of 2019. Another $908,000 continues the Rapid Response Community Preservation Pilot under section 1018, chapter 356, Laws of 2020. These provisions do not establish direct household payments or new individual eligibility rules.

Community projects keep earlier grant funding

The law carries forward $23.618 million for Commerce's 2020 Local and Community Projects program. It carries forward another $6.164 million for the 2021 program. The 2021–23 Building Communities Fund receives $10.462 million carried forward, expiring June 30, 2027. All three amounts remain subject to their referenced program rules. The funding supports community projects, not direct household payments.

Conservation and restoration projects keep funding

The law carries forward federal funds of $113,000 for Padilla Bay Samish Conservation Area and $8.432 million for the 2021–23 Land and Water Conservation Fund. It continues $3.382 million for 2021–23 community forest grants, subject to section 3227, chapter 332, Laws of 2021. The 2023–25 aquatic lands program keeps $5.55 million: $3.242 million from Aquatic Lands Enhancement and $2.308 million from State Building Construction. Aquatic lands funding remains subject to section 3061, chapter 474, Laws of 2023. Coastal restoration grants keep $622,000, subject to section 3177, chapter 3, Laws of 2015, third special session. Springwood Ranch in Kittitas County keeps $202,000, subject to section 3073, chapter 474, Laws of 2023.

Contaminated drinking water retains cleanup funding

The law renews $9.307 million for the 2023–25 PFAS Contaminated Drinking Water project. This includes $7.807 million from the Model Toxics Control Capital Account and $1.5 million from the State Building Construction Account. The funding remains subject to section 3013, chapter 474, Laws of 2023. It supports project work, not direct household payments.

Continued air quality funding for communities

The law renews $20.646 million for the Improving Air Quality in Overburdened Communities Initiative. The money comes from the Air Quality and Health Disparities Improvement Account. It supports community air quality projects, not individual household payments.

Continued building improvements for library users

The law carries forward $8.138 million from the State Building Construction Account for the 2023–25 Library Capital Improvement Program. The money supports library building improvements. The funding remains subject to the program rules in section 1010 of the 2023 law.

Continued coastal wetlands and freshwater protection

The law carries forward $2.383 million in federal funds for 2021–23 coastal wetlands projects and $14 million for 2023–25 projects. It also continues $1.035 million from the Freshwater Aquatic Weeds Account for invasive-plant control grants. Another $542,000 from the Aquatic Algae Control Account supports freshwater algae-control grants. The money funds environmental projects rather than household payments.

Continued dock repairs for Chelan visitors

The law carries forward $240,000 from the State Building Construction Account for Lake Chelan State Park dock repairs. The project replaces piles supporting the park’s moorage docks.

Continued financial help for underground tanks

The law renews $3.603 million for the Underground Storage Tank Capital Financial Assistance Program. It also renews $6.623 million for its 2021–23 funding and $6.561 million for its 2023–25 funding. All three amounts come from the Pollution Liability Insurance Agency’s Underground Storage Tank Revolving Account. These provisions do not set recipient eligibility or individual award amounts.

Continued funding for community and public art

The law renews $235,000 for Arts Commission creative district construction projects. It also renews $407,000 for the 2023–25 Creative Districts Capital Projects Program. Another $735,000 supports preservation of state-owned public art. These funds support arts projects, not direct household payments.

Continued funding for community recreation facilities

The law carries forward $353,000 in outdoor recreation funds and $3.616 million in construction funds for recreation grants. Those grants remain subject to section 3049, chapter 356, Laws of 2020. Community outdoor athletic facilities receive $5.9 million in construction funds and $6.568 million in youth athletic facility funds. That funding remains subject to section 3076, chapter 474, Laws of 2023.

Continued funding for community stormwater projects

The law renews $8.802 million from the State Building Construction Account for stormwater improvements. It also renews $4.855 million from the Model Toxics Control Stormwater Account for 2022 stormwater projects. Both funding groups remain subject to the requirements of their earlier laws. The provisions fund projects without setting household payments or utility rates.

Continued funding for conservation and recreation

The law carries forward $21.116 million for 2019–21 wildlife recreation grants, subject to section 3200, chapter 413, Laws of 2019. Sources are the Farm and Forest ($3.926 million), Habitat Conservation ($11.893 million), and Outdoor Recreation ($5.297 million) accounts. Aquatic lands projects get $2.121 million: $508,000 from the Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account and $1.613 million from state construction funds. That allocation follows section 3037, chapter 296, Laws of 2022; another $1.429 million in construction funds for 2019–21 follows section 3202, chapter 332, Laws of 2021. The 2019–21 Land and Water Conservation Fund also retains $1.843 million in federal funding for conservation and recreation projects.

Continued funding for conservation reserve projects

The law carries forward $2.959 million for 2021–23 Conservation Reserve Enhancement projects under section 3241, chapter 332, Laws of 2021. It carries forward another $1.854 million for 2023–25 projects, subject to section 7065 of this law. A separate $5 million from the Salmon Recovery Account supports the 2021–23 Conservation Reserve Enhancement from Operating allocation. That allocation remains subject to section 7057, chapter 474, Laws of 2023. Revolving funds also support CREP PIP loans: $160,000 for 2021–23 and $100,000 for 2023–25; individual loan terms are not stated.

Continued funding for contaminated soil cleanup

The law renews $4.548 million for the DDT Soil Remediation Pilot. It also renews $1.003 million for contamination cleanup in Ruston. Both amounts come from the Model Toxics Control Capital Account and remain subject to their prior-law requirements. The money supports cleanup projects, not direct household payments.

Continued funding for farm manure management

The law carries forward $2.9 million from the Climate Commitment Account for 2023–25 Alternative Manure Management projects. The funding is subject to section 7066 of this law. It supports program projects and does not establish direct household payments.

Continued funding for farmland and stewardship

The law carries forward $3.921 million for 2023–25 farmland protection and land access projects. It also carries forward $2.528 million for 2023–25 VSP projects. Skagit County Voluntary Stewardship receives another $770,000 in continued funding. These allocations support projects and programs, not a stated household payment.

Continued funding for fish hatchery repairs

The law carries forward $51,000 for Eells Springs Hatchery renovation and $134,000 for Samish Hatchery intakes. Forks Creek Hatchery receives $1.084 million for intake and diversion renovations. Dungeness Hatchery receives $281,000 to replace its main intake. Kalama Falls Hatchery receives $200,000 to replace raceways and its public-address system. The money supports hatchery projects, not direct household payments.

Continued funding for heritage and museum projects

The law renews Historical Society heritage grants of $4.52 million for 2021–23 projects and $6.849 million for 2023–25 projects. It also renews $613,000 for the society's 2021–23 small preservation projects. Great Hall Core Exhibit Renewal gets $2.273 million. The money supports heritage and museum work, not household payments.

Continued funding for irrigation water savings

The law carries forward $2.738 million for the 2019–21 Water Irrigation Efficiencies Program. That funding remains subject to section 3224, chapter 413, Laws of 2019. It also carries forward $2 million for the 2021–23 program and $16,000 for 2023–25 irrigation efficiency projects. The $16,000 remains subject to section 3082, chapter 474, Laws of 2023.

Continued funding for McNeil Island facilities

The law renews separate McNeil Island repair and upgrade funds of $839,000 and $2.451 million. It also renews $183,000 to replace a floating dock section and a mooring structure at the main dock. New community facility capacity at the Special Commitment Center gets $5.956 million. That capacity funding remains subject to section 2023, chapter 332, Laws of 2021. These funds support facilities, not direct household payments.

Continued funding for natural resource projects

The law carries forward $2.602 million for the 2023–25 Natural Resource Investment for the Economy and Environment program. It also carries forward $1 million in federal money for the program's 2017–19 allocation. The federal funding remains subject to section 3090, chapter 2, Laws of 2018. The money supports natural resource projects, not direct household payments.

Continued funding for Nisqually park development

The law renews $30.682 million from the State Building Construction Account for the Nisqually New Full Service Park. The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission uses the funding to develop the park. The provision does not set household payments or savings.

Continued funding for park upkeep

The law carries forward state construction funds for park upkeep and operations. It provides $443,000 to move Mount Spokane’s maintenance facility from a hazardous location. Saint Edward’s maintenance facility gets $2.297 million. Small preservation projects get $271,000 for 2019–21 and $3.764 million for 2021–23. Small park program projects from 2021–23 get another $1.067 million.

Continued funding for park vehicle charging

The law carries forward $86,000 from the State Building Construction Account for electric vehicle charging stations at state parks. This supports charging access for park visitors. It does not provide household rebates or set charging prices.

Continued funding for Puget Sound restoration

The law carries forward state construction funds for Puget Sound restoration projects. Acquisition and restoration receive $2.612 million, plus $5.24 million for the 2019–21 program. Estuary and salmon restoration receive $847,000, plus $1.051 million for the 2019–21 program. These funds support eligible restoration projects, not direct household payments.

Continued funding for regional conservation partnerships

The law carries forward $1.369 million in federal money for a Regional Conservation Partnership Program match. That funding remains subject to section 3033, chapter 35, Laws of 2016, first special session. It also carries forward $5.26 million in state construction funds for the 2021–23 program match. Another $92,000 supports the 2023–25 program under section 3083, chapter 474, Laws of 2023.

Continued funding for salmon and fish passage

The law carries forward $8.11 million for the 2019–21 Salmon Recovery Funding Board programs. This includes $3.743 million in federal funds and $4.367 million from the State Building Construction Account. The funding follows section 3201, chapter 413, Laws of 2019. The Family Forest Fish Passage Program retains $97,000, plus $119,000 for its 2019–21 projects, from state construction funds.

Continued funding for Sekiu boat access

The law makes $2.703 million in earlier state funding available again for the Sekiu Boat Ramp Acquisition project. The money supports acquisition for a public boat ramp. It does not provide direct payments to households.

Continued funding for state park visitors

The law carries forward state construction funds for park facilities: $3.539 million for Kopachuck and $204,000 for Palouse Falls day-use areas. It includes $128,000 for a Fort Ebey campground restroom and $1.384 million for Fort Flagler’s historic theater. Another $47,000 supports a new park project whose location is not named. The Saltwater Green Vision Project gets $450,000, subject to section 3045, chapter 474, Laws of 2023.

Continued funding for three fish hatcheries

The law makes earlier state funding available again for three hatchery projects. It provides $124,000 for the new Cowlitz River hatchery project. It continues $1.829 million for Kendall Creek Hatchery changes and $3.273 million for Voights Creek Hatchery changes. These funds support hatchery work, not direct household payments.

Continued funding for trails and off-roading

The law renews $2.198 million in federal money for the 2021–23 Recreational Trails Program. It also renews $2.648 million from the NOVA Program Account for 2021–23 nonhighway off-road vehicle activities. The money supports these recreation programs and their eligible projects. It does not provide direct household payments.

Continued funding for trails and recreation

The law carries forward $1.196 million in state construction funds for structure repairs on the Palouse to Cascades Trail. It also continues $805,000 in federal funds for the 2019–21 Recreational Trails Program. The 2019–21 Boating Facilities Program gets $5.848 million from the Recreation Resources Account. Off-road vehicle activities from 2019–21 get $1.21 million from the NOVA Program Account. Firearms and archery range recreation gets $390,000 from the Firearms Range Account.

Continued funding for waterways and shorelines

The law carries forward $21.938 million in natural climate funds and $1.294 million in salmon recovery funds for restoration along waterways with landowners, under section 7056, chapter 474, Laws of 2023. It also carries forward $1.909 million for 2023–25 shellfish growing area improvements and $1.216 million for the Deschutes Watershed Center. Wooten Wildlife Area floodplain improvements receive $313,000 in state funds and $5.7 million in federal funds. Puget Sound and adjacent waters shoreline restoration matching funds include $227,000 in state money and $500,000 in federal money. These allocations fund environmental projects, not direct household payments.

Continued funding for wildlife agency facilities

The law carries forward $973,000 to move Hurd Creek facilities out of the floodplain. Snow Creek facility reconstruction receives $98,000, subject to section 3057, chapter 356, Laws of 2020. The Department of Fish and Wildlife receives $414,000 for its 2019–21 minor works allocation. Elochoman Hatchery demolition and restoration receive $250,000 in federal money. Another $56,000 supports secure storage construction at the agency's Region 1 office.

Continued funding for wildlife and mitigation

The law carries forward $344,000 for 2023–25 shrubsteppe restoration and $1.214 million for migratory waterfowl habitat. It also carries forward a $31.094 million subtotal from state, federal, private, and local accounts for mitigation projects and dedicated funding. That allocation remains subject to section 3236, chapter 413, Laws of 2019. Cooperative elk-damage fencing receives $292,000 for its 2021–23 allocation, under section 3243, chapter 413, Laws of 2019.

Continued funding for wildlife facility upkeep

The law makes earlier funding available again for Department of Fish and Wildlife facilities. For 2021–23 projects, it provides $1.054 million for preservation and $1.331 million for minor works. For 2023–25 projects, it provides $7.137 million for preservation and $1.829 million for program work. It also continues $496,000 for the Wildlife Health and BioSecurity Facility.

Continued funding for wildlife habitat projects

The law continues $30 million in federal funds and $13.189 million in state funds for Duckabush Estuary habitat restoration. That funding remains subject to section 3101, chapter 474, Laws of 2023. It also continues $250,000 for Klickitat–Simcoe wildlife fencing and $136,000 for work after the Taneum Creek property purchase. Another $48,000 supports Upper Columbia River salmon reintroduction, subject to section 7058 of that 2023 law.

Continued funding for youth sports facilities

The law carries forward state construction funds for youth athletic facilities and eligible projects. It provides $501,000 for Washington Youth Athletic Facilities and $2.405 million for the 2019–21 program. The 2019–21 funding remains subject to section 3041, chapter 296, Laws of 2022.

Continued funding to reduce toxic pollution

The law carries forward $2.236 million for 2021–23 diesel pollution projects and $13.036 million for the 2023–25 program. These projects reduce diesel greenhouse gases and toxic emissions. It continues $14,000 and $1.606 million for wood stove emission reduction under the programs’ referenced 2021 and 2023 rules. It also continues $1.224 million for the Product Replacement Program. All funding comes from the Model Toxics Control Capital Account; these provisions do not set household payment amounts.

Continued recreation facility funding for kids

The law carries forward $6.726 million from the State Building Construction Account for youth recreation facility grants. The funding continues the 2023–25 program under its referenced rules in the 2023 law. It supports facilities rather than direct family payments.

Continued repairs for state history facilities

The law carries forward $896,000 from the State Building Construction Account for Washington State Historical Society preservation work. The money continues its 2023–25 minor works program. It funds preservation work, not household payments.

Continued stormwater and clean water projects

The law carries forward $39.122 million for stormwater assistance and $405,000 for a community public-private stormwater partnership. Both amounts come from the Model Toxics Control Stormwater Account. It continues $18.342 million for Centennial Clean Water projects and $4.467 million for Puget Sound nutrient-reduction grants. The clean-water and nutrient grants retain their referenced 2021 rules; the partnership retains its referenced 2022 rules. This money supports community projects, not direct household payments.

Continued toxic site cleanup for communities

The law carries forward $43.79 million for toxic-site cleanup, protection of earlier cleanup work, and waste tire cleanup and prevention. Eastern Washington clean-site projects receive $18.938 million and $801,000; Puget Sound toxic-site projects receive $3.344 million and $3.737 million. It continues $3.953 million for University of Washington Tacoma soil cleanup and $7.778 million to protect cleanup remedies. Cleanup settlement funds provide $3 million for the Tacoma Smelter Plume and $2.006 million for the Pacific Wood Treating site. Waste Tire Removal Account funds provide $233,000 for tire pile cleanup and prevention; community benefits are indirect, not household payments.

Delayed grant projects get renewal opportunities

Commerce must offer contract renewal opportunities when project-completion policies or contract terms otherwise block renewal. This covers 2019–21 Behavioral Health Capacity Grants recipients. It also covers 2021–23 Building Communities Fund and Building for the Arts grantees. Renewed contracts cannot extend beyond June 30, 2027.

Eleven county courthouses get repair funding

The law provides $7.443 million solely for 11 listed courthouse rehabilitation projects. Awards are Chelan $312,000; Douglas $610,000; Grays Harbor $467,000; Klickitat $618,000; and Lewis $150,000. Okanogan gets $800,000; Pend Oreille $125,000; San Juan $1.5 million; and Spokane $500,000. Wahkiakum gets $365,000, and Walla Walla gets $1.996 million.

Estuary and river restoration funding continues

The law continues $20.764 million for the 2023–25 Estuary and Salmon Restoration Program. That funding follows section 3016 of chapter 375, Laws of 2024. It also continues $25 million for the 2021–23 Duckabush Estuary project and $1.906 million for Upper Quinault River restoration. Those projects follow sections 7055 and 3072, respectively, of chapter 474, Laws of 2023. The money funds restoration projects rather than direct household payments.

Fircrest revenue plans must protect residents

Natural Resources must coordinate with Social and Health Services on long-term revenue-generating opportunities at the Fircrest campus. The agencies must minimize effects on residential habilitation center clients and daily operations to the greatest extent possible. This creates a coordination duty, not a new payment or service entitlement.

Fire training academy gets facility repairs

The law provides $300,000 to replace the maintenance building roof at the State Patrol Fire Training Academy. Another $1 million funds refurbishment of the academy’s fuel farm. The money supports state fire-training facilities.

Fish passage project funding continues statewide

The law continues $57.51 million for the Brian Abbott Fish Barrier Removal Board's 2023–25 program. It includes $36.487 million in climate funds and $21.023 million in construction funds. That funding follows section 3015 of chapter 375, Laws of 2024. It also continues $5.093 million for 2023–25 Family Forest Fish Passage and $1.254 million for Skagit County barrier removal. Skagit funding follows section 3046 of chapter 296, Laws of 2022.

Funding continues for cleaner air projects

The law carries forward $9.697 million from the Climate Commitment Account for landfill methane capture. This funding remains subject to section 7056 of the act. It also continues $29,000 for Puget Sound Clean Air Agency monitoring of ultrafine particles. Neither provision establishes a household rebate or payment.

Funding continues for local pollution cleanup

The law carries forward $2 million for Lower Issaquah Valley PFAS cleanup and $1.687 million for cleanup settlement projects. It also continues $206,000 for underground storage tank program demonstration and design. Tank program funding remains subject to section 3085, chapter 3, Laws of 2015, third special session. The money supports cleanup and program work, not direct household payments.

Funding continues for state corrections facilities

The law carries forward $10.5 million to replace the roof at WSP Unit Six, a state corrections facility. It also carries forward $17,000 for the Corrections Training Center. Training center funding remains subject to section 2067, chapter 474, Laws of 2023. These funds support state facilities, not household payments.

Funding continues for water protection projects

The law carries forward $2.935 million for stormwater public-private partnerships and $5.205 million to preserve Zosel Dam. It also continues $1.521 million for Skagit Water and $808,000 for drought response. Skagit Water funding remains subject to section 6326, chapter 474, Laws of 2023. These provisions do not set household payments or water-rate changes.

Funding for arts spaces and libraries

The law provides $416,000 for creative district construction projects during 2025–27. It carries forward $3.307 million for the 2021–23 Building for the Arts program, expiring June 30, 2027. Another $3.633 million carries forward for 2021–23 library capital improvement grants. The carried-forward grants remain subject to the referenced program rules. These funds support arts and library facilities, not direct household payments.

Funding for coastal restoration and wetlands

The law provides Ecology $10 million in federal General Fund money for coastal wetlands work during 2025–27. It also carries forward state construction funds for the Washington Coastal Restoration Initiative. A $958,000 allocation follows section 3082, chapter 2, Laws of 2018. The 2019–21 allocation of $567,000 follows section 3208, chapter 413, Laws of 2019. The 2021–23 allocation of $1.627 million follows section 3220, chapter 332, Laws of 2021.

Funding for defense community safety projects

The law provides $7.7 million for two defense community projects. Everett's Joint Firefighting Training Center gets $6.7 million, and the North Clear Zone gets $1 million. The money is limited to these projects.

Funding for museums and historic courthouses

The law carries forward $1.502 million for historic county courthouse rehabilitation under the referenced 2021 program rules. Washington State Historical Society receives $2.04 million for preservation, including $40,000 limited to its clean-building audit and incentive grant. It also receives $1.386 million for permanent gallery renovation. Eastern Washington State Historical Society receives $600,000 to study gallery expansion, collections storage, event space, and long-term maintenance. The study must assess conditions, solutions, and costs; future budget requests must separate costs by project part and phase.

Funding for parks and visitor facilities

The law provides $2 million for the state parks commission's local grant authority and $750,000 for federal grant authority. Parkland acquisition gets $2.5 million. Nisqually day-use improvements get another $953,000, plus $2.063 million carried forward. Nisqually's stated project total is $35.927 million, including earlier spending and projected future costs. These provisions do not name specific parkland purchases or grant recipients.

Funding for recreational boat sewage disposal

The law provides $2.6 million in federal money for Washington's Recreational Marine Sewage Disposal Program. The program supports sewage-disposal services used by recreational boaters. This provision does not specify fee changes or direct payments to boaters.

Funding for the Oakbrook well project

The law provides $3.451 million from the Model Toxics Control Capital Account for the Oakbrook O3 Well project. All of this money is reserved for that project. The provision does not set household payments or eligibility rules.

Funding for two local community centers

The law reserves $120,000 in carried-forward 2020 project funding for the Steilacoom Cultural Center. Seattle's Lake City Community Center Replacement project has $2 million in carried-forward funding. Of that amount, $200,000 must support community engagement and a needs assessment to guide redevelopment design.

Funding for veterans home and cemetery

The Washington Veterans Home receives $3.8 million in new state funding for heating and cooling upgrades. Another $424,000 carries forward from earlier funding; the full project budget is $4.55 million, including prior spending. The Southeast Washington Veterans Cemetery receives $500,000. These investments support veterans' facilities rather than a new household cash benefit.

Funding for Washington heritage capital grants

The law provides $10 million from the State Building Construction Account for Heritage Capital Grants during 2025–27. The money funds the grant program. This provision does not specify individual grant amounts or household eligibility.

Funding for Washington's product replacement program

The law provides $2 million for Ecology's Product Replacement Program during 2025–27. This provision does not identify covered products, eligible participants, or assistance amounts. A household benefit cannot be calculated from this funding provision.

Funding local shorelines and open space

The law reserves $26,000 solely to carry out the Spanaway Lake management plan. It provides $1.25 million for planning, development, acquisition, and related open-space conservation work at Federal Way's historic Weyerhaeuser campus. That grant must go to a regional nonprofit nature conservancy working on key properties selected by Federal Way. Another $2.4 million from the Climate Commitment Account is restricted to Port Gamble Shoreline Restoration.

Funding to clean up waste tires

The law provides $1 million for waste tire pile cleanup and prevention during 2025–27. The Department of Ecology uses the money for cleanup and prevention work. It does not provide direct household payments.

Funding to improve youth recreation facilities

The law provides $7.688 million for listed youth recreation facilities, including purchases, repairs, and expansions. Except for design-only projects, enough nonstate money must be spent or firmly committed before state money is spent. That money must cover completion of the project or a usable phase.

Funding to investigate and clean PFAS

The law provides $7 million for 2025–27 response work involving PFAS chemicals. Of this, $2 million is reserved for Lower Issaquah Valley contamination. That share pays for an investigation, an action plan, and related cleanup work. The provision does not set household payments.

Funding to reduce harmful diesel emissions

The law provides $7.816 million for diesel greenhouse gas and toxic emissions reduction during 2025–27. The money supports emissions-reduction work. This provision does not specify household payments or individual eligibility.

Funding to replace polluting home heaters

The law provides $4.164 million for wood stove emissions reduction during 2025–27. It reserves $4.064 million for replacing uncertified heating devices. Another $100,000 lets air agencies offer compliant replacements for noncompliant woodstoves. When possible and most cost-effective, agencies must choose EPA-certified devices or devices that do not use natural gas. This provision does not state household eligibility or assistance per replacement.

Grants to control freshwater plants and algae

The law provides $1.3 million for freshwater invasive plant grants during 2025–27. It also provides $468,000 for freshwater algae grants. These programs fund work addressing invasive plants and algae, not direct household payments.

Hatcheries get intake and collection upgrades

Minter Hatchery intake improvements receive $4.497 million in new funding and $6.673 million in continued funding. Wallace River Hatchery receives $4.5 million in new funding and $19.387 million in continued funding to replace intakes and ponds. The Toutle River Fish Collection Facility match project receives $6.504 million in new funding and $1.114 million in continued funding. These investments support Fish and Wildlife facilities, not direct household payments.

Historic community sites get preservation funding

For 2025–27, the law provides $515,000 for historic cemetery capital grants and $900,000 for heritage barn grants. Historic theater capital grants get another $515,000. These grant appropriations do not set award amounts for individual recipients. The law also provides $1.23 million to preserve Fort Flagler's World War I historic facilities.

Historic places retain preservation grant funding

The law renews State Building Construction Account grants for eligible historic property owners, organizations, and counties. Heritage barn grants receive $280,000 for 2021–23 and $866,000 for 2023–25; cemetery grants receive $34,000 and $349,000, respectively. Theater grants receive $62,000 for 2021–23 and $383,000 for 2023–25. Those theater funds remain subject to section 1146, chapter 332, Laws of 2021, and section 1084, chapter 474, Laws of 2023, respectively. The 2023–25 courthouse rehabilitation program receives $2.624 million, subject to section 1082, chapter 474, Laws of 2023.

LaCenter gets continued culvert replacement funding

The law carries forward $1 million for LaCenter's Breezee Creek culvert replacement. The money supports the local infrastructure project, not direct payments to residents.

McNeil Island ferry replacement funding continues

The law makes $764,000 available again to replace the McNeil Island passenger ferry. This supports transportation for people and staff traveling to the island. The provision does not change fares or provide household payments.

McNeil Island services get a review

The law provides $522,000 for Corrections to study McNeil Island, consulting with Social and Health Services and Fish and Wildlife. The study covers land ownership, restrictions, current and possible uses, and estimated costs to close facilities. It requires 10 years of spending and resident history, staffing counts, and capital cost estimates for the next 10 years. It must examine the effects of relocating or closing services supporting the Special Commitment Center. Findings and recommendations are due to the governor and relevant legislative committees by August 1, 2026; the provision funds a study, not closures.

Military facilities get repairs and upgrades

The Military Department gets federal funding for Yakima Training Center heating and cooling replacement ($5.741 million), vehicle parking repairs ($3.623 million), and facility renovation ($7.95 million). Federal funding also covers Joint Base Lewis-McChord 9608 interior changes ($782,000) and Sedro Woolley maintenance shop renovation ($5.52 million). Tumwater's maintenance shop gets $3.7 million in new state funding and $4.38 million in renewed funding: $3.9 million federal and $480,000 state. Geiger Field 200 restoration gets $1.002 million: $566,000 federal and $436,000 state. Longview Readiness Center renovation gets $694,000: $399,000 federal and $295,000 state. Redmond Readiness Center buildings 500 and 501 get $776,000: $649,000 federal and $127,000 state. Yakima Readiness Center energy upgrades get $283,000: $205,000 federal and $78,000 state. These funds pay for facilities, not household payments.

Military facilities get repairs and upgrades

The Military Department gets $9.885 million for smaller projects, including $8.444 million federal and $1.441 million state funding. Preservation gets $16.041 million, including $10.29 million federal and $5.751 million state funding. Moses Lake renovation gets $925,000 in new money and $4.76 million in renewed funding; stormwater repairs get $226,000, split equally between federal and state funds. Federal funds provide $2.66 million for Camp Murray security barriers and $4.462 million for Joint Base Lewis-McChord aviation-facility heating and cooling. Yakima Readiness Center repairs get $416,000: $223,000 federal and $193,000 state.

More cleanup grants for polluted sites

The law provides $84.425 million for environmental cleanup grants during 2025–27. The Department of Ecology must prioritize ongoing projects funded by earlier capital budgets. The money supports cleanup projects rather than direct household grants.

More funding for community facility projects

The law provides $49.082 million for listed Building Communities Fund projects. Commerce also gets $850,000 to help organizations apply for the fund's grants. Except for design-only projects, state funds cannot be spent until the nonstate share is spent or firmly committed. That share must be enough to finish the project or a separate, usable public phase.

More funding to restore stream flows

The law provides $40 million for streamflow restoration during 2025–27. The money comes from the Watershed Restoration and Enhancement Bond Account. This funds the state program, not direct household payments.

More time for funded community projects

Commerce must offer qualifying 2019–21 Building Communities Fund and Early Learning Facilities grantees a chance to renew their contracts. This applies when agency policies or contract terms about timely project completion otherwise block renewal. Renewed contracts cannot extend beyond June 30, 2027. The law guarantees a renewal opportunity, not automatic approval.

Natural Resources gets nursery and facility funding

The law provides $5.091 million to expand Natural Resources’ Webster Nursery. It also provides $3 million for the department’s 2025–27 minor preservation and program projects. Both allocations come from the State Building Construction Account.

Outdoor recreation programs keep project funding

The law carries forward $418,000 in federal funds for the Recreational Trails Program. It continues $2.227 million from the NOVA Program Account for nonhighway off-road vehicle activities. The 2021–23 Outdoor Recreation Equity program keeps $643,000, subject to section 3203, chapter 332, Laws of 2021. The 2023–25 firearms and archery range program keeps $714,000 from the Firearms Range Account. These funds support eligible projects, not direct household payments.

Park habitats get removal and restoration funds

The law provides $3.895 million to remove fish barriers at Ocean City. Twanoh State Park shoreline restoration gets $1.533 million, including $1 million federal and $533,000 state funding. These projects fund habitat work, not household payments.

Park staff get housing and work facilities

The law provides $1.366 million for an administrative and maintenance facility in the Twin Harbors South Beach area. It also provides $567,000 for staff housing at Moran State Park. The housing money is for park staff, not a public housing benefit.

Park visitor facilities keep project funding

The law carries forward $967,000 to replace the Fort Flagler Welcome Center. It continues $262,000 for Dry Falls Campground renovations at Sun Lakes State Park. Fort Worden State Park gets $1 million in continued Climate Commitment Account funding for geothermal heating. Lake Sammamish State Park gets $250,000 for dock design and permits, not dock construction. Anderson Lake State Park gets $80,000 for day-use facilities and trails, subject to section 3023, chapter 296, Laws of 2022.

Park visitors and campers get facility upgrades

The law provides $6.382 million to renovate the Sun Lakes–Dry Falls Visitor Center. It provides $1.275 million to renovate a campground at Moran State Park. Fort Worden Beach Campground gets $2.864 million for electrical upgrades. These provisions do not set visitor-fee changes or household utility-charge changes.

Park visitors get funded access improvements

The law provides $780,000 for Lake Easton infrastructure improvements and $938,000 for Mount Spokane State Park road improvements. It provides $4.066 million to replace the Suburbia Bridge on the Klickitat Trail. Wallace Falls State Park gets $2.386 million to expand parking. These appropriations fund park projects rather than direct payments to visitors.

Planning smaller youth rehabilitation facilities

The law provides $3 million to acquire and plan one or more medium-security youth rehabilitation facilities. This includes $500,000 for predesign and $2.5 million for acquisition and design. Predesign is required in fiscal year 2026, with cost estimates for the 2026 supplemental budget and full plans for 2027–29. Planning must consider locations, renovations that can open by fiscal year 2029's end, and giving priority to sites serving 50 or fewer youth. Designs must cover living, recreation, education, programs, medical care, and behavioral health, with reasons, construction times, and costs.

Police training and crime lab upgrades

The law provides $1.082 million to renovate and upgrade the Northwest Region Training Facility. The Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission operates that facility. Another $988,000 replaces the chiller at the Washington State Patrol's Vancouver Crime Lab. These are facility investments, not direct household payments.

Police training facilities get upgrade funds

The Criminal Justice Training Commission gets $2.616 million for smaller facility projects. It also gets $2.91 million for an indoor shooting range ventilation system. Two separate $35,000 reviews cover proposed dormitories and a weapons training facility at the Burien campus. Each review must consider cost-saving options; this review money does not fund construction.

Prison buildings retain major repair funding

The law renews funding for Department of Corrections building repairs. Monroe Correctional Complex gets $1.489 million for TRU roof programs and the recreation building, plus $6.104 million for the WSR clinic roof. It provides $5.749 million for SCCC roof replacement and $5.559 million for ECWR foundation and siding work. Another $1.59 million supports small preservation projects across corrections facilities. All these funds come from the State Building Construction Account.

Prison care units retain project funding

The law renews $223,000 for the Women's Elder Care Unit at Washington Corrections Center for Women. It also renews $1.832 million for an interim mental health building at Washington Corrections Center. The building funding includes $625,000 from the Capital Community Assistance Account and $1.207 million from the State Building Construction Account. These funds support care facilities, not household payments.

Prison health buildings and relocation continue

The law continues $2.353 million to move the CRCC Sage Unit to AHCC. Modular buildings for health services staff receive $1.122 million at AHCC and $1.134 million at CRCC. Washington Corrections Center also receives $1.146 million for a modular medical intake building. These are corrections facility projects, not new household health coverage or payments.

Prison repair and energy funding continues

The law makes earlier money available again for prison repairs and energy systems. It includes $169,000 for Washington Corrections Center support-building roofs and $5.222 million for Department of Corrections preservation work. Another $350,000 funds Westside Prison housing-unit heating and air conditioning. Fire protection and smoke dampers at WSP IMU South receive $4.622 million. Climate funding provides $1.595 million for corrections district energy systems under HB 1390, not household energy subsidies.

Prison repairs and island transport funding

The law funds prison repairs and continues earlier funding for these projects. Monroe's perimeter wall gets $3.674 million in new funds plus $869,000 from earlier budgets. Water and heating and cooling pipes at Monroe's SOU and TRU units get $13.897 million new plus $25.691 million continued. Living-unit bathrooms at the Washington Corrections Center for Women get $8.448 million new plus $488,000 continued. Another $6.128 million new and $722,000 continued is restricted to designing and building one McNeil Island transport barge.

Prison safety systems and recreation upgrades

The law provides $3.614 million new and continues $2.997 million for the corrections intensive-management recreation yard project. Security electronics get $4.825 million new plus $800,000 continued. Fire alarm systems get $6.1 million new plus $750,000 continued. Security and fire alarm funds target the department's highest assessed health and safety needs for employees and incarcerated people.

Prisons get water and safety upgrades

The law renews $2.277 million to paint and repair Washington Corrections Center's 300,000-gallon water tank. This includes $600,000 from the Model Toxics Control Capital Account and $1.677 million from the State Building Construction Account. The tank funding remains subject to section 2053, chapter 474, Laws of 2023. It also renews $1.152 million from the State Building Construction Account for CBCC fire pump replacement. Another $600,000 from the Climate Commitment Account funds electric car chargers at the SW corrections facility, not household rebates.

Public input on Interbay property plans

The law provides $900,000 for a seven-member committee studying Seattle's Pier 91 property and Military Department relocation needs. It must recommend future economic uses, partners, transactions, and funding sources, and hold at least three Ballard-Interbay public meetings. The House speaker and Senate president each appoint one member; the governor appoints five. The governor's appointees must collectively have housing, finance, design, industrial-land, and public-engagement experience. Commerce provides staff support and can hire consultants.

Puget Sound and coastal restoration continues

The law continues $37.927 million for 2023–25 Puget Sound acquisition and restoration. It also continues $15.632 million for the 2023–25 Washington Coastal Restoration and Resiliency Initiative. These follow section 3063 of chapter 474, Laws of 2023, and section 3014 of chapter 375, Laws of 2024, respectively. Fish and Wildlife also receives $40.563 million in federal funds and $361,000 in state funds for Puget Sound nearshore restoration. These are project funds, not household payments.

Puget Sound communities retain cleanup funding

The law renews Model Toxics Control Capital Account funding for three 2023–25 cleanup programs. Puget Sound toxic-site cleanup receives $7.455 million. The ASARCO Everett Smelter Plume Cleanup receives $7.178 million. Another $4.358 million supports projects that protect existing cleanup work. These funds support cleanup projects, not direct household payments.

Rasar visitors get day-use facility upgrades

The law provides $324,000 to upgrade day-use facilities at Rasar State Park. This funds park improvements, not household payments or fee changes.

Repairs and security for youth facilities

The law funds repairs and security work at Department of Children, Youth, and Families facilities. It provides $5.578 million for minor works projects. Echo Glen's upper campus gets $8.2 million to replace its main boiler and heating and cooling system. Green Hill School gets $4.5 million for visitor screening and security improvements.

Repairs and security funding for prisons

The law provides $6.445 million and carries forward $750,000 for corrections perimeter fence detection systems. The money targets systems ranked highest for employee and incarcerated-person health and safety needs. Corrections facilities also get $6 million for smaller preservation projects. Another $6.749 million replaces roofs on buildings C, H, B, G, U, and W at the Washington Corrections Center for Women.

Repairs funded at criminal justice cafeteria

The law provides $200,000 from the State Building Construction Account for cafeteria repairs at the Criminal Justice Training Commission. The money addresses water damage. It does not create a household payment or change eligibility for services.

Ringold Hatchery pond replacement funding continues

The law makes $10.776 million in earlier federal funding available again to replace ponds at Ringold Hatchery. The Department of Fish and Wildlife uses the money for the project. This supports hatchery operations and fish production, not direct household payments.

Salmon recovery projects keep state funding

The law carries forward $5.142 million for Salmon Recovery Funding Board programs: $4.1 million federal and $1.042 million State Building Construction. That allocation remains subject to section 6361, chapter 474, Laws of 2023. Another allocation keeps $16.826 million: $15.859 million federal and $967,000 State Building Construction, subject to section 3070, chapter 2, Laws of 2018. The 2021–23 Puget Sound Estuary and Salmon Restoration Program keeps $4.175 million from State Building Construction. That funding remains subject to section 3226, chapter 332, Laws of 2021.

State buildings get repairs and demolition

The law provides $9.493 million new and continues $246,000 to replace wet fire-suppression pipes at the NRB. Modular building repairs and upgrades get $25 million new plus $2.55 million continued. General Administration building demolition gets $6.116 million in building-construction funds and $6.1 million in toxics-control funds. Another $2.705 million continues for demolition under prior-law conditions. Of the new building-construction funds, $16,000 is reserved solely for fencing the site after demolition.

State care facilities retain repair funding

The law renews funding for Department of Social and Health Services facilities. It provides $426,000 for 2021–23 small facility projects and $2.838 million for 2021–23 facility preservation. The $426,000 remains subject to section 2046, chapter 332, Laws of 2021. It also provides $5.065 million for Special Commitment Center fire alarms and $1.855 million for Rainier School washing machines. These funds support facility work, not household payments.

State funds abandoned vessel and structure cleanup

Natural Resources receives $4.399 million to remove derelict structures and $6 million to remove derelict vessels. Another $997,000 supports environmental mitigation projects. These allocations come from the Model Toxics Control Capital Account. The law also provides $383,000 from the stormwater account for stormwater work at Tukes Work Center. The money funds cleanup and environmental work, not payments to residents.

State funds fish passage improvements

The law provides $245,000 to remove a fish barrier on the road to Millersylvania Retreat Center. It provides $1.964 million for Samish Hatchery’s Friday Creek intake and fish passage work. Another $1.137 million replaces the Sol Duc barrier and boat chute. Natural Resources receives $246,000 from the Natural Climate Solutions Account to correct fish passage culverts in 2025–27.

State funds five hatchery renovation projects

The law provides $7.726 million to renovate Soos Creek Hatchery. Spokane Hatchery receives $12.978 million in new funding and $17.153 million in continued funding from two state capital accounts. Naselle Hatchery receives $9.324 million in new funding and $26.516 million in continued funding. Beaver Creek Hatchery receives $7 million in new funding and $2.037 million in continued funding. Sol Duc Hatchery modifications receive $11.316 million in new funding and $646,000 in continued funding.

State funds land and habitat conservation

Natural Resources receives $72 million in federal land acquisition grants for 2025–27. The Rivers and Habitat Open Space Program receives $4.631 million: $2.305 million from climate funds and $2.326 million from construction funds. The Trust Land Transfer Program receives $16.9 million, including $16.65 million restricted to the project list dated April 26, 2025. The remaining $250,000 funds an Elwha watershed conservation study on department-managed lands. By October 1, 2026, the department must report to the House capital budget committee, Senate ways and means committee, and governor. Following state conservation laws, the report must cover the site survey, possible conservation lands, current uses, any proposed boundary, and the legal process for establishing a conservation site.

State funds shrubsteppe restoration and management

The law provides $3 million for Washington shrubsteppe restoration and resiliency in 2025–27. It also provides $1.906 million for Conservation Commission capital project management. Both allocations come from the State Building Construction Account and support public conservation work.

State parks get repairs and accessibility

The law provides $5.6 million for state park preservation in 2025–2027. It reserves $3 million for projects meeting Americans with Disabilities Act accessibility standards. The parks commission must restore public use of Lyons Ferry campground by December 31, 2026. Meeting that deadline is required for this funding to be considered for renewal in 2027–2029.

State parks keep repairs and access funding

The law carries forward $11.928 million for the 2023–25 park preservation pool and $13.645 million for the 2021–23 pool. It continues another $5.043 million for park preservation, including $2.907 million reserved solely for Steptoe Butte road improvements. The parks commission must work with local tribes to ensure adequate access to an ADA-accessible restroom facility for park visitors. The 2023–25 capital projects pool keeps $20.494 million: $975,000 from Natural Climate Solutions and $19.519 million from State Building Construction. These four pools retain conditions in sections 3009 of chapter 375 (2024), 3025 of chapter 296 (2022), 3162 of chapter 413 (2019), and 3054 of chapter 474 (2023), respectively.

State projects must review cultural impacts

Agencies must follow Executive Order 21-02 and consult historic-preservation officials and affected tribes on cultural and historic impacts. This covers state-funded construction and property purchases, including grants and pass-through funding. Consultation must start early in planning, before construction or taking ownership. During 2025–27, agencies must also consider construction's embodied carbon when possible and consistent with the state workgroup's recommendations. Approaches include whole-building life-cycle reviews, structural-material environmental disclosures, and reuse of existing structural elements and building envelopes.

Streamside restoration grants fund salmon habitat

The law provides $25 million for streamside protection and restoration: $20 million from Natural Climate Solutions and $5 million from state construction funds. The Conservation Commission must prioritize watersheds, distribute grants equitably, and tie incentives to improved streamside habitat function. Projects outside salmon recovery regions can qualify when the commission finds a unique salmon habitat benefit. Funded native trees and shrubs need at least five years of care, or longer if required; eligible costs include maintenance for up to 10 years. Outreach can use up to 2 percent of funding, and administration up to 4 percent.

Sunnyside irrigation district retains conservation funding

The law renews $3.246 million for Sunnyside Valley Irrigation District water conservation. The money comes from the State Building Construction Account. The provision funds district work without setting household benefits or individual eligibility rules.

Swift Creek retains flood cleanup funding

The law renews $2 million for Swift Creek flood control and cleanup involving natural asbestos. The money comes from the State Building Construction Account. It funds local project work, not direct household payments.

Tank and heating oil assistance continues

The law makes earlier funding available again for tank and heating oil financing assistance. This includes $7.465 million for the 2023–25 Heating Oil Capital Financing Assistance Program. Underground storage tank programs receive $7.883 million for 2017–19 and $10.645 million for 2019–21. These provisions do not set recipient eligibility or individual assistance amounts.

Target shooting pilots gain funding flexibility

During 2025–27, the legislature can fund specified recreational target shooting pilot sites from the firearms range account. The Department of Natural Resources receives any such appropriation for the sites identified in section 3032 of the 2024 law. The usual application and matching-fund requirements do not apply to those sites. This authority lasts through June 30, 2027, and does not guarantee funding.

Three counties receive forest replacement grants

The law provides $5.46 million for state forest land replacement grants in 2025–27. Pacific, Wahkiakum, and Skamania counties are each allocated $1.82 million to replace lands subject to restrictions. Natural Resources may retain up to $273,000 for administration. The funding remains subject to the act’s section 8018 controls.

Trail and boating project funding continues

The law makes earlier money available again for outdoor recreation projects. For 2023–25 programs, it continues $10.303 million for nonhighway and off-road activities. Federal funding includes $4.868 million for recreational trails and $4.531 million for boating infrastructure grants. Another $2.797 million supports Planning for Recreation Access Grants. The money supports projects and planning, not direct household payments.

Tribes receive energy and climate funding

The law provides $5 million for tribal clean energy planning, design, construction, project development, and deployment. Projects must support Washington’s greenhouse gas reduction goals and related policies. Commerce must work with tribes to design the grant program. The law also renews $43.076 million for Tribal Climate Adaptation Pass-through Grants under the referenced 2023 budget rules. These provisions fund tribal projects, not stated individual household payments.

Underserved communities get project planning grants

The law provides $2 million for local and federally recognized tribal governments to plan projects and get technical help. Projects must directly help historically underserved, overburdened communities, with priority for housing, energy, and infrastructure needs. Commerce can consider the financial resources of applicants and communities. Up to 4% can cover program administration. Commerce must report to the Legislature and governor by October 1, 2026.

Vancouver sports complex gets safety funding

The law provides $1.177 million for infrastructure and safety improvements at Vancouver's Harmony Sports Complex. The facility must be open to the public to receive the funding.

Washington fairs receive health and safety grants

The law provides $9 million for Washington State Fairs Health and Safety Grants in 2025–27. The Department of Agriculture administers the construction-account funding. The appropriation remains subject to the act’s section 8018 controls.

Water projects get loans and rerouting funds

The law provides $3 million from the Drinking Water Assistance Account for planning and engineering loans through the Department of Health. It also provides $623,000 to reroute existing water supply mains. These provisions do not set loan terms or household water-rate changes.

Whitman County gets continued fire recovery funding

The law carries forward $383,000 for Whitman County Fire Recovery. The money supports recovery projects; the provision does not specify payments to residents.

Wildfire communities gain cleanup funding access

Beginning May 20, 2025, the law allows Model Toxics Control Capital Account money to help local governments with wildfire cleanup. This authority covers the 2023–25 and 2025–27 budget periods. Assistance supports rebuilding after the 2023 wildfires in Spokane and Pend Oreille counties. It can fund hazardous-material testing, debris removal, and soil cleanup needed for rebuilding; no total amount is stated.

Wildlife and recreation grants keep funding

The law carries forward two Washington Wildlife Recreation Grants allocations for eligible projects. One totals $3.112 million: $962,000 for Farm and Forest, $660,000 for Habitat Conservation, $1.373 million for Outdoor Recreation, and $117,000 for Riparian Protection. It remains subject to section 3029, chapter 296, Laws of 2022. The 2017–19 allocation totals $12.247 million: $3.829 million for Farm and Forest, $4.889 million for Habitat Conservation, and $3.529 million for Outdoor Recreation. It remains subject to section 3034, chapter 296, Laws of 2022.

Youth facilities get building and cooling upgrades

Echo Glen Secure Facility improvements receive $800,000 in new funding and $10.653 million in continued funding. Green Hill School heating and cooling upgrades receive $4.5 million in new funding and $5.445 million in continued funding. Children, Youth, and Families manages these projects for facilities where young people live and staff work.

Youth facilities get planning and visiting funds

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families gets $250,000 for a six-year statewide facilities master plan. The law also provides $250,000 for the Echo Glen Central Family Visiting Center. The center project supports families visiting youth at Echo Glen; neither appropriation provides direct household payments.

Youth sports facilities keep project funding

The law carries forward $8.521 million for the 2023–25 Youth Athletics Facilities program. The money comes from the Youth Athletic Facility Nonappropriated Account. Funding remains subject to section 3017, chapter 375, Laws of 2024. It supports eligible youth sports facility projects, not payments to families.

Zoo nonprofits gain cultural grant access

Qualifying nonprofits can apply for performing arts, art museum, and cultural facilities grants during 2025–27. They must be certified by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and hold a long-term operating or management agreement. The expanded eligibility does not guarantee an award or set grant amounts.

Product replacement program retains earlier funding

The law renews $5.336 million for the 2023–25 Product Replacement Program. The money comes from the Model Toxics Control Capital Account. This provision does not set household payment amounts or individual eligibility rules.

Aberdeen and Hoquiam get levee assistance

The law provides $35.5 million in state grants across the 2023–25 and 2025–27 budget periods. The grants fund Aberdeen-Hoquiam North Shore Levee and North Shore Levee-West construction. State assistance no longer has to match federal funding. The project is intended to protect Aberdeen and Hoquiam from floods, rather than provide household payments.

Continued flood resilience for basin communities

The law carries forward $24.93 million for the 2021–23 Chehalis Basin Strategy and $56.45 million for its 2023–25 projects. Each remains subject to its referenced program rules from the 2021 or 2023 law. It also continues $15.264 million for 2021–23 Floodplains by Design projects. All money comes from the State Building Construction Account and supports basin and floodplain projects, not direct household payments.

Continued water supply and streamflow projects

The law carries forward $30.369 million from the Watershed Restoration and Enhancement Bond Account for streamflow restoration. Columbia River Basin water supply projects receive $1.329 million from the revenue recovery account and $31.169 million from the State Building Construction Account. The Columbia funding remains subject to section 3103 of the 2021 law. State Building Construction Account funds also continue $15.27 million for Yakima River Basin water supply projects. Another $3.903 million supports Sunnyside Valley Irrigation District water conservation; these provisions do not set household payments or water rates.

Funding for Chehalis flood and habitat projects

The law provides $75.029 million for the Chehalis Basin Strategy during 2025–27. Projects receive $69.779 million for habitat restoration, flood-damage reduction, and work serving several purposes. Staffing and operations receive up to $5.25 million. At least six of seven voting board members must approve projects and project-funding allocations. State Building Construction Account money is subject to section 8018 spending controls.

More funding for North Shore Levee

The law provides $17 million in new funding for the North Shore Levee. It also carries forward $17.467 million approved earlier. The new money follows section 8018 controls; the carried-forward money follows section 7059. The project supports flood protection for nearby communities, not direct household payments.

Behavioral health projects retain earlier funding

The law renews $88,000 for behavioral health expansion at Maple Lane-Columbia Cottage. It also renews $149,000 for the Department of Social and Health Services' Diversion and Recovery Community Capacity project. That project remains subject to section 2027, chapter 474, Laws of 2023. These funds do not establish household payments or new individual eligibility rules.

Children's treatment center gets facility repairs

The law renews earlier funding for repairs at the Child Study and Treatment Center. It provides $1.909 million to replace the gym floor and $800,000 to replace emergency power. Both amounts come from the State Building Construction Account. The money funds facility work, not payments to families.

Continued funding for dental service capacity

The law makes $2.698 million available again for 2021–23 Dental Capacity Grants. Funding remains subject to section 1043, chapter 296, Laws of 2022. This supports dental services, not direct household payments.

Continued psychiatric hospital capacity and safety funding

The law renews $2.696 million for two additional forensic services wards at Western State Hospital. It also renews $4.134 million for behavioral health patient safety improvements statewide. Federal compliance work gets $67,000, subject to section 2015, chapter 2, Laws of 2018. Western State's master plan update gets $69,000, subject to section 2016 of that same law. Building 29 gets $30,000 for federal certification work; these funds do not change individual care eligibility.

Continued repairs at state psychiatric hospitals

The law renews $1.456 million for digital heating and cooling controls at Eastern State Hospital-Westlake. Eastern State's commissary repairs get $4.16 million: $810,000 from the Climate Commitment Account and $3.35 million from the State Building Construction Account. Western State gets $55,000 for fire suppression, $1.246 million for sprinkler heads, and $39,000 for elevators. Roof replacements get $1.06 million for Building 29 and $437,000 for Building 27. This funds hospital repairs, not household payments or new care eligibility.

Continued upgrades at state residential care facilities

The law renews $5.41 million for heating, cooling, and water heater upgrades at Fircrest School's intermediate care cottages. Fircrest's campus plan and rezoning get $44,000, subject to section 2007, chapter 296, Laws of 2022. Cottage roof replacements get $590,000 at Lakeland Village and $3.46 million at Rainier School. Yakima Valley School gets $5.204 million from the Climate Commitment Account for main-building exterior windows. These are facility projects, not direct household payments.

Crisis stabilization facility funding continues

The law makes $4.997 million available again for the Crisis Stabilization Facility—Trueblood Phase 3 project. The money comes from the Capital Community Assistance Account. This provision does not set household eligibility or rules for access to services.

Funding continues for community behavioral health

The law renews $57.276 million for Commerce’s 2021–23 Behavioral Health Community Capacity Grants. This includes $10.901 million from the Capital Community Assistance Account and $46.375 million from the State Building Construction Account. Funding remains subject to section 6014, chapter 375, Laws of 2024. These grants support community behavioral-health capacity, without setting individual benefits or eligibility.

Funding supports health clinics at schools

The law renews $1.864 million for school health and behavioral health clinics under the referenced 2024 budget rules. For 2025–27, it provides another $2.604 million restricted to five projects and subject to the law’s central funding controls. Snohomish County clinic projects receive $563,000 at Granite Falls High School and $419,000 at Lynnwood High School. Clarkston School District receives $777,000, Mount Baker School District receives $670,000, and Neighborcare receives $175,000. The provisions fund clinics without setting individual care eligibility or household payments.

Funding supports named crisis and treatment centers

The law provides $10 million for the south King County crisis facility selected through the county’s crisis care initiative. Agencies must coordinate, follow the specified Trueblood settlement, and fund a facility free from federal institutions-of-mental-diseases funding restrictions. Another $49.847 million is restricted to 11 named projects, including Compass Health, Healing Lodge, Poulsbo’s substance-use clinic, and Yakama Detox Center. Lummi Nation treatment project construction funding rises from $11.607 million to $22.107 million in one account. Another account provides $1.25 million; both Lummi allocations are restricted to design and construction.

Grants support lasting behavioral health facilities

The law provides $70 million for competitive regional behavioral health facility grants and first-come grants to prevent closures. Funds cover construction, equipment, and qualifying purchases, but not patient-treatment operating costs. Applicants must show regional cooperation, service gaps, licensing readiness, and an operating financial plan; Commerce prioritizes unserved and underserved areas. Where applicable, providers must commit to serving publicly funded patients and people detained for involuntary commitment. Recipients or successors must keep the improvements and operate the facility for behavioral health use for at least 10 years.

State funds health workforce and nursing projects

The law provides $5.05 million for the New Health Medical Dental Behavioral Workforce project. That allocation remains subject to the act’s section 8018 controls. Another $8 million is solely for buying land for a skilled nursing facility in Spokane. This land funding does not set a construction completion date or patient eligibility rules.

State health facilities get project funding

The Department of Health gets $640,000 for small capital projects during 2025–27. The law also provides $40,000 from the Model Toxics Control Capital Account for pollution cleanup at Western State Hospital. These funds support facilities, not household payments or changes in health coverage.

State hospitals get safety and building repairs

The law renews earlier funding for repairs at Eastern and Western State Hospitals. Eastern gets $504,000 for heating and cooling compliance monitoring at Eastlake and Westlake, plus $879,000 for Eastlake nursing stations. Western gets $4.54 million to replace a well at its East Campus. Another $782,000 supports patient safety improvements in all wards at both hospitals.

State hospitals get safety improvement funds

Olympic Heritage Behavioral Health gets $8.772 million for Joint Commission compliance work. Eastern State Hospital gets $972,000 solely to install a pendant alarm system. The law states an intent to provide at least $10.885 million for that system across 2025–2027 and 2027–2029. Western State Hospital gets $1.775 million for shower upgrades. These facility projects do not change patient eligibility or create household payments.

State hospitals get safety repair funding

The law carries forward $2.681 million for Western State Hospital fire doors and $26,000 for forensic-services roofing. Eastern State Hospital receives $577,000 carried forward for emergency electrical upgrades. It also receives $1.553 million for Eastlake and Westlake fire and smoke controls, plus $891,000 for Westlake fire stops. Another $124,000 supports Systems Improvement Agreement compliance, subject to the referenced 2019 law. These funds support facility safety and compliance, not direct household payments.

State hospitals get water and building upgrades

Western State Hospital's water system receives $27.162 million in new funding and $1.922 million carried forward. The carried-forward money remains subject to the referenced 2024 law. Olympic Heritage Behavioral Health receives $6.037 million in new funding and $14.231 million carried forward for modernization. These projects do not change who qualifies for care or household out-of-pocket costs.

Veterans home gets fire alarm funding

The law provides $1.416 million to replace the fire alarm system in building 10 of a veterans home. The project supports resident safety and does not create a household payment or change eligibility.

Colville firefighter housing receives state funding

The law provides $387,000 for the Colville Firefighter Housing Project. The provision does not state who qualifies for housing, what residents pay, or any direct household payment.

Continued cleanup funding for affordable housing

The law carries forward $8.683 million for the 2023–25 Affordable Housing Cleanup Grant Program. The money comes from the Model Toxics Control Capital Account and supports cleanup work connected with affordable housing. Section 7055 of this law governs the funding. This provision does not create direct household payments or individual grant eligibility.

Continued funding for healthier homes

The law carries forward $43.648 million for Weatherization Plus Health services for Washington households. That includes $41.955 million in federal funds, $960,000 from the State Building Construction Account, and $733,000 from the Capital Community Assistance Account. It also carries forward $2.08 million for the Healthy Housing Remediation Program. Both programs remain subject to their referenced rules in the 2023 law. These provisions do not set household payment amounts or new eligibility rules.

Earlier affordable housing funding remains available

The law makes $4.94 million available again for the 2017–19 Housing Trust Fund Program. It also renews $2.028 million for the 2019–21 Housing Trust Fund Investment from Operating program. Another $1.286 million remains available for Continuing Affordability in Current Housing. These funds remain subject to the earlier laws governing each program and do not set individual household awards.

Funding keeps existing homes affordable

The law provides a $50 million preservation set-aside and a $25 million allocation to preserve affordable housing. Funds support repairs, longer affordability agreements, and purchases of apartment properties at risk of losing affordability. Commerce prioritizes older buildings serving very-low-income or extremely-low-income residents, including buildings over 15 years old under the $50 million set-aside. Long-term preservation receives priority, especially in rural areas; properties acquired under the $25 million allocation must remain in the state's housing portfolio for at least 40 years. Housing Trust Fund projects need a capital needs assessment before contracts and cannot use these funds to add capacity; the $25 million allocation is exempt from the usual 90-day application periods.

Housing funds target tribal and rural needs

Commerce must strive to invest at least 10% of specified housing funds in projects benefiting low-income households in Washington's federally recognized tribes. It must use a separate application process and evaluation rules, prioritizing tribal communities with the highest need. For a separate housing allocation, Commerce must strive to direct at least 30% to rural projects. That allocation must be fully awarded during the 2023–2025 budget period. Funds can shift between categories lacking suitable projects, but must support needed housing for low-income or special-needs groups.

Manufactured home communities get repair funding

The law provides $7 million for improvements to mobile or manufactured home communities. Of that, $5.5 million goes through the Northwest Cooperative Development Center to eligible park or manufactured housing cooperatives. Those grants cover critical repairs and infrastructure upgrades, with awards based on health, safety, and cost needs. The remaining $1.5 million funds Alpine Ridge Utility Upgrades.

More funding for housing and shelters

The law provides $10 million and a $20 million allocation to eligible organizations converting properties into housing or shelters. Projects must add capacity; the $10 million allocation serves extremely low-income people, with priority for quickly housing people experiencing homelessness. The $20 million allocation includes youth housing and prioritizes multifamily purchases and moving people living outside into housing; purchases using temporary financing qualify. Neither allocation pays for operations, maintenance, support services, or debt payments; the $20 million allocation allows noncode-compliant tiny homes and possible exemptions from 40-year affordability rules. The law also provides $4.5 million solely for Mary's Place Emergency Family Shelter.

More help for first-time homebuyers

The law provides $75 million for first-time, low-income homeownership projects and another $60 million for affordable homeownership projects statewide. Funds can cover down payments, closing costs, home purchases, repairs, and new construction. Buyer income limits are 80% of local median income, or 100% in rural areas, adjusted for household size and county. Named projects receive $2.5 million for Orchard Gardens, $1.5 million for Boulevard Townhomes, and $248,000 for Crail Cottages. Commerce must seek to invest with by-and-for organizations: at least 20% of the $75 million allocation and 50% of the $60 million allocation.

More housing for people with disabilities

The law sets aside $50 million for affordable housing serving low-income people with intellectual or developmental disabilities. It also provides $35.5 million in taxable construction funds and $8.5 million from the Housing Trust Fund for this group. Commerce must use separate applications and review standards for these projects. It must work with the Department of Social and Health Services on needed support services. These funds pay for housing projects, not checks to residents.

More housing support for low-income farmworkers

The law provides $5 million for facilities housing low-income migrant, seasonal, or temporary farmworkers. Commerce must prioritize areas with the greatest need. Qualified projects addressing health and safety also qualify for funding when submitted.

More support for manufactured home communities

The law provides $17.5 million and a $14 million allocation through the Northwest Cooperative Development Center to preserve manufactured home communities. Purchase grants support avoiding displacement and keeping homes affordable for at least 40 years. Under the $17.5 million allocation, buyers must be eligible organizations, and at least half the homes must remain occupied by low-income households. Another $10 million funds critical repairs and infrastructure in resident-owned cooperatives, based on health, safety, and cost needs. The law separately sets aside $2.5 million for Bayside Housing.

Transitional housing gets heating system replacements

The law provides $5.576 million to replace heating and cooling systems at Roosevelt Barracks transitional housing. It provides another $4.356 million for the same work at the Betsy Ross Building transitional housing program. The funding does not change residents' eligibility or create household payments.

Urgent repair grants for affordable homes

The law provides $5 million for urgent repairs to permanent supportive housing and multifamily housing in the Housing Trust Fund portfolio. Grants cover one-time repairs, hazardous-material removal, and safety-related structural work. Each award is capped at $200,000, but an organization can receive multiple awards without an overall organization cap. Permanent supportive housing gets priority when requests exceed available money. The usual 60-day notification requirement does not apply.

Blind and deaf students' facilities get funding

The Washington State School for the Blind receives $350,000 for dormitory modernization. It also receives $2.11 million for smaller facility projects during 2025–27. The Washington Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Youth receives $2.125 million for smaller facility projects. These funds support school buildings, not payments to families.

Child care grants prioritize underserved communities

Beginning May 20, 2025, the children’s department must estimate needed Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program slots by school district. It must link those estimates to the caseload forecast and include its method in budget documents. Grant decisions must first consider areas at risk of missing the program’s legal entitlement to services. Rural counties and areas with extreme child care shortages receive priority points. Renovated and newly built slots must be tracked separately by program, including Working Connections Child Care and the assistance program.

Continued building help for distressed schools

The law carries forward $8.734 million for the 2021–23 Distressed Schools program. It also carries forward $30.073 million for the 2023–25 program. Earlier program rules continue to apply. The money supports Washington distressed schools, not direct payments to families.

Continued early learning facilities for families

The law carries forward $79.277 million for early learning facility grants, subject to section 7021 of this law. It also carries forward $3.025 million for school-district early learning facilities from the Ruth LeCocq Kagi account. The school-district funding remains subject to its referenced program rules in the 2023 law. This money supports facilities, not direct family payments, and does not change family benefit eligibility.

Continued earthquake safety funding for schools

The law carries forward $40 million for 2023–25 school earthquake safety grants. It continues $15.429 million for 2021–23 grants and $1.545 million for the 2019–21 retrofit program. The 2021–23 grants follow earlier funding rules as amended by this law; the other programs retain their earlier rules. The money supports school safety projects, not direct payments to families.

Continued facilities funding for disabled students

The law carries forward $1.329 million for 2023–25 campus preservation at the State School for the Blind. It also continues $4.382 million for the Washington Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Youth. That money supports the center's Academic and Physical Education Building and retains its earlier funding rules. These allocations fund facilities, not household payments.

Continued facilities funding for student career preparation

The law carries forward $161,000 for 2021–23 Career Preparation and Launch grants. It also continues $1.178 million for 2023–25 Career Preparation and Launch capital grants. Another $1.6 million continues the Pierce College project at New Bethel High School. Each allocation retains its earlier funding rules. The money supports education projects, not direct payments to students.

Continued funding for healthier school buildings

The law carries forward $610,000 for 2021–23 school health and safety projects and $14.208 million for 2023–25 projects. Healthy Kids-Healthy Schools receives continued funding of $4.856 million, plus $220,000 for its 2021–23 physical health and nutrition project. Another $3.235 million continues 2021–23 school lead cleanup. Chief Leschi School receives $819,000 in continued funding for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning. These funds support school projects rather than household payments; the listed statewide programs retain their earlier funding rules.

Continued funding for targeted school projects

The law renews two Distressed Schools funding amounts: $143,000 and $784,000. It also renews $4,000 for 2019–21 science, technology, engineering, and math grants. Another $3,000 supports the FFA Foundation’s 2023–25 agricultural science grant, and $4,000 supports Tri-Tech Skill Center expansion. The distressed-school, science, and skill-center funds remain subject to their earlier laws. These funds support school programs and projects, not household payments.

Continued repairs for student skills centers

The law carries forward three skills center minor-work allocations: $216,000, $876,000 for 2021–23, and $2.912 million. Pierce County Skills Center receives $1.348 million in continued funding to modernize its Evergreen Building. Continued funding also includes $300,000 for Seattle's skills center at Rainier Beach High School and $345,000 for Puget Sound Skills Center preservation. The $876,000 allocation retains its earlier funding rules. These funds support training facilities, not direct payments to students or families.

Early learning centers receive facility funding

The law provides $12.119 million for nine listed school district early learning facility projects. That money is restricted to the projects listed in section 1010, not a general family application program. The Northgate Jose Marti Early Learning Center in Seattle receives $2.488 million through a specified facility project list. These appropriations support facilities rather than direct payments to parents.

Funding for nine childcare facility projects

Beginning May 20, 2025, the law reserves $18.128 million for nine early learning facility projects. Awards include Batey Square ($88,000), Cora Whitley Family Center ($485,000), Hemlock Commons at Play Frontier ($1.036 million), and Little Wings Early Learning ($3.55 million). Other awards are New Tomorrow's Hope Child Development Center ($3.05 million), Port Angeles YMCA Early Learning ($2.05 million), Redmond Childcare Expansion ($769,000), Ritzville Childcare Facility ($2.05 million), and Willard Early Learning Center ($5.05 million). For facilities sharing a site with affordable or supportive housing, Commerce can reimburse 100% of eligible costs after enough nonstate money is spent or firmly committed to finish the project or a usable phase. Administration is capped at 4% of this funding or $50,000 per project, whichever is less.

Funding for school planning or modernization

The law provides $1.982 million for school preconstruction grants and program administration under Substitute House Bill 1044. Its funding rule depends on whether that bill became law by June 30, 2024. If it did not, the money instead funds small-district modernization grants capped at $6 million each. Those grants are limited to districts awarded 2023–25 planning grants on the specified legislative list. The supplied provision does not establish which funding path applies.

Funding school lighting, energy, and stormwater

The law carries forward $4.95 million for school district energy assessments. That includes $4.9 million from the Climate Commitment Account and $50,000 from the Common School Construction Fund. It also continues $1.361 million for T-12 lighting projects and $263,000 for Green Schools stormwater projects. Earlier funding rules continue to apply. The money supports school buildings and grounds, not household energy rebates.

Loans and emergency help for childcare

Beginning May 20, 2025, the early learning loan fund receives $6 million from its revolving account. Another $3 million from its development account is reserved entirely for emergency grants under the 2025 emergency-grant law. The contractor can use up to 4% for technical help. Commerce cannot use this money for its own administration. The support goes to eligible program participants, not directly to households.

More funding for early learning facilities

Beginning May 20, 2025, the law provides $51 million in grants and loans for eligible early learning organizations. They can design, build, buy, expand, or modernize facilities; up to 3.5% can support technical help. Applicants facing financial hardship cannot be required to provide matching money, and match amounts cannot affect competitive rankings. Another $9 million is limited to minor renovation grants, with up to 4% available for administration. The funding supports facilities rather than direct payments to families.

More funding for early learning facilities

The law provides $39.83 million from the early learning facilities development account and $6.72 million from its revolving account. Eligible organizations can use grants and loans to design, build, buy, expand, or modernize eligible facilities under existing program laws. It renews $7.643 million for 2019–21 facilities, $22.702 million for 2021–23 facilities, and $8.44 million for renovation grants. The renewed money remains subject to the earlier laws governing each program; the 2019–21 funding lapses June 30, 2027. The money supports facilities, not direct payments to families.

More help for housing-linked child care

During the 2025–27 budget period, the state can reimburse up to 100% of eligible facility costs, up from 90%. This applies to early learning facilities located with eligible affordable or supportive housing. The housing must have public funding and enough secured money to finish construction and receive an occupancy certificate. Full reimbursement is not guaranteed. This higher reimbursement authority ends June 30, 2027.

Named schools receive building improvement funding

The law provides $14.964 million for projects at Acme Elementary, Lawton Elementary, Maritime 253, and TOPS K-8. Their amounts are $237,000, $6.227 million, $5 million, and $3.5 million, respectively. Funds are restricted to listed uses; the state building account portion is subject to section 8018 controls. Northrop Primary School renovation receives $16.162 million in new funding and $905,000 in renewed funding.

Public schools get security improvement grants

The law provides $6 million for security improvements at public K-12 schools and campuses. Eligible work includes physical security, law-enforcement response infrastructure, and campus security planning. Districts can receive up to $500,000 per two-year budget period and use no more than 3% for administration. The state education office must set application and evaluation rules, prioritizing physical security needs and safety improvements. It must report application totals, requested funding, and approved projects to legislative committees by December 1, 2025.

School early learning projects keep funding

The law carries forward $744,000 for Commerce's 2021–23 school district early learning facility grants. The money comes from the Ruth LeCocq Kagi Early Learning Facilities Development Account. The grants remain subject to the referenced 2021 program rules. This funds facilities without changing childcare eligibility or providing household payments.

Schools get building assessments and energy planning

The law provides $1.36 million for school building inventory and condition data collection during 2025–27. Another $4.757 million supports studies, surveys, district building assessments every six years, and authorized art purchases. The state education office must consult with Commerce and Enterprise Services on school energy compliance. They must identify cost-effective ways for new and modernized schools to meet the Clean Buildings Act. That planning requirement has no separate appropriation in this provision.

Schools receive air quality upgrade funding

The law carries forward $44.472 million for Washington school districts' indoor air quality and energy efficiency projects. This includes $30 million from the Climate Commitment Account and $14.472 million from the Common School Construction Fund. The funding remains subject to section 5007, chapter 375, Laws of 2024. It supports school projects, not direct household payments.

Schools receive career training building funding

The law carries forward $65.735 million from the Common School Construction Fund for career and technical education capital projects. The money supports Washington schools and education institutions undertaking these projects. Funding remains subject to section 5010, chapter 375, Laws of 2024. It does not establish direct household payments.

Tribal and small schools get facility grants

State-tribal compact schools receive $12.145 million for planning and modernization grants. The Superintendent can prioritize planning grants for schools with serious building problems and limited finances. Eligible small school districts receive $2.307 million in planning grants, capped at $50,000 per district. Their projects must cost no more than $6 million, or $12 million where the program allows.

Agencies must favor fossil-free heating

Agencies using the specified energy retrofit or weatherization grants must choose heating systems that do not use fossil fuels. This requirement applies only when that choice is possible and most cost effective. It governs agency purchases and does not require households to replace their heating systems.

Archives and Pacific Tower get upgrades

The law provides $2.43 million for heating, cooling, and ventilation improvements at the Puget Sound Regional Archives. That includes $1.5 million from the Climate Commitment Account and $930,000 from the State Building Construction Account. Pacific Tower receives $1.913 million from the State Building Construction Account for 2025–27 capital improvements. The money funds public facility work, not direct household assistance.

Capitol heating redesign gets funding safeguards

The law provides $9.237 million in new money and renews $86,000 solely to design a replacement Capitol heating and cooling system. A separate $5.047 million funds smaller clean-building projects; both programs use the Climate Commitment Account. After 90 percent design, or as soon as feasible, the department must report costs, timelines, design changes, and bidding safeguards. Those safeguards cover contractor experience, installer and vendor relationships, and equipment warranties. The department must promptly report cost overruns and include lower-cost options when requesting more money in its next budget.

Cities get help with energy audits

The Association of Washington Cities receives $4 million for energy audits and data on city energy-standard compliance costs. It can award grants for city-owned buildings classified as tier 1 or tier 2 covered buildings. Up to 12% of grant amounts can cover administration. Audit results and estimated compliance costs must reach legislative committees by December 31, 2026.

Clean energy and building grants funded

The law provides $10 million in grants for projects serving communities Commerce identifies as vulnerable, overburdened, or tribal. Eligible recipients include nonprofits, local governments, federally recognized tribal governments and entities, and other eligible organizations. Uses include planning, efficiency, renewables, efficient affordable housing, resilient infrastructure, clean transportation, education, engagement, and workforce development. Commerce must prioritize meaningful benefits for vulnerable people in overburdened communities; administration is capped at 3%. Separately, the Climate Commitment Account provides $5 million for 2025–27 Clean Buildings Performance Grants, without specifying award terms.

Clean energy grants prioritize vulnerable communities

The law provides $26 million in competitive grants for clean energy project planning, design, construction, research, and deployment. Projects must provide public benefits and follow state energy policies. They must save energy and lower energy costs, cut harmful air emissions, or increase Washington’s energy independence. Commerce prioritizes vulnerable and overburdened communities, including tribes, and projects bringing the most matching funds. Applicants must disclose public funding and state-employee ties from the past 24 months; Commerce screens conflicts and monitors projects.

Communities keep broadband construction planning funds

The law continues $14.585 million for broadband infrastructure managed by the Community Economic Revitalization Board. That funding follows section 1011, chapter 296, Laws of 2022. It also continues $500,000 for the Dig-Once Pilot Project and Enhanced Program Development, under section 1006, chapter 474, Laws of 2023. These provisions fund infrastructure and planning, not household internet subsidies.

Communities keep economic development loan funding

The law continues $17.971 million for the 2019–21 Community Economic Revitalization Board loan program. It also continues $25 million for the board’s 2023–25 capital construction program. From the Rural Washington Loan Fund, it continues $313,000 for Economic Opportunity Grants and $903,000 for Economic Opportunity Grants Authority. These provisions do not set individual grant amounts, borrower eligibility, or loan terms.

Community facilities keep earlier grant funding

The law continues $6.702 million for the 2019–21 Building Communities Fund Program. That money lapses June 30, 2027, and follows section 1036, chapter 413, Laws of 2019, except where this law changes it. It also continues $20.193 million for the 2023–25 Building Communities Fund Grant Program. That funding follows section 1003, chapter 474, Laws of 2023, as amended by this law.

Continued energy work at state care facilities

The law renews $3.133 million from the Climate Commitment Account for Clean Buildings Act work. The money supports Department of Social and Health Services facilities statewide. It does not provide household energy rebates or direct payments.

Continued funding for community vehicle charging

The law renews $77.502 million for the 2023–25 Community Electric Vehicle Charging program. Funding remains subject to the 2024 budget rules as amended by this law. This provision supports charging projects without setting household eligibility or direct payments to drivers.

Continued funding for Ecology headquarters projects

The law renews $1.728 million for elevator restoration at Department of Ecology facilities. It also renews $1.618 million to relocate Washington State Parks to the Ecology headquarters building. These funds support agency facilities and relocation, not direct household payments.

Continued repairs for state care facilities

The Department of Social and Health Services gets renewed funding for its 2023–25 small facility projects. Program-related work gets $5.057 million: $1.623 million from the Charitable, Educational, Penal, and Reformatory Institutions Account and $3.434 million from the State Building Construction Account. Preservation gets $9.138 million: $2.658 million from the institutions account and $6.48 million from the construction account. Medical Lake electrical feeder replacement gets $1.32 million: $49,000 from the institutions account and $1.271 million from the construction account. These funds pay for facility work, not household checks.

Counties get more energy audit funding

The law raises Washington State Association of Counties energy-audit funding from $4 million to $5 million. The association can award grants for county-owned buildings classified as tier 1 or tier 2 covered buildings. The audits and data collection examine county costs of meeting state energy-performance requirements. The association can retain up to 12% of grant amounts for administration. It must report audit results and estimated compliance costs to legislative committees by December 31, 2026.

Defense communities keep earlier project funding

The law makes $16.23 million available again for 2023–25 Defense Community Compatibility Projects. The funding remains subject to section 1013, chapter 375, Laws of 2024. It supports defense-community projects, not direct household payments.

Funding and reimbursement for Chelan airport

Commerce must reimburse Chelan for spending on its municipal airport extension project. Reimbursement cannot exceed the project's appropriation in the cited 2022 law; this provision does not state that ceiling's dollar amount. The law also allocates $1 million from the 2022 Local and Community Projects appropriation for remaining extension costs. These payments support the city and airport project, not households directly.

Funding for Seattle World Cup facilities

The law provides $29.5 million for listed capital projects needed to host the 2026 World Cup in Seattle. That includes $19.5 million in new funding and $10 million carried forward. Listed allocations include $19.4 million for the Washington State Public Stadium Authority and $100,000 for Gonzaga University's practice field. Funds can only support listed projects; carried-forward money remains subject to the referenced 2024 law, as amended. This is facility funding, not direct household payments.

Funding for tank and heating-oil assistance

The law provides $12 million for underground storage tank capital assistance during 2025–27. It also provides $3.75 million for heating-oil capital financing assistance. Both amounts come from the Underground Storage Tank Revolving Account. These provisions do not state who qualifies or what financing terms apply.

Funding for Tumwater military maintenance shop

The Tumwater Field Maintenance Shop receives $3.9 million in federal funds and $480,000 in state funds. The current appropriation totals $4.38 million. The project also lists $45.597 million in projected future budget-period costs, not current funding. This supports a Military Department facility rather than household payments.

Funding supports laboratory and hydrogen projects

The law sets aside $4 million for the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory test bed. That money is available only after enough federal funding is received to complete the project. It also renews $10.115 million for Washington’s matching contribution to the Department of Energy Hydrogen Hub. The hydrogen funding remains subject to the referenced 2023 budget rules.

Funding supports state office moves

The law provides $500,000 solely to move Legislative Support Services to the Dolliver Building, including design, permits, and renovations. That project lists another $340,000 in projected future budget-period costs, not a current appropriation. State Parks receives $1.618 million to move to the Ecology headquarters building. Commerce can also reimburse state agencies for reviewing proposed construction on state-leased property; no reimbursement amount is stated.

Grants help public buildings save energy

The law provides $11 million for public-facility projects that save energy and operating costs. At least 20% of each competitive round goes to eligible towns with 5,000 or fewer residents. Higher savings-to-investment ratios rank better, and applicants without earlier awards receive priority consideration. Commerce sets minimum matching funds, but state agencies are exempt. Another $5 million funds state-building system repairs or replacements that cut emissions, with life-cycle cost review and a reasonable investment return.

Grants improve energy use in public buildings

The law provides $14.5 million for energy-saving facility grants to local and tribal governments, public colleges, school districts, and state agencies. At least 20% of each competitive round is reserved for eligible projects in towns or cities with 5,000 or fewer residents. Rankings favor energy savings per dollar, and applicants without prior-biennium awards receive priority; Commerce sets minimum matching requirements, except for state agencies. Funded heating systems must avoid fossil fuels whenever possible and most cost-effective. Another $5 million supports efficiency and emissions upgrades to existing systems in state minor works, stand-alone, and emergency projects, without matching requirements; awards must improve the original project and show reasonable returns through the state's life-cycle cost tool.

Labor agency gets power and laboratory upgrades

Labor and Industries gets $1.792 million for emergency generators and building power equipment. That money is split equally between the Accident Account and Medical Aid Account. A transmission electron microscope workspace gets $1.5 million: $1.275 million from the Accident Account and $225,000 from Medical Aid. These projects do not directly change household benefits or costs.

Labor department buildings get repair funding

Labor and Industries receives $1.345 million for minor building preservation projects. That includes $1.117 million from the Accident Account and $228,000 from the Medical Aid Account. The law also carries forward $4.18 million from those accounts for the projects. This funding does not directly change workers' benefits or costs.

Legislative support offices get moving funds

The law provides $340,000 in new money and renews $500,000 to move Legislative Support Services to the Dolliver Building. The money is limited to relocation costs, including design, permits, and renovation. It does not provide direct household payments.

Longview electric truck depot gets funding

The law reserves $3 million from community electric vehicle charging funds for the Cowlitz MHD ZEV Depot in Longview. The money supports this named electric truck depot project. It does not provide direct household payments.

More charging grants for community locations

The law provides $23 million for community electric vehicle charging grants, covering up to 100% of project costs. Projects must provide a public clean-energy benefit and be run by, or include, eligible local government, tribal government, or utility partners. Funds support Level 2 or higher chargers and related costs. Priority locations include multifamily housing, public charging, schools, government buildings, and public hospitals. Commerce can use up to 3% for administration.

More funding for legislative campus renovations

The law raises funding for Pritchard Building work and John L. O’Brien Building renovations from $84.593 million to $85.542 million. It states an intent to provide $135.043 million across the 2023–25 and 2025–27 budget periods. The Department of Enterprise Services can sign a construction contract spanning budget periods. It cannot spend money without an appropriation.

Mount Spokane maintenance move gets funding

The law adds $339,000 in state funding for relocating the Mount Spokane maintenance facility. It revises renewed earlier funding to $1.732 million, bringing the total project budget to $2.781 million. The money supports a State Parks capital project, not household payments.

Ports keep earlier infrastructure project funding

The law continues $6.179 million for the Department of Commerce’s Ports Infrastructure program. The funding remains subject to section 6006, chapter 375, Laws of 2024. The provision does not identify specific port projects or direct household benefits.

Public buildings gain alternative green certification

During 2023–25 and 2025–27, covered major building projects can use an alternative high-performance building certification instead of LEED Silver. The legislature must determine the alternative certification. The law does not state project savings or household energy-bill changes.

Public buildings keep energy upgrade funding

The law continues $49.077 million from the Climate Commitment Account for public-building energy upgrades and solar power. The money supports the Department of Commerce’s 2023–25 program and remains subject to section 7017 of this law. This funding does not provide an individual household rebate.

Public works projects keep earlier funding

The law continues $9.311 million for the Public Works Board program under section 1020, chapter 356, Laws of 2020. It continues $5.478 million for public works construction loans under section 6001, chapter 413, Laws of 2019. It also continues $38,000 for preconstruction and emergency loans under section 6002 of that 2019 law. These funds support public works programs and borrowers, not direct household loans.

Public-use airports get more loan funding

The law provides $5 million from the State Taxable Building Construction Account for public-use general aviation airport loans in 2025–2027. The money must be deposited in the airport loan revolving account. This supports airport loan financing, not grants or direct household payments.

Remaining federal money supports broadband programs

Beginning July 1, 2025, the Treasurer must transfer $21.307 million from the cited 2023–25 federal appropriation to the federal broadband account. The transfer is smaller if less money remains. This supports Washington broadband programs but does not specify service recipients or promise household payments.

Rural ports get infrastructure project funding

The law provides $5 million for Community Economic Revitalization Board grants to rural ports. Grants must fund infrastructure repairs, improvements, or development intended to support rural economic development. It also provides $1.33 million for the Port of Port Townsend Travelift Electrification project. The money supports port projects, not direct household payments.

Seattle electric vehicle chargers get funding

The law raises funding for listed Community EV Charging projects from $412,000 to $1.304 million. This includes $892,000 for Interim CDA I5 EV Chargers in Seattle. The money funds charging infrastructure, not rebates or payments to vehicle owners.

Snohomish military facility gets more funding

The law increases funding for the Washington Military Department's Snohomish Readiness Center. Federal funding rises from $2.196 million to $4.196 million. State funding rises from $1.707 million to $2.407 million. The total project budget rises from $9.818 million to $12.518 million. This funds a military facility, not household payments.

Social services systems get assessment funding

The Department of Social and Health Services receives $11.142 million for a statewide assessment of its communications systems. The law also carries forward $5.271 million for that work. It states an intent to provide $26.142 million across 2025–27 and 2027–29, not a current appropriation of that full amount. Another $53,000 carries forward for 2019–21 statewide minor facility preservation projects. These provisions do not change household payments or eligibility.

Solar grants support public buildings

The law provides $22.5 million for solar systems, including modules and inverters, for local and tribal governments, public colleges, school districts, and state agencies. At least 20% of each competitive round is reserved for eligible projects in towns or cities with 5,000 or fewer residents. Rankings favor energy savings per dollar, and applicants without prior-biennium awards receive priority. Washington-made products receive preference. Commerce sets minimum matching requirements, but state agencies do not need matching funds.

State buildings get elevator upgrades

The law provides $7.693 million in new money and renews $2.545 million in earlier funding for listed elevator projects. Their total budget is $12.084 million, including earlier spending. The renewed funding remains subject to conditions in the 2019 law. A separate $4.114 million from the Capitol Building Construction Account funds smaller elevator upgrades.

State buildings get repairs and safeguards

The law provides $580,000 for East Plaza water and elevator repairs and $2.543 million for O'Brien Building heating and cooling repairs. Capitol Campus generator replacement gets $1.211 million in new money and $812,000 in renewed funding. West Campus hillside work gets $847,000, and a Capitol Campus electrical arc-flash safety study gets $1.354 million. Smaller projects receive $1.366 million for preservation, $2.259 million for infrastructure, and $1.57 million for fire and life safety systems. These funds repair state facilities rather than provide household payments.

State buildings must sell at fair value

After the Washington Building is vacated, Enterprise Services must sell it and the Union Avenue Building with their associated property. The agency must consult the Office of Financial Management. The price must meet fair market value and cover appraisal, debt service, closing costs, and outstanding liabilities needed to keep the agency whole. Remaining proceeds go to the Thurston County Capital Facilities Account.

State construction cost estimates get reviewed

The law provides $250,000 to review and update state agencies' construction cost formulas. Legislative capital budget committees must have a chance to comment before the review starts and before final cost forms. The review contract is exempt from the state's competitive purchasing requirements.

State facilities get emergency repair support

The law provides $5 million for unexpected state building or grounds failures affecting public health and safety and daily operations. An agency director must submit a signed request describing the hazard, operational effects, possible cause, repairs, estimated cost, and other funding. For emergencies during a legislative session, agencies must notify legislative fiscal committees before requesting money. Separately, $22.297 million from the State Building Construction Account funds facility professional services staffing.

Canal repair funding for Yakima-Tieton customers

The law provides an $8.5 million grant solely to the Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District to repair and replace its canal. The grant must leverage nonstate money. It must support agricultural and municipal water delivery, protect and improve fish resources, and ensure regional fire-suppression water supply. Section 8018 of the law applies. The grant does not provide direct payments to customers.

Funding continues for community broadband projects

The law renews $14.402 million from the Statewide Broadband Account for Commerce’s Washington Broadband Program. It also renews $41.615 million for the Public Works Board’s 2021–23 broadband infrastructure program. That amount includes $27.853 million in federal Coronavirus Capital Projects funds and $13.762 million from the Statewide Broadband Account. The programs remain subject to sections 6002 and 6003, respectively, of chapter 375, Laws of 2024. The funding supports broadband projects but does not set household subsidies or service prices.

Higher funding limit for emergency infrastructure

During 2025–27, the Public Works Board can award extra funding for qualifying emergency public works projects. It can exceed the usual $10 million per-jurisdiction biennial limit by no more than $2 million. This sets a maximum of $12 million per jurisdiction when the emergency exception applies. Projects must be awarded under RCW 43.155.065, and extra funding is not guaranteed.

Solar grants support community backup power

The law provides $20 million for solar and battery grants, including paired systems, community planning, and eligible customer-site demand-response projects. Grants can cover up to 100% of project costs, and battery facilities must connect to the grid. Commerce prioritizes facilities serving people during outages or supporting critical infrastructure and can consider other incentives when reviewing applications. The funding includes $650,000 reserved for Northshore Senior Center battery storage. The law also renews $31.212 million for community solar resilience hubs under the referenced 2024 budget rules.

State funding supports cleaner community water

The law provides $50 million for critical drinking water improvements, overseen by the Washington Department of Health. The State Treasurer must also transfer money from the Public Works Assistance Account to two water financing accounts. Water pollution control transfers are capped at $20.5 million in each fiscal year, 2026 and 2027—$41 million total. Drinking water assistance transfers are capped at $12.5 million each fiscal year—$25 million total. These funds support water systems and programs, not direct household payments.

Social services facilities get backup power

The Department of Social and Health Services gets $22.611 million to replace emergency generators statewide. The law lists another $22.532 million in projected costs for future budget periods, not current funding. Smaller facility projects get $8.414 million for 2025–2027. That includes $582,000 from the charitable institutions account and $7.832 million from the State Building Construction Account. The funding does not change household eligibility or provide direct payments.

Affordable homes get utility connection funding

The law provides $30 million for development charges, utility connections, and related street work serving new affordable housing. Low-income projects in this allocation must be in cities or counties with 150,000 or fewer residents. Jurisdictions must levy one of the specified housing-related sales or property taxes. Housing costs, including utilities except telephone, cannot exceed 30% of household income; projects generally must start within 24 months and serve target incomes for at least 25 years. Street work must be adjacent and directly tied to utility connections; applicable extensions must follow approved plans and urban growth boundaries.

Continued support for home energy upgrades

The law renews $81.734 million in federal funding for the Home Efficiency Rebates Program. It also renews $3.714 million for Weatherization Plus Health and $1.869 million for an energy-efficiency revolving loan fund. The weatherization and loan funds remain subject to the earlier laws referenced in these provisions. These provisions do not set household eligibility, rebate amounts, loan terms, or rebate availability dates.

Energy upgrade help for homes and businesses

The law provides up to $5 million for Washington State University’s community energy-efficiency program. Funds can support education, marketing, workforce training, finding customers, and upgrade incentives for existing homes and small commercial buildings. Commerce must recruit community sponsors in areas without low-income weatherization funding, targeting people and businesses that are hard to reach. Sponsors must bring in funding at least equal to the state grant. Utility sponsors must deliver services with nonprofit community groups; the law sets no individual incentive amount.

Housing infrastructure pilot helps moderate-income households

The law provides $5 million for development charges, utilities, and related street work serving moderate-income affordable housing. The pilot covers three neighboring north-central Washington counties east of the Cascade crest, each with 85,000 or fewer residents. Household income must exceed 80% of county median household income, adjusted for family size, but remain below state median income. Housing costs, including utilities except telephone, cannot exceed 30% of household income.

Central Washington campus energy and repairs funded

Central Washington University gets $4 million plus $11.83 million carried forward for geothermal system design and construction. That money is only for the smaller-scale system presented to the governor and legislature during the 2024 session. State construction funds provide $11.773 million for emergency backup power. The university's Capital Projects Account provides $1 million for equipment and $2.422 million for preventive maintenance and building-system repairs. That account also provides $8 million for the 2025–27 minor works program.

Central Washington keeps campus facility funding

The law keeps $4.874 million available for Central Washington University's Multicultural Center. It also keeps $210,000 for Nutrition Science, $38,000 for Arts Education, and $114,000 for Health Education. All four amounts come from the State Building Construction Account. For 2023–25 facility preservation, it keeps $1.481 million from the university's capital account and $355,000 from the state building account. Another $815,000 from the university's capital account remains available for its 2023–25 Minor Works Program.

Central Washington keeps energy upgrade funding

The law keeps $4.509 million available for Central Washington University's Science Building Carbon Reduction project. That funding remains subject to section 5026, chapter 375, Laws of 2024. It also keeps $55,000 for district energy systems; both amounts come from the Climate Commitment Account. Campus Electrical Grid Security receives two retained amounts of $43,000, one from each university and state building capital account. These projects fund campus systems, not household rebates or broader public-grid improvements.

Central Washington teaching and aviation projects funded

The law carries forward $50.964 million for Central Washington University's Humanities & Social Science Complex. It adds $11.158 million for the same project. The university also gets $9.968 million from the State Building Construction Account for Aviation Degree Expansion. The money funds university projects, not direct student or household payments.

Community colleges gain maintenance funding flexibility

Washington community and technical colleges can use their capital projects account for routine facility maintenance and utility costs. This permission applies during both the 2023–25 and 2025–27 budget periods. The law does not set an amount or provide direct household payments.

Continued funding for green jobs grants

The law renews $24.082 million from the Climate Commitment Account for Green Jobs and Infrastructure Grants. The provision funds grant programs but does not set individual award amounts, household eligibility, or direct household payments.

Continued funding for regional college facilities

The law renews State Building Construction Account funding for three public college and university projects. Eastern Washington University’s Infrastructure Renewal III gets $739,000. Evergreen State College’s Seminar I renovation gets $19.884 million. Western Washington University’s Student Development and Success Center gets $46.589 million. The funding supports campus facilities, not direct payments to students or households.

Continued funding for university energy projects

The law renews $2.501 million from the Climate Commitment Account for University of Washington Clean Energy Testbeds. It also renews $3 million from that account for Washington State University planning to reduce carbon emissions. The projects remain subject to their governing 2022 and 2024 laws, respectively. This money supports university research and planning, not household energy rebates or stated utility-bill savings.

Continued funding for University of Washington projects

The law renews State Building Construction Account money for five University of Washington projects. Anderson Hall renovation gets $15.171 million, and the Bothell campus project gets $1.263 million. Magnuson Health Sciences Phase II renovation and replacement gets $35.457 million. Intellectual House Phase 2 gets $8.978 million, and Tacoma land acquisition gets $4.199 million. This funds campus projects, not household payments, tuition relief, or changes to health coverage.

Continued funding for Washington State facilities

The law renews State Building Construction Account money for four Washington State University facility projects. Knott Dairy infrastructure gets $2.438 million, and Bustad veterinary anatomy teaching renovations get $1.782 million. The Spokane Team Health Education Building gets $4.191 million and must match its original 34,500-square-foot design estimate. Eastlick-Abelson renovation gets $5.75 million. These funds support university facilities, not household payments or changes to health coverage.

Continued upkeep funding for university campuses

The law renews University of Washington Building Account money for campus repairs and preservation in its 2023–25 projects. Seattle gets $19.044 million, Bothell gets $2.096 million, and Tacoma gets $1.407 million. The funding supports campus upkeep, not direct payments to students or families.

Eastern Washington dental clinic and repairs funded

Eastern Washington University gets $10.498 million from state construction funds for its Dental Therapy Lab and Clinic. Its Capital Projects Account provides $2.217 million for preventive maintenance and maintenance backlog reduction. The 2025–27 minor works program gets $15.8 million: $9.8 million from the university account and $6 million from state construction funds. These funds support campus facilities, not direct household payments or new patient eligibility rules.

Eastern Washington keeps campus energy funding

The law keeps $9.998 million available for energy upgrades at Eastern Washington University's Sports and Recreation Center. That funding remains subject to section 5023, chapter 375, Laws of 2024. It also keeps $49,000 available for the university's district energy systems project. Both amounts come from the Climate Commitment Account and fund campus work, not household payments.

Eastern Washington keeps campus repair funding

The law keeps $7.268 million available for Eastern Washington University's Infrastructure Renewal IV project. It also keeps $64,000 for Martin-Williamson Hall and $2.843 million for the 2023–25 facility preservation project. These amounts come from the State Building Construction Account. Another $2.919 million from the university's capital projects account remains available for its 2023–25 Minor Works Program. The money funds campus projects, not direct household payments.

Evergreen college labs and repairs funded

The Evergreen State College gets $880,000 from its Capital Projects Account for preventive maintenance and building-system repairs. State construction funds provide $298,000 for third-floor renovations in Labs 1 and 2. Its 2025–27 minor works program gets $15.144 million. That includes $6 million from state construction funds and $9.144 million from the college account. These funds support college facilities, not direct household payments.

Evergreen keeps campus preservation funding

The law keeps money available for The Evergreen State College's 2023–25 Minor Works Preservation project. It retains $290,000 from the State Building Construction Account and $1.416 million from the college's capital projects account. The money supports campus preservation, not direct household payments.

Grays Harbor college dam project funded

The law provides $1 million for the Lake Swano Dam project at Grays Harbor College. The money comes from the State Building Construction Account. It supports a college capital project, not direct household payments.

More funding for technical college facilities

Wenatchee Valley College’s Center for Technical Education and Innovation receives $48.187 million from the State Building Construction Account, up from $46.471 million. Its stated project total is $51.453 million. The law also adds $1.2 million from the college capital projects account for community and technical college repairs and preservation. That appropriation rises from $28.724 million to $29.924 million. These increases fund facilities, not direct payments to students.

Public colleges gain flexible building funds

During 2023–25 and 2025–27, six public institutions can use their building or capital accounts for maintenance, utilities, and building assessments. They are the University of Washington, Washington State University, Eastern, Central, Western, and The Evergreen State College. Washington State University’s spending still requires legislative appropriation. The legislature can also transfer each research university’s bond retirement money to its building account, but only amounts above bond payments due that budget period. The law sets no transfer amounts and creates no direct student payments.

Science and engineering student buildings funded

The law provides $25 million for Washington State University's Pullman Sciences Building. It also carries forward $22.467 million for the New Engineering Student Success Building and related infrastructure. Both use the State Building Construction Account. These funds support university buildings, not student aid or direct household payments.

University clean energy research facilities funded

The law carries forward $11.533 million for the University of Washington Center for Advanced Materials and Clean Energy Research Test Beds. The money comes from the State Building Construction Account. It supports research facilities and does not create direct household payments.

University farm research facilities receive funding

Washington State University gets $10 million for the Wenatchee Tree Fruit Research & Extension Center Plant Growth Facility. State construction funds also provide $3 million for Puyallup's animal disease lab and $500,000 for Pullman dairy modernization. Greenhouse renovations get $750,000, and the Ensminger Beef Center gets $150,000 from the same account. The law carries forward $10 million from the Climate Commitment Account for the Knott Dairy Center Digester. That digester funding remains subject to section 5022, chapter 375, Laws of 2024.

University World Cup improvements funded

The law provides $1.7 million for FIFA World Cup improvements at the University of Washington. The money comes from the State Building Construction Account. It funds campus improvements, not direct household payments.

Washington State University campus repairs funded

The law provides Washington State University $45 million for its 2025–27 minor works program and $10.115 million for preventive maintenance. Both amounts come from the university's Building Account. It carries forward $12.135 million for 2023–25 preservation work: $11.483 million from that account and $652,000 from state construction funds. State construction funds also provide $3 million for Vancouver's central chiller plant upgrades. The money supports campus facilities, not household payments.

Western Washington campus security and repairs funded

Western Washington University gets $9.07 million plus $6.322 million carried forward for access-control security upgrades. Its Capital Projects Account provides $3.614 million for preventive maintenance and building-system repairs. That account also provides $5.524 million for academic facility renewal, phases I through V. The minor works program gets $6 million: $1.34 million from state construction funds and $4.66 million from the university account. The funding supports campus facilities, not direct household payments.

Western Washington keeps campus improvement funding

The law keeps $509,000 in state building funds and $1.211 million in university capital funds for Western Washington's Coast Salish Longhouse. Longhouse funding remains subject to section 5105, chapter 332, Laws of 2021. State building funds also retain $5,000 for Environmental Studies Renovation and $1.3 million for classroom, lab, and collaborative-space upgrades. The university's capital account retains $3.777 million for 2023–25 preservation and $1.346 million for its 2023–25 Minor Works Program. These amounts fund campus facilities, not household payments.

Funding for Federal Way economic planning

The Federal Way Chamber of Commerce receives $250,000 for two south Puget Sound economic development projects. The business retention and expansion project must include stakeholder research, data-based strategies, and a written evaluation. The tourism project must inventory and develop the Federal Way tourism sector, analyze visitor data, and provide a written evaluation.

Allyn Community Center barred from renewed funding

The state cannot direct renewed 2023 Local and Community Projects funding to the Allyn Community Center. The law does not state an amount. This restriction applies to that funding source, not all possible center funding.

Arts facilities lose state grant funding

The law reduces carried-forward funding for the 2021–2023 Building for the Arts Grant Program by $1.25 million. Available state construction funding falls from $9.955 million to $8.705 million. This leaves less money for arts facility grant recipients and their projects.

Capitol building projects receive less funding

Washington Building funding falls from $1.001 million to $501,000, with $150,000 reserved for planning to vacate and dispose of it. The retained plan requirement had a September 15, 2024 deadline for a timeline and budget to the governor and legislative capital committees. The plan must identify nearby tenant space and each tenant's revenue, address safety and comfort, and preserve the building pending disposal. Enterprise Services must work with legislative support services on long-term tenant needs and efficient space use that limits state costs. Campus modernization construction funding falls from $11.872 million to $10.923 million; $1 million in climate funding remains, solely for listed capitol sites, parking areas, the modular building, and related work.

Community facility grants lose named projects

The 2019–21 Building Communities Fund's retained state building funding falls from $15.255 million to $11.069 million; its total falls from $36.785 million to $32.599 million. YMCA of Greater Seattle project funding expires when the section takes effect; remaining funds follow section 1036, chapter 413, Laws of 2019. A separate project list loses the $558,000 Puyallup Food Bank Facilities allocation, reducing its funding from $30.579 million to $30.021 million. For remaining projects on that list, enough nonstate money to finish the project or a usable phase must be spent or firmly committed before state money is spent. That requirement does not apply when state money pays only for design.

Environmental cleanup grants receive less funding

Retained Model Toxics Control Capital Account funding for Ecology's Remedial Action Grant Program falls from $15.255 million to $14.865 million. The same account's Eastern Washington Clean Sites Initiative funding falls from $4.684 million to $4.649 million. A separate state building allocation for Remedial Action Grants falls from $9.421 million to $9.404 million. That allocation remains subject to section 3010, chapter 356, Laws of 2020. These changes reduce cleanup funding without changing household eligibility or direct payments.

Funding ends or narrows for centers

Funding for the YMCA of Greater Seattle project ends on the section’s effective date. The state also cannot direct money from the 2020 Local and Community Projects reappropriation to the Arivva Community Center. The provisions do not state the amounts affected.

Lake Chelan dock funding shrinks

Funding for moorage dock pile replacement at Lake Chelan State Park falls from $574,000 to $523,000. Total project funding falls from $2.418 million to $2.367 million. This leaves $51,000 less for the park project, without setting a household payment or fee.

Landfills receive less methane compliance help

Ecology's Climate Commitment Account funding for landfill methane-compliance grants falls from $15 million to $10.1 million. The grants are solely for helping landfills meet methane-emission requirements under chapter 70A.540 RCW. The change reduces available compliance assistance; it does not set a direct household payment.

Less funding for parks and recreation

Field Spring State Park's sewage and inaccessible restroom replacement funding falls from $538,000 to $420,000. The 2021–2023 State Parks preservation pool falls from $31.583 million to $31.412 million and keeps its existing 2022-law conditions. The law removes $1 million for Sentinel Gap Community Park in Mattawa. The 2021–2023 Youth Recreational Facilities Grant Program falls from $3.019 million to $1.222 million. These changes reduce project funding, not household payments.

Named community projects receive less funding

Main Street Redevelopment Project funding falls from $985,000 to $865,000, a $120,000 reduction. Funding solely for the LETI Incubator for Family Success in Everett falls from $3.8 million to $3.783 million. Both changes reduce project funding rather than provide or change direct household payments.

No contracting authority for Interbay work

The law does not authorize state agencies to seek bids or expressions of interest for Interbay committee-related work. This limit concerns work tied to the purposes of the Interbay public development advisory committee. It creates no household payment or personal duty.

Potlatch visitors lose a comfort station

The law provides $419,000 to remove the day-use comfort station at Potlatch State Park. The provision does not fund a replacement facility.

Readiness and patrol buildings lose funding

Tri-Cities Readiness Center state funding falls from $944,000 to $244,000, and its $2 million federal allocation is removed. Its total project budget falls from $20.64 million to $17.94 million. The Camp Boucher Civil Air Patrol Building Refurbishment project loses $1.2 million on the section's effective date. These are facility funding cuts, not changes to household benefits.

Social services facilities receive less funding

The social and health services department's 2023–2025 minor works funding falls from $5.995 million to $5.859 million. Its state construction share falls from $3.618 million to $3.482 million. Building preservation funding falls from $11.148 million to $10.169 million, including a state construction cut from $7.666 million to $6.687 million. Fircrest School Land Use Assessment funding falls from $165,000 to $3,000 and keeps its existing 2021-law conditions. These cuts affect agency capital work, not who qualifies for services.

Some conservation boundaries skip local hearings

Through June 30, 2027, the law waives local public hearings for the specific boundary actions under section 3121. The waiver covers a natural area preserve and a natural resources conservation area. The conservation area must contain resources consistent with RCW 79.71.020. The state can take these boundary actions without the usual hearing in the county containing most of the proposed area.

State property appraisals receive less funding

The law reduces appraisal funding from $40,000 to $25,000. Funds are limited to Liberty Lake parcel 55161.9025 and Geiger Field property at Spokane International Airport. The retained requirement set December 1, 2023 as the deadline to finish appraisals and report findings to the legislature. This changes appraisal funding, not household taxes or benefits.

Youth recreation facilities receive less funding

Retained state building funding for the 2019–21 Youth Recreational Facilities Grant Program falls from $3.19 million to $2.132 million. Total retained funding falls from $5.88 million to $4.822 million. Remaining funding follows section 1034, chapter 413, Laws of 2019. This reduces money for facility projects, not direct household payments.

Behavioral health projects lose retained funding

Behavioral Health Community Capacity's state building funding falls from $18.747 million to $16.173 million; its total falls from $82.683 million to $80.109 million. The law records $416,000 moved to section 1009 of the 2024 capital budget law. For 2019–21 Behavioral Health Capacity Grants, state building funding falls from $31.999 million to $28.999 million. It records transfers of $1.96 million each for Lummi Nation and Comprehensive Walla Walla to this law's section 1009; the $3 million Issaquah Opportunity Center allocation expires when the section takes effect. Remaining funds follow section 6004, chapter 413, Laws of 2019, and section 1010, chapter 356, Laws of 2020, respectively, except for these transfers and expiration.

Dental clinic projects receive less funding

Retained state building funding for Dental Clinic Capacity Grants falls from $978,000 to $967,000. Total retained funding falls from $15.534 million to $15.523 million. Remaining funding follows section 1002, chapter 356, Laws of 2020. This changes clinic project funding, not individual dental coverage or benefits.

Federal Way crisis project loses funding

The law removes the $1.9 million allocation for Recovery Innovations’ Crisis Stabilization project in Federal Way. This leaves less state funding listed for that project. The provision does not specify changes to individual access or care costs.

Issaquah center loses project funding

The law ends $3 million of the Issaquah Opportunity Center's project funding on this section's effective date. This ends that portion of the allocation, not necessarily all project funding. The provision does not state how the loss changes access to behavioral health care.

Sea Mar health projects lose funding

The law ends carried-forward grants for the Sea Mar Community Health and Sea Mar Community Health Centers projects. Both grants come from the 2021–2023 Building Communities Fund Grant Program. Funding ends on the section's effective date. The provision states no dollar amount and makes no direct change to household health coverage or eligibility.

Less cleanup funding for affordable housing

The law cuts 2023–2025 affordable housing cleanup grants from $12.259 million to $9.205 million. It reserves $3.985 million for the 35th Street Landfill project. That money expires unless the project is under contract by June 30, 2025. The SEED Murakami Project gets $1.805 million only if the landfill funding expires.

Less funding for supportive housing

The law reduces Apple Health and Homes rapid permanent supportive housing funding from $100 million to $92.785 million. That is a $7.215 million cut. The revised amount includes $5 million reserved for St. Agnes Haven in Spokane. Money is restricted to the housing program and does not pay households directly.

Slightly less funding for healthier housing

The law lowers renewed funding for the 2021–23 Healthy Housing Remediation Program by $22,000. Funding falls from $10.273 million to $10.251 million. The provision does not set household grants or change individual eligibility.

Early learning projects lose retained funding

For 2019–21 early learning facilities, retained development-account funding falls from $1.14 million to $306,000; total funding falls from $18.199 million to $17.365 million. Another early learning facility grant pool's revolving-account funding falls from $1.556 million to $1.53 million; its total falls from $1.87 million to $1.844 million. These pools remain subject to section 6006, chapter 332, Laws of 2021, and section 1005, chapter 298, Laws of 2018, respectively. The law also removes the $1.3 million Northaven Green Space Restoration allocation from the early learning facilities project list. These changes reduce facility funding, not household eligibility for early learning services.

Less funding for school building assessments

The law reduces renewed funding for the 2021–23 School Seismic Safety Grant Program from $100 million to $20.051 million. Those grants remain subject to section 5008, chapter 296, Laws of 2022. Energy assessment grants for small school districts fall from $6.8 million to $3 million. Districts eligible under RCW 28A.525.159 can use those grants to assess energy use in instructional buildings.

Less funding for Wells Hall replacement

The law reduces renewed state funding for Wenatchee Valley College’s Wells Hall replacement from $2.974 million to $1.258 million. The stated project total falls from $32.371 million to $30.655 million. This changes building project funding, not direct payments to students.

Community project grants face spending deadlines

Covered grant funds lapse unless awarded and under contract by June 30 of the fourth year after initial funding. Remaining money lapses on June 30 of the sixth year. This applies to 2025–27 grant programs and local or community projects that reference this rule. Agencies must report funds that lapsed during the prior budget period by January 31 of each odd-numbered year.

Drinking water account transfers are reduced

The law limits the fiscal year 2024 transfer into the state Drinking Water Assistance Account to $1.468 million. The money comes from the Public Works Assistance Account. It removes the previously allowed transfer of up to $1.75 million for fiscal year 2025. These changes reduce authorized account transfers but do not set household water bills or payment duties.

Local communications projects lose state funding

The Hoh Tribe Broadband project in Grays Harbor loses $78,000 in state funding. The Ocean Shores Communications Tower project loses $38,000. Both amounts expire on their section's effective date. The law does not state how these reductions change household service or prices.

Local community projects lose state funding

The law ends $2 million in funding for the Seattle Goodwill project on the section's effective date. Funding also ends for the Port of Olympia Marine Center ($250,000) and Trails End Community Meeting Space in Tumwater ($155,000). The Tumwater Craft Beverage project loses $200,000. Each amount expires on its section's effective date. These changes remove project funds, not direct household payments.

World Cup stadium improvement funding removed

The law removes $10 million from the Stadium World Cup Capital Account. The money was intended for advances to the Washington State Public Stadium Authority. Those advances supported stadium improvements required for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This removes a project funding source, not a household loan or payment.

Small schools face grant combining limits

Through June 30, 2027, school districts and state-tribal education compact schools face limits on combining small district modernization grants. For one project, recipients cannot combine that grant with a School Construction Assistance Program grant. They also cannot combine it with another small district modernization grant. This narrows the funding sources schools can use together.

Some college facilities lose operating support

Noninstructional college facilities financed under the covered section cannot receive state-funded maintenance or operating support. Instructional space remains potentially eligible when available for regularly scheduled transfer, basic skills, or workforce training classes. This limits institutional funding; it does not require students or households to pay a new charge.

Travel reimbursement limits for Interbay committee members

Legislative members of the Interbay advisory committee receive travel reimbursement under RCW 44.04.120. Nonlegislative members cannot receive reimbursement when they are elected officials or represent an employer, government, or other organization. Other nonlegislative members' reimbursement follows chapter 43.03 RCW. The law does not state payment amounts.

Arlington park funding replaces Freeland study funding

The law redirects $273,000 from the 2023 Local and Community Projects renewed funding. Arlington's Jensen Park Improvements project receives the money instead of the Senior Resources Svc HUB Feasibility Study in Freeland. This changes which local project receives funding, not household payment rules.

Community projects get grants with safeguards

The law provides $750,000 for the Skagit Farmworker Led Community Farm and $3.271 million for Intramuros Village and Cultural Community Center. Grants reimburse costs; they do not provide advance payments. Recipients generally must spend or firmly commit enough nonstate funding to finish the project or a usable phase. They generally need at least 10 years of site control and must pay prevailing wages. Contracts set how long improvements must be kept and require use for the funded purpose. Breaking contract terms requires repayment plus interest at the Washington general obligation bond rate closest to the grant authorization date. Consultation with affected tribes and the state historic-preservation agency must begin before funds are released.

Forest funding balances conservation and county payments

The law provides $23 million for working forests and related work, including $3 million for commercial thinning timber sales. Those sales support habitat, carbon storage, and timber access; acquired forests must use sustainable harvests to increase carbon storage. Up to $10 million can serve each stated replacement purpose; replacement lands must enter the land bank before transfers finish. Conservation replacement lands must have equal value, and conservation designations need county support and Natural Resources Board approval. During 2025–2027, counties can request board-approved payments from transferred land value, reducing replacement funds; at least $12,000 per acre must remain, and county treasurers distribute payments to applicable taxing districts.

Lakewood land funding carries use limits

The law gives Lakewood $2 million to buy land in the federally designated north clear zone at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Zoning must stay compatible with McChord airfield, and leases or sales must include restrictions protecting that use. Incompatible commercial or industrial resale, rezoning, development, or leasing within 10 years requires repayment of the full state purchase funding.

Library grants come with repayment rules

The law provides $6.503 million for listed library projects and establishes competitive facility grants for government-operated libraries. Grants cover up to 50% of project costs, with a $2 million limit per project. Statewide applications are ranked using objective criteria and a five-member committee; historic library district facilities and distressed or rural counties get priority. The 2027–29 project list is due October 1, 2026, and can recommend no more than $10 million. Contracts require continued use for the grant purpose; noncompliance requires repayment of principal plus specified interest.

Medical Lake gains land and upkeep duties

The law provides up to $100,000 for Social and Health Services to transfer specified Spokane County land to Medical Lake. The transfer supports public outdoor recreation and includes an easement for a trail along the lake's western edge. Recreation uses can include campgrounds and overnight structures. The city must operate and maintain the land for recreation forever and pay transfer costs above $100,000. The agency must reach a transfer agreement by May 30, 2026, and report it by June 30, 2026.

Public construction supports art with limits

The law sets aside 0.5% of specified original construction funds and qualifying college renovation or remodel funds for public art. College renovations or remodels must exceed $200,000 to qualify. During 2025–27, at least 75% of covered Arts Commission spending must buy art. Administration is capped at 20%, and conservation or maintenance of existing art is capped at 5%. New 2025–27 art funds lapse after the second full budget period following the occupancy certificate, except K–3 class-size grant allocations.

Stormwater funds move to toxics projects

The Treasurer must transfer up to $15 million in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 from the Model Toxics Control Stormwater Account to the Model Toxics Control capital account. The total can reach $30 million. This shifts money from the stormwater account to toxics-control capital funding. It does not provide household payments.

Youth sports funding reaches more communities

The law renews $4.376 million in state construction funds for 2021–23 Youth Athletic Facilities, subject to prior-law requirements. During 2025–27, youth athletic facility account grants and loans also reach eligible political subdivisions beyond cities and counties, including federally recognized tribes. Projects must serve community outdoor athletic facilities and meet Recreation and Conservation Office eligibility criteria. The office need not split spending equally among development, improvement, and maintenance. It cannot retain 1.5% of account deposits for administration; appropriations instead set overhead, and awards are not guaranteed.

Columbia River water funding with grant limits

The law provides $60.385 million for Columbia River water supply development during 2025–27. It reserves $38.5 million for the Odessa–OGWRP EL 22.1 pipeline, usable as matching funds; $800,000 covers specified federal design-review and reserved-power costs. Pipeline grants require at least 80% of design work completed by July 1, 2025. East Columbia Basin Irrigation District administrative costs must be necessary, stay within 1% of its funding, and be reported annually. Projects can use private contractors, public entities, or both, and proceed in phases; State Building Construction funds face section 8018 controls.

Water projects get funding and audit requirements

The law provides $26 million in federal grants to address emerging water contaminants. It also provides $25 million for the 2025–27 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund state match. For covered water or public-works improvements, Health must require a detailed efficiency audit when one is reasonably obtainable. Project sponsors may finance the audit through their revolving-fund loan. Health must also encourage local governments to use USDA Rural Development drinking-water funding programs.

Fort Lawton funding has fewer safeguards

The law sets aside $10 million for Fort Lawton redevelopment. This funding is exempt from the usual requirement to start housing construction within 24 months. It also removes the requirement for a strong likelihood of serving the target income group for at least 25 years. Another $10 million for 2027–2029 is stated legislative intent, not funding appropriated by this set-aside.

Local housing funds change project destinations

The law renews $14.062 million for youth shelters and housing, subject to the amended 2024 budget rules. It directs $2 million to Seattle’s Tiny House Villages project instead of Tiny House Villages and Cottages. It directs $206,000 to Renton’s Housing Repair Assistance Program instead of the 300 Rainier Ave Building project. These changes fund projects without setting household payments or eligibility.

School construction grants require local contributions

The law provides $24.103 million for modernization in Pe Ell, Bridgeport, and Inchelium. Pe Ell receives $8.131 million, Bridgeport $6 million, and Inchelium $9.972 million. Districts must contribute available local resources and relinquish all unspent construction grants previously awarded under section 7063. They can combine these funds with school construction assistance grants. The $6 million state building account portion is subject to section 8018 controls.

School modernization funding with grant limits

The law renews $2.874 million for 2021–23 small-district and state tribal compact school modernization grants. Recipients cannot combine these grants with School Construction Assistance Program grants for a single project. They also cannot combine grants awarded under that section for one project. The law applies the same grant-combining limits to the specified 2023–25 small-district grants. The renewed funding remains subject to its 2022 law, except where this law changes it.

Skills centers gain funding with cost limits

West Sound Technical Skills Center receives $42 million in new funding and $27.734 million in renewed funding for modernization. Its stated total project funding is $94.761 million, with no additional state funding beyond that amount. The center must cover costs above that total, and renewed funds retain the 2022 law's conditions. The law also provides $5.818 million for skills center facility work and $5.15 million for the FFA Foundation's Agricultural Science in Schools grant. Those two appropriations are subject to section 8018 controls.

Capital projects gain limited funding flexibility

Financial Management can move excess funding to an underfunded project within the same agency and account, but cannot expand facility capacity. Excess must follow substantial completion with money remaining, or bids showing completion within the budget period below the appropriation. Local-government grant transfers must stay within one combined appropriation and have specific authority in the grant law. Most transfers require 30 days' advance legislative notice; emergency transfers and those below $250,000 require reporting within 30 days afterward. Missing federal project funding can be replaced by available private or local money with advance Financial Management approval after consulting the Senate Ways and Means and House Capital Budget committees; no source must provide replacement money.

Fort Worden funding shifts to geothermal

The law directs Fort Worden’s $1 million Climate Commitment Account appropriation to geothermal heating instead of an energy efficiency update. The project lists another $7 million in expected costs for later budget periods. That future estimate is not a current appropriation. The provision does not estimate household energy-bill savings.

Local projects gain and lose funding

The law sets the listed local project allocation at $58.162 million, down $700,000. It removes $258,000 for the Columbia Basin Rodeo Association and $2 million for Tumwater Mazama pocket gopher habitat acquisition and restoration. It adds $258,000 for Grant County Bleachers and $1.3 million for Northaven Green Space Restoration. Mason PUD No. 1’s $1.8 million shifts from the Lilliwaup Corner Project to Utility Relocation Projects.

Matching funds control state project spending

Unless otherwise specified, projects requiring nonstate money or in-kind contributions must keep state spending within its planned share of costs. A phased project can start before the full match arrives. Each distinct, identifiable phase must have its proportional share of matching funds. This controls agency spending and does not require households to provide a match.

New efficiency standards for public construction

Building projects receiving more than $10 million in capital budget funding must meet sustainable building standards. These include coordinated design, system testing, energy-performance planning, and performance tracking. On-site renewable energy and efficient electric equipment are required when cost-effective over the project's life. New major construction and renovations above 50,000 square feet need specified electricity meters and equivalent meters for natural gas or steam where used. In alternative contracting, agencies must consider architects', engineers', and general contractors' experience with lifetime costs, operating costs, and energy efficiency.

One state land sale bypasses procedures

During 2025–27, the land sale identified in section 3102 is exempt from RCW 77.12.037 and RCW 77.12.210. Through June 30, 2027, it is also exempt from the referenced state property transfer agreement requirements. These changes ease procedural duties for the sale but remove requirements that normally govern the transaction. The provisions do not state a sale price or direct household financial effect.

State land farming review changes focus

The law provides $200,000 for Agriculture, working with Natural Resources, to assess state land for farming and grazing. The assessment deadline is June 1, 2025. Eligible land must be unused or underused, unimproved, unneeded for agency goals, and already being considered for sale or surplus. Leased, trust-held, and purpose-designated land is excluded. The law removes a former $100,000 item for studying combined solar power and farming, known as agrivoltaics.

State repair projects face funding limits

For 2025–27, minor works projects generally have limits of $4 million for higher education and $2 million for other agencies. Administrative fees are capped at 4% per project; excluded uses include buying land or facilities and movable operating equipment. When funds do not specify preservation or improvements, agencies can use up to 25% for program improvements. Agencies must use renewed appropriations first and follow project-list and future-request requirements. Projects with funding shortfalls need Office of Financial Management approval for urgent circumstances and notice to legislative fiscal committees.

Stricter cost reviews for state construction

State projects with total expected planning, design, and construction costs above $10 million require a planning review before design funds are spent or committed. Financial Management must approve that review, which compares at least three workable options and examines program needs, sites, and costs. Agencies must also compare lifetime building, installation, operating, and maintenance costs for construction projects above $10 million and choose the most reasonable, cost-effective option. Financial Management must update its cost model yearly, offer help, and report any planning-review waivers to legislative fiscal committees. For 2025–27 and 2027–29 funding requests, agencies must explain increases above 15% from prior estimates used by lawmakers, after C-100 inflation adjustments; design-driven increases also require an estimate for the original design.

Water projects face cuts and audits

The law cuts the 2023–2025 drinking water loan fund’s state match from $3.5 million to $1.468 million. Covered projects repair, replace, or improve clean water infrastructure or other public works facilities. The Department of Health must require an investment-grade efficiency audit when one is reasonably obtainable. Project sponsors can pay for the audit through a program loan.

Colleges can finance facilities with repayment obligations

The law authorizes up to $58 million in project financing, plus financing expenses and required reserves. Principal caps are $3 million for Western Washington University parking, $18 million for Columbia Basin housing, and $9 million for Edmonds housing. They are $15 million for Clover Park training facilities, $8 million for Renton's Building J, and $5 million for South Puget Sound athletics. Agencies must pay from agency funds and choose the most economical available financing contract. Earlier project costs can be reimbursed from proceeds only as allowed by the state finance committee's approved financing plan.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Yasmin Trudeau

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Mark Schoesler

    Republican • Senate

  • Mike Chapman

    Democratic • Senate

  • Perry Dozier

    Republican • Senate

  • T'wina Nobles

    Democratic • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 192 • No: 0

House vote • 4/27/2025

Final Passage as Amended by the House

Yes: 98 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/27/2025

Final Passage as Amended by the House

Yes: 47 • No: 0 • Other: 1

Senate vote • 4/5/2025

3rd Reading & Final Passage

Yes: 47 • No: 0 • Other: 2

Actions Timeline

  1. Effective date 5/20/2025.

    5/20/2025Senate
  2. Chapter 414, 2025 Laws PV.

    5/20/2025Senate
  3. Governor partially vetoed.

    5/20/2025legislature
  4. Delivered to Governor.

    4/28/2025legislature
  5. Passed final passage; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.

    4/27/2025Senate
  6. Senate concurred in House amendments.

    4/27/2025House
  7. President signed.

    4/27/2025legislature
  8. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    4/27/2025Senate
  9. Floor amendment(s) adopted.

    4/27/2025Senate
  10. Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.

    4/27/2025Senate
  11. Speaker signed.

    4/27/2025legislature
  12. Read first time, rules suspended, and placed on second reading calendar.

    4/8/2025Senate
  13. Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.

    4/5/2025Senate
  14. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    4/5/2025Senate
  15. 1st substitute bill substituted.

    4/5/2025Senate
  16. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    4/4/2025Senate
  17. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

    4/4/2025Senate
  18. WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

    4/3/2025Senate
  19. First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

    1/13/2025Senate
  20. Prefiled for introduction.

    1/9/2025Senate

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