Executive/Council Action Form (ECAF)
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Ordinance 23-142, approving and authorizing the County Executive to sign a Local Programs State Funding Agreement between the Washington State Department of Transportation and Snohomish County
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DEPARTMENT: Executive
ORIGINATOR: Simreet Dhaliwal
EXECUTIVE RECOMMENDATION: A. Boungjaktha 12/21/23
PURPOSE: To approve and authorize the County Executive to sign the Local Programs State Funding Agreement Washington State Department of Transportation for Sustainable Aviation Fuels.
BACKGROUND: Snohomish County and Washington State University are establishing a world-leading Sustainable Aviation Fuels Research and Development Center at Paine Field. Earlier in 2023, the plan received a crucial $6.5 million allocation from the State legislature. The budget allocation states that funds shall support planning and establishing facilities to evaluate, qualify or certify, and research technologies that can minimize the impact of aviation on human health and the environment. Funds may be used for, but are not limited to, planning, construction, and land acquisition for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) qualification testing research on the impact of SAF on the environment and human health, and SAF storage for the purpose of advancing sustainable aviation. The SAF Center will have a significant impact on the climate economy locally and worldwide and could create widespread investment and jobs in the region.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
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EXPEND: FUND, AGY, ORG, ACTY, OBJ, AU |
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REVENUE: FUND, AGY, ORG, REV, SOURCE |
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1ST 6 YRS |
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130 377211050360 |
$6,500,000.00 |
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$6,500,000.00 |
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DEPARTMENT FISCAL IMPACT NOTES: Click or tap here to enter text.
CONTRACT INFORMATION:
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Contract Period
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Upon Execution |
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06-30-2025 |
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OTHER DEPARTMENTAL REVIEW/COMMENTS: Reviewed/approved by: Finance (Nathan Kennedy 12/20/23) and Prosecuting Attorney’s Office as to form (Rebecca Wendling 12/19/23)