State allocates roughly $3.2 billion in CCA revenues for transportation, buildings, justice and resiliency projects
May 13, 2024 | Governor's Office - Boards & Commissions, Executive, Washington
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The Washington Office of Financial Management and implementation partners detailed how Climate Commitment Act revenues have been appropriated and how those funds are being used across the state.
Jim Cahill, senior budget adviser, said the legislature appropriated about $3.2 billion in CCA revenues across the biennial and supplemental budgets. "Overall, between the biennial budget and the supplemental budget, there's been $3,200,000,000 appropriated by the legislature of Climate Commitment Act revenues," Cahill said.
Cahill said clean transportation is the largest category at approximately $1.2 billion (about 30% of the total), including $563 million for ferry and terminal electrification that the state expects to match with roughly $1 billion in other state and federal dollars. Building decarbonization was cited at roughly $527 million, while environmental-justice programs, clean-energy advancement and climate resilience programs each account for roughly 11% of appropriations.
Industry and local examples showcased early implementation: Brett Vandenhoevel of Gensco said heat-pump sales have surged, noting that heat pumps outsold gas furnaces in Washington in 2022 and 2023 and that CCA funding will flow to utility rebates for low- and moderate-income households. Jason Wilkins (Spokane County Fire District 8) described using CCA natural-climate funds for fuels management, home hardening and wildfire-resilience projects.
Why it matters: The appropriations translate the CCA's revenue into concrete projects—electrifying ferries, funding school-air upgrades, supporting tribal climate adaptations and investing in wildfire resilience—affecting infrastructure, jobs and local air quality.
What comes next: Cahill said agencies will allocate funds according to legislative direction and that many awards remain to be made; he and officials said they are working to verify expenditures and award data as part of agency reporting.
Jim Cahill, senior budget adviser, said the legislature appropriated about $3.2 billion in CCA revenues across the biennial and supplemental budgets. "Overall, between the biennial budget and the supplemental budget, there's been $3,200,000,000 appropriated by the legislature of Climate Commitment Act revenues," Cahill said.
Cahill said clean transportation is the largest category at approximately $1.2 billion (about 30% of the total), including $563 million for ferry and terminal electrification that the state expects to match with roughly $1 billion in other state and federal dollars. Building decarbonization was cited at roughly $527 million, while environmental-justice programs, clean-energy advancement and climate resilience programs each account for roughly 11% of appropriations.
Industry and local examples showcased early implementation: Brett Vandenhoevel of Gensco said heat-pump sales have surged, noting that heat pumps outsold gas furnaces in Washington in 2022 and 2023 and that CCA funding will flow to utility rebates for low- and moderate-income households. Jason Wilkins (Spokane County Fire District 8) described using CCA natural-climate funds for fuels management, home hardening and wildfire-resilience projects.
Why it matters: The appropriations translate the CCA's revenue into concrete projects—electrifying ferries, funding school-air upgrades, supporting tribal climate adaptations and investing in wildfire resilience—affecting infrastructure, jobs and local air quality.
What comes next: Cahill said agencies will allocate funds according to legislative direction and that many awards remain to be made; he and officials said they are working to verify expenditures and award data as part of agency reporting.
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