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Legislative Priorities
2025 Legislative Priorities
2025 DNR Legislative Priorities
Operating Requests
- Wildfire and Forest Health Resilience
- Post-Wildfire Response
- LiDAR
- Conservation Corps - Aquatics and Recreation
- One Washington Implementation
- Watershed Resilience Program
- Adaptive Management Program
- Climate Smart Forest Treatments
- Electric Vehicle - Agency Fleet Replacement
- Aerial Imagery and Preservation
Capital Requests
- Trust Land Transfer (Parcel Booklet)
- Derelict Structures + Tire Piles
- Derelict Vessel Removal Program (DVRP) - Large Vessel Removal
- Safe and Sustainable Recreation
- Natural Areas - Facilities Preservation and Access
- Omak Project
- Electric Vehicle - Agency Charging Infrastructure
Agency Request Legislation
- Smokey Bear License Plate (HB 1421/SB 5320) (HB 1368/SB 5444)
- Burn Permit Appeals Process (HB 1646/SB 5334)
- Forest Land Excise Tax (HB 1641/SB 5385) (HB1983)
- Surface Mine Reclamation (HB 1647/SB 5319)
2024 LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES
2024 DNR Legislative Priorities
Climate Resilient Communities
- Wildfire and Forest Health Resilience
- Smokey Bear License Plate (HB 2108/SB 5910)
- Drought Resilience (HB 2299/SB 6062)
- Post-Wildfire Debris Flow
Good Governance and Stewardship
- Recreational Use Fees (HB 2165/SB 6043)
- Tribal Interlocal Agreements (HB 2312/SB 6011)
- Recreational Target Shooting
- European Green Crab Management
- On-Going LiDAR Funding
- Fallen Firefighter Memorial (HB 2091/SB 5946)
Environmental Justice
Workforce and Economic Development
- Housing on Public Lands (HB 2003/SB 5967)
- Youth Education and Outdoor Program
- DNR Conservation Corps
2023 LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES
2023 DNR Legislative Priorities
Good Governance and Stewardship
- Trust Land Transfer Revitalization (Parcel Booklet) HB 1460 I SB 5372
- Derelict Aquatic Structures Removal HB 1378 I SB 5433
- Protect Public Lands and Tribal Rights
- Community Forest Management - Teanaway and Klickitat
- Natural Area Preserve Act turns 50!
- Promoting Safe and Responsible Recreation
- Geoduck Co-Management Task Force HB 1297 I SB 5410
- Carbon Offset and Ecosystem Services Management HB 1789 | SB 5688
Climate Resilient Communities
- Urban Forestry
- Watershed Resilience Action Plan
- Reforestation and Webster Nursery Expansion
- Avoided Conversion Rapid Response Fund
- Net Zero Facilities and Fleet
- Climate Resilience Task Force
- Cascading Impacts of Wildfire HB 1578 | SB 5611
Environmental Justice
- HEAL Act and Environmental Justice Investments
- Growing Roots for the Next 7 Generations
Workforce and Economic Development
- Natural Resources Workforce Development
- Workforce Housing Opportunities on DNR Lands
- Conservation Corps Partnerships
2022 LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES
- Legislative Wrap-up
- Legislative Agenda Summary
- Administrative Support for Firefighters
- LiDAR
- Derelict Vessels
- Kelp Forest and Eelgrass Meadow Health and Conservation
- Climate Resilience and Salmon Recovery
- Conservation and Recreation
- Community and Economic Development
- Agency Transparency and Efficiency
- Watershed Resilience Action Plan Implementation
2021 LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES
DNR Factsheets
- Bringing Washington's Forests Back to Health
- Investments in Salmon, Investments in Small Towns
- fpOnline - Forest Practices for the 21st Century
- Making One Washington Work Across the State
- Connecting Rural Washington to Broadband Internet
- Shovel-Ready Investments in Revenue and Rural Jobs
- Zero-Cost Changes to Increase Nontax Revenue
- Trust Land Performance Assessment
- Forest Roads Fix Lowers Liability, Protects Revenue
- Modernizing the Evergreen Communities Act
- We are all at Risk of Wildfire
2020 LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES
- Agency Priorities
- Dedicated Wildfire and Forest Health Funding: SB TBD l HB 2413
- Derelict Vessel Removal Program: SB 6528 l HB 2769
- Designated Target Shooting Locations: SB 6541 l HB 2767
- Modernizing the Evergreen Communities Act: SB 6529 l HB 2768
- Understanding State Trust Lands: