Bill would add climate-change factors to state planning law

Those woes inspired the Bothell Democrat to co-sponsor House Bill 1099, which would update Washingtons Growth Management Act (GMA). Mountlake Terrace, Brier, Bothell and Kirkland are on the west; much of unincorporated Snohomish County lies to the east. Their lobbying worked, and the bill now includes assurance that they need not meet Growth Management Act requirements without state support. The science couldnt be clearer: thats a decade we cant afford to waste.If the bill becomes law, its climate change element wont impact Snohomish County planning. The 31-page bill also includes a reference to sea level rise in the Shoreline Management Act which is older than, but incorporated into, the Growth Management Act.