Multiple Agency Fiscal Note — 6164 S SB, County emergency management (Final, 2/13/2024)
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Multiple Agency Fiscal Note Summary for 6164 S SB, County emergency management, with a rollup of estimated operating expenditures for the Military Department, Department of Ecology and Department of Fish and Wildlife. The rollup shows 9.0 FTEs and 2,766,768 in total for 2025-27. The Military Department note says the bill requires local organizations to provide public meetings about hazardous material spills or releases, and estimates 132,002 for 2023-25. The Department of Ecology note estimates $577,132 in FY 2025 and ongoing, with 4.0 FTEs, to take part in public meetings for hazardous material releases or spills where the Incident Command System is established.
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Multiple Agency Fiscal Note Summary
Bill Number: 6164 S SB Title: County emergency management
Estimated Cash Receipts
NONE
Estimated Operating Expenditures
Agency Name 2023-25 2025-27 2027-29
FTEs GF-State NGF-Outlook Total FTEs GF-State NGF-Outlook Total FTEs GF-State NGF-Outlook Total
Military .5 132,002 132,002 132,002 1.0 252,504 252,504 252,504 1.0 252,504 252,504 252,504
Department
Department of 2.0 0 0 577,132 4.0 0 0 1,154,264 4.0 0 0 1,154,264
Ecology
Department of Fish 2.0 680,000 680,000 680,000 4.0 1,360,000 1,360,000 1,360,000 4.0 1,360,000 1,360,000 1,360,000
and Wildlife
Total $ 4.5 812,002 812,002 1,389,134 9.0 1,612,504 1,612,504 2,766,768 9.0 1,612,504 1,612,504 2,766,768
Agency Name 2023-25 2025-27 2027-29
FTEs GF-State Total FTEs GF-State Total FTEs GF-State Total
Local Gov. Courts
Loc School dist-SPI
Local Gov. Other Non-zero but indeterminate cost and/or savings. Please see discussion.
Local Gov. Total
Estimated Capital Budget Expenditures
Agency Name 2023-25 2025-27 2027-29
FTEs Bonds Total FTEs Bonds Total FTEs Bonds Total
Military Department .0 0 0 .0 0 0 .0 0 0
Department of Ecology .0 0 0 .0 0 0 .0 0 0
Department of Fish and .0 0 0 .0 0 0 .0 0 0
Wildlife
Total $ 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Agency Name 2023-25 2025-27 2027-29
FTEs GF-State Total FTEs GF-State Total FTEs GF-State Total
Local Gov. Courts
Loc School dist-SPI
Local Gov. Other Non-zero but indeterminate cost and/or savings. Please see discussion.
Local Gov. Total
Estimated Capital Budget Breakout
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Prepared by: Val Terre, OFM Phone: Date Published:
(360) 280-3973 Final 2/13/2024
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Individual State Agency Fiscal Note
Bill Number: 6164 S SB Title: County emergency management Agency: 245-Military Department
Part I: Estimates
No Fiscal Impact
Estimated Cash Receipts to:
NONE
Estimated Operating Expenditures from:
FY 2024 FY 2025 2023-25 2025-27 2027-29
FTE Staff Years 0.0 1.0 0.5 1.0 1.0
Account
General Fund-State 001-1 0 132,002 132,002 252,504 252,504
Total $ 0 132,002 132,002 252,504 252,504
Estimated Capital Budget Impact:
NONE
The cash receipts and expenditure estimates on this page represent the most likely fiscal impact. Factors impacting the precision of these estimates,
and alternate ranges (if appropriate), are explained in Part II.
Check applicable boxes and follow corresponding instructions:
If fiscal impact is greater than $50,000 per fiscal year in the current biennium or in subsequent biennia, complete entire fiscal note
X
form Parts I-V.
If fiscal impact is less than $50,000 per fiscal year in the current biennium or in subsequent biennia, complete this page only (Part I).
Capital budget impact, complete Part IV.
Requires new rule making, complete Part V.
Legislative Contact: Maggie Douglas Phone: 3607867279 Date: 01/31/2024
Agency Preparation: Serina Roberts Phone: 2535127388 Date: 02/05/2024
Agency Approval: Regan Hesse Phone: 253-512-7698 Date: 02/05/2024
OFM Review: Val Terre Phone: (360) 280-3973 Date: 02/05/2024
Form FN (Rev 1/00) 193,183.00 Request # 6164-S SB-2
FNS063 Individual State Agency Fiscal Note 1 Bill # 6164 S SB
Part II: Narrative Explanation
II. A - Brief Description Of What The Measure Does That Has Fiscal Impact
Significant provisions of the bill and any related workload or policy assumptions that have revenue or expenditure impact on the responding agency by
section number.
Revisions to Section 1 (ii) (a) requires local organizations or joint local organizations to provide public meetings to inform the
public about the hazardous material spill or releases that necessitate the establishment of the Incident Command System.
WA Emergency Management Division (EMD) receives hazardous material incidents and release reports on behalf of the
Washington Department of Ecology during non-business hours. For the calendar year 2023 the number of reports was 2619.
As the bill is written due to the large volume of hazardous material incident and releases in Washington State, requiring a
local organization to provide at least one public meeting for each hazardous material incident or release that implemented
Incident Command System (ICS) could require local organizations in Washington to hold thousands of public meetings a
year. WA EMD will need to track these meetings which would require 1 full-time employee at an Emergency Management
Program Specialist (EMPS-2).
Revisions to Section 1 (ii) (B) requires these public meetings allow for remote participation.
II. B - Cash receipts Impact
Cash receipts impact of the legislation on the responding agency with the cash receipts provisions identified by section number and when appropriate, the
detail of the revenue sources. Description of the factual basis of the assumptions and the method by which the cash receipts impact is derived. Explanation
of how workload assumptions translate into estimates. Distinguished between one time and ongoing functions.
II. C - Expenditures
Agency expenditures necessary to implement this legislation (or savings resulting from this legislation), with the provisions of the legislation that result in
the expenditures (or savings) identified by section number. Description of the factual basis of the assumptions and the method by which the expenditure
impact is derived. Explanation of how workload assumptions translate into cost estimates. Distinguished between one time and ongoing functions.
The military department expenditures necessary to implement this legislation are primarily comprised of staff salary and
benefits for a Program Coordinator (EMPS-2) in its EMD Operations Unit. This would be a total of 1 FTE of staff
beginning in SFY 25. A summary of estimated costs and assumptions is provided below.
Assumptions:
Object A: Salaries and Wages estimated at $70,800.00 per year
Object B: Employee Benefits (48% of Salary) $33,984.00 per year
Object E: Goods and Services $5,000.00 per FTE per year for central service costs, supplies, cell phone, and other misc.
expenses
Object J: Capital Outlays $5,000.00 per FTE in first year for a computer and technology equipment
Object T: Intra-Agency Reimbursements (Indirect Charges 15%)
Part III: Expenditure Detail
III. A - Operating Budget Expenditures
Account Account Title Type FY 2024 FY 2025 2023-25 2025-27 2027-29
001-1 General Fund State 0 132,002 132,002 252,504 252,504
Total $ 0 132,002 132,002 252,504 252,504
County emergency management 245-Military Department
Form FN (Rev 1/00) 193,183.00 Request # 6164-S SB-2
FNS063 Individual State Agency Fiscal Note 2 Bill # 6164 S SB
III. B - Expenditures by Object Or Purpose
FY 2024 FY 2025 2023-25 2025-27 2027-29
FTE Staff Years 1.0 0.5 1.0 1.0
A-Salaries and Wages 70,800 70,800 141,600 141,600
B-Employee Benefits 33,984 33,984 67,968 67,968
C-Professional Service Contracts
E-Goods and Other Services 5,000 5,000 10,000 10,000
G-Travel
J-Capital Outlays 5,000 5,000
M-Inter Agency/Fund Transfers
N-Grants, Benefits & Client Services
P-Debt Service
S-Interagency Reimbursements
T-Intra-Agency Reimbursements 17,218 17,218 32,936 32,936
9-
Total $ 0 132,002 132,002 252,504 252,504
III. C - Operating FTE Detail: List FTEs by classification and corresponding annual compensation. Totals need to agree with total FTEs in
Part I and Part IIIA
Job Classification Salary FY 2024 FY 2025 2023-25 2025-27 2027-29
Emergency Management Program 70,800 1.0 0.5 1.0 1.0
Specialist 2
Total FTEs 1.0 0.5 1.0 1.0
III. D - Expenditures By Program (optional)
NONE
Part IV: Capital Budget Impact
IV. A - Capital Budget Expenditures
NONE
IV. B - Expenditures by Object Or Purpose
NONE
IV. C - Capital Budget Breakout
Acquisition and construction costs not reflected elsewhere on the fiscal note and description of potential financing methods.
NONE
IV. D - Capital FTE Detail: FTEs listed by classification and corresponding annual compensation. Totals agree with total FTEs in Part IVB.
NONE
Part V: New Rule Making Required
Provisions of the bill that require the agency to adopt new administrative rules or repeal/revise existing rules.
County emergency management 245-Military Department
Form FN (Rev 1/00) 193,183.00 Request # 6164-S SB-2
FNS063 Individual State Agency Fiscal Note 3 Bill # 6164 S SB
Individual State Agency Fiscal Note
Bill Number: 6164 S SB Title: County emergency management Agency: 461-Department of Ecology
Part I: Estimates
No Fiscal Impact
Estimated Cash Receipts to:
NONE
Estimated Operating Expenditures from:
FY 2024 FY 2025 2023-25 2025-27 2027-29
FTE Staff Years 0.0 4.0 2.0 4.0 4.0
Account
Oil Spill Response Account-State 0 156,308 156,308 312,616 312,616
223-1
Model Toxics Control Operating 0 420,824 420,824 841,648 841,648
Account-State 23P-1
Total $ 0 577,132 577,132 1,154,264 1,154,264
Estimated Capital Budget Impact:
NONE
The cash receipts and expenditure estimates on this page represent the most likely fiscal impact. Factors impacting the precision of these estimates,
and alternate ranges (if appropriate), are explained in Part II.
Check applicable boxes and follow corresponding instructions:
If fiscal impact is greater than $50,000 per fiscal year in the current biennium or in subsequent biennia, complete entire fiscal note
X
form Parts I-V.
If fiscal impact is less than $50,000 per fiscal year in the current biennium or in subsequent biennia, complete this page only (Part I).
Capital budget impact, complete Part IV.
Requires new rule making, complete Part V.
Legislative Contact: Maggie Douglas Phone: 3607867279 Date: 01/31/2024
Agency Preparation: Ryan Olson Phone: 360-584-4086 Date: 02/06/2024
Agency Approval: Erik Fairchild Phone: 360-407-7005 Date: 02/06/2024
OFM Review: Lisa Borkowski Phone: (360) 742-2239 Date: 02/12/2024
Form FN (Rev 1/00) 193,763.00 Request # 24-093-1
FNS063 Individual State Agency Fiscal Note 1 Bill # 6164 S SB
Part II: Narrative Explanation
II. A - Brief Description Of What The Measure Does That Has Fiscal Impact
Significant provisions of the bill and any related workload or policy assumptions that have revenue or expenditure impact on the responding agency by
section number.
Current law under RCW 38.52.070 requires local or joint local organizations that produce a local comprehensive emergency
management plan to include a communication plan for notifying the public of life safety information during an emergency.
Section 1(3)(a)(i) of this bill would add a requirement that those communication plans include expeditious notification of
citizens reasonably determined to be at risk during a hazardous material spill or release. It would also require that
notification to be via the most appropriate technology available to determine citizen risk levels.
Section 1(3)(a)(ii)(A) would require that when an incident command system is established for a hazardous material release
or spill, a local or joint local organization must provide at least one public meeting to inform the public about the release or
spill.
Section 1(3)(a)(ii)(B) would require that the public meeting under section 1(3)(ii)(A) must allow for remote participation. It
would also allow for the public meeting to be held jointly with a county legislative authority’s regularly scheduled meeting or
a special meeting as provided in RCW 42.30.080.
Section 1(3)(a)(ii)(C) would require the public meeting under section 1(3)(ii)(A) to include representatives from the
Department of Ecology, Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the party liable for the release or spill.
II. B - Cash receipts Impact
Cash receipts impact of the legislation on the responding agency with the cash receipts provisions identified by section number and when appropriate, the
detail of the revenue sources. Description of the factual basis of the assumptions and the method by which the cash receipts impact is derived. Explanation
of how workload assumptions translate into estimates. Distinguished between one time and ongoing functions.
II. C - Expenditures
Agency expenditures necessary to implement this legislation (or savings resulting from this legislation), with the provisions of the legislation that result in
the expenditures (or savings) identified by section number. Description of the factual basis of the assumptions and the method by which the expenditure
impact is derived. Explanation of how workload assumptions translate into cost estimates. Distinguished between one time and ongoing functions.
The expenditure impact to Ecology under this bill is estimated to be greater than $50,000 in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 and
ongoing to implement the requirements of section 1(3)(a)(ii).
Section 1(3)(a)(ii)(A) would require at least one public meeting be held when there is a hazardous material release or spill
where the Incident Command System (ICS) is established. Section 1(3)(a)(ii)(B) would require these public meetings to
allow for remote participation. Section 1(3)(a)(ii)(C) would require a representative of Ecology to attend each meeting.
Based on bill language that specifically requires local organizations to provide meetings, and for Ecology and the Washington
Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) to provide a representative to those meetings, in coordination with Commerce
Local Government and WDFW, Ecology assumes that local governments would organize and run all the required meetings.
Therefore, Ecology is only including estimated staff costs to provide a representative at these meetings. If Ecology needed
to take a larger role in organizing and running meetings, such as when we are identified as the state liaison for the response,
this could have a much larger fiscal impact not assumed in this fiscal note.
Based on the number of incidents reported to the Alert and Warning Center in 2023, the Emergency Management Division
of the Washington Military Department estimates there would be approximately 2,613 incidents where the Incident
Command System would be established. Ecology assumes that the average public meeting length is two hours.
Of the assumed 2,613 incidents a year where ICS is established that would require a public meeting, Ecology estimates that
County emergency management 461-Department of Ecology
Form FN (Rev 1/00) 193,763.00 Request # 24-093-1
FNS063 Individual State Agency Fiscal Note 2 Bill # 6164 S SB
2,183 of these incidents would not involve Ecology in the incident response. In these cases, Ecology estimates that it would
require 2.2 FTE Environmental Specialist 4 to remotely participate in a meeting run by a local organization.
Ecology estimates that there would be approximately 430 incidents where Ecology is involved in the incident response. In
these cases, Ecology estimates that it would require 1.3 FTE Environmental Specialist 4 to prepare for and attend the public
meeting. Ecology estimates that one-quarter of these meetings would require lodging and per diem at the standard rate for
one night.
SUMMARY: The expenditure impact to Ecology under this bill is $577,132 in FY 2025 and ongoing to participate in public
meetings for hazardous material releases or spills where ICS is established.
Ecology estimates costs associated with the incidents where Ecology is involved in the incident response to be in the Oil
Spill Response Account, and costs associated with attending the other public meetings to be in the MTCA-Operating
Account based on the fund source currently used for related activities.
THE TOTAL EXPENDITURE IMPACT to Ecology under this bill is estimated to be:
FY 2025 and ongoing: $577,132 and 4.0 FTEs
Notes on costs by object:
Salary estimates are current biennium actual rates at Step L.
Benefits are the agency average of 34.1% of salaries.
Goods and Services are the agency average of $6,048 per direct program FTE.
Travel is the agency average of $2,205 per direct program FTE. Travel also includes $17,845 each year for additional travel
associated with attending public meetings.
Equipment is the agency average of $1,286 per direct program FTE.
Agency Administrative Overhead is calculated at the federally approved agency indirect rate of 29.8% of direct program
salaries and benefits, and is shown as object 9. Agency Administrative Overhead FTEs are included at 0.15 FTE per direct
program FTE, and are identified as Fiscal Analyst 2 and IT App Development - Journey.
Part III: Expenditure Detail
III. A - Operating Budget Expenditures
Account Account Title Type FY 2024 FY 2025 2023-25 2025-27 2027-29
223-1 Oil Spill Response State 0 156,308 156,308 312,616 312,616
Account
23P-1 Model Toxics State 0 420,824 420,824 841,648 841,648
Control Operating
Account
Total $ 0 577,132 577,132 1,154,264 1,154,264
III. B - Expenditures by Object Or Purpose
FY 2024 FY 2025 2023-25 2025-27 2027-29
FTE Staff Years 4.0 2.0 4.0 4.0
A-Salaries and Wages 302,134 302,134 604,268 604,268
B-Employee Benefits 103,028 103,028 206,056 206,056
E-Goods and Other Services 21,168 21,168 42,336 42,336
G-Travel 25,563 25,563 51,126 51,126
J-Capital Outlays 4,501 4,501 9,002 9,002
9-Agency Administrative Overhead 120,738 120,738 241,476 241,476
Total $ 0 577,132 577,132 1,154,264 1,154,264
County emergency management 461-Department of Ecology
Form FN (Rev 1/00) 193,763.00 Request # 24-093-1
FNS063 Individual State Agency Fiscal Note 3 Bill # 6164 S SB
III. C - Operating FTE Detail: List FTEs by classification and corresponding annual compensation. Totals need to agree with total FTEs in
Part I and Part IIIA
Job Classification Salary FY 2024 FY 2025 2023-25 2025-27 2027-29
ENVIRONMENTAL SPEC 4 86,324 3.5 1.8 3.5 3.5
FISCAL ANALYST 2 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.4
IT APP DEV-JOURNEY 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2
Total FTEs 4.0 2.0 4.0 4.0
III. D - Expenditures By Program (optional)
NONE
Part IV: Capital Budget Impact
IV. A - Capital Budget Expenditures
NONE
IV. B - Expenditures by Object Or Purpose
NONE
IV. C - Capital Budget Breakout
Acquisition and construction costs not reflected elsewhere on the fiscal note and description of potential financing methods.
NONE
IV. D - Capital FTE Detail: FTEs listed by classification and corresponding annual compensation. Totals agree with total FTEs in Part IVB.
NONE
Part V: New Rule Making Required
Provisions of the bill that require the agency to adopt new administrative rules or repeal/revise existing rules.
County emergency management 461-Department of Ecology
Form FN (Rev 1/00) 193,763.00 Request # 24-093-1
FNS063 Individual State Agency Fiscal Note 4 Bill # 6164 S SB
Individual State Agency Fiscal Note
Bill Number: 6164 S SB Title: County emergency management Agency: 477-Department of Fish and
Wildlife
Part I: Estimates
No Fiscal Impact
Estimated Cash Receipts to:
NONE
Estimated Operating Expenditures from:
FY 2024 FY 2025 2023-25 2025-27 2027-29
FTE Staff Years 0.0 4.0 2.0 4.0 4.0
Account
General Fund-State 001-1 0 680,000 680,000 1,360,000 1,360,000
Total $ 0 680,000 680,000 1,360,000 1,360,000
Estimated Capital Budget Impact:
NONE
The cash receipts and expenditure estimates on this page represent the most likely fiscal impact. Factors impacting the precision of these estimates,
and alternate ranges (if appropriate), are explained in Part II.
Check applicable boxes and follow corresponding instructions:
If fiscal impact is greater than $50,000 per fiscal year in the current biennium or in subsequent biennia, complete entire fiscal note
X
form Parts I-V.
If fiscal impact is less than $50,000 per fiscal year in the current biennium or in subsequent biennia, complete this page only (Part I).
Capital budget impact, complete Part IV.
Requires new rule making, complete Part V.
Legislative Contact: Maggie Douglas Phone: 3607867279 Date: 01/31/2024
Agency Preparation: Tiffany Hicks Phone: (360) 902-2544 Date: 02/07/2024
Agency Approval: Tiffany Hicks Phone: (360) 902-2544 Date: 02/07/2024
OFM Review: Matthew Hunter Phone: (360) 529-7078 Date: 02/07/2024
Form FN (Rev 1/00) 193,881.00 Request # 24-078-2
FNS063 Individual State Agency Fiscal Note 1 Bill # 6164 S SB
Part II: Narrative Explanation
II. A - Brief Description Of What The Measure Does That Has Fiscal Impact
Significant provisions of the bill and any related workload or policy assumptions that have revenue or expenditure impact on the responding agency by
section number.
Section 1 requires a representative from the department of fish and wildlife to attend public meetings conducted for
hazardous material spills or releases.
II. B - Cash receipts Impact
Cash receipts impact of the legislation on the responding agency with the cash receipts provisions identified by section number and when appropriate, the
detail of the revenue sources. Description of the factual basis of the assumptions and the method by which the cash receipts impact is derived. Explanation
of how workload assumptions translate into estimates. Distinguished between one time and ongoing functions.
II. C - Expenditures
Agency expenditures necessary to implement this legislation (or savings resulting from this legislation), with the provisions of the legislation that result in
the expenditures (or savings) identified by section number. Description of the factual basis of the assumptions and the method by which the expenditure
impact is derived. Explanation of how workload assumptions translate into cost estimates. Distinguished between one time and ongoing functions.
Section 1 requires WDFW to participate in public meetings related to all forms of hazardous material (HAZMAT) spills or
release. WDFW’s Oil Spill Team specializes in oil spill responses as part of the Incident Command System (ICS) structure
that supports Ecology’s Oil Spill Program. WDFW does not currently have capacity to attend and provide technical
information to the public for all forms of HAZMAT incidents.
An average number of ICS incidents range from 2,000 to 4,000 per year. Assuming each associated public meeting is two
hours in length, with an average of two hours of preparation per meeting, this equates to a minimum of 8,000 staff hours per
year, or approximately 4 FTEs.
4.0 FTE Fish and Wildlife Biologists 4s are required to attend an estimated 2,000 public meetings per year in fiscal year
2025 and ongoing to prepare for and attend public meetings, and provide information regarding impacts to habitat, fish, and
wildlife.
Total salaries and benefits are $472,000 in fiscal year 2025 and ongoing.
Travel costs are not required, assuming WDFW will attend meetings remotely.
Goods and services, Object E, includes $7,000 per FTE, per year, for WDFW standard costs, which cover an average
employee's supplies, communications, training, and subscription costs per year.
An infrastructure and program support rate of 36.03% is included in object T and is calculated based on WDFW’s federally
approved indirect rate.
Part III: Expenditure Detail
III. A - Operating Budget Expenditures
Account Account Title Type FY 2024 FY 2025 2023-25 2025-27 2027-29
001-1 General Fund State 0 680,000 680,000 1,360,000 1,360,000
Total $ 0 680,000 680,000 1,360,000 1,360,000
County emergency management 477-Department of Fish and Wildlife
Form FN (Rev 1/00) 193,881.00 Request # 24-078-2
FNS063 Individual State Agency Fiscal Note 2 Bill # 6164 S SB
III. B - Expenditures by Object Or Purpose
FY 2024 FY 2025 2023-25 2025-27 2027-29
FTE Staff Years 4.0 2.0 4.0 4.0
A-Salaries and Wages 347,000 347,000 694,000 694,000
B-Employee Benefits 125,000 125,000 250,000 250,000
C-Professional Service Contracts
E-Goods and Other Services 28,000 28,000 56,000 56,000
G-Travel
J-Capital Outlays
M-Inter Agency/Fund Transfers
N-Grants, Benefits & Client Services
P-Debt Service
S-Interagency Reimbursements
T-Intra-Agency Reimbursements 180,000 180,000 360,000 360,000
9-
Total $ 0 680,000 680,000 1,360,000 1,360,000
III. C - Operating FTE Detail: List FTEs by classification and corresponding annual compensation. Totals need to agree with total FTEs in
Part I and Part IIIA
Job Classification Salary FY 2024 FY 2025 2023-25 2025-27 2027-29
Fish and Wildlife Biologist 4 84,192 4.0 2.0 4.0 4.0
Total FTEs 4.0 2.0 4.0 4.0
III. D - Expenditures By Program (optional)
NONE
Part IV: Capital Budget Impact
IV. A - Capital Budget Expenditures
NONE
IV. B - Expenditures by Object Or Purpose
NONE
IV. C - Capital Budget Breakout
Acquisition and construction costs not reflected elsewhere on the fiscal note and description of potential financing methods.
NONE
IV. D - Capital FTE Detail: FTEs listed by classification and corresponding annual compensation. Totals agree with total FTEs in Part IVB.
NONE
Part V: New Rule Making Required
Provisions of the bill that require the agency to adopt new administrative rules or repeal/revise existing rules.
County emergency management 477-Department of Fish and Wildlife
Form FN (Rev 1/00) 193,881.00 Request # 24-078-2
FNS063 Individual State Agency Fiscal Note 3 Bill # 6164 S SB
LOCAL GOVERNMENT FISCAL NOTE
Department of Commerce
Bill Number: 6164 S SB Title: County emergency management
Part I: Jurisdiction-Location, type or status of political subdivision defines range of fiscal impacts.
Legislation Impacts:
X Cities: Indeterminate but likely substantial impacts to cities due to the requirement to organize and host a public meeting for each
hazardous material spill or release within a city’s boundaries that causes the Incident Command System to be used.
Additionally, 95 cities would incur plan update costs totaling approximately $6,650,000, plus an additional indeterminate
amount for any jurisdictions that have to purchase a new notification system as a result of the proposed legislation.
X Counties: Same as above but all 39 counties’ Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan updates could total approximately
$2,730,000.
Special Districts:
Specific jurisdictions only:
Variance occurs due to:
Part II: Estimates
No fiscal impacts.
Expenditures represent one-time costs:
Legislation provides local option:
X Key variables cannot be estimated with certainty at this time: The number of public meetings that will be required; meeting space
costs for the new public meetings; additional staff required to
organize and host public meetings; staff and funding available to
conduct Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan updates;
which notification systems will be deemed “appropriate technology”
and who will make that determination; the number of jurisdictions that
may have to purchase and maintain a new notification system.
Estimated revenue impacts to:
None
Estimated expenditure impacts to:
Non-zero but indeterminate cost and/or savings. Please see discussion.
Part III: Preparation and Approval
Fiscal Note Analyst: Kate Fernald Phone: 564-200-3519 Date: 02/07/2024
Leg. Committee Contact: Maggie Douglas Phone: 3607867279 Date: 01/31/2024
Agency Approval: Allan Johnson Phone: 360-725-5033 Date: 02/07/2024
OFM Review: Val Terre Phone: (360) 280-3973 Date: 02/07/2024
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Part IV: Analysis
A. SUMMARY OF BILL
Description of the bill with an emphasis on how it impacts local government.
This fiscal note compares SB 6164 to SSB 6164.
CHANGES BETWEEN THIS VERSION AND PREVIOUS BILL VERSION:
The substitute version of the bill would require local jurisdictions to organize and host a public meeting any time the
Incident Command System was used for a hazardous materials spill or release that occurred within the jurisdiction’s
boundaries.
SUMMARY OF CURRENT BILL:
Sec. 1. (3) would amend RCW 38.52.070. A local organization that produces a local comprehensive emergency
management plan would be required to include in its communication plan an expeditious notification of citizens at risk
during a hazardous material spill or release. Notification would be required to be via” the most appropriate technology
available” to determine citizen risk levels.
Sec. 1 would also require local jurisdictions to plan and host at least one public meeting any time a hazardous material spill
or release occurs within the jurisdiction and requires the Incident Command System to be used.
B. SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE IMPACTS
Expenditure impacts of the legislation on local governments with the expenditure provisions identified by section number and when
appropriate, the detail of expenditures. Delineated between city, county and special district impacts.
CHANGES IN EXPENDITURE IMPACTS BETWEEN THIS VERSION AND PREVIOUS BILL VERSION:
The substitute version of the bill would add an indeterminate but likely moderate ($50,000 to $1,000,000) to substantial
($1,000,000 to $50,000,000) expenditure impact to cities and counties, as it would require each impacted jurisdiction to host
a hybrid public meeting any time the Incident Command System (ICS) is used in their area for a hazardous materials spill
or release. According to the Emergency Management Division (EMD), ICS was used more than 2,600 times in 2023, but
that number was unusually small. EMD’s historical data indicates that ICS is typically used between 4,000 to 5,000 times
per year, meaning cities and counties could be hosting anywhere from 2,600 to 5,000 additional public meetings each year
under the proposed legislation.
EXPENDITURE IMPACTS OF CURRENT BILL:
Cities and counties would experience substantial indeterminate impacts due to requiring jurisdictions to host a public
meeting any time a hazardous materials spill or release occurs within the jurisdiction’s boundaries and causes the Incident
Command System (ICS) to be used. The legislation would also require 39 counties and 95 cities to update their local
Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan, costing cities approximately $6,650,000 and counties approximately
$2,730,000. Additionally, any jurisdiction deemed as lacking “the most appropriate technology available” for their
notification software may be required to purchase and maintain a notification system that uses “appropriate technology” to
notify residents of a hazardous materials spill or release any time that the Incident Command System is initiated.
The proposed bill would require notification to be via “the most appropriate technology available” to determine citizen risk
levels. Under the provisions of this legislation, it is unclear who will make this determination and what types of notification
will be allowed. The method of notification could vary by jurisdiction and may range from contact through land-line phones
to cell phone notification service. Following the selection of appropriate technology options, each jurisdiction may be able
to choose the method of notification, although this opportunity remains unclear. Due to these variables, the impacts of this
legislation are indeterminate.
NUMBER OF PUBLIC MEETINGS:
The substitute bill would require a city, county or joint local organization to organize and host a public meeting every time
the Incident Command System (ICS) is used for a hazardous materials spill or release within the jurisdiction’s boundaries.
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The Emergency Management Division (EMD) noted that the ICS was used 2,619 times in 2023, but that in years prior,
ICS was used 4,000 to 5,000 times on average. Accordingly, the number of public meetings local jurisdictions would be
required to hold each year would vary but would likely range from 2,600 to 5,000 public meetings per year.
It is not known if more than one hazardous materials public meeting may be held at once, or what would happen if one of
the required representatives did not attend the meeting. If jurisdictions could batch the meetings, that could reduce costs
by an unknown amount. If representatives did not attend the required meeting and another meeting had to be scheduled
because of it, that would increase the cost impacts. Because of these variables, the number of meetings is highly
uncertain.
Please note that counties with a higher frequency of reported spills or releases would be disproportionately impacted by
the proposed legislation as they would be required to organize and host substantially more public meetings compared to
jurisdictions with fewer reported hazardous materials incidents. For example, King County anticipates having to host more
than 500 public meetings each year while other counties may host none at all. Based on 2023 data, King County would
have been required to host 821 public meetings while Asotin County would have been required to hold one, so the number
of public meetings each jurisdiction would be required to host would vary significantly by county.
To demonstrate the varied number of public meetings counties would be required to host (given their range of reported
hazardous materials spills or releases), a random sampling of each county’s number of hazardous materials spills or
releases reported to EMD in 2023 is offered below. Each of these incidents required ICS to be used.
County Number of Incidents
Asotin 1
Benton 40
Chelan 11
Clark 106
King 821
Kitsap 166
Mason 32
Okanogan 8
Pierce 319
San Juan 44
Skagit 67
Skamania 5
Snohomish 184
Spokane 46
Thurston 92
Wahkiakum 4
Walla Walla 16
Whatcom 124
Whitman 7
Yakima 29
All 2023 hazardous materials spills or releases that required ICS: 2,619.
While the substitute version of the bill would allow hazardous- materials-related public meetings to be held jointly with the
county legislative authority's regularly scheduled meeting or special meeting, the actual number of meetings that will be
held jointly cannot be predicted in advance. Nonetheless, jurisdictions that experience significantly more hazardous spills
and releases, such as King or Pierce Counties, will likely require additional public meetings even if some are held jointly
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due to being required to host 800+ or 300+ public meetings per year, relatively.
PUBLIC MEETING SPACE:
Cities and counties that would be required to host significantly more public meetings could experience substantial public
meeting space costs if there is not a public meeting space available often enough to meet the requirements of the
legislation. Meeting space costs will vary by jurisdiction based on availability and rental fees, so the public meeting space
expenditure impacts to local governments is indeterminate but potentially substantial based on cost estimates provided by
the counties below.
ILLUSTRATIVE PUBLIC MEETING SPACE COSTS:
The future number of public meetings and meeting space that will be required cannot be predicted in advance; however,
four counties provided potential cost estimates for securing a public meeting space. These estimated costs are offered for
illustrative purposes only since actual facility costs are unknown at this time.
1. Skagit County anticipates public meeting space rental would cost $500 per meeting; however, based on the reported
number of hazardous materials spills and responses in Skagit County each year, there is not currently any public meeting
space available often enough to host all the meetings that the legislation would require. Accordingly, Skagit County
anticipates they will need to consider purchasing land and building a new Emergency Operations Center to meet the
requirements of the legislation. While exact costs cannot be determined in advance, Skagit County estimates it could cost
roughly $10 million to purchase land and build a center where public meetings could be held.
2. King County anticipates facility costs could exceed $150,000 per year for hosting approximately 500 or more additional
public meetings per year. King County also notes that even if some meetings are combined with the legislative authority’s
regularly scheduled meetings, the remaining number of additional public meetings that they would have to host would likely
disallow any other use of the facility since the facility would be used on an essentially full-time basis for public meetings
required by the proposed legislation.
3. Whatcom County anticipates they would be required to hold more than 120 public meetings per year, which would
require the county to stop work on any number of duties they currently perform, according to Whatcom County. Since
they would not have an increase in their funding to pay for public meeting space rentals, hiring additional staff or
purchasing meeting equipment, the county anticipates having to reduce the services they currently provide.
4. Chelan County anticipates public meeting space rental would cost approximately $750 per meeting. Using 2023’s EMD
data provided above, Chelan County estimates they would spend approximately $31,500 per year for facility rental,
translation services and handouts.
STAFFING PUBLIC MEETINGS
The number of staff local jurisdictions will hire to organize and host the bill’s required public meetings will vary by
jurisdiction and is indeterminate. The number of staff jurisdictions will hire will be based on the number of reported
hazardous materials spills that require ICS to be used, which will then indicate the number of public meeting to be held,
which will then determine if and how many additional staff are needed to organize and run the meetings.
For illustrative purposes only, three counties offered potential staffing impacts that could result from the bill:
1. King County anticipates two new FTEs would be required to organize and host the county’s 500 or more public
meetings, totaling $365,000 per year.
2. Skagit County anticipates three new staff would be hired to organize and host the public meetings, totaling $177,741 per
year.
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3. Clark County anticipates two hours of Emergency Management Division staff time would be required to create each
public meeting, send the meeting invitations and post the public meeting notification for public view. Additionally, the
county expects each meeting would require approximately 90 minutes of staff time to set up and conduct, resulting in staff
costs totaling $200 per meeting, or $21,200 per year ($200 x 106 hazardous materials incidents reported to EMD in 2023
that required ICS to be used.)
MISCELLANEOUS PUBLIC MEETING COSTS:
Cities and counties would incur additional, indeterminate miscellaneous costs for hosting hybrid public meetings, though the
miscellaneous costs will vary by city and county depending on the jurisdictions needs and frequency of meetings.
According to various counties, miscellaneous costs could be incurred for: purchasing portable virtual meeting equipment
such as audio and visual equipment; printing meeting materials, reporting expenses related to record keeping, report
intakes and filling out required reports; and purchasing new equipment due to wear and tear.
COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN (CEMP) UPDATES:
According to the Municipal Research Services Program’s January 16, 2024 article titled, “Local Government Emergency
Planning,” any local jurisdiction that chooses to have emergency management is required to have a Comprehensive
Emergency Management Plan (CEMP). According to the Emergency Management Division, as of February 2024, 95
cities and all 39 counties have a CEMP.
The legislation would require all jurisdictions with a CEMP to modify it. Each CEMP would be required to add a
communication plan during a hazardous materials spill or release. While actual costs to update a CEMP cannot be
predicted in advance, the Emergency Management Division approximates that the average CEMP update costs roughly
$70,000 per jurisdiction based on EMD’s experience working with cities and counties to update their CEMPs. Using
EMD’s average cost estimate, city and county expenditure impacts are approximated below.
-- Cities could incur CEMP update costs totaling roughly $6,650,000 (95 cities x $70,000).
-- Counties could incur CEMP update costs totaling roughly $2,730,000 (39 counties x $70,000).
However, actual costs will vary by jurisdiction and cannot be predicted in advance.
ILLUSTRATIVE CEMP UPDATE COSTS:
A sampling of jurisdictions’ actual CEMP update costs are offered below to demonstrate what it could cost each
jurisdiction to update their CEMP per the requirements of the proposed legislation:
-- Asotin County: $84,000 (actual cost from a different plan update with a similar process in complexity)
-- Chelan County: $10,000
-- City of North Bend: $50,000
-- Franklin County: $100,000
-- Grant County: $80,000
-- Skagit County: $150,000 to $200,000
-- Snohomish County: $174,000 (maintenance year) or $406,000 (update year)
-- Whatcom County: $141,925
NOTIFICATION SYSTEM:
The bill would require local jurisdictions to use “the most appropriate technology available” to notify residents of a
hazardous materials spill or release any time that the Incident Command System is initiated. While all jurisdictions have
access to a notification system, the types of notification systems jurisdictions use vary across the state. Any jurisdiction
that was determined not to have “the most appropriate technology available” would incur indeterminate costs to purchase
and maintain the notification system(s) deemed appropriate. Skagit County noted that they would also require one new
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FTE in their Department of Emergency Management to manage the notification system project. Because no notification
systems have been deemed “appropriate,” the cost of such a system, and the number of staff that may be required to
manage it, is unknown until additional information becomes available.
ILLUSTRATIVE NOTIFICATION SYSTEM UPDATE COSTS:
According to the Emergency Management Division, notification systems vary by jurisdiction, but the two most common
are Everbridge and CodeRED, which bill on a per capita basis. However, it is not known at this time which system each
jurisdiction uses. As such, the number of jurisdictions that will need to purchase “the most appropriate technology
available” is unknown. Those jurisdictions would be required to purchase and maintain a new notification system, so a
sampling of various jurisdictions’ notification systems and their 2023 costs are offered below to demonstrate the potential
cost impacts to jurisdictions required to purchase a new system:
-- Benton County: $25,700: CodeRED
-- Chelan County: $32,500: not reported
-- City of Port Angeles: $14,000: Everbridge
-- Clallam County: $14,000: Everbridge
-- Clark County: $104,213: Everbridge
-- Franklin County: $18,500: CodeRED
-- Grant County: $41,100: Everbridge
-- Klickitat County: $8,454: Rave Mobile Safety
-- Snohomish County: $100,000: Rave Mobile Safety
-- Walla Walla County: $19,550: Everbridge
-- Whatcom County: $60,000: Genays
-- Yakima County: $63,550: Everbridge
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IMPACT ASSESSMENT:
The Emergency Management Division also reported that under current law, the first person to arrive on the scene of a
reported hazardous materials spill or release becomes the incident command officer responsible for assessing and
determining which residents could potentially be impacted by the spill or release. Because the bill would not change who
or how residents at risk are determined, there is no cost impact to assessing and determining who is potentially impacted
by a hazardous materials spill or release.
SHERIFFS AND COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGERS:
In counties where sheriffs are also the county’s Emergency Manager, staff resources may be slim. These jurisdictions
may require more time than well-resourced jurisdictions to complete CEMP updates due to limited funding and staff
availability to complete the extra work, as reported by EMD.
COUNTY TREASURERS:
County treasurers’ workload to administer the Emergency Management Fund is not anticipated to increase significantly as
a result of the legislation. According to current law, when two or more political subdivisions join in the establishment and
operation of a joint local organization for emergency management, each shall pay its share of the cost into a special pooled
fund to be administered by the treasurer of the most populous subdivision. According to Washington Association of County
Officials and Thurston County, county treasurers’ workload to administer the Emergency Management Fund is not
anticipated to increase significantly as a result of the legislation.
C. SUMMARY OF REVENUE IMPACTS
Revenue impacts of the legislation on local governments, with the revenue provisions identified by section number, and when
appropriate, the detail of revenue sources. Delineated between city, county and special district impacts.
CHANGES IN REVENUE IMPACTS BETWEEN THIS VERSION AND PREVIOUS BILL VERSION:
The substitute version of the bill does not impact local governments’ revenue.
REVENUE IMPACTS OF CURRENT BILL:
The proposed legislation would not impact local government revenue.
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SOURCES:
Asotin County
Association of Washington Cities
Benton County
Chelan County
City of North Bend
Clallam County
Clark County
Franklin County
Grant County
Department of Ecology
Department of Fish and Wildlife
Emergency Management Division
King County
Klickitat County
Municipal Research Services Program’s “Local Government Emergency Planning” Jan. 2024
Skagit County
Snohomish County
State Emergency Response Commission
Walla Walla County
Washington State Association of Counties
Whatcom County
Yakima County
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