Washington State Senate Passes TransAlta Sales Tax Break Bill (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

(OLYMPIA, wa) -- The Washington Senate has passed a bill that would give a sales tax break to Centralia’s TransAlta coal-fired power plant if and when it converts to using biomass or natural gas for electric generation. Senate Bill 5575, sponsored by Centralia Republican Senator John Braun, passed Friday on a 46 to 2 vote.  The bill would allow the TransAlta plant to receive a sales tax break on the construction of a new or renovated facility once it is converted to a natural gas or biomass facility.The bill now goes to the House for consideration.