Judge won't compel state panel to scrap building codes targeted by gas initiative
A Thurston County judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit that sought to force the state Building Code Council to move faster in aligning energy rules for new construction with provisions in the natural gas initiative Washington voters approved in November.
But Superior Court Judge John Skinder said he hoped the legal effort launched by the Building Industry Association of Washington “does put the council on notice.”
“This type of action, it does have a purpose,” Skinder said as he granted the state’s motion to toss the case.
The Building Industry Association of Washington spearheaded the effort to pass Initiative 2066, which became law Dec. 5. It amends and repeals regulations and laws intended to move the state away from natural gas and toward technology like electric heat pumps in new construction.
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