Washington House passes farm fuel bill, rejects Farm Bureau’s proposal

From the Capital Press

The House passed a bill to help farmers avoid paying cap-and-trade taxes on fuel, rejecting a measure supported by the Washington Farm Bureau that would require fuel stations to give farmers on-the-spot discounts. House Bill 1912 was approved March 12 on a 93-4 vote and now goes to the Senate. It’s an attempt to keep cap-and-trade taxes from being slapped on gasoline and diesel used to produce and transport agricultural goods. Read the rest of the article here