Committee hears competing views on bill to require agricultural impact statements and mitigation SB 6,104 would require agencies to include agricultural impact statements in major actions, set consultation requirements and mitigation sequencing, and enable conservation or compensation measures; farm groups supported the bill while small‑farm witnesses and conservation groups raised concerns about practicality and redirected funding from conservation accounts.

A heated debate unfolds in Washington as Senate Bill 6,104 promises to reshape agricultural impact statements, but small farmers and conservationists raise alarm over its potential drawbacks.

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