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(v) An assessment of potential future uses of refinery sites that 1 include energy industrial, nonenergy industrial, heavy manufacturing, 2 and industrial symbiosis, including an assessment of previously 3 closed refinery sites throughout the United States and current use of 4 those sites. Each potential future use shall be assessed and include 5 data regarding: Greenhouse gas emissions, local pollution and 6 environmental health, direct and indirect employment benefits, 7 estimated tax impacts, potential costs to Washington residents, and 8 feasibility based on relevant market trends; and an assessment of 9 previously closed refinery sites throughout the United States and 10 current use of those sites; 11 (vi) The competitive position of Washington refineries to produce 12 alternative fuels consistent with Washington's emissions reductions 13 defined in RCW 70A.45.020, the anticipated regional, national, and 14 global demand for these fuels between 2023 and 2050; and the likely 15 employment, tax, environmental, cultural, and treaty impacts of 16 refinery conversion to these alternative fuels; 17 (vii) An identification of refinery workers' skillsets, potential 18 alternative sectors and industries of employment, an assessment and 19 comparison of total compensation and benefit packages including 20 retirement and health care programs of current and alternative jobs, 21 impacts to apprenticeship utilization, and the current and expected 22 availability of those jobs in Pierce, Skagit, and Whatcom counties; 23 (viii) A land and water remediation analysis; including cost 24 estimates, current terrestrial and aquatic pollution mapping, an 25 overview of existing policies and regulations that determine 26 accountability for cleanup and identifies gaps that may leave local 27 and state taxpayers financially liable, and an assessment of the 28 workforce and skills required for potential cleanup; 29 (ix) A summary of existing petroleum refining capacity and trends 30 in Washington, the United States, and internationally; and 31 (x) An assessment of decline or loss of tax revenues supporting 32 state environmental programs including the model toxics control act, 33 the pollution liability insurance agency, and other programs, as well 34 as the decline or loss of transportation gas tax revenues. 35 (c) The department may require data and analysis from refinery 36 owners and operators to inform the study. Pursuant to RCW 42.56.270, 37 data shared or obtained in the course of this study is not subject to 38 public disclosure. Where unavailable, the department and entity 39 p. 101 ESSB 5187.SL