BILL · 2001–02 SESSION

HB 1561: Shoreline master programs

Providing for integration of shoreline master programs into growth management planning.

Summary

$ Includes shorelines of the state within the definition of critical areas in the Growth Management Act (GMA) and requires local governments to adopt critical area regulations to protect shorelines of the state.
$ Makes shoreline master program guidelines mandatory only for shorelines of statewide significance and allows local governments to adopt "alternative techniques" for protecting shorelines other than shorelines of statewide significance.
$ Changes requirements for mandatory review and revision of GMA plans and regulations, to be based on a scheduled adopted by the Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development.
$ Allows countywide planning policies to include policies related to watershed planning and salmon recovery efforts.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to the integration of shoreline master programs into growth management planning;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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