The department of ecology is designated the state agency responsible for the program of regulation of the shorelines of the state, including coastal shorelines and the shorelines of the inner tidal waters of the state, and is authorized to cooperate with the federal government and sister states and to receive benefits of any statutes of the United States whenever enacted which relate to the programs of this chapter.
RCW 90.58.300
Department as regulating state agency—Special authority.
Known as the Shoreline Management Act
The act spans §§ 90–90 (59 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 141 Wash. 2d 185 - Assoc. of Rural Residents v. Kitsap County (2000)
Most recently applied in 141 Wash. 2d 185 - Assoc. of Rural Residents v. Kitsap County (July 2000)
1971 ex.s. c 286 s 30.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.