The Shoreline Management Act (SMA) requires each city and county to review, and, if necessary, revise their SMP.
Non-competitive grant funds are awarded based on a formula, rather than competitive, basis. These non-competitive grant funds are awarded to the following jurisdictions under a current statutory requirement to complete their SMP periodic review.
- The counties of Adams, Asotin, Columbia, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Grays Harbor, Klickitat, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pacific, Pend Oreille, Stevens, Wahkiakum, Walla Walla, and Whitman
- The cities and towns within the counties listed above
Under RCW 90.58.250, “the state will provide funding to local governments that is reasonable and adequate to accomplish the costs of developing and amending shoreline master programs consistent with the schedule established by RCW 90.58.080.”
Under RCW 90.58.080(6)(a) “grants to local governments for developing and amending master programs pursuant to the schedule established by this section shall be provided at least two years before the adoption dates specified in [the Act].” We are offering SMP grant funds to these jurisdictions in the 2021-23 biennium starting July 1, 2021. As a result, the deadline is shifted to June 30, 2023, giving counties and cities two years of funding to complete the required reviews.
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Additional resources and information about the SMP periodic review requirements and process can be found below under the "Amendments" heading.
The SMP Competitive Grant Pilot Program funds shoreline planning and planning-related efforts that advance climate resilience, improve the implementation of SMPs, or progress local shoreline planning priorities. Projects funded through the Pilot Program will have the potential to result in new knowledge and experience that is transferable to other local governments.
In administering the Pilot Program, we will learn how to further the policy of the Shoreline Management Act, RCW 90.58.020, through a competitive grant program that funds locally-driven shoreline planning initiatives. The Pilot Program is open to Washington counties, cities, and towns with an SMP.
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Essential information
SMP monitoring and adaptive management
Sea level rise
Environmental Justice