HOUSE BILL ANALYSIS

SB 5299

Title:An act relating to shoreline management permits.

Brief Description:If a person appeals a decision of the shorelines hearings board, copies of the petition must be served on the local government in addition to other parties already provided for under the law.

Sponsors:Senators Swecker, Fraser and Oke

Hearing Date:March 27, 1997

Background:  The Shoreline Management Act establishes a cooperative program of shoreline management between local governments and the state.  Under the act, counties and cities are required to develop comprehensive shoreline use plans and development regulations.  A shoreline substantial development permit is required for development in shorelines of the state.

     The Shorelines Hearings Board is a quasi-judicial body established within the Environmental Hearings Office.  The Shorelines Hearings Board determines appeals of the Department of Ecology shoreline rules and appeals of local government decisions on shoreline permits.  A petition for review of a local government shoreline decision must be filed with the Shorelines Hearings Board within 21 days of the decision, and copies must be served on the Department of Ecology and the Office of the Attorney General.

Summary of Bill:  Copies of the petition for review of a local government shoreline decision must be served on the local government in addition to the Department of Ecology and the Attorney General.

Fiscal Note:  Not requested.

Effective Date:  Ninety days after adjournment of session in which bill is passed.