(1) An applicant must submit a plan in accordance with WAC 286-13-040 in order to apply for a grant from any of the following programs:

(a) Boating facilities program pursuant to the Marine Recreation Land Act, chapter 79A.25 RCW;

(b) Land and water conservation fund pursuant to the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965;

(c) Nonhighway and off-road vehicle activities account pursuant to chapter 46.09 RCW, except when applying for a grant for an education and enforcement project or a maintenance and operation project; or

(d) Washington wildlife and recreation program funded under chapter 79A.15 RCW, except when applying for a grant for a project funded from the farm and forest account.

(2) At a minimum, the plan must include:

(a) A statement of the applicant's long-range goals and objectives;

(b) An inventory;

(c) An analysis of demand and need, that is, why action is required;

(d) A description of how the planning process gave the public ample opportunity to be involved in development of the plan;

(e) A current capital improvement program of at least six years; and

(f) Evidence that this plan has been approved by the applicant's governing entity most appropriate to the plan's scope. For example, a city or county-wide plan must be approved at the council or commission level. Plans with a different scope may be approved by department heads, district rangers, regional managers or supervisors, etc.