Provides that, recognizing that appropriate variances in the strict application of the shoreline management act are consistent with established policy and effective protection measures, the legislature intends to: (1) Exempt qualifying private, noncommercial docks in artificial lakes, including, but not limited to, Moses Lake, from certain regulatory requirements; and

(2) Require that such docks be granted local permitting preferences.

Requires each master program to contain provisions providing a preference for permit issuance for the construction of docks, including community docks, in artificial lakes. Docks subject to this provision must be designed for pleasure craft only and must be for the private noncommercial use of owners, lessees, or contract purchasers of single and multiple family residences.