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Title

Preliminary Regulatory Analysis for Chapters 173-18, 173-20, 173-22, 173-26 and 173-27 WAC, Shoreline Management Act

DRAFT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT Comment on this draft
 
Publication number Date Published
26-06-019September 2026
VIEW NOW Preliminary Regulatory Analysis for Chapters 173-18, 173-20, 173-22, 173-26 and 173-27 WAC, Shoreline Management Act (Number of pages: 88) (Publication Size: 1464KB)




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Author(s) Allen Posewitz and Logan Blair
Description This report presents the determinations made by the Washington State Department of Ecology as required under Chapter 34.05 Revised Code of Washington (RCW), for the proposed Shoreline Management Act rule (Chapters 173-18, -20, -22, -26, and -27 Washington Administrative Code (WAC); the “rule”). This includes the:

• Preliminary Cost-Benefit Analysis
• Least-Burdensome Alternative Analysis
• Administrative Procedure Act Determinations
• Regulatory Fairness Act Compliance
NOTES Revised section numbers on pages 11, 13, 63 in September 2026
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Keywords rule making, economic analysis, rule, WAC 173-18, WAC 173-20, WAC 173-22, WAC 173-26, WAC 173-27
WEB PAGE Chapter 173-26 and 173-27 WAC – Shoreline Management Act