1. Civilian-Military Land Use Compatibility
Deanah Watson, Program Manager
Growth Management Services (GMS),
Military Land Use Study (MLUS)
Slide 1 – introduction and acknowledgment
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2. Presentation Outline Program status: Implementation Planning
2017 Deliverable: Implementation & Sustainability Plan
Discussion
Presentation outline
MLUS program status
Overview of the pending Implementation & Sustainability Plan (I&S Plan) in-process
Legislative activity and funding
Shaping discourse on compatibility: What are the [stakeholder group’s/individual’s] perspectives?
Key take-aways
Your perspectives? Your opportunities for involvement?
Subject area expertise? Please provide input
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3. HB2111 Amends the Growth Management Act
“…should may not allow” incompatible development
Installations include US Coast Guard
Applies to areas defined jointly by jurisdictions/installations
Requires adoption of comprehensive plan and development regulation amendments consistent with compatibility studies
Notification goes to the commander, or designee
HB2111
-Expressly prohibits development that is incompatible; replaces ambiguous language with more explicit requirement “
-Includes Coast Guard facilities (by changing installation description from those “operated by the United States department of defense” to “armed services”
-Not only lands “adjacent” to an installation, but applies to lands where development may interfere with the military’s ability to carry out current or future mission requirements, as jointly-defined between installations and jurisdictions (“such as a joint land use study”)
-Requires a city or county to adopt and implement comprehensive plan and development regulation amendments consistent with such plans or studies
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4. Project Status Deliverables: (Completed) Legislative Report 2016
Goal: Strengthen Washington State’s capacity to support compatible civilian-military land use.
Project Status
Session 2017
Plan Scoping
Spring/Summer 2017
Implementation Planning
Deliverables:
(Completed) Legislative Report 2016
(In-process) Implementation & Sustainability Plan 2017
Autumn/Winter 2017
Plan Completion
Program status
“Where we’ve been, where we are, and where we’re going”
2016: Legislative Report completed (recommendations under review for implementation).
2017: Implementation & Sustainability (I & S) Plan due December 2017.
Spring: Conduct initial scoping for draft I&S Plan
We are prioritizing report recommendations. Stakeholder input now will help us do this)
Summer: Publish I&S Plan (DRAFT) and provide comment window through July
Stakeholder input on the draft plan will help us develop the final plan.
Note: We will apply for OEA implementation funding.
Fall: Revise plan and publish final
We will incorporate comments into a revision, and release the final plan by 12/31/17.
: Pursue implementation of action items identified in the Plan.
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5. From Recommendations to Implementation
Approach and Content
Pathway 1: Legislative Activity & Funding
Pathway 2: Enhanced Communications
Pathway 3: Tech Assistance & Information
 PROCESS: WE ARE TRANSLATING LEGISLATIVE REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS INTO COMMERCE ACTION STEPS
Implementation & Sustainability Plan: Approach and Content
Pathway 1: Legislative Activity and Funding
Pathway 2: Communications
Pathway 3: Technical Assistance/Informational Tools
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6. Pathway 1: Legislative Activity and Funding
Policies presented in the Legislative Report:
Surveillance device regulation (drones; underwater devices)
Light pollution
Real estate disclosures
Growth Management Act amendment (HB2111)
Pathway 1: Legislative Activity and Funding
Legislative (Policies to be pursued either on state-level and/or recommended for local adoption)
Amending the GMA military provision (see HB2111) ; 4.18; ;
Regulating for unmanned aircraft and underwater surveillance devices E1.5.2/4.11.1
Addressing light pollution E1.5.2d/4.10.2
Proposing real estate disclosure requirements in military areas
Funding-related (state-level)
Funding for permanent Commerce position(s) for military compatibility TA and outreach
Aligning statewide environmental/working lands conservation efforts with compatibility needs d/4.24.1
Appropriations for compatibility projects (may involve competitive grant process) E1.5.4c/4.23.1a-c/4.25.1
NOTE: Numbers above reference to sections of the 2016 Legislative Report prepared for Commerce by the Spectrum Group.
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7. Pathway 1: Legislative Activity and Funding
Policies presented in the Legislative Report:
Surveillance device regulation (drones; underwater devices)
Light pollution
Real estate disclosures
Growth Management Act amendment (HB2111)
Pathway 1: Legislative Activity and Funding
Legislative (Policies to be pursued either on state-level and/or recommended for local adoption)
Amending the GMA military provision (see HB2111) ; 4.18; ;
Regulating for unmanned aircraft and underwater surveillance devices E1.5.2/4.11.1
Addressing light pollution E1.5.2d/4.10.2
Proposing real estate disclosure requirements in military areas
Funding-related (state-level)
Funding for permanent Commerce position(s) for military compatibility TA and outreach
Aligning statewide environmental/working lands conservation efforts with compatibility needs d/4.24.1
Appropriations for compatibility projects (may involve competitive grant process) E1.5.4c/4.23.1a-c/4.25.1
NOTE: Numbers above reference to sections of the 2016 Legislative Report prepared for Commerce by the Spectrum Group.
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8. Pathway 1: Legislative Activity and Funding
Funding areas identified in the Legislative Report:
Permanent outreach/technical assistance Commerce staff supporting compatibility
Appropriations for compatibility projects
Alignment of conservation/compatibility funding
Pathway 1: Legislative Activity and Funding
Legislative (Policies to be pursued either on state-level and/or recommended for local adoption)
Amending the GMA military provision (see HB2111) ; 4.18; ;
Regulating for unmanned aircraft and underwater surveillance devices E1.5.2/4.11.1
Addressing light pollution E1.5.2d/4.10.2
Proposing real estate disclosure requirements in military areas
Funding-related (state-level)
Funding for permanent Commerce position(s) for military compatibility TA and outreach
Aligning statewide environmental/working lands conservation efforts with compatibility needs d/4.24.1
Appropriations for compatibility projects (may involve competitive grant process) E1.5.4c/4.23.1a-c/4.25.1
NOTE: Numbers above reference to sections of the 2016 Legislative Report prepared for Commerce by the Spectrum Group.
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9. Pathway 2: Enhanced Communications
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Communication recommendations from the Legislative Report:
Annual/semi-annual commanders’ meeting
Periodic civilian-military planner meetings
Greater interagency coordination
Permanent compatibility outreach program
Pathway 2: Communications
Facilitating REPI/Sentinel Landscapes and interagency coordination for conservation 2.5.7a/4.8.1a
Initiating a civilian-military outreach program to facilitate staff-level planner meetings 4.2.1b/c & leveraging (local) expertise of former senior military/defense officials as advisory body
Establishing a statewide Commanders’ meeting 4.2.1
Greater interagency coordination may also include: Requesting Regional Planning Organizations (RTPOs) invite installations as board members
NOTE: Numbers above reference to sections of the 2016 Legislative Report prepared for Commerce by the Spectrum Group.
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10. Pathway 3: Tech Assistance & Information Tools
INFORMATION & GUIDANCE
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Technical Assistance recommendations in the Legislative Report:
Written compatibility guidance for jurisdictions
Interactive map for planners/developers
Tracking method to highlight current “best practices”
Pathway 3: Technical Assistance/Informational Tools
Written compatibility guidance, examples:
A civilian-military land use guidebook for jurisdictions
Information on federal compatibility funding4.3.1/4.3.4
Developing an interactive mapping tool, after assessing similar efforts 4.1.1
Maintaining a tracking/sharing system for changes in compatibility practices nationwide E1.5.1e/4.6.1
NOTE: Numbers above reference to sections of the 2016 Legislative Report prepared for Commerce by the Spectrum Group.
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11. Discussion: Points of Stakeholder Engagement
Shape plan priorities
 Spring 2017
Critique draft plan
 Comment period/summer 2017
Awareness/advising
 Future Legislative Session(s)
Discussion
Points of stakeholder engagement
Scoping input
Plan scoping involves translating Legislative Recommendations into action scenarios
Input now will help us prioritize our strategies and guide the direction of the draft plan (“Where should we/TSG place our energy?”)
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12. Project Status: Points of Engagement
Scoping (January-April)
Internal analysis  solicit feedback
Drafting (April-June)
Consultant work  publish draft
Review (June-August)
Comment period
Revise (August-November)
Commerce/consultant revision
Publish (December) & Implement (2018) 
Today we are here
We will seek more
guidance in summer 
Immediate next steps
TSG to begin analyzing costs and actions that Commerce will need to take in order to implement the recommendations identified on this list.
Commerce to presenting plan topics to stakeholders for input/to refine priorities (April/May).
Commerce preparing for future sessions (includes ongoing watch for HB2111)
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13. Questions and insights?
Discussion
Questions and insights?
Thank you.
How can [stakeholder group/individual] provide feedback on Commerce efforts for base compatibility?
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14. Deanah Watson Associate Planner/Program Manager
Presented by:
Deanah Watson Associate Planner/Program Manager
Civilian-Military Land Use Study
Growth Management Services
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15. Program resources
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2016 Legislative Report, Civilian-Military Land Use Study
Military Land Use Study Team Site:
Washington State Legislature, House Bill 2111: