This bill amends RCW 79A.05.605, 79A.05.640, and 79A.05.650 to establish the Washington State Seashore Conservation Area for public recreational use and to set geographic boundaries composed of state-owned or state-controlled oceanfront lands lying between Cape Disappointment and Leadbetter Point, between Toke Point and the South jetty on Point Chehalis, and between Damon Point and the Makah Indian Reservation, generally occupying the area between the ordinary high water line and the line of extreme low tide (and where applicable between the Seashore Conservation Line and the line of extreme low tide). The law expressly excludes lands within established Indian reservation boundaries and includes all state-owned nontrust accreted ocean lands within the area. The bill creates procedural and use rules: it requires that, except as provided in RCW 79A.05.655 and 79A.05.660 (not included here), 40 percent of the length of any beach subject to a recreation management plan be reserved for pedestrian use (defined as any use not involving a motorized vehicle). It imposes seasonal motorized-traffic restrictions from April 15 through the day following Labor Day each year (with certain exceptions noted but not detailed), and requires that areas near salmon-bearing streams within managed beaches be reserved for pedestrian use during salmon spawning season. The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission must consult the Department of Fish and Wildlife to identify salmon-bearing stream areas and spawning times, and recreation management plans must consider factors such as public safety, statewide recreational interest, protection of shorebird and marine mammal habitat, native vegetation, dune topography, clamming management, local economic impacts, public access, and parking. Local governments may adopt stricter provisions, and the commission may not require a plan to designate more than 40 percent of the land subject to the plan for pedestrian use. The text provides a definition of "ordinary high water line" and identifies affected agencies (the Parks and Recreation Commission, Department of Fish and Wildlife, and local governments). Important context is missing: the specific exceptions and additional rules referenced in RCW 79A.05.655, 79A.05.660, and 79A.05.665 are not included, and the definitions or legal locations of the "Seashore Conservation Line" and the "line of extreme low tide" are not provided in the extracted facts.

If enacted, the bill creates a named Seashore Conservation Area along specified stretches of Washington’s ocean beaches and requires that recreation management plans reserve 40% of any beach length for non-motorized (pedestrian) use, restrict motorized traffic each year from April 15 through the day after Labor Day, and keep areas near salmon-bearing streams pedestrian-only during salmon spawning. The parks commission must work with the Department of Fish and Wildlife to identify those salmon areas and timing, and plans must weigh public safety, habitat and vegetation protection, clamming, local economics, and access; local governments may adopt stricter rules but the commission cannot force more than 40% pedestrian designation. Indian reservation lands are excluded. The most affected parties are the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission and the Department of Fish and Wildlife, which will need to identify spawning areas, set seasons, and develop or update recreation management plans, increasing their planning and enforcement responsibilities; local governments can impose tighter limits if they choose. Beach users who drive on beaches — recreational vehicle users and any businesses relying on vehicle beach access — will likely see reduced seasonal access and permanent pedestrian zones, while habitat protection for salmon, shorebirds, marine mammals, dunes, and clamming areas will be strengthened. The bill references other RCWs for exceptions and mentions boundary terms like the “Seashore Conservation Line” and “line of extreme low tide,” but those exceptions and precise definitions are not included here, so the full scope of exemptions and exact boundaries is unclear.