Puget Sound Partnership

RCW 90.71

The Puget Sound Partnership (Partnership) leads a collaborative effort to protect and recover Puget Sound by developing and guiding implementation of the Puget Sound Action Agenda. The Partnership is mandated to: (1) set science-based priorities for restoring and protecting Puget Sound; (2) support partners to implement priority actions; and (3) ensure accountability for results through shared measures and effectiveness monitoring. The Partnership works closely with hundreds of partners involved in the work, including statutory boards, state and federal agencies, tribes, local governments, citizen groups, businesses and non-governmental organizations The Partnership provides support to advance Action Agenda implementation and assist partners in fulfilling their obligations. Activities include: strategic leadership and coordination, Puget Sound salmon recovery, science, funding strategies, policy and legislation, monitoring and performance management.

Agency Mission

Accelerate and advance the collective efforts to recover Puget Sound.
Request 26,281,000
Net change from current biennium 8,221,000 Increase
Percent change from current biennium 45.5% Increase

Operating Budget: Summary

Appropriated Funds

2017-19 Appropriations Appropriated Funds Expenditures
Amount Estimated Balance   2015-17 Actual 2017-19 Estimated 2019-21 Proposed
10,334,000 General Fund - Basic Account - Federal 9,637,259 10,334,000 12,720,000
5,309,000 General Fund - Basic Account - State 4,698,000 5,309,000 11,091,000
1,419,000 Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account - State 2,121,000 1,419,000 1,441,000
721,000 State Toxics Control Account - State 707,000 721,000 753,000
277,000 Pension Funding Stabilization Acct - State 277,000 276,000
18,060,000 Total Appropriated Funds 17,163,259 18,060,000 26,281,000

Non-Appropriated Funds

2017-19 Non-Appropriated Funds Expenditures
Amount Balance Non-Apropriated Funds 2015-17 Actual 2017-19 Estimated 2019-21 Proposed
Industrial Insurance Premium Refund - Nonappropriated 8,846
Total Non-Appropriated Funds 8,846

Capital Budget: Summary

  Appropriated Funds Expenditures
Amount Estimated Balance   Actual Estimated Proposed
General Fund - Basic Account - Federal
Total Appropriated Funds

Operating Budget: Program Summary

Program Title Actual Estimated Proposed
Actual Estimated Estimated Proposed Proposed
Annual Total 8,050,930 7,431,948 2,745,491 14,553,000 11,728,000

Operating Budget: Change from Preceding Biennium

Actual Estimated Proposed
Amount Percent Amount Percent Amount Percent
(4,467,577) (20.6%) (6,994,666) (40.7%) 16,103,561 158.2%

Employment Summary

  Actual Estimated Proposed
  2016-17 Actual 2017-18 Estimated 2018-19 Estimated 2019-20 Proposed 2020-21 Proposed
FTE Staff Years 36.6 38.0 40.9 45.6 43.5