Ongoing funding is provided for a land use planner to conduct compliance monitoring on approved development projects, develop and track measures on the commission's effectiveness in implementing the National Scenic Area Management Plan, and temporarily backfill other staff devoted to replacing the commission's Access database.

A combination of one-time and ongoing funding is provided to replace the commission's Access database with a modern, customizable, cloud-based database system, thereby improving efficiency by standardizing operating procedures and eliminating cumbersome manual data entry and re-work. All historic case work, land use permit files and communications will be centralized to enable staff to respond to public record and information requests rapidly and with greater accuracy.

One-time funding is provided for the commission to partner with the Underwood Conservation District to provide outreach to landowners in Skamania and Klickitat counties regarding National Scenic Area (NSA) requirements and advice on resource-protective approaches to developing their lands. This assistance will better prepare these landowners for meeting applicable land use requirements when developing property within the NSA, thereby shortening turnaround time for commission staff to review land use applications.

Ongoing funding is reduced to match a reduction in Oregon state government service charges included in Governor Kate Brown's 2019-21 biennial budget recommendation to the Oregon Legislature.

The agency's staffing authorization is adjusted ongoing to align FTEs with available funding.

Funding is provided for wage increases for state employees who are not represented by a union or who are covered by a bargaining agreement that is not subject to financial feasibility determination. It is sufficient for a general wage increase of 3 percent, effective July 1, 2019, and a general wage increase of 3 percent, effective July 1, 2020. This item includes both general government and higher education workers.

Agency budgets are adjusted to reflect each agency’s allocated share of charges from the Consolidated Technology Services Agency (WaTech) for the Office of the Chief Information Officer, Office of Cyber Security, state network, security gateways, and geospatial imaging services.

Agency budgets are adjusted to reflect each agency’s allocated share of charges from the Department of Enterprise Services (DES) for campus rent, utilities, parking, and contracts; a capital project surcharge; financing cost recovery; public and historic facilities; real estate services; risk management services; personnel service rates; the Perry Street child care center; and the department’s enterprise applications.

Agency budgets are adjusted to reflect each agency’s allocated share of charges from the Office of Financial Management (OFM) for the One Washington project and OFM enterprise systems.