State Conservation Commission

2025-2027 Regional Conservation Partnership Program Match

40000043

Provides state match for funds received by conservation districts for federally approved Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) projects. RCPP is a U.S. Department of Agriculture program originating with the 2014 federal Farm Bill. These projects make landscape-scale improvements on urgent issues, including soil health, salmon and orca recovery, farmland preservation, drought resilience and forest health.

Prior Biennium Current Biennium Reappropriations Appropriations Future Cost Total Costs
0 0 0 6,320,000 40,000,000 46,320,000
Funds: State Building Construction Account - State 46,320,000

2025-2027 Farmland Protection and Land Access

40000044

This program, in cooperation with the Farmland Protection and Affordability Investment Program, protects high-priority agricultural land at imminent risk of development, and increases farmland access by historically underserved producers, young or beginning farmers, people of color and veterans.

Prior Biennium Current Biennium Reappropriations Appropriations Future Cost Total Costs
0 0 0 4,000,000 8,000,000 12,000,000
Funds: State Building Construction Account - State 12,000,000

2025-2027 Water Resource Conservation Irrigation Efficiencies

40000045

This program improves how water is delivered and applied on agricultural lands statewide. Projects save water by increased efficiency during delivery and field application. These projects reduce water demand from the supply source while maintaining the delivered amount consistent with crop water demand.

Prior Biennium Current Biennium Reappropriations Appropriations Future Cost Total Costs
0 0 0 7,000,000 40,000,000 47,000,000
Funds: State Building Construction Account - State 47,000,000

2025-2027 Natural Resources Investments for the Economy and Envir

40000046

Funds grants to assist landowners and farmers with the installation of best-management practices in non-shellfish growing areas, preserving natural resources while maintaining economic viability of agricultural and natural resource-dependent businesses. Funded projects include improving water quality, wildlife habitat, forest and rangeland health, and natural disaster recovery.

Prior Biennium Current Biennium Reappropriations Appropriations Future Cost Total Costs
0 0 0 5,000,000 20,000,000 25,000,000
Funds: State Building Construction Account - State 25,000,000

2025-2027 Improve Shellfish Growing Areas

40000047

Funds grants that complete natural resource enhancement projects necessary to improve water quality in shellfish growing areas.

Prior Biennium Current Biennium Reappropriations Appropriations Future Cost Total Costs
0 0 0 3,500,000 16,000,000 19,500,000
Funds: State Building Construction Account - State 19,500,000

2025-2027 Voluntary Stewardship Program (VSP) Capital Cost-Share

40000048

This program offers counties and farmers options for protecting critical natural areas in places where agricultural activity is conducted, and provides an incentive for agricultural producers to participate in the program. The program serves as an alternative to regulation under the Growth Management Act and directs counties to use incentives rather than enforcement to protect critical areas on agricultural lands.

Prior Biennium Current Biennium Reappropriations Appropriations Future Cost Total Costs
0 0 0 3,000,000 18,000,000 21,000,000
Funds: State Building Construction Account - State 21,000,000

2025-2027 Voluntary Riparian Grant Program

40000049

This grant program provides landowners with voluntary, incentive-based opportunities to restore, enhance and protect critical riparian management zones statewide.

Prior Biennium Current Biennium Reappropriations Appropriations Future Cost Total Costs
0 0 0 20,000,000 80,000,000 100,000,000
Funds: Natural Climate Solutions Account - State 100,000,000

2025-2027 Washington Shrubsteppe Restoration and Resiliency

40000050

The Washington Shrubsteppe Restoration and Resiliency Initiative was established in 2021 to restore and protect shrubsteppe in the Columbia Plateau of Eastern Washington amid the threat of wildland fires. Funding enables conservation districts to assist landowners with implementing wildlife-friendly fencing practices in prioritized areas impacted by wildfires.

Prior Biennium Current Biennium Reappropriations Appropriations Future Cost Total Costs
0 0 0 3,000,000 16,000,000 19,000,000
Funds: State Building Construction Account - State 19,000,000