Included below is a list of the policies and policy positions of the Washington State Conservation Commission. If you have a question or concern about any of the information listed below, please contact the Commissions Policy Director, Ron Shultz at 360-407-7507.

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• #22-01 Electronic Signatures Policy: This policy is to clarify when and how electronic signatures can be used in SCC documents.

• #19-02 Agricultural Conservation Easement Sponsorship and Liability
• ‍DRAFT: Cultural Resources Policy - under consideration
• Governor's Executive Order 05-05
• Cultural Resources Policy Memo
• DRAFT Procedure: CR Review when a District uses WSCC assistance
• DRAFT Procedure: District options for CR Review when using WSCC funds
• DRAFT Procedural Flow Chart
• DRAFT: Other Cultural Resource Issues
  This policy and the procedures are currently under review for approval.
• ‍#13-25 Category 3 Policy: This policy outlines basic elements associated with the Category 3 funding for conservation districts.
• ‍#13-10 Management Practice Implementation Guidance: This is a guidance paper to aid in the development of management practices so that they fully follow NRCS standards and specifications.
• ‍#13-05 Cost Share Policy: This policy authorizes local conservation district boards to establish by resolution, cost-share ratios up to 100% in association with all WSCC grant cost-share funding except CREP and Irrigation Efficiencies and other programmatically prescribed cost-share limitations.
• ‍#12-17 Conservation District Audit Policy: This policy defines how costs for audits of conservation districts are handled by the Conservation Commission.
• ‍#12-16 Conservation District Consolidation Policy: RCW 89.08.180 contains three paragraphs pertaining to the combination or consolidation of two or more conservation districts, and gives the Washington State Conservation Commission (Commission) certain powers and duties.
• ‍Policy Guidance - Engaging in district activities which overlap with private sector activities
• ‍#09-01 CREP Maintenance Funding Policy: To set a uniform CREP Maintenance Funding Policy for all CREP projects located in the State of Washington.
• ‍#09-02 Cost Share Participation by Conservation District Municipal Officers including Employees and Associate Supervisors: Cost share funding using state funds for conservation projects proposed or sponsored by conservation district municipal officers including district employees and/or associate supervisors or a business entity in which a district employee or associate supervisor have an interest, will be allowed only if the district board has considered the ethics requirements for municipal officers set forth in RCW 42.23.030 and RCW 42.23.070