AMC. Aberdeen Municipal Code.

BAS. Best available science.

BMPs. Best management practices.

CAC. Citizen advisory committee for the Shoreline Master Plan update process.

CAO. Critical areas ordinance.

Cities. Cities of Aberdeen, Cosmopolis, and Hoquiam.

City. City of Aberdeen.

CMZ. Channel migration zone.

DAHP. Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation.

Ecology. Washington State Department of Ecology.

ESA. Federal Endangered Species Act.

FEMA. Federal Emergency Management Agency.

FIRM. Flood insurance rate map.

FPA. Washington State Forest Practices Act (Chapter 76.09 RCW).

GMA. Washington State Growth Management Act (Chapter 36.70A RCW).

HPA. Hydraulic project approval.

LUPA. Land Use Petition Act.

NMFS. National Marine Fisheries Service.

OHWM. Ordinary high water mark.

RCW. Revised Code of Washington.

SEPA. State Environmental Policy Act (Chapter 43.21C RCW).

SHB. Washington State Shorelines Hearings Board.

SMA. Shoreline Management Act (Chapter 90.58 RCW).

SMP. Shoreline master program.

State. State of Washington.

TAC. Technical advisory committee for the shoreline master program update process.

USACE. United States Army Corps of Engineers.

WAC. Washington Administrative Code.

WDFW. Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife.

WDNR. Washington State Department of Natural Resources.

WSDOT. Washington State Department of Transportation.