ELR Citation: ELR 20697
No(s). s. 52165-4, 52529-3 (Wash. Dec 17, 1987)

The Washington Supreme Court holds that privately owned tidelands in Padilla Bay are subject to the public trust doctrine and thus the state Shoreline Management Act (SMA) does not effect a taking by prohibiting dredge and fill activities, but the doctrine does not completely preclude plaintiff's ta...