The provisions of the Greenway Compact must be made part of State Environmental Quality Review Act and Historic Preservation Act reviews. Compact communities may regulate the location and construction of boathouses, moorings and docks within fifteen hundred feet of their shorelines.
Compact communities receive technical and financial assistance for community planning efforts.
Compact communities have the opportunity to offer a streamlined environmental review process for activities which are consistent with regional Greenway plans. Compact communities are provided protection from law suits brought against communities because of the acquisition of land or the adoption of local land use regulations consistent with a regional Greenway Plan.