Title 79 - Public lands
- 79.02 - Public lands management -- General.
- 79.02.010 - Definitions.
- 79.02.020 - Witnesses--Compelling attendance.
- 79.02.030 - Court review of actions.
- 79.02.040 - Reconsideration of official acts.
- 79.02.050 - Effect of mistake or fraud.
- 79.02.060 - Scope of provisions of chapter 199, Laws of 2004.
- 79.02.080 - Rewards for information regarding violations.
- 79.02.090 - Transfer of county auditor's duties.
- 79.02.095 - Statutes not applicable to state tidelands, shorelands, harbor areas, and the beds of navigable waters.
- 79.02.100 - Appearance by commissioner before United States land offices.
- 79.02.110 - Applications for federal certification that lands are nonmineral.
- 79.02.120 - Lieu lands -- Selection agreements authorized.
- 79.02.130 - Lieu lands--Examination and appraisal.
- 79.02.140 - Lieu lands -- Transfer of title to lands relinquished.
- 79.02.150 - Selection to complete uncompleted grants.
- 79.02.160 - Relinquishment on failure or rejection of selection.
- 79.02.200 - Abstracts of public lands.
- 79.02.210 - Maps and plats -- Record and index -- Public inspection.
- 79.02.220 - Seal.
- 79.02.230 - Blank forms of applications for appraisal, transfer, sale, and lease of state lands, valuable materials.
- 79.02.240 - Fees.
- 79.02.250 - Reasonable fees -- Disposition.
- 79.02.260 - Fee book.
- 79.02.270 - Deed.
- 79.02.280 - Assignment of contracts or leases.
- 79.02.290 - Subdivision of contracts or leases -- Fee.
- 79.02.300 - Trespass, waste, damages -- Prosecutions.
- 79.02.310 - Trespasser guilty of theft, when.
- 79.02.320 - Removal of timber -- Treble damages.
- 79.02.330 - Lessee or contract holder guilty of misdemeanor.
- 79.02.370 - Protection against cedar theft.
- 79.02.400 - Charitable, educational, penal, and reformatory real property -- Inventory -- Transfer.
- 79.02.410 - Charitable, educational, penal, and reformatory real property -- High economic return potential -- Income.
- 79.02.420 - Finding -- Intent -- Community and technical college forest reserve land base -- Management -- Disposition of revenue.
- 79.10 - Land management authorities and policies.
- 79.10.010 - Reports.
- 79.10.020 - Department authority to accept land.
- 79.10.030 - Management of acquired lands -- Land acquired by escheat suitable for park purposes.
- 79.10.040 - Gifts of land for offices.
- 79.10.050 - Gifts of county or city land for offices, warehouses, etc. -- Use of lands authorized.
- 79.10.060 - Compliance with local ordinances, when.
- 79.10.070 - Management of public lands within watershed area providing water supply for city or town -- Lake Whatcom municipal watershed pilot project -- Report -- Exclusive method of condemnation by
- 79.10.080 - Classification of land after timber removed.
- 79.10.090 - Economic analysis of state lands held in trust -- Scope -- Use.
- 79.10.100 - Concept to be utilized, when.
- 79.10.110 - "Multiple use" defined.
- 79.10.120 - Multiple uses compatible with financial obligations of trust management -- Other uses permitted, when.
- 79.10.125 - Land open to public for fishing, hunting, and nonconsumptive wildlife activities.
- 79.10.130 - Scope of department's authorized activities.
- 79.10.140 - Outdoor recreation -- Construction, operation, and maintenance of primitive facilities -- Right-of-way and public access -- Use of state and federal outdoor recreation funds.
- 79.10.200 - Multiple use land resource allocation plan -- Adoption -- Factors considered.
- 79.10.210 - Public lands identified and withdrawn.
- 79.10.220 - Conferring with other agencies.
- 79.10.240 - Department's existing authority and powers preserved.
- 79.10.250 - Existing withdrawals for state park and state game purposes preserved.
- 79.10.280 - Land use data bank -- Contents, source.
- 79.10.300 - Definitions.
- 79.10.310 - "Sustained yield plans" defined.
- 79.10.320 - Sustainable harvest program.
- 79.10.330 - Arrearages -- End of decade.
- 79.10.340 - Sustainable harvest sale.
- 79.10.400 - Cooperative agreements.
- 79.10.410 - Cooperative units.
- 79.10.420 - Limitations on agreements.
- 79.10.430 - Easements -- Life of agreements.
- 79.10.440 - Sale agreements.
- 79.10.450 - Minimum price.
- 79.10.460 - Contracts -- Requirements.
- 79.10.470 - Transfer or assignment of contracts.
- 79.10.480 - Performance bond -- Cash deposit.
- 79.100 - Derelict vessels.
- 79.100.005 - Findings.
- 79.100.010 - Definitions.
- 79.100.020 - Chapter not exclusive remedy.
- 79.100.030 - Authority of authorized public entity -- Owner retains primary responsibility.
- 79.100.040 - Obtaining custody of vessel.
- 79.100.050 - Use or disposal of vessel.
- 79.100.060 - Reimbursement for costs.
- 79.100.070 - Contract with private company/individual.
- 79.100.080 - Chapter not exclusive.
- 79.100.100 - Derelict vessel removal account.
- 79.100.110 - Vessel abandoned or derelict upon aquatic lands -- Penalty.
- 79.100.120 - Contesting an authorized public entity's decision to take temporary custody or possession of a vessel -- Contesting the amount of reimbursement.
- 79.100.130 - Marina owner may contract with a local government -- Contract requirements.
- 79.100.900 - Severability -- 2002 c 286.
- 79.100.901 - Effective date -- 2002 c 286.
- 79.105 - Aquatic lands -- General.
- 79.105.010 - Aquatic lands -- Findings.
- 79.105.020 - Purpose -- Articulation of management philosophy.
- 79.105.030 - Aquatic lands -- Management guidelines.
- 79.105.040 - Application to existing property rights -- Application of shoreline management act.
- 79.105.050 - Fostering use of aquatic environment -- Limitation.
- 79.105.060 - Definitions.
- 79.105.100 - Sale and lease of state-owned aquatic lands -- Blank forms of applications.
- 79.105.110 - Who may purchase or lease -- Application -- Fees.
- 79.105.120 - Survey to determine areas subject to sale or lease.
- 79.105.130 - Reconsideration of official acts.
- 79.105.140 - Assignment of contracts or leases.
- 79.105.150 - Deposit, use of proceeds from sale or lease of aquatic lands or valuable materials therefrom -- Aquatic lands enhancement project grant requirements -- Aquatic lands enhancement account.
- 79.105.160 - Aquatic lands -- Court review of actions.
- 79.105.200 - Use and occupancy fee in lieu of lease -- Construction of section.
- 79.105.210 - Aquatic lands -- Preservation and enhancement of water-dependent uses -- Leasing authority.
- 79.105.220 - Lease of tidelands in front of public parks.
- 79.105.230 - Use for public parks or public recreation purposes.
- 79.105.240 - Determination of annual rent rates for lease of aquatic lands for water-dependent uses.
- 79.105.250 - Log storage rents.
- 79.105.260 - Rent for leases in effect October 1, 1984.
- 79.105.270 - Aquatic lands -- Leases/rents for nonwater-dependent uses.
- 79.105.280 - Rents and fees for recovery of mineral or geothermal resources.
- 79.105.290 - Aquatic lands -- Rents for multiple uses.
- 79.105.300 - Aquatic lands -- Lease for water-dependent use -- Rental for nonwater-dependent use.
- 79.105.310 - Aquatic lands -- Rent for improvements.
- 79.105.320 - Aquatic lands -- Administrative review of proposed rent.
- 79.105.330 - Aquatic lands -- Security for leases for more than one year.
- 79.105.340 - Aquatic lands -- Payment of rent.
- 79.105.350 - Aquatic lands -- Interest rate.
- 79.105.360 - Adoption of rules.
- 79.105.400 - Authority to exchange state-owned tidelands and shorelands -- Rules -- Limitation.
- 79.105.410 - Gifts of aquatic land -- Procedures and criteria.
- 79.105.420 - Management of certain aquatic lands by port district -- Agreement -- Rent -- Model management agreement.
- 79.105.430 - Private recreational docks -- Mooring buoys.
- 79.105.500 - Aquatic land dredged material disposal sites -- Findings.
- 79.105.510 - Aquatic land dredged material disposal site account.
- 79.105.520 - Fees for use of aquatic land dredged material disposal sites authorized.
- 79.105.600 - Archaeological activities on state-owned aquatic lands -- Agreements, leases, or other conveyances.
- 79.105.610 - Puget Sound partners.
- 79.105.620 - City use of state-owned aquatic lands for publicly owned marina -- Reduced fee lease -- Expiration date.
- 79.105.630 - Administering funds -- Preference to an evergreen community.
- 79.105.900 - Savings -- Captions -- Severability -- Effective dates -- 1982 1st ex.s. c 21.
- 79.105.901 - Severability -- 1984 c 221.
- 79.105.902 - Effective date -- 1984 c 221.
- 79.105.903 - Severability -- 2005 c 155.
- 79.105.904 - Part/subchapter headings not law -- 2005 c 155.
- 79.11 - State land sales.
- 79.11.005 - Sale of administrative sites.
- 79.11.010 - Maximum and minimum acreage subject to sale -- Exception -- Approval by legislature or regents.
- 79.11.020 - Powers/duties of department.
- 79.11.030 - Terms of sale.
- 79.11.040 - Who may purchase -- Application -- Fees.
- 79.11.060 - Entire section may be inspected.
- 79.11.070 - Survey to determine area subject to sale.
- 79.11.080 - Inspection and appraisal.
- 79.11.090 - Sales by public auction -- Appraised value.
- 79.11.100 - Date of sale limited by time of appraisal--Purchasers required to make independent appraisals.
- 79.11.110 - Separate appraisal of improvements.
- 79.11.120 - Sale procedure -- Fixing date, place, and time of sale.
- 79.11.130 - Notice -- Pamphlet -- List of lands to be sold -- Certain valuable materials exempt.
- 79.11.135 - Notification requirements.
- 79.11.140 - Additional advertising.
- 79.11.150 - Conduct of sales.
- 79.11.160 - Deposit by purchaser to cover value of improvements.
- 79.11.165 - Reoffer.
- 79.11.175 - Confirmation of sale.
- 79.11.190 - Readvertisement of lands not sold.
- 79.11.200 - Form of contract -- Rate of interest.
- 79.11.210 - Reservation in contract.
- 79.11.220 - Relinquishment to United States, in certain cases of reserved mineral rights.
- 79.11.250 - Lands subject to platting.
- 79.11.260 - Vacation -- Vested rights.
- 79.11.270 - Vacation -- Preference right to purchase.
- 79.11.290 - Leased lands reserved from sale.
- 79.11.310 - Sale of lands with low-income potential.
- 79.11.320 - Assessments added to purchase price.
- 79.11.340 - Sale of acquired lands.
- 79.110 - Aquatic lands -- Easements and rights-of-way.
- 79.110.010 - Certain aquatic lands subject to easements for removal of valuable materials.
- 79.110.020 - Certain aquatic lands subject to easements for removal of valuable materials -- Private easements subject to common use in removal of valuable materials.
- 79.110.030 - Certain state and aquatic lands subject to easements for removal of valuable materials -- Reasonable facilities and service for transporting must be furnished.
- 79.110.040 - Certain state and aquatic lands subject to easements for removal of valuable materials -- Duty of utilities and transportation commission.
- 79.110.050 - Certain state and aquatic lands subject to easements for removal of valuable materials -- Penalty for violation of orders.
- 79.110.060 - Certain state and aquatic lands subject to easements for removal of valuable materials -- Application for right-of-way.
- 79.110.070 - Certain state and aquatic lands subject to easements for removal of valuable materials -- Forfeiture for nonuser.
- 79.110.100 - United States of America, state agency, county, or city right-of-way for roads and streets over, and wharves over and upon aquatic lands.
- 79.110.110 - Railroad bridge rights-of-way across navigable streams.
- 79.110.120 - Public bridges or trestles across waterways and aquatic lands -- Recovery of reasonable direct administrative costs -- Report to the legislature.
- 79.110.130 - Common carriers may bridge or trestle state waterways.
- 79.110.140 - Location and plans of bridge or trestle to be approved -- Future alterations.
- 79.110.200 - Right-of-way for utility pipelines, transmission lines, etc.
- 79.110.210 - Right-of-way for utility pipelines, transmission lines, etc. -- Procedure to acquire.
- 79.110.220 - Right-of-way for utility pipelines, transmission lines, etc. -- Appraisal -- Certificate -- Reversion for nonuser.
- 79.110.230 - Use of state-owned aquatic lands for public utility lines.
- 79.110.240 - Charge for term of easement -- Recovery of costs.
- 79.110.300 - Right-of-way for irrigation, diking, and drainage purposes.
- 79.110.310 - Right-of-way for irrigation, diking, and drainage purposes -- Procedure to acquire.
- 79.110.320 - Right-of-way for irrigation, diking, and drainage purposes -- Appraisal -- Certificate.
- 79.110.330 - Grant of overflow rights.
- 79.110.340 - Construction of RCW 79.110.010 through 79.110.220 and79.110.240 through 79.110.330 relating to rights-of-way and overflow rights.
- 79.110.350 - Grant of such easements and rights-of-way as applicant may acquire in private lands by eminent domain.
- 79.110.900 - Savings -- Captions -- Severability -- Effective dates -- 1982 1st ex.s. c 21.
- 79.110.901 - Severability -- Part/subchapter headings not law -- 2005 c 155.
- 79.115 - Aquatic lands -- Harbor areas.
- 79.115.010 - Harbor lines and areas to be established.
- 79.115.020 - Relocation of harbor lines by the harbor line commission.
- 79.115.030 - Commission on harbor lines may change, relocate, or reestablish harbor lines.
- 79.115.040 - Modification of harbor lines in Port Gardner Bay.
- 79.115.050 - Seizure or sale of improvements for taxes.
- 79.115.100 - Terms of harbor area leases.
- 79.115.110 - Construction or extension of docks, wharves, etc., in harbor areas -- New lease.
- 79.115.120 - Re-leases of harbor areas.
- 79.115.130 - Procedure to re-lease harbor areas.
- 79.115.140 - Regulation of wharfage, dockage, and other tolls.
- 79.115.150 - Harbor areas and tidelands within towns -- Distribution of rents to municipal authorities.
- 79.115.900 - Savings -- Captions -- Severability -- Effective dates -- 1982 1st ex.s. c 21.
- 79.115.901 - Severability -- Part/subchapter headings not law -- 2005 c 155.
- 79.120 - Aquatic lands -- Waterways and streets.
- 79.120.001 - Intent -- 2005 c 155.
- 79.120.010 - First-class tidelands and shorelands to be platted -- Public waterways and streets.
- 79.120.020 - Streets, waterways, etc., validated.
- 79.120.030 - Approval of plans/authorize construction on state-owned aquatic lands.
- 79.120.040 - Permits to use waterways.
- 79.120.050 - Excavation of waterways -- Waterways open to public -- Tide gates or locks.
- 79.120.060 - Vacation of waterways -- Extension of streets.
- 79.120.900 - Savings -- Captions -- Severability -- Effective dates -- 1982 1st ex.s. c 21.
- 79.120.901 - Severability -- Part/subchapter headings not law -- 2005 c 155.
- 79.125 - Aquatic lands -- Tidelands and shorelands.
- 79.125.010 - Location of line dividing tidelands from shorelands in tidal rivers.
- 79.125.020 - First-class tidelands and shorelands to be platted.
- 79.125.030 - Second-class tidelands and shorelands may be platted.
- 79.125.040 - Tidelands and shorelands -- Plats -- Record.
- 79.125.050 - Date of sale limited by time of appraisal.
- 79.125.060 - First or second-class tidelands and shorelands -- Appraisal -- Record.
- 79.125.070 - Tidelands and shorelands -- Notice of filing plat and record of appraisal -- Appeal.
- 79.125.080 - Tidelands and shorelands -- Petition for replat -- Replatting and reappraisal -- Vacation by replat.
- 79.125.090 - Tidelands and shorelands -- Dedication of replat -- All interests must join.
- 79.125.100 - Tidelands and shorelands -- Vacation procedure cumulative.
- 79.125.110 - Tidelands and shorelands -- Effect of replat.
- 79.125.200 - State-owned tidelands, shorelands, and waterways -- Sold only to public entities -- Leasing -- Limitation.
- 79.125.210 - Sale of second-class tidelands.
- 79.125.220 - Second-class tidelands or shorelands -- Lease for booming purposes.
- 79.125.230 - Second-class tidelands or shorelands separated from uplands by navigable water -- Sale.
- 79.125.240 - Sale procedure -- Terms of payment -- Deferred payments, rate of interest.
- 79.125.250 - Sale procedure -- Certificate to governor of payment in full -- Deed.
- 79.125.260 - Sale procedure -- Reservation in contract.
- 79.125.270 - Sale procedure -- Form of contract -- Forfeiture -- Extension of time.
- 79.125.280 - Subdivision of leases -- Fee.
- 79.125.290 - First-class tidelands and shorelands -- Sale of remaining lands.
- 79.125.300 - Tidelands or shorelands -- Failure to re-lease tidelands or shorelands -- Appraisal of improvements.
- 79.125.310 - Effect of mistake or fraud.
- 79.125.400 - First-class tidelands and shorelands -- Lease -- Preference right of upland owner -- How exercised.
- 79.125.410 - First-class unplatted tidelands and shorelands -- Lease preference right to upland owners -- Lease for booming purposes.
- 79.125.420 - Tidelands and shorelands -- Vacation by replat -- Preference right of tideland or shoreland owner.
- 79.125.430 - Tidelands or shorelands -- Preference rights, time limit on exercise.
- 79.125.440 - Tidelands or shorelands -- Accretions -- Lease.
- 79.125.450 - Second-class shorelands on navigable lakes -- Sale.
- 79.125.460 - Second-class shorelands -- Sale or lease when in best public interest -- Preference right of upland owner -- Procedure upon determining sale or lease not in best public interest or where
- 79.125.500 - Second-class shorelands -- Boundary of shorelands when water lowered -- Certain shorelands granted to city of Seattle.
- 79.125.510 - Second-class shorelands -- Survey/platting -- Selection for slips, docks, wharves, etc. -- Filing of plat.
- 79.125.520 - Second-class shorelands -- Platting of certain shorelands of Lake Washington for use as harbor area -- Effect.
- 79.125.530 - Platting of certain shorelands of Lake Washington for use as harbor area -- Selection for slips, docks, wharves, etc. -- Vesting of title.
- 79.125.600 - Sale procedure -- Fixing date, place, and time of sale -- Notice -- Publication and posting.
- 79.125.610 - List of state-owned tidelands and shorelands permitted to be sold.
- 79.125.620 - Sale procedure -- Additional advertising expense.
- 79.125.630 - Reoffer -- Continuance.
- 79.125.640 - Sale at public auction -- Minimum price -- Sales by leaseholder.
- 79.125.650 - Highest responsible bidder -- Determination.
- 79.125.660 - Sale procedure -- Conduct of sales -- Deposits -- Bid bonds -- Memorandum of purchase.
- 79.125.670 - Sale procedure -- Readvertisement of lands not sold.
- 79.125.680 - Sale procedure -- Confirmation of sale.
- 79.125.700 - Sale of state-owned tidelands or shorelands to municipal corporation or state agency -- Authority to execute agreements, deeds, etc.
- 79.125.710 - Grant of lands for city park or playground purposes.
- 79.125.720 - Exchange of lands to secure city parks and playgrounds.
- 79.125.730 - Director of ecology to assist city parks.
- 79.125.740 - Certain tidelands reserved for recreational use and taking of fish and shellfish.
- 79.125.750 - Access to and from tidelands reserved for recreational use and taking of fish and shellfish.
- 79.125.760 - Use of certain tidelands, shorelands, and abutting bedlands -- Grant to the United States -- Purposes -- Limitations.
- 79.125.770 - Tidelands and shorelands -- Use of lands granted to United States -- Application -- Proof of upland use -- Conveyance.
- 79.125.780 - Tidelands and shorelands -- Use of lands granted to United States -- Easements over tidelands or shorelands to United States.
- 79.125.790 - Tidelands and shorelands -- Use of lands granted to United States -- Reversion on cessation of use.
- 79.125.800 - United States Navy base -- Exchange of property -- Procedure.
- 79.125.900 - Savings -- Captions -- Severability -- Effective dates -- 1982 1st ex.s. c 21.
- 79.125.901 - Severability -- Part/subchapter headings not law -- 2005 c 155.
- 79.13 - Land leases.
- 79.13.010 - Lease of state lands -- General.
- 79.13.020 - Who may lease.
- 79.13.030 - Lease contents.
- 79.13.040 - Inspections -- Surveys.
- 79.13.050 - Improvements.
- 79.13.060 - Lease terms.
- 79.13.070 - Forfeiture.
- 79.13.080 - Disposition of crops on forfeited land.
- 79.13.090 - Leases to United States for national defense.
- 79.13.100 - Battery charging, battery exchange, and rapid charging stations.
- 79.13.110 - Types of lease authorization.
- 79.13.120 - Notice of leasing.
- 79.13.130 - Lease procedure -- Scheduling auctions.
- 79.13.140 - Public auction procedure.
- 79.13.150 - Lease/rent of acquired lands.
- 79.13.160 - Appraisement of improvement before lease.
- 79.13.170 - Water right for irrigation as improvement.
- 79.13.180 - Record of leases.
- 79.13.320 - Share crop leases authorized.
- 79.13.330 - Harvest, storage of crop -- Notice -- Warehouse receipt.
- 79.13.340 - Sale, storage, or other disposition of crops.
- 79.13.350 - Insurance of crop -- Division of cost.
- 79.13.360 - Application of other provisions to share crop leases.
- 79.13.370 - Grazing leases -- Restrictions.
- 79.13.380 - Livestock grazing on lieu lands.
- 79.13.390 - Grazing permits -- United States government.
- 79.13.400 - Improvement of grazing ranges -- Agreements.
- 79.13.410 - Improvement of grazing ranges -- Extension of permit.
- 79.13.500 - Amateur radio repeater stations -- Legislative intent.
- 79.13.510 - Amateur radio electronic repeater sites and units -- Reduced rental rates -- Frequencies.
- 79.13.520 - Nonprofit television reception improvements districts -- Rental of public lands -- Intent.
- 79.13.530 - Geothermal resources -- Guidelines for development.
- 79.13.600 - Findings -- Salmon stocks -- Grazing lands -- Coordinated resource management plans.
- 79.13.610 - Grazing lands--Fish and wildlife goals--Technical advisory committee--Implementation.
- 79.13.620 - Purpose -- Ecosystem standards.
- 79.130 - Aquatic lands -- Beds of navigable waters.
- 79.130.001 - Intent -- 2005 c 155.
- 79.130.010 - Lease of beds of navigable waters.
- 79.130.020 - Lease of beds of navigable waters -- Terms and conditions of lease -- Forfeiture for nonuser.
- 79.130.030 - Lease of beds of navigable waters -- Improvements -- Federal permit -- Forfeiture -- Plans and specifications.
- 79.130.040 - Lease of beds of navigable waters -- Preference right to re-lease.
- 79.130.050 - United States Navy base -- Legislative findings and declaration.
- 79.130.060 - Lease of bedlands in Port Gardner Bay for dredge spoil site -- Conditions.
- 79.130.070 - Exchange of bedlands -- Cowlitz river.
- 79.130.900 - Savings -- Captions -- Severability -- Effective dates -- 1982 1st ex.s. c 21.
- 79.130.901 - Severability -- Part/subchapter headings not law -- 2005 c 155.
- 79.135 - Aquatic lands -- Oysters, geoducks, shellfish, other aquacultural uses, and marine aquatic plants.
- 79.135.010 - Bush act/Callow act lands.
- 79.135.020 - Sale of reserved or reversionary rights in tidelands.
- 79.135.030 - Wrongful taking of shellfish from public lands -- Civil remedies.
- 79.135.040 - Aquaculture products -- Sale by leaseholder.
- 79.135.100 - Aquatic lands used for aquaculture production and harvesting -- Rents and fees -- Limitations on leases.
- 79.135.110 - Leasing beds of tidal waters for shellfish cultivation or other aquaculture use.
- 79.135.120 - Leasing lands for shellfish cultivation or other aquaculture use -- Who may lease -- Application -- Deposit.
- 79.135.130 - Leasing lands for shellfish cultivation or other aquaculture use -- Inspection and report by director of fish and wildlife -- Rental and term -- Commercial harvest of subtidal hardshell c
- 79.135.140 - Leasing lands for shellfish cultivation or other aquaculture use -- Survey and boundary markers.
- 79.135.150 - Renewal lease -- Application.
- 79.135.160 - Leasing lands for shellfish cultivation or other aquaculture use -- Reversion for use other than cultivation of shellfish.
- 79.135.170 - Leasing lands for shellfish cultivation or other aquaculture use -- Abandonment -- Application for other lands.
- 79.135.200 - Geoduck harvest/cultivation -- Survey of navigable waters by private party -- Record of survey.
- 79.135.210 - Geoduck harvesting -- Agreements, regulation.
- 79.135.220 - Geoduck harvesting -- Designation of aquatic lands.
- 79.135.230 - Intensive management plan for geoducks.
- 79.135.300 - Lease of tidelands set aside as oyster reserves.
- 79.135.310 - Inspection by director of fish and wildlife.
- 79.135.320 - Vacation of reserve -- Lease of lands -- Designated state oyster reserve lands.
- 79.135.400 - Seaweed--Marine aquatic plants defined.
- 79.135.410 - Seaweed--Personal use limit -- Commercial harvesting prohibited -- Exception -- Import restriction.
- 79.135.420 - Seaweed--Harvest and possession violations -- Penalties and damages.
- 79.135.430 - Seaweed--Enforcement.
- 79.135.900 - Savings -- 1982 1st ex.s. c 21.
- 79.135.901 - Captions -- 1982 1st ex.s. c 21.
- 79.135.902 - Severability -- 1982 1st ex.s. c 21.
- 79.135.903 - Effective date -- 1982 1st ex.s. c 21 §§ 176 and 179.
- 79.135.904 - Effective date -- 1982 1st ex.s. c 21.
- 79.135.905 - Severability -- Part/subchapter headings not law -- 2005 c 155.
- 79.14 - Mineral, coal, oil, and gas leases.
- 79.14.010 - Definitions.
- 79.14.020 - Leases authorized -- Terms -- Duration.
- 79.14.030 - Rental fees -- Minimum royalties.
- 79.14.040 - Compensation to owners of private rights and to state for surface damage.
- 79.14.050 - Drilling operations beyond lease term -- Lease provisions.
- 79.14.060 - Surrender of lease -- Liability.
- 79.14.070 - Royalties.
- 79.14.080 - Leases of land within a geologic structure.
- 79.14.090 - Cancellation or forfeiture of leases -- New leases.
- 79.14.100 - Cooperative or unit plans -- Communization or drilling agreements.
- 79.14.110 - Customary provisions in leases.
- 79.14.120 - Rules.
- 79.14.130 - Wells to be located minimum distance from boundaries -- Exception.
- 79.14.140 - Rights-of-way over public lands -- Payment for timber.
- 79.14.150 - Sales of timber -- Rules.
- 79.14.160 - Development after discovery.
- 79.14.170 - Spacing and offsetting of wells.
- 79.14.180 - Lands may be withheld from leasing.
- 79.14.190 - Payment of royalty share -- Royalty in kind.
- 79.14.200 - Prior permits validated -- Relinquishment for new leases.
- 79.14.210 - Assignments and subleases of leases.
- 79.14.220 - Appeal from rulings of commissioner.
- 79.14.300 - Prospecting and mining contracts -- Authority.
- 79.14.310 - Prospecting and mining -- Public auction of mining contracts.
- 79.14.315 - Recreational prospecting permits.
- 79.14.320 - Department may adopt rules.
- 79.14.330 - Prospecting lease -- Application fee.
- 79.14.340 - Compensation for loss or damage to surface rights.
- 79.14.350 - Prospecting leases -- Term -- Rent -- Conditions.
- 79.14.360 - Conversion to mining contract.
- 79.14.370 - Prospecting and mining -- Lessee's rights and duties.
- 79.14.380 - Prospecting and mining -- Termination for default.
- 79.14.390 - Prospecting leases and mining contracts -- Form, terms, conditions.
- 79.14.400 - Prospecting and mining -- Reclamation of premises.
- 79.14.410 - Prospecting and mining -- Minimum royalty.
- 79.14.420 - Mining contracts -- Renewal of contract.
- 79.14.430 - Prospecting and mining -- Consolidation.
- 79.14.440 - Prospecting and mining -- Disclosure of information.
- 79.14.450 - Prospecting and mining -- Disposition of materials not covered by lease or contract.
- 79.14.470 - Leases and option contracts authorized.
- 79.14.480 - Application for option contract -- Fee.
- 79.14.490 - Investigation and issue of option contract.
- 79.14.500 - Damage to surface owner or lessee.
- 79.14.510 - Lease -- Application, terms, royalties.
- 79.14.520 - Lease without option contract.
- 79.14.530 - Confidential information.
- 79.14.540 - Use and sale of materials from land.
- 79.14.550 - Suspension of mining -- Termination of lease.
- 79.14.560 - Condition of premises on termination.
- 79.14.570 - Re-lease -- Procedure -- Preference rights.
- 79.14.580 - Waste prohibited.
- 79.14.900 - Severability -- 1955 c 131.
- 79.140 - Aquatic lands -- Valuable materials.
- 79.140.010 - Manner of sale -- Notice.
- 79.140.020 - List of valuable materials.
- 79.140.030 - Expenditures for advertising.
- 79.140.040 - Reoffer of sale -- Readvertised.
- 79.140.050 - Sale by public auction/sealed bid -- Exception.
- 79.140.060 - Determination of highest responsible bidder.
- 79.140.070 - Sales by public auction -- Procedure.
- 79.140.080 - Confirmation of sale.
- 79.140.100 - Valuable materials from Columbia river -- Agreements with Oregon.
- 79.140.110 - Material removed for channel or harbor improvement or flood control -- Use for public purpose.
- 79.140.130 - Prior appraisal required.
- 79.140.140 - Bill of sale for valuable material sold separately.
- 79.140.150 - Sale of rock, gravel, sand, silt, and other valuable materials.
- 79.140.160 - Sale of rock, gravel, sand, and silt -- Application -- Terms of lease or contract -- Bond -- Payment -- Reports.
- 79.140.170 - Sale of rock, gravel, sand, and silt -- Investigation, audit of books of person removing.
- 79.140.180 - Contract for sale of rock, gravel, etc. -- Royalties -- Consideration of flood protection value.
- 79.140.190 - Leases and permits for prospecting and contracts for mining valuable minerals and specific materials from aquatic lands.
- 79.140.200 - Option contracts for prospecting and leases for mining and extraction of coal from aquatic lands.
- 79.140.210 - Mount St. Helens dredge spoils or materials.
- 79.140.900 - Severability -- Part/subchapter headings not law -- 2005 c 155.
- 79.145 - Marine plastic debris.
- 79.145.001 - Intent -- 2005 c 155.
- 79.145.010 - Intent.
- 79.145.020 - Definitions.
- 79.145.030 - Coordinating implementation -- Rules.
- 79.145.040 - Agreements with other entities.
- 79.145.050 - Employees -- Information clearinghouse contracts.
- 79.145.060 - Grants, funds, or gifts.
- 79.145.900 - Severability -- 1989 c 23.
- 79.145.901 - Severability -- Part/subchapter headings not law -- 2005 c 155.
- 79.15 - Sale of valuable materials.
- 79.15.010 - Valuable materials sold separately.
- 79.15.020 - Duties of department.
- 79.15.030 - Rules or procedures for removal of valuable materials sold.
- 79.15.040 - Sale of valuable materials without application or deposit.
- 79.15.045 - Who may purchase -- Fee.
- 79.15.050 - Type of sale -- Direct sales.
- 79.15.055 - Appraisal -- Defined.
- 79.15.060 - Date of sale limited by time of appraisal -- Transfer of authority.
- 79.15.070 - Time and date of sale.
- 79.15.080 - Advertising sales of valuable materials.
- 79.15.090 - Advertisement for informational purposes only.
- 79.15.100 - Terms and conditions of sale -- Exemption for forest biomass.
- 79.15.110 - Conduct of sales.
- 79.15.120 - Confirmation of sale.
- 79.15.130 - Bill of sale.
- 79.15.140 - Valuable materials contract -- Impracticable to perform/cancellation -- Substitute valuable materials.
- 79.15.150 - Reoffer.
- 79.15.210 - Findings -- Damage to timber.
- 79.15.220 - Sale of damaged valuable materials.
- 79.15.300 - Contracts -- Forfeiture -- Royalties -- Monthly reports.
- 79.15.320 - Road material -- Sale to public authorities -- Disposition of proceeds.
- 79.15.400 - License to remove firewood authorized.
- 79.15.410 - Removal only for personal use.
- 79.15.420 - Issuance of license -- Fee.
- 79.15.430 - Removal of firewood without charge.
- 79.15.440 - Penalty.
- 79.15.500 - Contract harvesting -- Definitions.
- 79.15.510 - Contract harvesting -- Program established.
- 79.15.520 - Contract harvesting revolving account.
- 79.15.530 - Contract harvesting -- Special appraisal practices.
- 79.15.540 - Intent--Contract harvesting--State trust forest land with identified forest health deficiencies.
- 79.15.550 - Mitigation against the potential for contract default -- Report to the legislature.
- 79.150 - Forest biomass materials located on state lands.
- 79.150.010 - Findings.
- 79.150.020 - List of potential sources of forest biomass on state lands.
- 79.150.030 - Forest biomass supply contracts.
- 79.150.040 - Lease of state land for resource use derived from biomass.
- 79.150.050 - Evaluation of supply agreements under RCW 79.150.030 and 79.150.040 -- Report to the legislature -- Demonstration project authorized.
- 79.17 - Land transfers.
- 79.17.010 - Exchange of state lands -- Purposes -- Conditions.
- 79.17.020 - Exchange of lands to consolidate and block up holdings or obtain lands having commercial recreational leasing potential -- Consultation with interested parties.
- 79.17.030 - University demonstration forest and experiment station.
- 79.17.040 - Exchange of property acquired as administrative sites -- Purposes.
- 79.17.050 - Public notice -- News release -- Hearing.
- 79.17.060 - Exchange of lands to consolidate and block up holdings -- Agreements and deeds by commissioner.
- 79.17.070 - Exchange of lands to consolidate and block up holdings -- Lands acquired are subject to same laws and administered for same fund as lands exchanged.
- 79.17.100 - Application by school district.
- 79.17.110 - School districts -- Purchase of leased lands with improvements.
- 79.17.120 - School districts -- Purchases from school construction fund.
- 79.17.130 - School districts -- Extension of contract period.
- 79.17.140 - School districts -- Reversion, when.
- 79.17.200 - Real property -- Transfer or disposal without public auction.
- 79.17.210 - Real property asset base -- Natural resources real property replacement account.
- 79.17.220 - Notification requirements.
- 79.19 - Land bank.
- 79.19.010 - Legislative finding.
- 79.19.020 - Land bank -- Created -- Purchase of property authorized.
- 79.19.030 - Exchange or sale of property held in land bank.
- 79.19.040 - Management of property held in land bank.
- 79.19.050 - Appropriation of funds from forest development account or resource management cost account -- Use of income.
- 79.19.060 - Reimbursement for costs and expenses.
- 79.19.080 - Identification of trust lands expected to convert to commercial, residential, or industrial uses -- Hearing -- Notice -- Designation as urban lands.
- 79.19.090 - Exchange of urban land for land bank land -- Notification of affected public agencies.
- 79.19.100 - Urban lands -- Cooperative planning, development.
- 79.19.110 - Lands for commercial, industrial, or residential use -- Payment of in-lieu of property tax -- Distribution.
- 79.19.900 - Severability -- 1984 c 222.
- 79.19.901 - Effective date -- 1984 c 222.
- 79.22 - Acquisition, management, and disposition of state forest lands.
- 79.22.010 - Powers of department -- Acquisition of land for reforestation -- Taxes, cancellation.
- 79.22.020 - Acquisition of forest land -- Requisites.
- 79.22.030 - Record of proceedings, etc.
- 79.22.040 - Deed of county land to department.
- 79.22.050 - Sales and leases of timber, timber land, or products thereon.
- 79.22.060 - Transfer, disposal of lands without public auction -- Requirements.
- 79.22.070 - Forest and land management -- Rules -- Penalty.
- 79.22.080 - Utility bonds.
- 79.22.090 - Bonds -- Purchase price of land limited -- Retirement of bonds.
- 79.22.100 - Reacquisition of lands from federal government.
- 79.22.110 - Reconveyance to county in certain cases.
- 79.22.120 - Reconveyance to county of certain leased lands.
- 79.22.130 - Notification requirements.
- 79.22.300 - Procedure -- Reconveyance back when use ceases.
- 79.22.310 - Timber resource management.
- 79.22.320 - Lands transferred by deed.
- 79.22.330 - Provisions cumulative and nonexclusive.
- 79.24 - Capitol building lands.
- 79.24.010 - Designation of lands -- Sale, manner, consent of board.
- 79.24.020 - Use of funds restricted.
- 79.24.030 - Employment of assistants -- Payment of expenses.
- 79.24.060 - Disposition of proceeds of sale -- Publication of notice of proposals or bids.
- 79.24.085 - Disposition of money from sales.
- 79.24.087 - Capitol grant revenue to capitol building construction account.
- 79.24.100 - Bond issue authorized.
- 79.24.110 - Sale of bonds -- Price -- Investment of funds in.
- 79.24.120 - Life of bonds -- Payment of interest.
- 79.24.130 - Signatures -- Registration of bonds.
- 79.24.140 - Proceeds to capitol building construction account.
- 79.24.150 - Bonds as security and legal investment.
- 79.24.160 - Use of proceeds specified.
- 79.24.300 - Parking facilities authorized -- Rental.
- 79.24.310 - Number and location of facilities.
- 79.24.320 - Appropriations -- Parking facilities, laboratories.
- 79.24.330 - Purchase of land for parking facilities authorized.
- 79.24.340 - Purchase of land for parking facilities authorized -- Construction of one-level facility.
- 79.24.400 - Sylvester Park -- Grant authorized.
- 79.24.410 - Sylvester Park -- Subsurface parking facility.
- 79.24.450 - Access to capitol grounds on described route authorized.
- 79.24.500 - Property described.
- 79.24.510 - Area designated as the east capitol site.
- 79.24.520 - Acquisition of property authorized -- Means -- Other state agencies to assist committee in executing chapter.
- 79.24.530 - Department of general administration to design and develop site and buildings -- Approval of capitol committee.
- 79.24.540 - State agencies may buy land and construct buildings thereon -- Requirements.
- 79.24.550 - State buildings to be constructed only on capitol grounds -- Exception.
- 79.24.560 - Department of general administration to rent, lease or use properties.
- 79.24.570 - Use of proceeds from site.
- 79.24.590 - Use of private real estate and rights in site declared public use.
- 79.24.600 - Severability -- 1961 c 167.
- 79.24.650 - Committee duties enumerated.
- 79.24.652 - Bonds authorized -- Amount -- Interest and maturity -- Payable from certain revenues.
- 79.24.654 - Maturities -- Covenants -- Section's provisions as contract with bond holders -- Where payable.
- 79.24.656 - Signatures -- Registration.
- 79.24.658 - Payment of principal and interest -- State building and parking bond redemption fund -- Reserve -- Owner's remedies -- Disposition of proceeds of sale -- Nondebt-limit revenue bond ret
- 79.24.660 - Bonds as security and legal investment.
- 79.24.662 - Use of bond proceeds.
- 79.24.664 - Appropriation.
- 79.24.666 - State capitol committee to act upon advice of legislative committee -- State capitol committee powers.
- 79.24.668 - Severability -- 1969 ex.s. c 272.
- 79.24.700 - Findings.
- 79.24.710 - Properties identified as "state capitol public and historic facilities."
- 79.24.720 - Department of general administration's responsibilities.
- 79.24.730 - Funding/grants for stewardship of state capitol public and historic facilities.
- 79.36 - Easements over public lands.
- 79.36.310 - Acquisition of property interests for access authorized.
- 79.36.320 - Condemnation -- Duty of attorney general.
- 79.36.330 - Disposal of property interests acquired.
- 79.36.340 - Acquisition -- Payment.
- 79.36.350 - Application for right-of-way.
- 79.36.355 - Grant of easements and rights in public land.
- 79.36.360 - Condemnation proceedings involving state land.
- 79.36.370 - Lands subject to easements for removal of valuable materials.
- 79.36.380 - Private easement subject to common user.
- 79.36.390 - Reasonable facilities and service for transportation must be furnished.
- 79.36.400 - Duty of utilities and transportation commission.
- 79.36.410 - Penalty for violation of orders.
- 79.36.430 - Forfeiture for nonuse.
- 79.36.440 - Right-of-way for public roads.
- 79.36.450 - Railroad right-of-way.
- 79.36.460 - Railroad right-of-way -- Procedure to acquire.
- 79.36.470 - Railroad right-of-way -- Appraisement.
- 79.36.480 - Railroad right-of-way -- Improvements -- Appraisal.
- 79.36.490 - Railroad right-of-way -- Release or payment of damages.
- 79.36.500 - Railroad right-of-way -- Certificate.
- 79.36.510 - Utility pipe lines, transmission lines, etc.
- 79.36.520 - Utility pipe lines, transmission lines, etc. -- Procedure to acquire.
- 79.36.530 - Utility pipe lines -- Appraisal -- Certificate -- Reversion.
- 79.36.540 - Right-of-way for irrigation, diking, and drainage purposes.
- 79.36.550 - Right-of-way for irrigation, diking, and drainage purposes -- Procedure to acquire.
- 79.36.560 - Right-of-way for irrigation, diking, and drainage purposes -- Appraisal -- Certificate.
- 79.36.570 - Grant of overflow rights.
- 79.36.580 - Construction of foregoing sections.
- 79.36.590 - Easement reserved in later grants.
- 79.36.600 - Private easement over state lands.
- 79.36.610 - Easement over public lands subject to common user.
- 79.36.620 - Reservations in grants and leases.
- 79.36.630 - Duty of utilities and transportation commission.
- 79.36.640 - Penalty for violating utilities and transportation commission's order.
- 79.36.650 - Applications -- Appraisement -- Certificate -- Forfeiture -- Fee.
- 79.38 - Access roads.
- 79.38.010 - Acquisition of property for access to public lands.
- 79.38.020 - Exchange of easement rights.
- 79.38.030 - Use of roads by purchasers of valuable materials.
- 79.38.040 - Permits for use of roads.
- 79.38.050 - Access road revolving fund.
- 79.38.060 - Use of moneys not deposited in revolving fund.
- 79.38.070 - Department-county agreements for improvement of access roads.
- 79.38.900 - Severability -- 1961 c 44.
- 79.44 - Assessments and charges against lands of the state.
- 79.44.003 - "Assessing district" defined.
- 79.44.004 - "Assessment" defined.
- 79.44.010 - Lands subject to local assessments.
- 79.44.020 - State to be charged its proportion of cost -- Construction of chapter.
- 79.44.030 - Apportioning cost on leaseholds.
- 79.44.040 - Notice to state of intention to improve, or impose assessment -- Consent -- Notice to port commission.
- 79.44.050 - Certification of roll -- Penalties, interest.
- 79.44.060 - Payment procedure -- Lands not subject to lien, exception.
- 79.44.070 - Enforcement against lessee or contract holder.
- 79.44.080 - Foreclosure against leasehold or contract interest -- Cancellation of lease or contract.
- 79.44.090 - Payment by state after forfeiture of lease or contract.
- 79.44.095 - Assessments paid by state to be added to purchase price of land.
- 79.44.100 - Assignment of lease or contract to purchaser at foreclosure sale.
- 79.44.120 - When assessments need not be added in certain cases.
- 79.44.130 - Local provisions superseded.
- 79.44.140 - Application of chapter -- Eminent domain assessments.
- 79.44.190 - Acquisition of property by state or political subdivision which is subject to unpaid assessments or delinquencies -- Payment of lien or installments.
- 79.44.900 - Severability -- 1963 c 20.
- 79.64 - Funds for managing and administering lands.
- 79.64.010 - Definitions.
- 79.64.020 - Resource management cost account -- Use.
- 79.64.030 - Expenditures of certain funds in the resource management cost account to be for trust lands -- Use for other lands -- Repayment -- Ordinary cost not deductible from sale proceeds -- Accoun
- 79.64.040 - Deductions from proceeds of all transactions authorized -- Limitations.
- 79.64.050 - Deductions to be paid into resource management cost account.
- 79.64.060 - Rules relating to account.
- 79.64.070 - Severability -- 1961 c 178.
- 79.64.090 - Agricultural college trust management account -- Creation.
- 79.64.100 - Forest development account.
- 79.64.110 - Revenue distribution.
- 79.64.120 - Retirement of interfund loans -- Transfer of timber cutting rights on state forest lands acquired under RCW 79.22.010 to the federal land grant trusts -- Distribution of revenue from timb
- 79.70 - Natural area preserves.
- 79.70.010 - Purpose.
- 79.70.020 - Definitions.
- 79.70.030 - Powers of department.
- 79.70.040 - Powers as to transactions involving public lands deemed natural areas -- Alienation of lands designated natural area preserves.
- 79.70.060 - Legislative findings -- Natural heritage resources.
- 79.70.070 - Natural heritage advisory council.
- 79.70.080 - Council duties.
- 79.70.090 - Dedication of property as natural area.
- 79.70.100 - Public hearing -- Establishment of boundary.
- 79.70.110 - Important bird areas.
- 79.70.120 - Important bird area--Recognition requirements.
- 79.70.130 - Distribution of amount in lieu of real property taxes, weed control assessment.
- 79.70.900 - Construction -- 1972 ex.s. c 119.
- 79.71 - Washington natural resources conservation areas.
- 79.71.010 - Legislative findings.
- 79.71.020 - Characteristics of lands considered for conservation purposes.
- 79.71.030 - Definitions.
- 79.71.040 - Acquisition of property for natural resources conservation areas -- Designation.
- 79.71.050 - Transfer of trust land for natural resources conservation areas -- Use of proceeds.
- 79.71.060 - Public hearing on proposed conservation area.
- 79.71.070 - Management plans for designated areas.
- 79.71.080 - Administration of natural resources conservation areas -- Management agreements and activities.
- 79.71.090 - Natural resources conservation areas stewardship account.
- 79.71.100 - Designation of certain areas as natural resources conservation areas.
- 79.71.120 - Elk river natural resources conservation area -- Transfer of management -- Hunting opportunities.
- 79.71.130 - Distribution of amount in lieu of real property taxes, weed control assessment.
- 79.71.900 - Severability -- 1987 c 472.
- 79.73 - Milwaukee road corridor.
- 79.73.010 - Management and control.
- 79.73.020 - Recreational use -- Permit -- Rules -- Fees.
- 79.73.030 - Powers.
- 79.73.040 - Leasing -- Duties with respect to unleased portions.
- 79.73.050 - Authority to terminate or modify leases -- Notice.
- 79.73.060 - Milwaukee Road corridor -- Cross-state trail -- Land transfers -- Rail carrier franchise.
- RCW Dispositions
- 79.95 - Aquatic lands — beds of navigable waters
- 79.91 - Aquatic lands — easements and rights-of-way
- 79.92 - Aquatic lands — harbor areas
- 79.90 - Aquatic lands — in general
- 79.96 - Aquatic lands — oysters, geoducks, shellfish, and other aquacultural uses
- 79.135 - Aquatic lands — oysters, geoducks, shellfish, other aquacultural uses, and marine aquatic plants
- 79.94 - Aquatic lands — tidelands and shorelands
- 79.140 - Aquatic lands — valuable materials
- 79.93 - Aquatic lands — waterways and streets
- 79.44 - Assessments and charges against lands of the state
- 79.24 - Capitol building lands
- 79.04 - Definitions
- 79.100 - Derelict vessels
- 79.36 - Easements over public lands
- 79.64 - Funds for managing and administering lands
- 79.08 - General provisions
- 79.76 - Geothermal resources
- 79.19 - Land bank
- 79.28 - Lieu lands
- 79.81 - Marine plastic debris
- 79.68 - Multiple use concept in management and administration of state-owned lands
- 79.70 - Natural area preserves
- 79.20 - Oyster lands
- 79.01 - Public lands act
- 79.02 - Public lands management — general
- 79.48 - Reclamation of arid lands under carey act
- 79.12 - Sales and leases of public lands and materials
- 79.72 - Scenic river system
- 79.60 - Sustained yield cooperative agreements
- 79.52 - Sustained yield plan
- 79.32 - Tide and shore land grants to united states
- 79.16 - Tidelands, shorelands, and harbor areas
- 79.40 - Trespass
- 79.80 - Unappropriated public lands
- 79.71 - Washington natural resources conservation areas
- Notes