RCW 79A.60.220 — Washington Code / Title 79A / Chapter 60 / Section 220
RCW 79A.60.220: Boating accident reports by local government agencies—Investigation—Report of coroner.
Status: in_force

Law enforcement authorities, fire departments, or search and rescue units of any city or county government shall provide to the commission a report, prepared by the local government agency regarding any boating accident occurring within their jurisdiction resulting in a death or injury requiring hospitalization. Such report shall be provided to the commission within ten days of the occurrence of the accident. The results of any investigation of the accident conducted by the city or county governmental agency shall be included in the report provided to the commission. At the earliest opportunity, but in no case more than forty-eight hours after becoming aware of an accident, the agency shall notify the commission of the accident. The commission shall have authority to investigate any boating accident. The results of any investigation conducted by the commission shall be made available to the local government for further processing. This provision does not eliminate the requirement for a boating accident report by the operator required under RCW 79A.60.200 . The report of a county coroner, or any public official assuming the functions of a coroner, concerning the death of any person resulting from a boating accident, shall be submitted to the commission within one week of completion. Information in such report may be, together with information in other such reports, incorporated into the state boating accident report provided for in RCW 79A.05.310 (4), and shall be for the confidential usage of governmental agencies as provided in RCW 79A.60.210 .
RCW 79A.60.595 — Washington Code / Title 79A / Chapter 60 / Section 595
RCW 79A.60.595: Commission to adopt rules.
Status: in_force

The commission shall adopt rules as are necessary to carry out all sections of chapter 393, Laws of 1989 except for RCW 79A.60.550 and 82.49.030 . The commission shall comply with all applicable provisions of chapter 34.05 RCW in adopting the rules.
RCW 79.19.030 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 19 / Section 030
RCW 79.19.030: Exchange or sale of property held in land bank.
Status: in_force

The department, with the approval of the board, may: (1) Exchange property held in the land bank for any other lands of equal value administered by the department, including state lands and state forestlands; (2) Exchange property held in the land bank for property of equal or greater value which is owned publicly or privately, and which has greater potential for natural resource or income production or which could be more efficiently managed by the department, however, no power of eminent domain is hereby granted to the department; (3) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, sell property that has been exchanged into and is held in the land bank as provided under RCW 79.11.340 without any requirement of platting and use the proceeds to acquire property for the land bank which has greater potential for natural resource or income production or which would be more efficiently managed by the department; and (4) If a department lessee owns and resides in a house located on land that has been exchanged into and is held in the land bank, sell the land directly to the lessee for the appraised fair market value of the land and use the proceeds of the sale as provided in subsection (3) of this section. If the lessee does not purchase the land for the appraised fair market value, the department shall sell the land as provided under subsection (3) of this section.
RCW 79.115.130 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 115 / Section 130
RCW 79.115.130: Procedure to re-lease harbor areas.
Status: in_force

Upon completion of the valuation of any tract of harbor area applied for under RCW 79.115.120 , the department shall notify the applicant of the terms and conditions upon which the re-lease will be granted and of the rental fixed. The applicant or the applicant's successor in interest shall have the option for the period of sixty days from the date of the service of notice in which to accept a lease on the terms and conditions and at the rental so fixed and determined by the department. If the terms and conditions and rental are accepted a new lease shall be granted for the term applied for. If the terms and conditions are not accepted by the applicant within the period of time, or within such further time, not exceeding three months, as the department shall grant, the lease shall be deemed rejected by the applicant, and the department shall give eight weeks' notice by publication once a week in one or more newspapers of general circulation in the county in which the harbor area is located, that a lease of the harbor area will be sold on the terms and conditions and at the rental, at a time and place specified in the notice (which shall not be more than three months from the date of the first publication of the notice) to the person offering at the public sale to pay the highest sum as a cash bonus at the time of sale of the lease. Notice of the sale shall be served upon the applicant at least six weeks prior to the date of sale. The person paying the highest sum as a cash bonus shall be entitled to lease the harbor area. However, if the lease is not sold at the public sale the department may at any time or times again fix the terms, conditions, and rental, and again advertise the lease for sale as provided in this section and upon similar notice. Further, upon failure to secure any sale of the lease as prescribed in this section, the department may issue revocable leases without requirement of improvements for one year periods at a minimum rate of two percent.
RCW 79.135.901 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 135 / Section 901
RCW 79.135.901: Captions—1982 1st ex.s. c 21.
Status: in_force

Chapter and section headings as used in this act do not constitute any part of the law.
RCW 79A.60.300 — Washington Code / Title 79A / Chapter 60 / Section 300
RCW 79A.60.300: Vessels secured pursuant to chapter 79A.65 RCW.
Status: in_force

The provisions of RCW 79A.60.230 through 79A.60.290 do not apply to vessels secured pursuant to chapter 79A.65 RCW.
RCW 79.36.440 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 36 / Section 440
RCW 79.36.440: Right-of-way for public roads.
Status: in_force

Any county or city or the United States of America or state agency desiring to locate, establish, and construct a road or street over and across any state lands of the state of Washington shall by resolution of the board of county commissioners of such county, or city council or other governing body of such city, or proper agency of the United States of America, or state agency, cause to be filed in the office of the department a petition for a right-of-way for such road or street, setting forth the reasons for the establishment thereof, accompanied by a duly attested copy of a plat made by the county or city engineer or proper agency of the United States of America, or state agency, showing the location of the proposed road or street with reference to the legal subdivisions, or lots and blocks of the official plat, or the lands, over and across which such right-of-way is desired, the amount of land to be taken and the amount of land remaining in each portion of each legal subdivision or lot or block bisected by such proposed road or street. Upon the filing of such petition and plat the department, if deemed for the best interest of the state to grant the petition, shall cause the land proposed to be taken to be inspected and shall appraise the value of the land and valuable materials thereon and notify the petitioner of such appraised value. If there are no valuable materials on the proposed right-of-way, or upon the payment of the appraised value of the land and valuable materials thereon, to the department in cash, or by certified check drawn upon any bank in this state, or money order, except for all rights-of-way granted to the department on which the valuable materials, if any, shall be sold at public auction or by sealed bid, the department may approve the plat filed with the petition and file and enter the same in the records of its office, and such approval and record shall constitute a grant of such right-of-way from the state.
RCW 79A.60.680 — Washington Code / Title 79A / Chapter 60 / Section 680
RCW 79A.60.680: Study of boater needs—Funding recommendations.
Status: in_force

(1) By December 1, 2007, the *interagency committee for outdoor recreation shall complete an initial study of boater needs and make recommendations to the appropriate committees of the legislature on the initial amount of funding that should be provided to the commission for boating-related law enforcement purposes under RCW 79A.60.670 (2)(a). (2) The *interagency committee for outdoor recreation shall periodically update its study of boater needs as necessary and shall make recommendations to the governor and the appropriate committees of the legislature concerning funding allocations to state parks and other grant applicants.
RCW 79.125.400 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 125 / Section 400
RCW 79.125.400: First-class tidelands and shorelands—Lease—Preference right of upland owner—How exercised.
Status: in_force

(1) Upon platting and appraisal of first-class tidelands or shorelands as provided in this chapter, if the department deems it for the best public interest to offer the first-class tidelands or shorelands for lease, the department shall notify the owner of record of uplands fronting upon the tidelands or shorelands to be offered for lease if the upland owner is a resident of the state, or the upland owner is a nonresident of the state, shall mail to the upland owner's last known post office address, as reflected in the county records, a copy of the notice notifying the owner that the state is offering the tidelands or shorelands for lease, giving a description of those lands and the department's appraised fair market value of the tidelands or shorelands for lease, and notifying the owner that the upland owner has a preference right to apply to lease the tidelands or shorelands at the appraised value for the lease for a period of sixty days from the date of service of mailing of the notice. (2) If at the expiration of sixty days from the service or mailing of the notice, as provided in subsection (1) of this section, there being no conflicting applications filed, and the owner of the uplands fronting upon the tidelands or shorelands offered for lease, has failed to avail themselves of their preference right to apply to lease or to pay to the department the appraised value for lease of the tidelands or shorelands described in the notice, the tidelands or shorelands may be offered for lease to any person and may be leased in the manner provided for in the case of lease of state lands. (3) If at the expiration of sixty days two or more claimants asserting a preference right to lease have filed applications to lease any tract, conflicting with each other, the conflict between the claimants shall be equitably resolved by the department as the best interests of the state require in accord with the procedures prescribed by chapter 34.05 RCW. However, any contract purchaser of lands or rights therein, which upland qualifies the owner for a preference right under this section, shall have first priority for the preference right.
RCW 79.115.030 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 115 / Section 030
RCW 79.115.030: Commission on harbor lines may change, relocate, or reestablish harbor lines.
Status: in_force

The commission on harbor lines is authorized to change, relocate, or reestablish harbor lines.
RCW 79A.05.030 — Washington Code / Title 79A / Chapter 05 / Section 030
RCW 79A.05.030: Powers and duties—Mandatory.
Status: in_force

The commission shall: (1) Have the care, charge, control, and supervision of all parks and parkways acquired or set aside by the state for park or parkway purposes. (2) Adopt policies, and adopt, issue, and enforce rules pertaining to the use, care, and administration of state parks and parkways. The commission shall cause a copy of the rules to be kept posted in a conspicuous place in every state park to which they are applicable, but failure to post or keep any rule posted shall be no defense to any prosecution for the violation thereof. (3) Permit the use of state parks and parkways by the public under such rules as shall be adopted. (4) Clear, drain, grade, seed, and otherwise improve or beautify parks and parkways, and erect structures, buildings, fireplaces, and comfort stations and build and maintain paths, trails, and roadways through or on parks and parkways. (5) Grant concessions or leases in state parks and parkways upon such rentals, fees, or percentage of income or profits and for such terms, in no event longer than 80 years and upon such conditions as shall be approved by the commission. (a) Leases exceeding a 20-year term, or the amendment or modification of these leases, shall require a vote consistent with RCW 79A.05.025 (2). (b) If, during the term of any concession or lease, it is the opinion of the commission that it would be in the best interest of the state, the commission may, with the consent of the concessionaire or lessee, alter and amend the terms and conditions of such concession or lease. (c) Television station leases shall be subject to the provisions of RCW 79A.05.085 . (d) The rates of concessions or leases shall be renegotiated at five-year intervals. No concession shall be granted which will prevent the public from having free access to the scenic attractions of any park or parkway. (6) Employ such assistance as it deems necessary. Commission expenses relating to its use of volunteer assistance shall be limited to premiums or assessments for the insurance of volunteers by the department of labor and industries, compensation of staff who assist volunteers, materials and equipment used in authorized volunteer projects, training, reimbursement of volunteer travel as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060 , and other reasonable expenses relating to volunteer recognition. The commission, at its discretion, may waive commission fees otherwise applicable to volunteers. The commission shall not use volunteers to replace or supplant classified positions. The use of volunteers may not lead to the elimination of any employees or permanent positions in the bargaining unit. (7) By majority vote of its authorized membership, select and purchase or obtain options upon, lease, or otherwise acquire for and in the name of the state such tracts of land, including shore and tide lands [shorelands and tidelands], for park and parkway purposes as it deems proper. If the commission cannot acquire any tract at a price it deems reasonable, it may, by majority vote of its authorized membership, obtain title thereto, or any part thereof, by condemnation proceedings conducted by the attorney general as provided for the condemnation of rights-of-way for state highways. Option agreements executed under authority of this subsection shall be valid only if: (a) The cost of the option agreement does not exceed one dollar; and (b) Moneys used for the purchase of the option agreement are from (i) funds appropriated therefor, or (ii) funds appropriated for undesignated land acquisitions, or (iii) funds deemed by the commission to be in excess of the amount necessary for the purposes for which they were appropriated; and (c) The maximum amount payable for the property upon exercise of the option does not exceed the appraised value of the property. (8) Cooperate with the United States, or any county or city of this state, in any matter pertaining to the acquisition, development, redevelopment, renovation, care, control, or supervision of any park or parkway, and enter into contracts in writing to that end. All parks or parkways, to which the state contributed or in whose care, control, or supervision the state participated pursuant to the provisions of this section, shall be governed by the provisions hereof. (9) Within allowable resources, maintain policies that increase the number of people who have access to free or low-cost recreational opportunities for physical activity, including noncompetitive physical activity. (10) Adopt rules establishing the requirements for a criminal history record information search for the following: Job applicants, volunteers, and independent contractors who have unsupervised access to children or vulnerable adults, or who will be responsible for collecting or disbursing cash or processing credit/debit card transactions. These background checks will be done through the Washington state patrol criminal identification section and may include a national check from the federal bureau of investigation, which shall be through the submission of fingerprints. A permanent employee of the commission, employed as of July 24, 2005, is exempt from the provisions of this subsection.
RCW 79A.25.200 — Washington Code / Title 79A / Chapter 25 / Section 200
RCW 79A.25.200: Recreation resource account.
Status: in_force

The recreation resource account is created in the state treasury. Moneys in this account are subject to legislative appropriation. The board shall administer the account in accordance with this chapter and chapter 79A.35 RCW and shall hold it separate and apart from all other money, funds, and accounts of the board. Moneys received from the marine fuel tax refund account under RCW 79A.25.070 shall be deposited into the account. Grants, gifts, or other financial assistance, proceeds received from public bodies as administrative cost contributions, and moneys made available to the state of Washington by the federal government for outdoor recreation may be deposited into the account. During the 2011-2013 fiscal biennia, the recreation resource account may be used by the department of fish and wildlife for the purposes of activities related to aquatic and marine enforcement.
RCW 79.140.180 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 140 / Section 180
RCW 79.140.180: Contract for sale of rock, gravel, etc.—Royalties—Consideration of flood protection value.
Status: in_force

Whenever, pursuant to RCW 79.15.300 , the department enters into a contract for the sale and removal of rock, gravel, sand, or silt out of a riverbed, the department shall, when establishing a royalty, take into consideration flood protection value to the public that will arise as a result of the removal.
RCW 79A.05.370 — Washington Code / Title 79A / Chapter 05 / Section 370
RCW 79A.05.370: Underwater parks—Diverse recreational opportunity.
Status: in_force

In establishing an underwater park system, the commission shall seek to create diverse recreational opportunities in areas throughout Washington state. The commission shall place a high priority upon creating units that possess unique or diverse marine life or underwater natural or artificial features such as shipwrecks.
RCW 79A.15.030 — Washington Code / Title 79A / Chapter 15 / Section 030
RCW 79A.15.030: Allocation and use of moneys—Grants.
Status: in_force

(1) Moneys appropriated prior to July 1, 2016, for this chapter shall be divided as follows: (a) Appropriations for a biennium of forty million dollars or less must be allocated equally between the habitat conservation account and the outdoor recreation account. (b) If appropriations for a biennium total more than forty million dollars, the money must be allocated as follows: (i) Twenty million dollars to the habitat conservation account and twenty million dollars to the outdoor recreation account; (ii) any amount over forty million dollars up to fifty million dollars shall be allocated as follows: (A) Ten percent to the habitat conservation account; (B) ten percent to the outdoor recreation account; (C) forty percent to the riparian protection account; and (D) forty percent to the farmlands preservation account; and (iii) any amounts over fifty million dollars must be allocated as follows: (A) Thirty percent to the habitat conservation account; (B) thirty percent to the outdoor recreation account; (C) thirty percent to the riparian protection account; and (D) ten percent to the farmlands preservation account. (2) Beginning July 1, 2016, moneys appropriated for this chapter must be allocated as follows: (a) Forty-five percent to the habitat conservation account; (b) forty-five percent to the outdoor recreation account; and (c) ten percent to the farm and forest account. (3) Moneys deposited in these accounts shall be invested as authorized for other state funds, and any earnings on them shall be credited to the respective account. (4) All moneys deposited in the habitat conservation, outdoor recreation, and farm and forest accounts shall be allocated as provided under RCW 79A.15.040 , 79A.15.050 , and 79A.15.130 as grants to state or local agencies or nonprofit nature conservancies for acquisition, development, and renovation within the jurisdiction of those agencies, subject to legislative appropriation. The board may use or permit the use of any funds appropriated for this chapter as matching funds where federal, local, or other funds are made available for projects within the purposes of this chapter. Moneys appropriated to these accounts that are not obligated to a specific project may be used to fund projects from lists of alternate projects from the same account in biennia succeeding the biennium in which the moneys were originally appropriated. (5) Projects receiving grants for development, recreational access, or fee simple acquisition of land under this chapter must be accessible for public recreation and outdoor education unless the board specifically approves limiting public access in order to protect sensitive species, water quality, or public safety. (6) The board may make grants to an eligible project from the habitat conservation, outdoor recreation, and farm and forest accounts and any one or more of the applicable categories under such accounts described in RCW 79A.15.040 , 79A.15.050 , and 79A.15.130 . (7) The board may accept private donations to the habitat conservation account, the outdoor recreation account, and the farm and forest account for the purposes specified in this chapter. (8) The board may retain a portion of the funds appropriated for this chapter for its office for the administration of the programs and purposes specified in this chapter. The portion of the funds retained for administration may not exceed: (a) The actual administration costs averaged over the previous five biennia as a percentage of the legislature's new appropriation for this chapter; or (b) the amount specified in the appropriation, if any. Each biennium the percentage specified under (a) of this subsection must be approved by the office of financial management and submitted along with the prioritized lists of projects to be funded in RCW 79A.15.060 , 79A.15.070 , and 79A.15.130 . (9) Habitat and recreation land and facilities acquired or developed with moneys appropriated for this chapter may not, without prior approval of the board, be converted to a use other than that for which funds were originally approved. The board shall adopt rules and procedures governing the approval of such a conversion.
RCW 79.17.040 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 17 / Section 040
RCW 79.17.040: Exchange of property acquired as administrative sites—Purposes.
Status: in_force

The department may exchange surplus real property previously acquired by the department as administrative sites. The property may be exchanged for any public or private real property of equal value, to preserve archaeological sites on trust lands, to acquire land to be held in natural preserves, to maintain habitats for endangered species, or to acquire or enhance sites to be dedicated for recreational purposes.
RCW 79.115.140 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 115 / Section 140
RCW 79.115.140: Regulation of wharfage, dockage, and other tolls.
Status: in_force

The state of Washington retains and reserves the right to regulate the rates of wharfage, dockage, and other tolls to be imposed by the lessee or the lessee's assigns upon commerce for any of the purposes for which the leased area may be used and the right to prevent extortion and discrimination in such use.
RCW 79.105.330 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 105 / Section 330
RCW 79.105.330: Aquatic lands—Security for leases for more than one year.
Status: in_force

For any lease for a term of more than one year, the department may require that the rent be secured by insurance, bond, or other security satisfactory to the department in an amount not exceeding two years' rent. The department may require additional security for other lease provisions. The department shall not require cash deposits exceeding one-twelfth of the annual rental.
RCW 79.13.380 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 13 / Section 380
RCW 79.13.380: Livestock grazing on lieu lands.
Status: in_force

The department has the power, and it is its duty, to adopt, from time to time, reasonable rules for the grazing of livestock on such tracts and areas of the indemnity or lieu lands of the state contiguous to national forests and suitable for grazing purposes, as have been, or shall be, obtained from the United States under the provisions of RCW 79.02.120 .
RCW 79.71.030 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 71 / Section 030
RCW 79.71.030: Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter: "Commissioner" means the commissioner of public lands. "Department" means the department of natural resources. "Conservation purposes" include but are not limited to: (1) Maintaining, enhancing, or restoring ecological systems, including but not limited to aquatic, coastal, riparian, montane, and geological systems, whether such systems be unique or typical to the state of Washington; (2) maintaining exceptional scenic landscapes; (3) maintaining habitat for threatened, endangered, and sensitive species; (4) enhancing sites for primitive recreational purposes; and (5) outdoor environmental education. "Low-impact public use" includes public recreation uses and improvements that do not adversely affect the resource values, are appropriate to the maintenance of the site in a relatively unmodified natural setting, and do not detract from long-term ecological processes. "Management activities" may include limited production of income from forestry, agriculture, or other resource management activities, if such actions are consistent with the other purposes and requirements of this chapter. "Natural resources conservation area" or "conservation area" means an area having the characteristics identified in RCW 79.71.020 .
RCW 79A.60.500 — Washington Code / Title 79A / Chapter 60 / Section 500
RCW 79A.60.500: Uniform waterway marking system.
Status: in_force

The parks and recreation commission is hereby directed to develop and adopt rules establishing a uniform waterway marking system for waters of the state not serviced by such a marking system administered by the federal government. Such system shall be designed to provide for standardized waterway marking buoys, floats, and other waterway marking devices which identify or specify waterway hazards, vessel traffic patterns, and similar information of necessity or use to boaters. Any new or replacement waterway marking buoy, float, or device installed by a unit of local government shall be designed and installed consistent with rules adopted by the parks and recreation commission pursuant to this section.
RCW 79A.05.775 — Washington Code / Title 79A / Chapter 05 / Section 775
RCW 79A.05.775: Intent to preserve river wetlands in their natural state.
Status: in_force

Except for such property as is necessary or suitable for the development of recreational areas and their related facilities, it is the intent of this section that such property shall be acquired to preserve, as much as possible, the river wetlands in their natural state.
RCW 79.11.020 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 11 / Section 020
RCW 79.11.020: Powers/duties of department.
Status: in_force

The department shall exercise general supervision and control over the sale for any purpose of land granted to the state for educational purposes. It shall be the duty of the department to prepare all reports, data, and information in its records pertaining to any such proposed sale. The department shall have power, if it deems it advisable, to order that any particular sale of such land be held in abeyance pending further inspection and report. The department may cause such further inspection and report of land involved in any proposed sale to be made and for that purpose shall have power to employ its own inspectors, cruisers, and other technical assistants. Upon the basis of such further inspection and report the department shall determine whether or not, and the terms upon which, the proposed sale shall be consummated.
RCW 79A.05.680 — Washington Code / Title 79A / Chapter 05 / Section 680
RCW 79A.05.680: Hearings.
Status: in_force

Before adopting a recreation management plan, or amendments to an existing plan, local jurisdictions shall conduct a public hearing. Notice of the hearing shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in each jurisdiction adopting the plan as well as in a newspaper of general statewide circulation on at least two occasions not less than fourteen days before the first day of the hearing. When a proposed recreation management plan has been prepared by more than one jurisdiction, joint hearings may be conducted.
RCW 79A.05.130 — Washington Code / Title 79A / Chapter 05 / Section 130
RCW 79A.05.130: Cross-state trail account—Land acquisition—Rules describing trail.
Status: in_force

(1) The cross-state trail account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. Eleven million five hundred thousand dollars is provided to the state parks and recreation commission to acquire, construct, and maintain a cross-state trail. This amount may consist of: (a) Legislative appropriations intended for trail development; (b) payments for the purchase of federally granted trust lands; and (c) franchise fees derived from use of the rail corridor. The legislature intends that any amounts provided from the transportation fund are to be repaid to the transportation fund from franchise fees. (2) The department shall deposit franchise fees from use of the rail corridor according to the following priority: (a) To the department of transportation for actual costs incurred in administering the franchise; (b) to the department of natural resources as compensation for use of federally granted trust lands in the rail corridor; (c) to the transportation fund to reimburse any amounts transferred or appropriated from that fund by the legislature for trail development; (d) to the cross-state trail account, not to exceed eleven million five hundred thousand dollars, provided that this amount shall be reduced proportionate with any funds transferred or appropriated by the 1996 legislature or paid from franchise fees for the purchase of federally granted trust lands or for trail development; and (e) the remainder to the essential rail assistance account, created under RCW 47.76.250 . Expenditures from the cross-state trail account may be used only for the acquisition, development, operation, and maintenance of the cross-state trail. Only the director of the state parks and recreation commission or the director's designee may authorize expenditures from the account. The account is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but no appropriation is required for expenditures. (3) The commission may acquire land from willing sellers for the cross-state trail, but not by eminent domain. (4) The commission shall adopt rules describing the cross-state trail.
RCW 79.15.140 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 15 / Section 140
RCW 79.15.140: Valuable materials contract—Impracticable to perform/cancellation—Substitute valuable materials.
Status: in_force

(1) In the event that the department determines that regulatory requirements or some other circumstance beyond the control of both the department and the purchaser has made a valuable materials contract wholly or partially impracticable to perform, the department may cancel any portion of the contract which could not be performed. In the event of such a cancellation, the purchaser shall not be liable for the purchase price of any portions of the contract so canceled. Market price fluctuations shall not constitute an impracticable situation for valuable materials contracts. (2) Alternatively, and notwithstanding any other provision in this title, the department may substitute valuable materials from another site in exchange for any valuable materials which the department determines have become impracticable to remove under the original contract. Any substituted valuable materials must belong to the identical trust involved in the original contract, and the substitute materials shall be determined by the department to have an appraised value that is not greater than the valuable materials remaining under the original contract. The substitute valuable materials and site shall remain subject to all applicable permitting requirements and the state environmental policy act, chapter 43.21C RCW, for the activities proposed at that site. In any such substitution, the value of the materials substituted shall be fixed at the purchase price of the original contract regardless of subsequent market changes. Consent of the purchaser shall be required for any substitution under this section.
RCW 79.155.130 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 155 / Section 130
RCW 79.155.130: Authority to manage state lands—Authority to develop management procedures.
Status: in_force

The authorities granted under Title 79 RCW for the management of state lands apply to the community forest trust to the extent consistent with the purposes of chapter 216, Laws of 2011. The department may develop management procedures deemed necessary by the department to implement chapter 216, Laws of 2011.
RCW 79A.60.060 — Washington Code / Title 79A / Chapter 60 / Section 060
RCW 79A.60.060: Assault by watercraft—Penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) "Serious bodily injury" means bodily injury which involves a substantial risk of death, serious permanent disfigurement, or protracted loss or impairment of the function of any part or organ of the body. (2) A person is guilty of assault by watercraft if he or she operates any vessel: (a) In a reckless manner, and this conduct is the proximate cause of serious bodily injury to another; or (b) While under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, as defined by RCW 79A.60.040 , and this conduct is the proximate cause of serious bodily injury to another. (3) When the injury is caused by a skier towed by a vessel, the operator of the vessel is not guilty of assault by watercraft. (4) A violation of this section is punishable as a class B felony according to chapter 9A.20 RCW.
RCW 79A.05.035 — Washington Code / Title 79A / Chapter 05 / Section 035
RCW 79A.05.035: Additional powers and duties.
Status: in_force

(1) The commission shall: (a) Manage timber and land under its jurisdiction to maintain and enhance aesthetic and recreational values; (b) Apply modern conservation practices to maintain and enhance aesthetic, recreational, and ecological resources; and (c) Designate and preserve certain forest areas throughout the state as natural forests or natural areas for interpretation, study, and preservation purposes. (2) Trees may be removed from state parks: (a) When hazardous to persons, property, or facilities; (b) As part of a park maintenance or development project, or conservation practice; (c) As part of a road or utility easement; or (d) When damaged by a catastrophic forest event. (3) Tree removal under subsection (2) of this section shall be done by commission personnel, unless the personnel lack necessary expertise. Except in emergencies and when feasible, significant trees shall be removed only after they have been marked or appraised by a professional forester. The removal of significant trees from a natural forest may take place only after a public hearing has been held, except in emergencies. (4) When feasible, felled timber shall be left on the ground for natural purposes or used for park purposes including, but not limited to, building projects, trail mulching, and firewood. In natural forest areas, first consideration shall be given to leaving timber on the ground for natural purposes. (5) The commission may issue permits to individuals under RCW 4.24.210 and 79A.05.090 for the removal of wood debris from state parks for personal firewood use. (6) Only timber that qualifies for cutting or removal under subsection (2) of this section may be sold. Timber shall be sold only when surplus to the needs of the park. (7) Net revenue derived from timber sales shall be deposited in the state parks renewal and stewardship account created in RCW 79A.05.215 .
RCW 79.22.080 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 22 / Section 080
RCW 79.22.080: Utility bonds.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of acquiring and paying for lands for state forests and reforestation as herein provided the department may issue utility bonds of the state of Washington as may hereafter be authorized by the legislature. The bonds shall be known as state forest utility bonds. The principal or interest of the bonds shall not be a general obligation of the state, but shall be payable only from the forest development account. The department may issue the bonds in exchange for lands selected by it in accordance with RCW 79.64.100 and this chapter, or may sell the bonds in such a manner as it deems advisable, and with the proceeds purchase and acquire such lands. Any of the bonds issued in exchange and payment for any particular tract of lands may be made a first and prior lien against the particular land for which they are exchanged, and upon failure to pay the bonds and interest thereon according to their terms, the lien of the bonds may be foreclosed by appropriate court action.
RCW 79.105.130 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 105 / Section 130
RCW 79.105.130: Reconsideration of official acts.
Status: in_force

The department may review and reconsider any of its official acts relating to state-owned aquatic lands until such time as a lease, contract, or deed is made, executed, and finally issued, and the department may recall any lease, contract, or deed issued for the purpose of correcting mistakes or errors, or supplying omissions.
RCW 79A.05.375 — Washington Code / Title 79A / Chapter 05 / Section 375
RCW 79A.05.375: Underwater parks—Liability.
Status: in_force

The commission is not liable for unintentional injuries to users of underwater parks, whether the facilities are administered by the commission or by another entity or person. However, nothing in this section prevents the liability of the commission for injuries sustained by a user by reason of a known dangerous artificial latent condition for which warning signs have not been conspicuously posted.
RCW 79.13.510 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 13 / Section 510
RCW 79.13.510: Amateur radio electronic repeater sites and units—Reduced rental rates—Frequencies.
Status: in_force

The department shall determine the lease rate for amateur radio electronic repeater sites and units available for public service communication. For the amateur operator to qualify for a rent of one hundred dollars per year per site, the amateur operator shall do one of the following: (1) Register and remain in good standing with the state's radio amateur civil emergency services and amateur radio emergency services organizations, or (2) if an amateur group, sign a statement of public service developed by the department. The legislature's biennial appropriations shall account for the estimated difference between the one hundred dollar per year, per site, per lessee paid by the qualified amateur operators and the fair market amateur rent, as established by the department. The amateur radio regulatory authority approved by the federal communication commission shall assign the radio frequencies used by amateur radio lessees. The department shall develop guidelines to determine which lessees are to receive reduced rental fees as moneys are available by legislative appropriation to pay a portion of the rent for electronic repeaters operated by amateur radio operators.
RCW 79.70.120 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 70 / Section 120
RCW 79.70.120: Important bird area—Recognition requirements.
Status: in_force

Prior to recognizing an important bird area under this chapter, the department must: (1) Publish notice of the proposed important bird area in the Washington state register; (2) Publish notice of the proposed important bird area in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the proposed important bird area is located; and (3) Conduct at least one public hearing in the county where the proposed important bird area is located.
RCW 79.14.330 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 14 / Section 330
RCW 79.14.330: Prospecting lease—Application fee.
Status: in_force

Any person desiring to obtain a lease for mineral prospecting purposes upon any lands in which the mineral rights are owned or administered by the department, shall file in the proper office of the department an application or applications therefor, upon the prescribed form, together with application fees. The department may reject an application for a mineral prospecting lease when the department determines rejection to be in the best interests of the state, and in such case shall inform the applicant of the reason for rejection and refund the application fee. The department may also reject the application and declare the application fee forfeited should the applicant fail to execute the lease.
RCW 79.105.100 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 105 / Section 100
RCW 79.105.100: Sale and lease of state-owned aquatic lands—Blank forms of applications.
Status: in_force

The department shall prepare, and furnish to applicants, blank forms of applications for the purchase of state-owned tidelands or shorelands, otherwise permitted by RCW 79.125.200 to be sold, and the purchase of valuable material situated thereon, and the lease of state-owned tidelands, shorelands, and harbor areas, which forms shall contain such instructions as will inform and aid the applicants.
RCW 79.14.300 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 14 / Section 300
RCW 79.14.300: Prospecting and mining contracts—Authority—Exceptions.
Status: reserved

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the department may issue permits and leases for prospecting, and contracts for the mining of valuable minerals and specified materials, except rock, gravel, sand, silt, coal, or hydrocarbons, upon and from any public lands belonging to or held in trust by the state, or which have been sold and the minerals thereon reserved by the state in tracts not to exceed six hundred forty acres or an entire government-surveyed section. (2) The department may not issue permits and leases on aquatic lands along the Washington coast from Cape Flattery south to Washington's southern boundary, nor in Grays Harbor, Willapa Bay, and the Columbia river downstream from the Longview bridge, for purposes of exploration, development, or seabed mining of hard minerals. For the purposes of this section, "hard minerals" means natural deposits of valuable minerals other than rock, gravel, sand, silt, coal, or hydrocarbons. Hard minerals include, but are not limited to, metals and placer deposits of metals, nonmetallic minerals, gemstones, ores, gold, silver, copper, lead, iron, manganese, silica, chrome, platinum, tungsten, zirconium, titanium, garnet, and phosphorus.
RCW 79.36.510 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 36 / Section 510
RCW 79.36.510: Utility pipe lines, transmission lines, etc.
Status: in_force

A right-of-way through, over, and across any state lands or state forestlands, may be granted to any municipal or private corporation, company, association, individual, or the United States of America, constructing or proposing to construct, or which has heretofore constructed, any telephone line, ditch, flume, or pipe line for the domestic water supply of any municipal corporation or transmission line for the purpose of generating or transmitting electricity for light, heat, or power.
RCW 79.11.120 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 11 / Section 120
RCW 79.11.120: Sale procedure—Fixing date, place, and time of sale.
Status: in_force

When the department decides to sell any state lands, or with the consent of the board of regents of the University of Washington, or by legislative directive, decides to sell any lot, block, tract, or tracts of university lands, it is the duty of the department to fix the date, place, and time of sale. (1) No sale may be conducted on any day that is a legal holiday. (2) Sales must be held between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. If all sales cannot be offered within this time period, the sale must continue on the following day between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (3) Sales must take place: (a) At the department's regional office administering the respective sale; or (b) On county property designated by the board of county commissioners or county legislative authority of the county in which the whole or majority of state lands are situated.
RCW 79A.60.700 — Washington Code / Title 79A / Chapter 60 / Section 700
RCW 79A.60.700: Refusal to submit to certain tests—Not admissible as evidence—Penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) The refusal of a person to submit to a test of the alcohol concentration, THC concentration, or presence of any drug in the person's blood or breath is not admissible into evidence at a subsequent criminal trial. (2) A person's refusal to submit to a test or tests pursuant to RCW 79A.60.040 (4)(a) constitutes a class 1 civil infraction under RCW 7.80.120 .
RCW 79A.60.120 — Washington Code / Title 79A / Chapter 60 / Section 120
RCW 79A.60.120: Tampering with vessel lights or signals—Exhibiting false lights or signals—Penalty.
Status: in_force

An operator or owner who endangers a vessel, or the persons on board the vessel, by showing, masking, extinguishing, altering, or removing any light or signal or by exhibiting any false light or signal, is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable as provided in RCW 9.92.030 .
RCW 79A.05.725 — Washington Code / Title 79A / Chapter 05 / Section 725
RCW 79A.05.725: Legislative declaration.
Status: in_force

Mt. Si and Little Si in King county offer unique scenic, natural, and geological features which can be viewed from the I-90 highway. They also afford outstanding recreational opportunities enjoyed by the citizens of this state and tourists alike. The legislature recognizes the importance of guarding portions of this area from those types of development which would permanently alter the area's natural form and beauty. It further recognizes the necessity of setting forth procedures to manage the area, to enhance the opportunities afforded the state's citizens, one-half of whom live within one-half hour driving time of Mt. Si, and to safeguard to the extent possible the scenic, natural, geological, game habitat, and recreational values therein, and to safeguard and promote the upper Snoqualmie River valley's economy in which the recreational use of Mt. Si plays a pivotal role. Therefore, the legislature declares this area to be of statewide significance for the foregoing purposes to be enhanced and safeguarded in accordance with the procedures set forth in chapter 306, Laws of 1977 ex. sess.
RCW 79.14.580 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 14 / Section 580
RCW 79.14.580: Waste prohibited.
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for the holder of any coal mining option contract, or any lessee, to commit any waste upon the lands embraced therein, except as may be incident to the work of prospecting or mining by the option contract holder or lessee.
RCW 79A.25.230 — Washington Code / Title 79A / Chapter 25 / Section 230
RCW 79A.25.230: Firearms range account—Gifts and grants.
Status: in_force

The board or director may accept gifts and grants upon such terms as the board shall deem proper. All monetary gifts and grants shall be deposited in the firearms range account of the general fund.
RCW 79A.60.520 — Washington Code / Title 79A / Chapter 60 / Section 520
RCW 79A.60.520: Identification and designation of polluted and environmentally sensitive areas.
Status: in_force

The commission, in consultation with the departments of ecology, fish and wildlife, natural resources, social and health services, and the Puget Sound partnership shall conduct a literature search and analyze pertinent studies to identify areas which are polluted or environmentally sensitive within the state's waters. Based on this review the commission shall designate appropriate areas as polluted or environmentally sensitive, for the purposes of chapter 393, Laws of 1989 only.
RCW 79A.60.580 — Washington Code / Title 79A / Chapter 60 / Section 580
RCW 79A.60.580: Review of programs by commission.
Status: in_force

The commission shall, in consultation with interested parties, review progress on installation of sewage pumpout and dump units, the boater environmental education program, and the boating safety program.
RCW 79.140.100 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 140 / Section 100
RCW 79.140.100: Valuable materials from Columbia river—Agreements with Oregon.
Status: in_force

The department is authorized and empowered to confer with and enter into any agreements with the public authorities of the state of Oregon, which in the judgment of the department will assist the state of Washington and the state of Oregon in securing the maximum revenues for sand, gravel, or other valuable materials taken from the bed of the Columbia river where the river forms the boundary line between the states.
RCW 79.13.530 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 13 / Section 530
RCW 79.13.530: Geothermal resources—Guidelines for development—Lease rates.
Status: reserved

(1) In an effort to increase potential revenue to the geothermal account, the department shall, by December 1, 1991, adopt rules providing guidelines and procedures for leasing state-owned land for the development of geothermal resources. (2)(a) By September 30, 2024, the department must commence rule making to update its geothermal resources lease rates. The updated geothermal resources lease rates must comply with the terms established in this section. (b) Geothermal resources lease rates must be competitive with geothermal resources lease rates adopted by the federal government and by other states in the western portion of the United States. (c) The goal of the updated geothermal resources lease rates must be to optimize the state's competitiveness at attracting geothermal exploration and development projects while balancing the state's obligation to trust beneficiaries and not adversely impacting federally reserved tribal rights and resources including, but not limited to, those protected by treaty, executive order, or federal law.
RCW 79.11.190 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 11 / Section 190
RCW 79.11.190: Readvertisement of lands not sold.
Status: in_force

If any land offered for sale is not sold, it may again be advertised for sale, as provided in this chapter, whenever in the opinion of the commissioner it shall be expedient to do so. Whenever any person applies to the department in writing to have such land offered for sale, agrees to pay at least the appraised value thereof and deposits with the department at the time of making such application a sufficient sum of money to pay the cost of advertising such sale, the land shall again be advertised and offered for sale as provided in this chapter.
RCW 79.70.070 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 70 / Section 070
RCW 79.70.070: Natural heritage advisory council.
Status: in_force

(1) The natural heritage advisory council is hereby established. The council shall consist of fifteen members, ten of whom shall be chosen as follows and who shall elect from the council's membership a chairperson: (a) Five individuals, appointed by the commissioner, who shall be recognized experts in the ecology of natural areas and represent the public, academic, and private sectors. Desirable fields of expertise are biological and geological sciences; and (b) Five individuals, appointed by the commissioner, who shall be selected from the various regions of the state. At least one member shall be or represent a private forestland owner and at least one member shall be or represent a private agricultural landowner. (2) Members appointed under subsection (1) of this section shall serve for terms of four years. (3) In addition to the members appointed by the commissioner, the director of the department of fish and wildlife, the director of the department of ecology, the supervisor of the department of natural resources, the director of the state parks and recreation commission, and the director of the recreation and conservation office, or an authorized representative of each agency officer, shall serve as ex officio, nonvoting members of the council. (4) Any vacancy on the council shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term by the commissioner. (5) In order to provide for staggered terms, of the initial members of the council: (a) Three shall serve for a term of two years; (b) Three shall serve for a term of three years; and (c) Three shall serve for a term of four years. (6) Members of the natural preserves advisory committee serving on July 26, 1981, shall serve as members of the council until the commissioner appoints a successor to each. The successor appointment shall be specifically designated to replace a member of the natural preserves advisory committee until all members of that committee have been replaced. A member of the natural preserves advisory committee is eligible for appointment to the council if otherwise qualified. (7) Members of the council shall serve without compensation. Members shall be reimbursed for travel expenses as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060 as now or hereafter amended.
RCW 79.125.520 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 125 / Section 520
RCW 79.125.520: Second-class shorelands—Platting of certain shorelands of Lake Washington for use as harbor area—Effect.
Status: in_force

It is the duty of the department to plat for the public use harbor area in front of the portions of the shorelands of Lake Washington sold as second-class shorelands by the state of Washington as in the opinion of the department are necessary for the use of the public as harbor area. However, this section and RCW 79.125.530 shall not be construed to authorize the department to change the location of any inner or outer harbor line or the boundaries or location of, or to replat any harbor area platted under and by virtue of sections 1 and 2, chapter 183, Laws of 1913, and the title to all shorelands purchased from the state as second-class shorelands is confirmed to the purchaser, the purchaser's heirs and assigns, out to the inner harbor line established and platted under sections 1 and 2, chapter 183, Laws of 1913, or which shall be established and platted under RCW 79.125.510 and 79.125.530 , and all reservations shown upon the plat made and filed pursuant to sections 1 and 2, chapter 183, Laws of 1913, are declared null and void, except reservations shown for harbor area, and reservations in the harbor area, and reservations across shorelands for traversed streets which were extensions of streets existing across shorelands at the time of filing of such plat. The department shall in platting the harbor area make a new plat showing all the harbor area on Lake Washington already platted under sections 1 and 2, chapter 183, Laws of 1913, and under sections 1 and 2, chapter 150, Laws of 1917, and upon the adoption of any new plat by the board acting as the harbor line commission, and the filing of the plat in the department's Olympia office, the title to all the harbor areas so selected shall remain in the state of Washington, and the harbor areas shall not be sold, but may be leased as provided for by law relating to the leasing of the harbor area.
RCW 79.105.220 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 105 / Section 220
RCW 79.105.220: Lease of tidelands in front of public parks.
Status: in_force

The department may lease state-owned tidelands that are in front of state parks only with the approval of the state parks and recreation commission. The department may lease bedlands in front of state parks only after the department has consulted with the state parks and recreation commission.
RCW 79.145.001 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 145 / Section 001
RCW 79.145.001: Intent—2005 c 155.
Status: in_force

See RCW 79.105.001 .
RCW 79A.15.130 — Washington Code / Title 79A / Chapter 15 / Section 130
RCW 79A.15.130: Farm and forest account—Use of funds.
Status: in_force

(1) The farm and forest account is established in the state treasury. The board will administer the account in accordance with chapter 79A.25 RCW and this chapter, and hold it separate and apart from all other money, funds, and accounts of the board. Moneys appropriated for this chapter to the farm and forest account must be distributed for the acquisition and preservation of farmlands and forestlands in order to maintain the opportunity for agricultural and forest management activity upon these lands. (2) Moneys appropriated beginning July 1, 2016, for this chapter shall be divided as follows: (a) Not less than ninety percent for the acquisition and preservation of farmlands. (b) Not less than ten percent for the acquisition and preservation of forestlands. (3) Moneys appropriated for this chapter to the farm and forest account may be distributed for: (a) The acquisition of a less than fee simple interest in farmlands or forestland, such as a conservation easement or lease; (b) the enhancement or restoration of ecological functions on those properties; or (c) both. In order for a farmland or forestland preservation grant to provide for an environmental enhancement or restoration project, the project must include the acquisition of a real property interest. (4) Cities, counties, nonprofit nature conservancies, and the conservation commission may apply for acquisition and enhancement or restoration funds for farmland or forestland preservation projects within their jurisdictions under subsection (1) of this section. (5) The board may adopt rules establishing acquisition and enhancement or restoration policies and priorities for distributions from the farm and forest account. (6) The acquisition of a property interest in a project under this section does not provide a right of access to the property by the public unless explicitly provided for in a conservation easement or other form of deed restriction. (7) Except as provided in RCW 79A.15.030 (8), moneys appropriated for this section may not be used by the board to fund staff positions or other overhead expenses, or by cities, counties, nonprofit nature conservancies, or the conservation commission to fund operation or maintenance of areas acquired under this chapter. (8) Moneys appropriated for this section may be used by grant recipients for costs incidental to restoration and acquisition, including, but not limited to, surveying expenses, fencing, noxious weed control, and signing. (9) The board may not approve a local project where the local agency's or nonprofit nature conservancies' share is less than the amount to be awarded from the farm and forest account. In-kind contributions, including contributions of a real property interest in land, may be used to satisfy the local agency's or nonprofit nature conservancies' share. (10) In determining the acquisition priorities for farmland projects, the board must consider, at a minimum, the following criteria: (a) Community support for the project; (b) A recommendation as part of a limiting factors or critical pathways analysis, a watershed plan or habitat conservation plan, or a coordinated regionwide prioritization effort; (c) The likelihood of the conversion of the site to nonagricultural or more highly developed usage; (d) Consistency with a local land use plan, or a regional or statewide recreational or resource plan. The projects that assist in the implementation of local shoreline master plans updated according to RCW 90.58.080 or local comprehensive plans updated according to RCW 36.70A.130 must be highly considered in the process; (e) Benefits to salmonids; (f) Benefits to other fish and wildlife habitat; (g) Integration with recovery efforts for endangered, threatened, or sensitive species; (h) The viability of the site for continued agricultural production, including, but not limited to: (i) Soil types; (ii) On-site production and support facilities such as barns, irrigation systems, crop processing and storage facilities, wells, housing, livestock sheds, and other farming infrastructure; (iii) Suitability for producing different types or varieties of crops; (iv) Farm-to-market access; (v) Water availability; and (i) Other community values provided by the property when used as agricultural land, including, but not limited to: (i) Viewshed; (ii) Aquifer recharge; (iii) Occasional or periodic collector for stormwater runoff; (iv) Agricultural sector job creation; (v) Migratory bird habitat and forage area; and (vi) Educational and curriculum potential. (11) In allotting funds for environmental enhancement or restoration projects, the board will require the projects to meet the following criteria: (a) Enhancement or restoration projects must further the ecological functions of the farmlands; (b) The projects, such as fencing, bridging watercourses, replanting native vegetation, replacing culverts, clearing of waterways, etc., must be less than fifty percent of the acquisition cost of the project including any in-kind contribution by any party; (c) The projects should be based on accepted methods of achieving beneficial enhancement or restoration results; and (d) The projects should enhance the viability of the preserved farmland to provide agricultural production while conforming to any legal requirements for habitat protection. (12) In determining the acquisition priorities for forestland projects, the board must consider, at a minimum, the following criteria: (a) Community support for the project; (b) A recommendation as part of a limiting factors or critical pathways analysis, a watershed plan or habitat conservation plan, or a coordinated regionwide prioritization effort; (c) The likelihood of conversion of the site to nontimber or more highly developed use; (d) Consistency with a local land use plan, or a regional or statewide recreational or resource plan. The projects that assist in the implementation of local shoreline master plans updated according to RCW 90.58.080 or local comprehensive plans updated according to RCW 36.70A.130 must be highly considered in the process; (e) Multiple benefits of the project; (f) Project attributes, including but not limited to: (i) Clean air and water; (ii) Stormwater management; (iii) Wildlife habitat; and (iv) Potential for carbon sequestration. (13) In allotting funds for environmental enhancement or restoration projects, the board must require the projects to meet the following criteria: (a) Enhancement or restoration projects must further the ecological functions of the forestlands; (b) The projects, such as fencing, bridging watercourses, replanting native vegetation, replacing culverts, etc., must be less than fifty percent of the acquisition cost of the project including any in-kind contribution by any party; (c) The projects should be based on accepted methods of achieving beneficial enhancement or restoration results; (d) The projects should enhance the viability of the preserved forestland to provide timber production while conforming to any legal requirements for habitat protection. (14) Before November 1st of each even-numbered year, the board will recommend to the governor a prioritized list of all projects to be funded under this section. The governor may remove projects from the list recommended by the board and must submit this amended list in the capital budget request to the legislature. The list must include, but not be limited to, a description of each project and any particular match requirement.
RCW 79.22.130 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 22 / Section 130
RCW 79.22.130: Notification requirements.
Status: in_force

Actions under this chapter are subject to the notification requirements of RCW 43.17.400 .
RCW 79.150.020 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 150 / Section 020
RCW 79.150.020: List of potential sources of forest biomass on state lands.
Status: in_force

(1) The department may maintain a list of all potential sources of forest biomass on state lands for the purposes of identifying and making forest biomass, as defined in RCW 79.02.010 , available for sale, exploration, collection, processing, storage, stockpiling, and conversion into energy, biofuels, for use in a biorefinery, or any other similar use. Prior to entering an agreement authorized by RCW 79.150.030 (1) or 79.150.040 , the department shall complete an inventory of the available biomass in the area that will be subject to the agreement, except that no inventory will be required as a prerequisite for demonstration projects authorized pursuant to RCW 43.30.835 . The inventory must contain, at a minimum, an estimated amount of the forest biomass available in the area that will be subject to the agreement and a determination of the ecological and operational sustainability of the volumetric limit established by the agreement under RCW 79.150.030 (5). (2) The data developed for each inventoried area will be compiled for the list authorized by this section. In order to utilize the list to limit or terminate any agreement authorized under chapter 126, Laws of 2010, the department must determine that the overall supply of forest biomass in a region or watershed has been reduced to a point such that further exploration and collection of forest biomass may not be ecologically or operationally sustainable or might otherwise threaten long-term forest health.
RCW 79.125.760 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 125 / Section 760
RCW 79.125.760: Use of certain tidelands, shorelands, and abutting bedlands—Grant to the United States—Purposes—Limitations.
Status: reserved

The use of any tidelands, shorelands, and abutting bedlands covered with less than four fathoms of water at ordinary low tide belonging to the state, and adjoining and bordering on any tract, piece, or parcel of land, which may have been reserved or acquired, or which may be reserved or acquired, by the government of the United States, for the purposes of erecting and maintaining forts, magazines, arsenals, dockyards, navy yards, prisons, penitentiaries, lighthouses, fog signal stations, aviation fields, or other aids to navigation, may be granted to the United States, upon payment for the rights, so long as the upland adjoining the tidelands or shorelands shall continue to be held by the government of the United States for any of the public purposes above mentioned. However, this grant shall not extend to or include any aquatic lands covered by more than four fathoms of water at ordinary low tide; and shall not be construed to prevent any citizen of the state from using the lands for the taking of food fishes so long as the fishing does not interfere with the public use of them by the United States.
RCW 79.14.140 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 14 / Section 140
RCW 79.14.140: Rights-of-way over public lands—Payment for timber.
Status: in_force

Any person granted a lease under the provisions of this chapter shall have a right-of-way over public lands, as provided by law, when necessary, for the drilling, recovering, saving, and marketing of oil, gas, or other hydrocarbons. Before any such right-of-way grant shall become effective, a written application for, and a plat showing the location of such a right-of-way and the land necessary for the well site and drilling operations, with reference to adjoining lands, shall be filed with the department. All timber on the right-of-way and the land necessary for the drilling operation, shall be appraised by the commissioner and paid for in money by the person to whom the lease is granted.
RCW 79.44.030 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 44 / Section 030
RCW 79.44.030: Apportioning cost on leaseholds.
Status: in_force

Where lands of the state are under lease, the proportionate amounts to be assessed against the leasehold interest, and the fee simple interest of the state, shall be fixed with reference to the life of the improvement and the period for which the lease has yet to run.
RCW 79.110.040 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 110 / Section 040
RCW 79.110.040: Certain state and aquatic lands subject to easements for removal of valuable materials—Duty of utilities and transportation commission.
Status: in_force

Should the owner or operator of any private railroad, skid road, flume, canal, watercourse, or other right-of-way or easement provided for in RCW 79.110.020 and 79.110.030 fail to agree with the state or any grantee or lessee, as to the reasonable and proper rules and charges, concerning the transportation and movement of valuable materials from those lands contiguous to or in proximity to the lands over which the private right-of-way or easement is operated, the state or any grantee or lessee, owning and desiring to have the valuable materials transported or moved, may apply to the Washington state utilities and transportation commission for an inquiry into the reasonableness of the rules, investigate the rules, and make binding reasonable, proper, and just rates and regulations in accordance with the provisions of RCW 79.36.400 .
RCW 79.02.090 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 02 / Section 090
RCW 79.02.090: Transfer of county auditor's duties.
Status: in_force

The duties of the county auditor in each county with a population of two hundred ten thousand or more, with regard to sales and leases dealt with under this title except RCW 79.11.250 , 79.11.260 , and * 79.94.040 , are transferred to the county treasurer.
RCW 79.10.300 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 10 / Section 300
RCW 79.10.300: Definitions.
Status: in_force

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise the definitions in this section apply throughout RCW 79.10.310 , 79.10.320 , and 79.10.330 . (1) "Arrearage" means the summation of the annual sustainable harvest timber volume since July 1, 1979, less the sum of state timber sales contract default volume and the state timber sales volume deficit since July 1, 1979. (2) "Default" means the volume of timber remaining when a contractor fails to meet the terms of the sales contract on the completion date of the contract or any extension thereof and timber returned to the state under *RCW 79.01.1335 . (3) "Deficit" means the summation of the difference between the department's annual planned sales program volume and the actual timber volume sold. (4) "Planning decade" means the ten-year period covered in the forestland management plan adopted by the board. (5) "Sustainable harvest level" means the volume of timber scheduled for sale from state-owned lands during a planning decade as calculated by the department and approved by the board.
RCW 79A.25.320 — Washington Code / Title 79A / Chapter 25 / Section 320
RCW 79A.25.320: Washington invasive species council—Membership.
Status: in_force

(1) Membership in the council includes a representative from the following entities: (a) The department of agriculture, represented by the director or the director's designee; (b) The department of fish and wildlife, represented by the director or the director's designee; (c) The department of ecology, represented by the director or the director's designee; (d) The department of natural resources, represented by the commissioner or the commissioner's designee; (e) The department of transportation, represented by the secretary or the secretary's designee; (f) The Washington state noxious weed control board, appointed by the board; (g) A county located east of the crest of the Cascade mountains, appointed by the other members of the council; and (h) A county located west of the crest of the Cascade mountains, appointed by the other members of the council. (2) The councilmembers may add members to the council as the councilmembers deem appropriate to accomplish its goals. (3) The council must invite one representative each from the United States department of agriculture, the United States fish and wildlife service, the United States environmental protection agency, and the United States coast guard to participate on the council in a nonvoting, ex officio capacity. (4) A representative of the office of the governor must convene the first meeting of the council and serve as chair until the council selects a chair. At the first meeting of the council, the council shall address issues including, but not limited to, voting methods, meeting schedules, and the need for and use of advisory and technical committees.
RCW 79A.25.260 — Washington Code / Title 79A / Chapter 25 / Section 260
RCW 79A.25.260: Habitat and recreation lands coordinating group—Members—Progress reports—Duties.
Status: in_force

(1) The habitat and recreation lands coordinating group is established. The group must include representatives from the office, the state parks and recreation commission, the department of natural resources, and the department of fish and wildlife. The members of the group must have subject matter expertise with the issues presented in this section. Representatives from appropriate stakeholder organizations and local government must also be considered for participation on the group, but may only be appointed or invited by the director. (2) To ensure timely completion of the duties assigned to the group, the director shall submit yearly progress reports to the office of financial management. (3) The group must: (a) Review agency land acquisition and disposal plans and policies to help ensure statewide coordination of habitat and recreation land acquisitions and disposals; (b) Produce an interagency, statewide biennial forecast of habitat and recreation land acquisition and disposal plans; (c) Establish procedures for publishing the biennial forecast of acquisition and disposal plans on websites or other centralized, easily accessible formats; (d) Develop and convene an annual forum for agencies to coordinate their near-term acquisition and disposal plans; (e) Develop a recommended method for interagency geographic information system-based documentation of habitat and recreation lands in cooperation with other state agencies using geographic information systems; (f) Develop recommendations for standardization of acquisition and disposal recordkeeping, including identifying a preferred process for centralizing acquisition data; (g) Develop an approach for monitoring the success of acquisitions; (h) Identify and commence a dialogue with key state and federal partners to develop an inventory of potential public lands for transfer into habitat and recreation land management status; and (i) Review existing and proposed habitat conservation plans on a regular basis to foster statewide coordination and save costs. (4) If prioritization among the various requirements of subsection (3) of this section is necessary due to the availability of resources, the group shall prioritize implementation of subsection (3)(a) through (d) and (g) of this section. (5) The group shall revisit the planning requirements of relevant grant programs administered by the office to determine whether coordination of state agency habitat and recreation land acquisition and disposal could be improved by modifying those requirements. (6) The group must develop options for centralizing coordination of habitat and recreation land acquisition made with funds from federal grants. The advantages and drawbacks of the following options, at a minimum, must be developed: (a) Requiring that agencies provide early communication on the status of federal grant applications to the office, the office of financial management, or directly to the legislature; (b) Establishing a centralized pass-through agency for federal funds, where individual agencies would be the primary applicants. (7) This section expires July 31, 2027. Prior to January 1, 2027, the group shall make a formal recommendation to the board and the appropriate committees of the legislature as to whether the existence of the habitat and recreation lands coordinating group should be continued beyond July 31, 2027, and if so, whether any modifications to its enabling statute should be pursued.
RCW 79.10.310 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 10 / Section 310
RCW 79.10.310: "Sustained yield plans" defined.
Status: in_force

"Sustained yield plans" as used in RCW 79.10.070 , 79.44.003 , and this chapter shall mean management of the forest to provide harvesting on a continuing basis without major prolonged curtailment or cessation of harvest.
RCW 79.110.100 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 110 / Section 100
RCW 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.
Status: in_force

Any county or city or the United States of America or any state agency desiring to locate, establish, and construct a road or street over and across any aquatic lands, or wharf over any state-owned tidelands or shorelands, shall by resolution of the legislative body of the county, or city council or other governing body of the city, or proper agency of the United States of America or state agency, file a petition with the department for a right-of-way for the road or street or wharf in accordance with the provisions of RCW 79.36.440 . The department may grant the petition if it deems it in the best interest of the state and upon payment for the right-of-way and any damages to the affected aquatic lands.
RCW 79A.70.050 — Washington Code / Title 79A / Chapter 70 / Section 050
RCW 79A.70.050: Foundation moneys not to supplant preexisting funding.
Status: in_force

Money provided to the state parks by the foundation shall not be used to supplant preexisting funding sources.
RCW 79.135.100 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 135 / Section 100
RCW 79.135.100: Aquatic lands used for aquaculture production and harvesting—Rents and fees—Limitations on leases.
Status: in_force

(1) If state-owned aquatic lands are used for aquaculture production or harvesting, rents and fees shall be established through competitive bidding or negotiation. (2) After an initial twenty-three acres are leased, the department is prohibited from offering leases that would permit the intertidal commercial aquaculture of geoducks on more than fifteen acres of state-owned aquatic lands a [per] year until December 1, 2014. (3) Any intertidal leases entered into by the department for geoduck aquaculture must be conditioned in such a way that the department can engage in monitoring of the environmental impacts of the lease's execution, without unreasonably diminishing the economic viability of the lease, and that the lease tracts are eligible to be made part of the studies conducted under RCW 28B.20.475 . (4) The department must notify all abutting landowners and any landowner within three hundred feet of the lands to be leased of the intent of the department to lease any intertidal lands for the purposes of geoduck aquaculture.
RCW 79.11.070 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 11 / Section 070
RCW 79.11.070: Survey to determine area subject to sale.
Status: in_force

The department may cause any state lands to be surveyed for the purpose of ascertaining and determining the area subject to sale.
RCW 79.125.660 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 125 / Section 660
RCW 79.125.660: Sale procedure—Conduct of sales—Deposits—Bid bonds—Memorandum of purchase.
Status: in_force

(1) Sales by public auction under this chapter shall be conducted under the direction of the department or by its authorized representative. The department's representatives are referred to as auctioneers. (2) On or before the time specified in the notice of sale each bidder shall deposit with the auctioneer, in cash or by certified check, cashier's check, or postal money order payable to the order of the department, or by bid guarantee in the form of bid bond acceptable to the department, an amount equal to the deposit specified in the notice of sale. The deposit shall include a specified amount of the appraised price for the valuable materials offered for sale, together with any fee required by law for the issuance of contracts or bills of sale. The deposit may, when prescribed in the notice of sale, be considered an opening bid of an amount not less than the minimum appraised price established in the notice of sale. The successful bidder's deposit will be retained by the auctioneer and the difference, if any, between the deposit and the total amount due shall on the day of the sale be paid in cash, certified check, cashier's check, draft, postal money order, or by personal check made payable to the department. If a bid bond is used, the share of the total deposit due guaranteed by the bid bond shall, within ten days of the day of sale, be paid in cash, certified check, cashier's check, draft, or postal money order payable to the department. Other deposits, if any, shall be returned to the respective bidders at the conclusion of each sale. (3) The auctioneer shall deliver to the purchaser a memorandum of the purchase containing a description of the land or materials purchased, the price bid, and the terms of the sale. (4) The auctioneer shall at once send to the department the cash, certified check, cashier's check, draft, postal money order, or bid guarantee received from the purchaser, and a copy of the memorandum delivered to the purchaser, together with such additional report of the auctioneer's proceedings with reference to the sales as may be required by the department.
RCW 79.70.030 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 70 / Section 030
RCW 79.70.030: Powers of department.
Status: in_force

In order to set aside, preserve, and protect natural areas within the state, the department is authorized, in addition to any other powers, to: (1) Establish the criteria for selection, acquisition, management, protection, and use of such natural areas, including: (a) Limiting public access to natural area preserves consistent with the purposes of this chapter. Where appropriate, and on a case-by-case basis, a buffer zone with an increased low level of public access may be created around the environmentally sensitive areas; (b) Developing a management plan for each designated natural area preserve. The plan must identify the significant resources to be conserved consistent with the purposes of this chapter and identify the areas with potential for low-impact public and environmental educational uses. The plan must specify the types of management activities and public uses that are permitted, consistent with the purposes of this chapter. The department must make the plans available for review and comment by the public, and state, tribal, and local agencies, prior to final approval; (2) Cooperate or contract with any federal, state, or local governmental agency, private organizations, or individuals in carrying out the purpose of this chapter; (3) Consistent with the plan, acquire by gift, devise, purchase, grant, dedication, or means other than eminent domain, the fee or any lesser right or interest in real property which shall be held and managed as a natural area; (4) Acquire by gift, devise, grant, or donation any personal property to be used in the acquisition and/or management of natural areas; (5) Inventory existing public, state, and private lands in cooperation with the council to assess possible natural areas to be preserved within the state; (6) Maintain a natural heritage program to provide assistance in the selection and nomination of areas containing natural heritage resources for registration or dedication. The program shall maintain a classification of natural heritage resources, an inventory of their locations, and a data bank for such information. The department shall cooperate with the department of fish and wildlife in the selection and nomination of areas from the data bank that relate to critical wildlife habitats. Information from the data bank shall be made available to public and private agencies and individuals for environmental assessment and proprietary land management purposes. Usage of the classification, inventory, or data bank of natural heritage resources for any purpose inconsistent with the natural heritage program is not authorized; (7) Prepare a natural heritage plan which shall govern the natural heritage program in the conduct of activities to create and manage a system of natural areas that includes natural resources conservation areas, and may include areas designated under the research natural area program on federal lands in the state; (a) The plan shall list the natural heritage resources to be considered for registration and shall provide criteria for the selection and approval of natural areas under this chapter; (b) The department shall provide opportunities for input, comment, and review to the public, other public agencies, and private groups with special interests in natural heritage resources during preparation of the plan; (c) Upon approval by the council and adoption by the department, the plan shall be updated and submitted biennially to the appropriate committees of the legislature for their information and review. The plan shall take effect ninety days after the adjournment of the legislative session in which it is submitted unless the reviewing committees suggest changes or reject the plan; and (8) Maintain a state register of natural areas containing significant natural heritage resources to be called the Washington register of natural area preserves. Selection of natural areas for registration shall be in accordance with criteria listed in the natural heritage plan and accomplished through voluntary agreement between the owner of the natural area and the department. No privately owned lands may be proposed to the council for registration without prior notice to the owner or registered without voluntary consent of the owner. No state or local governmental agency may require such consent as a condition of any permit or approval of or settlement of any civil or criminal proceeding or to penalize any landowner in any way for failure to give, or for withdrawal of, such consent. (a) The department shall adopt rules as authorized by RCW 43.12.065 and 79.70.030 (1) and chapter 34.05 RCW relating to voluntary natural area registration. (b) After approval by the council, the department may place sites onto the register or remove sites from the register. (c) The responsibility for management of registered natural area preserves shall be with the preserve owner. A voluntary management agreement may be developed between the department and the owners of the sites on the register. (d) Any public agency may register lands under provisions of this chapter.
RCW 79.140.010 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 140 / Section 010
RCW 79.140.010: Manner of sale—Notice.
Status: in_force

(1) When the department decides to sell any valuable materials situated within or upon any state-owned aquatic lands, it is the duty of the department to fix the date, place, and time of sale, and no sale shall be had on any day that is a legal holiday. (2) The department shall give notice of the sale by advertisement published once a week for four consecutive weeks immediately preceding the date fixed for sale in the notice, in at least one newspaper published and of general circulation in the county in which the whole or any part of any lot, block, or tract of land containing the valuable material to be sold is situated, and by causing a copy of the notice to be posted in a conspicuous place in the department's Olympia office and the region headquarters administering the sale. (3) The notice shall: (a) Specify the place and time of sale; (b) estimate the volume of valuable materials; (c) state the appraised value; (d) describe with particularity each parcel of land from which valuable materials are to be sold; and (e) specify that the terms of sale will be posted in the area headquarters and the department's Olympia office.
RCW 79A.05.225 — Washington Code / Title 79A / Chapter 05 / Section 225
RCW 79A.05.225: Winter recreational facilities—Commission duties—Liability.
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to its other powers, duties, and functions the commission may: (a) Plan, construct, and maintain suitable facilities for winter recreational activities on lands administered or acquired by the commission or as authorized on lands administered by other public agencies or private landowners by agreement; (b) Provide and issue upon payment of the proper fee, under RCW 79A.05.230 , 79A.05.240 , and 46.61.585 , with the assistance of such authorized agents as may be necessary for the convenience of the public, special permits to park in designated winter recreational area parking spaces; (c) Administer the snow removal operations for all designated winter recreational area parking spaces; and (d) Compile, publish, and distribute maps indicating such parking spaces, adjacent trails, and areas and facilities suitable for winter recreational activities. (2) The commission must require the winter recreation program and its services to be self-supported solely through permit fees, gifts, grants, donations, and other revenues dedicated to the winter recreational program account in RCW 79A.05.235 and the snowmobile account in *RCW 46.10.075 . (3) The commission may contract with any public or private agency for the actual conduct of such duties, but shall remain responsible for the proper administration thereof. The commission is not liable for unintentional injuries to users of lands administered for winter recreation purposes under this section or under RCW 46.10.370 , whether the lands are administered by the commission, by other public agencies, or by private landowners through agreement with the commission. Nothing in this section prevents the liability of the commission for injuries sustained by a user by reason of a known dangerous artificial latent condition for which warning signs have not been conspicuously posted. A road covered with snow and groomed for the purposes of winter recreation consistent with this chapter and chapter 46.10 RCW shall not be presumed to be a known dangerous artificial latent condition for the purposes of this chapter.
RCW 79.15.045 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 15 / Section 045
RCW 79.15.045: Who may purchase—Fee.
Status: in_force

A person desiring to purchase valuable materials may make application to the department on forms provided by the department and accompanied by the fee provided in RCW 79.02.250 .
RCW 79A.05.087 — Washington Code / Title 79A / Chapter 05 / Section 087
RCW 79A.05.087: Commercial advertising on or in state parks lands and buildings—Conditions and standards.
Status: in_force

(1) The commission, in consultation with the department of archaeology and historic preservation, may permit commercial advertising on or in state parks lands and buildings when all the following conditions and standards are met with regard to the commercial advertising: (a) It conforms to the United States secretary of the interior's standards for the treatment of historic properties when applied to advertising affecting historic structures, cultural and historic landscapes, and archaeological sites; (b) It does not detract from the integrity of the park's natural, cultural, historic, and recreational resources and outstanding scenic view sheds; (c) It does not create a potential conflict of interest because of the commercial or corporate entity's regulatory or business relationships with the commission; and (d) It will acknowledge individuals and organizations that are donors or sponsors of park events or projects or support the sustainability of park concessionaires, lessees, or service providers. (2) The commission is encouraged to use its advertising authority to promote: (a) Community economic development near state parks; (b) Wellness, healthy food options, healthy behaviors, and any other public health goals or principles adopted by the state; and (c) Park visitor awareness of services and activities within and near each park. (3) The commission shall adopt standards for advertising, naming, product placement, and other forms of commercial recognition that require the commission to define and prohibit, at minimum, the following: (a) Obscene, indecent, or discriminatory content; (b) Political or public issue advocacy content; (c) Products, services, or other materials that are offensive, insulting, disparaging, or degrading; or (d) Products, services, or messages that are contrary to the public interest, including any advertisement that encourages or depicts unsafe behaviors or encourages unsafe or prohibited recreation activities. Tobacco and cannabis must be included among the products prohibited under this subsection (3)(d). (4) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, commercial advertising, including product placement, is permitted on commission websites, electronic social media, and printed materials within or outside of state parks.
RCW 79.11.005 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 11 / Section 005
RCW 79.11.005: Sale of administrative sites.
Status: in_force

(1) The department is authorized to sell any real property not designated or acquired as state forestlands, but acquired by the state, either in the name of the forest board, the forestry board, or the division of forestry, for administrative sites, lien foreclosures, or other purposes whenever it shall determine that the lands are no longer or not necessary for public use. (2) The sale may be made after public notice to the highest bidder for such a price as approved by the governor, but not less than the fair market value of the real property, plus the value of improvements thereon. Any instruments necessary to convey title must be executed by the governor in a form approved by the attorney general. (3) All amounts received from the sale must be credited to the fund of the department of government that is responsible for the acquisition and maintenance of the property sold.
RCW 79.22.100 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 22 / Section 100
RCW 79.22.100: Reacquisition of lands from federal government.
Status: in_force

Whenever any forestland which shall have been acquired by any county through the foreclosure of tax liens, or otherwise, and which shall have been acquired by the federal government either from said county or from the state holding said lands in trust, and shall be available for reacquisition, the board and the board of county commissioners of any such county are authorized to enter into an agreement for the reacquisition of such lands as state forestlands in trust for such county. Such agreement shall provide for the price and manner of such reacquisition. The board is authorized to provide in such agreement for the advance of funds available to it for such purpose from the forest development account, all or any part of the price for such reacquisition so agreed upon, which advance shall be repaid at such time and in such manner as provided in the agreement, solely from any distribution to be made to said county under the provisions of RCW 79.22.040 ; that the title to said lands shall be retained by the state free from any trust until the state shall have been fully reimbursed for all funds advanced in connection with such reacquisition; and that in the event of the failure of the county to repay such advance in the manner provided, the said forestlands shall be retained by the state to be administered and/or disposed of in the same manner as other state forestlands free and clear of any trust interest therein by said county. Such county shall make provisions for the reimbursement of the various funds from any moneys derived from such lands so acquired, or any other county trust forest board lands which are distributable in a like manner, for any sums withheld from funds for other areas which would have been distributed thereto from time to time but for such agreement.
RCW 79A.25.820 — Washington Code / Title 79A / Chapter 25 / Section 820
RCW 79A.25.820: Strategic plan—Funding eligibility—Regional coordination and cooperative efforts—Data collection and exchange.
Status: in_force

Subject to available resources, the recreation and conservation funding board may: (1) Prepare and update a strategic plan for the development, maintenance, and improvement of community outdoor athletic fields in the state. In the preparation of such plan, the board may use available data from federal, state, and local agencies having community outdoor athletic responsibilities, user groups, private sector interests, and the general public. The plan may include, but is not limited to: (a) An inventory of current community outdoor athletic fields; (b) A forecast of demand for these fields; (c) An identification and analysis of actual and potential funding sources; and (d) Other information the board deems appropriate to carry out the purposes of RCW 79A.25.800 through 79A.25.830 ; (2) Determine the eligibility requirements for cities, counties, and qualified nonprofit organizations to access funding from the youth athletic facility account created in RCW 43.99N.060 (4); (3) Encourage and provide opportunities for interagency and regional coordination and cooperative efforts between public agencies and between public entities and nonprofit organizations involved in the maintenance, development, and improvement of community outdoor athletic fields; and (4) Create and maintain data, studies, research, and other information relating to community outdoor athletic fields in the state, and to encourage the exchange of this information.
RCW 79.15.220 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 15 / Section 220
RCW 79.15.220: Sale of damaged valuable materials.
Status: in_force

When the department finds valuable materials on state land that are damaged by fire, wind, flood, or from any other cause, it shall determine if the salvage of the damaged valuable materials is in the best interest of the trust for which the land is held, which may include the salvage of forest biomass under chapter 79.150 RCW. If salvaging the valuable materials is in the best interest of the trust, the department shall proceed to offer the valuable materials for sale. The valuable materials, when offered for sale, must be sold in the most expeditious and efficient manner as determined by the department. In determining if the sale is in the best interest of the trust the department shall consider the net value of the valuable materials and relevant elements of the physical and social environment.
RCW 79.15.320 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 15 / Section 320
RCW 79.15.320: Road material—Sale to public authorities—Disposition of proceeds.
Status: in_force

(1) Any county, city, or town may file with the department an application to purchase any stone, rock, gravel, or sand upon any state lands or state forestlands to be used in the construction, maintenance, or repair of any public street, road, or highway within such county, city, or town. (2) Applications shall set forth the quantity and kind of material desired to be purchased, the location thereof, and the name, or other designation, and location of the street, road, or highway upon which the material is to be used. (3) The department is authorized to appraise and sell the material in such a manner and upon such terms as the department deems advisable for not less than the fair market value thereof. (4) The proceeds of any such sale shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the fund to which the proceeds of the sale of the land upon which the material is situated would belong.
RCW 79.155.060 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 155 / Section 060
RCW 79.155.060: Prioritized list identifying nominated parcels of state land or state forestland.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall, if it establishes a community forest trust program, submit biennially to the office of financial management and the appropriate committees of the legislature a prioritized list that identifies nominated parcels of state land or state forestland that are suitable for transfer into the community forest trust, where such a transfer is also in the best interest of the respective trust. The department shall solicit and consider input from the board on a draft list before submitting a final prioritized list. (2) The list of nominated parcels must reflect consideration of local nominations and the priorities outlined in RCW 79.155.050 and be delivered to the required recipients by November 1st of each even-numbered year.
RCW 79.36.570 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 36 / Section 570
RCW 79.36.570: Grant of overflow rights.
Status: in_force

The department shall have the power to grant to any person or corporation the right, privilege, and authority to perpetually back and hold water upon or over any state lands, and overflow such lands and inundate the same, whenever the department shall deem it necessary for the purpose of erecting, constructing, maintaining, or operating any water power plant, reservoir, or works for impounding water for power purposes, irrigation, mining, or other public use, but no such rights shall be granted until the value of the lands to be overflowed and any damages to adjoining lands of the state, appraised as in the case of an application to purchase such lands, shall have been paid by the person or corporation seeking the grant, and if the construction or erection of any such water power plant, reservoir, or works for impounding water for the purposes heretofore specified, shall not be commenced and diligently prosecuted and completed within such time as the department may prescribe at the time of the grant, the same may be forfeited by the department by serving written notice of such forfeiture upon the person or corporation to whom the grant was made, but the department, for good cause shown to its satisfaction, may extend the time within which such work shall be completed.
RCW 79.125.290 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 125 / Section 290
RCW 79.125.290: First-class tidelands and shorelands—Sale of remaining lands.
Status: in_force

Any first-class tidelands or shorelands remaining unsold, and where there is no pending application for purchase under claim of any preference right, when otherwise permitted under RCW 79.125.200 to be sold, shall be sold on the same terms and in the same manner as provided for the sale of state lands for not less than the appraised value fixed at the time of the application to purchase, and the department whenever it deems it advisable and for the best interest of the state may reappraise the lands in the same manner as provided for the appraisal of state lands.
RCW 79A.25.005 — Washington Code / Title 79A / Chapter 25 / Section 005
RCW 79A.25.005: Policy—Mission of board.
Status: in_force

(1) As Washington begins its second century of statehood, the legislature recognizes that renewed efforts are needed to preserve, conserve, and enhance the state's recreational resources. Rapid population growth and increased urbanization have caused a decline in suitable land for recreation and resulted in overcrowding and deterioration of existing facilities. Lack of adequate recreational resources directly affects the health and well-being of all citizens of the state, reduces the state's economic viability, and prevents Washington from maintaining and achieving the quality of life that it deserves. It is therefore the policy of the state and its agencies to preserve, conserve, and enhance recreational resources and open space. In carrying out this policy, the mission of the recreation and conservation funding board and its office is to (a) create and work actively for the implementation of a unified statewide strategy for meeting the recreational needs of Washington's citizens, (b) represent and promote the interests of the state on recreational issues in concert with other state and local agencies and the governor, (c) encourage and provide interagency and regional coordination, and interaction between public and private organizations, (d) administer recreational grant-in-aid programs and provide technical assistance, and (e) serve as a repository for information, studies, research, and other data relating to recreation. (2) Washington is uniquely endowed with fresh and salt waters rich in scenic and recreational value. This outdoor heritage enriches the lives of citizens, attracts new residents and businesses to the state, and is a major support of its expanding tourist industry. Rising population, increased income and leisure time, and the rapid growth of boating and other water sports have greatly increased the demand for water related recreation, while waterfront land is rapidly rising in value and disappearing from public use. There is consequently an urgent need for the acquisition or improvement of waterfront land on fresh and salt water suitable for marine recreational use by Washington residents and visitors. To meet this need, it is necessary and proper that the portion of motor vehicle fuel taxes paid by boat owners and operators on fuel consumed in their watercraft and not reclaimed as presently provided by law should be expended for the acquisition or improvement of marine recreation land on the Pacific Ocean, Puget Sound, bays, lakes, rivers, reservoirs and other fresh and salt waters of the state.
RCW 79A.60.510 — Washington Code / Title 79A / Chapter 60 / Section 510
RCW 79A.60.510: Findings—Sewage disposal initiative established—Boater environmental education—Waterway access facilities.
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that the waters of Washington state provide a unique and valuable recreational resource to large and growing numbers of boaters. Proper stewardship of, and respect for, these waters requires that, while enjoying them for their scenic and recreational benefits, boaters must exercise care to assure that such activities do not contribute to the despoliation of these waters, and that watercraft be operated in a safe and responsible manner. The legislature has specifically addressed the topic of access to clean and safe waterways by requiring the 1987 boating safety study and by establishing the Puget Sound partnership. The legislature finds that there is a need to educate Washington's boating community about safe and responsible actions on our waters and to increase the level and visibility of the enforcement of boating laws. To address the incidence of fatalities and injuries due to recreational boating on our state's waters, local and state efforts directed towards safe boating must be stimulated. To provide for safe waterways and public enjoyment, portions of the watercraft excise tax and boat registration fees should be made available for boating safety and other boating recreation purposes. In recognition of the need for clean waterways, and in keeping with the Puget Sound partnership's water quality work plan, the legislature finds that adequate opportunities for responsible disposal of boat sewage must be made available. There is hereby established a five-year initiative to install sewage pumpout or sewage dump stations at appropriate marinas. To assure the use of these sewage facilities, a boater environmental education program must accompany the five-year initiative and continue to educate boaters about boat wastes and aquatic resources. The legislature also finds that, in light of the increasing numbers of boaters utilizing state waterways, a program to acquire and develop sufficient waterway access facilities for boaters must be undertaken. To support boating safety, environmental protection and education, and public access to our waterways, the legislature declares that a portion of the income from boating-related activities, as specified in RCW 82.49.030 and 88.02.650 , should support these efforts.
RCW 79.19.040 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 19 / Section 040
RCW 79.19.040: Management of property held in land bank.
Status: in_force

The department may manage the property held in the land bank as provided in RCW 79.10.030 . However, the properties or interest in such properties shall not be withdrawn, exchanged, transferred, or sold without first obtaining payment of the fair market value of the property or interest therein or obtaining property of equal value in exchange.
RCW 79.11.340 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 11 / Section 340
RCW 79.11.340: Sale of acquired lands.
Status: in_force

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(1) Except as provided in RCW 79.10.030 (2), the department shall manage and control all lands acquired by the state by escheat, deed of sale, gift, devise, or under RCW 79.19.010 through 79.19.110 , except such lands that are conveyed or devised to the state for a particular purpose. (2) Except as provided in RCW 79.19.030 (4), when the department determines to sell the lands, they may initially be offered for sale either at public auction or direct transfer to public agencies as provided in this chapter. (3) The department may, with approval of the board, market the lands through persons licensed under chapter 18.85 RCW or through other commercially feasible means at a price not lower than the land's appraised value. (4) Necessary marketing costs may be paid from the sale proceeds. For the purpose of this subsection, necessary marketing costs include reasonable costs associated with advertising the property and paying commissions. (5) Proceeds of the sale shall be deposited into the appropriate fund in the state treasury unless the grantor in any deed or the testator in case of a devise specifies that the proceeds of the sale be devoted to a particular purpose.
RCW 79.14.380 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 14 / Section 380
RCW 79.14.380: Prospecting and mining—Termination for default.
Status: in_force

The department shall terminate and cancel a prospecting lease or mining contract upon failure of the lessee to make payment of the annual rental or royalties or comply with the terms and conditions of the lease or contract upon the date such payments and compliances are due. The lessee shall be notified of such termination and cancellation, said notice to be mailed to the last known address of the lessee. Termination and cancellation shall become effective thirty days from the date of mailing the notice. However, the department may, upon written request from the lessee, grant an extension of time in which to make such payment or comply with the terms and conditions.
RCW 79A.25.240 — Washington Code / Title 79A / Chapter 25 / Section 240
RCW 79A.25.240: Grants and loan administration.
Status: in_force

The recreation and conservation office shall provide necessary grants and loan administration support to the salmon recovery funding board as provided in RCW 77.85.120 . The office shall also be responsible for tracking salmon recovery expenditures under RCW 77.85.140 . The office shall provide all necessary administrative support to the salmon recovery funding board, and the salmon recovery funding board shall be located with the office.
RCW 79.24.320 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 24 / Section 320
RCW 79.24.320: Appropriations—Parking facilities, laboratories.
Status: in_force

There is appropriated to the state capitol committee from the *capitol building construction fund for the fiscal biennium ending June 30, 1957, the sum of seven hundred thousand dollars for the purposes of RCW 79.24.300 , 79.24.310 and 79.24.320 . Of this sum five hundred thousand dollars is to be used for parking purposes as outlined above and the remaining two hundred thousand dollars of this sum are to be used to complete the fisheries and health laboratories in the new office building on the contingency that it is necessary for the fisheries and health departments to move to Olympia.
RCW 79.135.320 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 135 / Section 320
RCW 79.135.320: Vacation of reserve—Lease of lands—Designated state oyster reserve lands.
Status: in_force

(1) In the event that the fish and wildlife commission approves the vacation of the whole or any part of a reserve, the department may vacate and offer for lease the parts or all of the reserve as it deems to be for the best interest of the state, and all moneys received for the lease of the lands shall be paid to the department. (2) Notwithstanding RCW 77.60.020 , subsection (1) of this section, or any other provision of state law, the state oyster reserves in Eld Inlet, Hammersley Inlet, or Totten Inlet, situated in Mason or Thurston counties shall permanently be designated as state oyster reserve lands.
RCW 79.14.530 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 14 / Section 530
RCW 79.14.530: Confidential information.
Status: in_force

The commissioner or any person designated by the commissioner has the right at any time to enter upon the lands and inspect and examine the structures, works, and mines situated thereon, and also has the right to examine such books, records, and accounts of the lessee as are directly connected with the operation of the mine on the property under lease from the state; but it shall be unlawful for the commissioner or any person so appointed to disclose any information thus obtained to any person other than the commissioner or an employee of the department, except the attorney general and prosecuting attorneys of the state.
RCW 79A.05.190 — Washington Code / Title 79A / Chapter 05 / Section 190
RCW 79A.05.190: Recreational metal detectors—Available land.
Status: in_force

(1) By September 1, 1997, the commission shall increase the area available for use by recreational metal detectors by at least two hundred acres. (2) Beginning September 1, 1998, and each year thereafter until August 31, 2003, the commission shall increase the area of land available for use by recreational metal detectors by at least fifty acres.
RCW 79A.60.480 — Washington Code / Title 79A / Chapter 60 / Section 480
RCW 79A.60.480: Vessels carrying passengers for hire on whitewater rivers—Whitewater river outfitter's license—Application—Fees—Insurance—Penalties—State immune from civil actions arising from licensure.
Status: in_force

(1) The department of licensing may issue a whitewater river outfitter's license to an applicant who submits a completed application, pays the required fee, and complies with the requirements of this section. (2) An applicant for a whitewater river outfitter's license shall make application upon a form provided by the department of licensing. The form must be submitted annually and include the following information: (a) The name, residence address, and residence telephone number, and the business name, address, and telephone number of the applicant; (b) Certification that all employees, subcontractors, or independent contractors hired as guides meet training standards under RCW 79A.60.430 before carrying any passengers for hire; (c) Proof that the applicant has liability insurance for a minimum of three hundred thousand dollars per claim for occurrences by the applicant and the applicant's employees that result in bodily injury or property damage. All guides must be covered by the applicant's insurance policy; (d) Certification that the applicant will maintain the insurance for a period of not less than one year from the date of issuance of the license; and (e) Certification by the applicant that for a period of not less than twenty-four months immediately preceding the application the applicant: (i) Has not had a license, permit, or certificate to carry passengers for hire on a river revoked by another state or by an agency of the government of the United States due to a conviction for a violation of safety or insurance coverage requirements no more stringent than the requirements of this chapter; and (ii) Has not been denied the right to apply for a license, permit, or certificate to carry passengers for hire on a river by another state. (3) The department of licensing shall charge a fee for each application, to be set in accordance with RCW 43.24.086 . (4) Any person advertising or representing himself or herself as a whitewater river outfitter who is not currently licensed is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. (5) The department of licensing shall submit annually a list of licensed persons and companies to the department of commerce, tourism promotion division. (6) If an insurance company cancels or refuses to renew insurance for a licensee, the insurance company shall notify the department of licensing in writing of the termination of coverage and its effective date not less than thirty days before the effective date of termination. (a) Upon receipt of an insurance company termination notice, the department of licensing shall send written notice to the licensee that on the effective date of termination the department of licensing will suspend the license unless proof of insurance as required by this section is filed with the department of licensing before the effective date of the termination. (b) If an insurance company fails to give notice of coverage termination, this failure shall not have the effect of continuing the coverage. (c) The department of licensing may sanction a license under RCW 18.235.110 if the licensee fails to maintain in full force and effect the insurance required by this section. (7) The state of Washington shall be immune from any civil action arising from the issuance of a license under this section.
RCW 79A.55.090 — Washington Code / Title 79A / Chapter 55 / Section 090
RCW 79A.55.090: Funds from certain accounts not to be used.
Status: in_force

No funds shall be expended from the limited fish and wildlife account created in RCW 77.12.170 (1) or the fish, wildlife, and conservation account created in RCW 77.12.170 (3) to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
RCW 79.14.490 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 14 / Section 490
RCW 79.14.490: Investigation and issue of option contract.
Status: in_force

(1) Upon the filing of any such application, the department shall forthwith investigate the character of the lands applied for, and if, from such investigation, it deems it to be in the best interests of the state, it shall enter into an option contract with the applicant. (2) The holder of any option contract shall be entitled, during the period of one year from the date thereof, to: (a) Enter upon the lands and carry on such work of exploration, examination, and prospecting for coal as may be necessary to determine the presence of coal upon the lands and the feasibility of mining the same; and (b) Use such timber found upon the lands and owned by the state as may be necessary for steam purposes and timbering in the examination and prospecting of such lands. However, this provision shall not be construed to require the state to withhold any such timber from sale. (3) No coal shall be removed from such lands during the period of such option contract except for samples and testing. (4) At the expiration of the option contract, the applicant shall fill or cover in a substantial manner all prospect holes and shafts, or surround the same with substantial fences, and shall file with the department a report showing in detail the result of the applicant's investigation and prospecting.
RCW 79.110.330 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 110 / Section 330
RCW 79.110.330: Grant of overflow rights.
Status: in_force

The department has the power and authority to grant to any person, the right, privilege, and authority to perpetually back and hold water upon or over any state-owned tidelands or shorelands, and to overflow and inundate the lands, whenever the department deems it necessary for the purpose of erecting, constructing, maintaining, or operating any water power plant, reservoir, or works for impounding water for power purposes, irrigation, mining, or other public use in accordance with the provisions of RCW 79.36.570 .
RCW 79.11.160 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 11 / Section 160
RCW 79.11.160: Deposit by purchaser to cover value of improvements.
Status: in_force

A purchaser of state lands who is not the owner of the authorized improvements thereon shall deposit with the auctioneer making the sale, at the time of the sale, the appraised value of such improvements. The department shall pay to the owner of the improvements the sum deposited. However, when the improvements are owned by the state in accordance with the provisions of this chapter or have been acquired by the state by escheat or operation of law, the purchaser may pay for such improvements in equal annual installments at the same time, and with the same rate of interest, as the installments of the purchase price of the land are paid, and under such rules regarding use and care of the improvements as may be fixed by the department.
RCW 79.71.050 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 71 / Section 050
RCW 79.71.050: Transfer of trust land for natural resources conservation areas—Use of proceeds.
Status: in_force

The department is authorized to transfer fee simple interest or less than fee interests in trust land, as defined by Article XVI of the Washington Constitution, for the creation of natural resources conservation areas, provided the owner of the trust land receives full fair market value compensation for all rights transferred. The proceeds from such transfers shall be used for the exclusive purpose of acquiring real property to replace those interests utilized for the conservation area in order to meet the department's fiduciary obligations and to maintain the productive land base of the various trusts.
RCW 79A.35.040 — Washington Code / Title 79A / Chapter 35 / Section 040
RCW 79A.35.040: State trails plan.
Status: in_force

The director shall prepare a state trails plan as part of the statewide outdoor recreation and open space plan. Included in this plan shall be an inventory of existing trails and potential trail routes on all lands within the state presently being used or with potential for use by all types of trail users. Such trails plan may include general routes or corridors within which specific trails or segments thereof may be considered for designation as state recreation trails.
RCW 79.125.530 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 125 / Section 530
RCW 79.125.530: Platting of certain shorelands of Lake Washington for use as harbor area—Selection for slips, docks, wharves, etc.—Vesting of title.
Status: in_force

Immediately after establishing the harbor area provided for in RCW 79.125.520 , it is the duty of the department to make a plat designating all first and second-class shorelands, not sold by the state of Washington, and to select for the use of the public out of the shorelands, or out of harbor areas, sites for slips, docks, wharves, warehouses, streets, avenues, parkways, boulevards, alleys, commercial waterways, and other public purposes, insofar as the shorelands may be available for any or all public purposes. Upon the filing of the plat of shorelands with the reservations and selections in the department's Olympia office, the title to all selections for streets, avenues, and alleys shall vest in any city or town within the corporate limits of which they are situated, otherwise in the county in which they are situated. The title to and control of any land so selected and designated upon the plat for parkway and boulevard purposes shall, if the lands lie outside the corporate limits of any city or town, and if the lands form a part of the general parkway and boulevard system of the first-class city, be in the city. The title to all selections for commercial waterway purposes shall vest in the commercial waterway district in which they are situated, or for which selected, and the title to all selections for slips, docks, wharves, warehouses, and other purposes shall vest in the port district if they are situated in a port district, otherwise in the county in which they are situated, and any sales of the shorelands when otherwise permitted by law shall be made subject to the selection and reservation for public use.
RCW 79A.05.380 — Washington Code / Title 79A / Chapter 05 / Section 380
RCW 79A.05.380: Water trail recreation program—Created.
Status: in_force

The legislature recognizes the increase in water-oriented recreation by users of human and wind-powered, beachable vessels such as kayaks, canoes, or day sailors on Washington's waters. These recreationists frequently require overnight camping facilities along the shores of public or private beaches. The legislature now creates a water trail recreation program, to be administered by the Washington state parks and recreation commission. The legislature recognizes that the effort to develop water trail sites is a continuing need and that the commission provides beneficial expertise and consultation to water trail user groups, agencies, and private landowners for the existing Cascadia marine trail and Willapa Bay water trail.
RCW 79A.05.285 — Washington Code / Title 79A / Chapter 05 / Section 285
RCW 79A.05.285: Land evaluation, acquisition.
Status: in_force

The commission is authorized to evaluate and acquire land under *RCW 79.01.612 in cooperation with the department of natural resources.
RCW 79A.60.550 — Washington Code / Title 79A / Chapter 60 / Section 550
RCW 79A.60.550: Development by department of ecology of design, installation, and operation of sewage pumpout and dump units—Rules.
Status: in_force

The department of ecology, in consultation with the commission, shall, for initiation of the statewide program only, develop criteria for the design, installation, and operation of sewage pumpout and dump units, taking into consideration the ease of access to the unit by the boating public. The department of ecology may adopt rules to administer the provisions of this section.
RCW 79.15.130 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 15 / Section 130
RCW 79.15.130: Bill of sale.
Status: in_force

When valuable materials are sold separately from the land and the purchase price is paid in full, the department shall prepare a bill of sale. The bill of sale shall: (1) State the time period for removing the material; (2) Be signed by the commissioner and attested by the seal of the commissioner's office upon full payment of the purchase price and fees; (3) Be issued to the purchaser upon payment of the fee for the bill of sale; and (4) Be recorded in the department.
RCW 79.100.050 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 100 / Section 050
RCW 79.100.050: Use or disposal of vessel.
Status: in_force

(1) After taking custody of a vessel, the authorized public entity may use or dispose of the vessel in any appropriate and environmentally sound manner without further notice to any owners, but must give preference to uses that derive some monetary benefit from the vessel, either in whole or in scrap. If no value can be derived from the vessel, the authorized public entity must give preference to the least costly, environmentally sound, reasonable disposal option. Any disposal operations must be consistent with the state solid waste disposal provisions provided for in chapter 70A.205 RCW. (2) If the authorized public entity chooses to offer the vessel at a public auction, either a minimum bid may be set or a letter of credit may be required, or both, to discourage future reabandonment of the vessel. (3) Proceeds derived from the sale of the vessel must first be applied to any administrative costs that are incurred by the authorized public entity during the notification procedures set forth in RCW 79.100.040 , removal and disposal costs, and costs associated with environmental damages directly or indirectly caused by the vessel. If the proceeds derived from the vessel exceed all administrative costs, removal and disposal costs, and costs associated with environmental damages directly or indirectly caused by the vessel, the remaining moneys must be applied to satisfying any liens registered against the vessel. (4) Any value derived from a vessel greater than all liens and costs incurred reverts to the derelict vessel removal account established in RCW 79.100.100 .
RCW 79.125.800 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 125 / Section 800
RCW 79.125.800: United States Navy base—Exchange of property—Procedure.
Status: in_force

The department is authorized to deed, by exchanges of property, to the United States Navy those tidelands necessary to facilitate the location of the United States Navy base in Everett. In carrying out this authority, the department shall request that the governor execute the deed in the name of the state attested to by the secretary of state. The department will follow the requirements outlined in RCW 79.17.050 in making the exchange. The department must exchange the state's tidelands for lands of equal value, and the land received in the exchange must be suitable for natural preserves, recreational purposes, or have commercial value. The lands must not have been previously used as a waste disposal site. Choice of the site must be made with the advice and approval of the board.
RCW 79.15.500 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 15 / Section 500
RCW 79.15.500: Contract harvesting—Definitions.
Status: in_force

The definitions in this section apply throughout RCW 79.15.500 through 79.15.530 and 79.15.540 unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of public lands. (2) "Contract harvesting" means a timber operation occurring on state forestlands, in which the department contracts with a firm or individual to perform all the necessary harvesting work to process trees into logs sorted by department specifications. The department then sells the individual log sorts. (3) "Department" means the department of natural resources. (4) "Harvesting costs" are those expenses related to the production of log sorts from a stand of timber. These expenses typically involve road building, labor for felling, bucking, and yarding, as well as the transporting of sorted logs to the forest product purchasers. (5) "Net proceeds" means gross proceeds from a contract harvesting sale less harvesting costs. (6) "Silvicultural treatment" means any vegetative or other treatment applied to a managed forest to improve the conditions of the stand, and may include harvesting, thinning, prescribed burning, and pruning.
RCW 79A.05.675 — Washington Code / Title 79A / Chapter 05 / Section 675
RCW 79A.05.675: Compliance with federal and state laws required.
Status: in_force

Recreation management plans shall comply with all applicable federal and state laws.
RCW 79.105.410 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 105 / Section 410
RCW 79.105.410: Gifts of aquatic land—Procedures and criteria.
Status: in_force

(1) The department is authorized to accept gifts of aquatic land within the state, including tidelands, shorelands, harbor areas, and the beds of navigable waters, which shall become part of the state-owned aquatic land base. Consistent with RCW 79.105.030 , the department must develop procedures and criteria that state the manner in which gifts of aquatic land, received after July 27, 2003, may occur. No gift of aquatic land may be accepted until: (a) An appraisal of the value of the land has been prepared; (b) an environmental site assessment has been conducted; and (c) the title property report has been examined and approved by the attorney general of the state. The results of the appraisal, the site assessment, and the examination of the title property report must be submitted to the board before the department may accept a gift of aquatic land. (2) The authorization to accept gifts of aquatic land within the state extends to aquatic land accepted as gifts prior to July 27, 2003.
RCW 79.11.100 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 11 / Section 100
RCW 79.11.100: Date of sale limited by time of appraisal—Purchasers required to make independent appraisals.
Status: in_force

In no case shall any lands granted to the state be offered for sale under this chapter unless the same shall have been appraised by the board within ninety days prior to the date fixed for the sale. A purchaser of state lands may not rely upon the appraisal prepared by the department or made by the board for purposes of deciding whether to make a purchase from the department. All purchasers are required to make their own independent appraisals.
RCW 79A.25.010 — Washington Code / Title 79A / Chapter 25 / Section 010
RCW 79A.25.010: Definitions.
Status: in_force

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Board" means the recreation and conservation funding board. (2) "Council" means the Washington invasive species council created in RCW 79A.25.310 . (3) "Director" means the director of the recreation and conservation office. (4) "Marine recreation land" means any land with or without improvements which (a) provides access to, or in whole or in part borders on, fresh or salt water suitable for recreational use by watercraft, or (b) may be used to create, add to, or make more usable, bodies of water, waterways, or land, for recreational use by watercraft. (5) "Office," "recreation and conservation office," or "the office of recreation and conservation" means the state agency responsible for administration of programs and activities of the recreation and conservation funding board, the salmon recovery funding board, the invasive species council, and such other duties or boards, councils, or advisory groups as are or may be established or directed for administrative placement in the agency. (6) "Public body" means any county, city, town, port district, park and recreation district, metropolitan park district, or other municipal corporation which is authorized to acquire or improve public outdoor recreation land, and also means Indian tribes now or hereafter recognized as such by the federal government for participation in the land and water conservation program. (7) "Tax on marine fuel" means motor vehicle fuel tax which is (a) tax on fuel used in, or sold or distributed for use in, any watercraft, (b) refundable pursuant to chapter 82.38 RCW, and (c) paid to the director of licensing with respect to taxable sales, distributions, or uses occurring on or after December 3, 1964. (8) "Watercraft" means any boat, vessel, or other craft used for navigation on or through water.
RCW 79A.35.900 — Washington Code / Title 79A / Chapter 35 / Section 900
RCW 79A.35.900: Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Washington State Recreation Trails System Act.
RCW 79.105.160 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 105 / Section 160
RCW 79.105.160: Aquatic lands—Court review of actions.
Status: in_force

Any applicant to purchase or lease any state-owned aquatic lands, or any valuable materials on state-owned aquatic lands, and any person whose property rights or interest will be affected by the sale or lease, feeling himself or herself aggrieved by any order or decision of the board, or the commissioner, concerning the order or decision, may appeal in the manner provided in RCW 79.02.030 .
RCW 79.140.050 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 140 / Section 050
RCW 79.140.050: Sale by public auction/sealed bid—Exception.
Status: in_force

All sales of valuable materials shall be at public auction or by sealed bid to the highest responsible bidder, on the terms prescribed by law and as specified in the notice provided, and no land or materials shall be sold for less than their appraised value. However: (1) When valuable material has been appraised at an amount not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars, the department, when authorized by the board, may arrange for the sale at public auction of said valuable material and for its removal under such terms and conditions as the department may prescribe, after the department shall have caused to be published not less than ten days prior to sale a notice of such sale in a newspaper of general circulation located nearest to the property to be sold; (2) Any sale of valuable material on state-owned aquatic lands of an appraised value of ten thousand dollars or less may be sold directly to the applicant for cash without notice or advertising.
RCW 79.140.020 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 140 / Section 020
RCW 79.140.020: List of valuable materials.
Status: in_force

The department shall print a list of valuable materials contained within or upon state-owned aquatic lands, giving appraised value, character of the land, and such other information as may be of interest to prospective buyers. The lists must be issued at least four weeks prior to the date of any sale. The department shall retain for free distribution in its office in Olympia and the regional offices sufficient copies of the lists, to be kept in a conspicuous place or receptacle on the counter of the general and regional office of the department, and, when requested, shall mail copies of the list as issued to any applicant.
RCW 79A.05.305 — Washington Code / Title 79A / Chapter 05 / Section 305
RCW 79A.05.305: Declaration of policy—Lands for public park purposes.
Status: in_force

The legislature declares that it is the continuing policy of the state of Washington to set aside and manage certain lands within the state for public park purposes. To comply with public park purposes, these lands shall be acquired and managed to: (1) Maintain and enhance ecological, aesthetic, and recreational purposes; (2) Preserve and maintain mature and old-growth forests containing trees of over ninety years and other unusual ecosystems as natural forests or natural areas, which may also be used for interpretive purposes; (3) Protect cultural and historical resources, locations, and artifacts, which may also be used for interpretive purposes; (4) Provide a variety of recreational opportunities to the public, including but not limited to use of developed recreation areas, trails, and natural areas; (5) Preserve and maintain habitat which will protect and promote endangered, threatened, and sensitive plants, endangered, threatened, and sensitive animal species, and habitat beneficial for the feeding, nesting, and reproduction of all pollinators, including honey bees; and (6) Encourage public participation in the formulation and implementation of park policies and programs.
RCW 79.125.670 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 125 / Section 670
RCW 79.125.670: Sale procedure—Readvertisement of lands not sold.
Status: in_force

If any tideland or shoreland, when otherwise permitted under RCW 79.125.200 , offered for sale is not sold, it may again be advertised for sale, as provided in this chapter, whenever in the opinion of the department it is expedient to do so. Whenever any person applies to the department in writing to have the land offered for sale and agrees to pay at least the appraised value of the land and deposits with the department at the time of making the application a sufficient sum of money to pay the cost of advertising the sale, the land may be advertised again and offered for sale as provided in this chapter.
RCW 79.130.030 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 130 / Section 030
RCW 79.130.030: Lease of beds of navigable waters—Improvements—Federal permit—Forfeiture—Plans and specifications.
Status: in_force

The applicant for a lease under the provisions of this chapter shall first obtain from the United States army corps of engineers or other federal regulatory agency, a permit to place structures or improvements in the navigable waters and file with the department a copy of the permit. No structures or improvements shall be constructed beyond a point authorized by the army corps of engineers or the department and any construction beyond authorized limits will work a forfeiture of all rights granted by the terms of any lease issued under the provisions of this chapter. The applicant shall also file plans and specifications of any proposed improvements to be placed upon the areas with the department, the plans and specifications to be the same as provided for in the case of the lease of harbor areas.
RCW 79A.25.030 — Washington Code / Title 79A / Chapter 25 / Section 030
RCW 79A.25.030: Proportion of motor vehicle fuel tax moneys that are tax on marine fuel.
Status: in_force

(1) The amount or proportion of motor vehicle fuel tax moneys that are tax on marine fuel is deemed to be one percent of the total motor vehicle fuel tax moneys collected annually. (2) One percent of the total motor vehicle fuel tax moneys collected annually is to be deposited into the marine fuel tax refund account as provided in RCW 79A.25.040 and 79A.25.070 .
RCW 79.125.230 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 125 / Section 230
RCW 79.125.230: Second-class tidelands or shorelands separated from uplands by navigable water—Sale.
Status: in_force

Second-class tidelands and shorelands that are separated from the upland by navigable waters shall be sold, when otherwise permitted under RCW 79.125.200 to be sold, but in no case at less than five dollars per acre. An applicant to purchase the tidelands or shorelands shall, at the applicant's own expense, survey and file with the application a plat of the surveys of the land applied for, which survey shall be connected with, and the plat shall show, two or more connections with the United States survey of the uplands, and the applicant shall file the field notes of the survey of the land with the application. The department shall examine and test the plat and field notes of the survey, and if found incorrect or indefinite, it shall cause the survey to be corrected or may reject the survey and cause a new survey to be made.
RCW 79.125.050 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 125 / Section 050
RCW 79.125.050: Date of sale limited by time of appraisal.
Status: in_force

In no case shall any state-owned tidelands or shorelands, otherwise permitted under RCW 79.125.200 to be sold, be offered for sale unless the lands have been appraised by the department within ninety days prior to the date fixed for the sale.
RCW 79.125.720 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 125 / Section 720
RCW 79.125.720: Exchange of lands to secure city parks and playgrounds.
Status: in_force

In the event there are no state-owned tidelands or shorelands in any city or town or metropolitan park district suitable for the purposes of RCW 79.125.710 and the committee finds other lands which are suitable and needed for parks or playgrounds, the department is authorized to secure the lands by exchanging state-owned tidelands or shorelands of equal value in the same county, and the use of the lands so secured shall be conveyed to any city or town or metropolitan park district as provided for in RCW 79.125.710 . In all exchanges the department is authorized and directed, with the assistance of the attorney general, to execute agreements, writings, relinquishments, and deeds as are necessary or proper for the purpose of carrying the exchanges into effect. Upland owners shall be notified of the state-owned tidelands or shorelands to be exchanged.
RCW 79.44.095 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 44 / Section 095
RCW 79.44.095: Assessments paid by state to be added to purchase price of land.
Status: in_force

When any land, other than lands occupied and used in connection with state institutions, owned or held by the state within incorporated cities, towns, diking, drainage or port districts in this state, against which local improvement assessments have been paid, as herein provided for, is offered for sale, there shall be added to the appraised value of such land, as provided by law, such portion of the local improvement assessment paid by the state as shall be deemed to represent the value added to such lands by such improvement for the purpose of sale, which amount so added shall be paid by the purchaser in cash at the time of the sale of said land, in addition to the amounts otherwise due to the state for said land, and no deed shall ever be executed until such local improvement assessments have been paid, and nothing herein shall be construed as canceling any unpaid assessments on the land so sold by the state, but such land shall be sold subject to all assessments unpaid at the time of sale.
RCW 79A.05.605 — Washington Code / Title 79A / Chapter 05 / Section 605
RCW 79A.05.605: Seashore conservation area—Established.
Status: in_force

There is established for the recreational use and enjoyment of the public the Washington State Seashore Conservation Area. It shall include all lands now or hereafter under state ownership or control lying between Cape Disappointment and Leadbetter Point; between Toke Point and the South jetty on Point Chehalis; and between Damon Point and the Makah Indian Reservation and occupying the area between the line of ordinary high tide and the line of extreme low tide, as these lines now are or may hereafter be located, and, where applicable, between the Seashore Conservation Line, as established by survey of the Washington state parks and recreation commission and the line of extreme low tide, as these lines now are or may hereafter be located; and shall also include all state-owned nontrust accreted lands along the ocean: PROVIDED, That no such conservation area shall include any lands within the established boundaries of any Indian reservation.
RCW 79.22.030 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 22 / Section 030
RCW 79.22.030: Record of proceedings, etc.
Status: in_force

The department shall keep in its office in a permanent bound volume a record of all forestlands acquired by the state and any lands owned by the state and designated as such by the department. The record shall show the date and from whom said lands were acquired; amount and method of payment therefor; the forest within which said lands are embraced; the legal description of such lands; the amount of money expended, if any, and the date thereof, for seeding, planting, maintenance, or care for such lands; the amount, date, and source of any income derived from such land; and such other information and data as may be required by the department.
RCW 79.14.020 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 14 / Section 020
RCW 79.14.020: Leases authorized—Terms—Duration.
Status: in_force

The department is authorized to lease public lands for the purpose of prospecting for, developing, and producing oil, gas, or other hydrocarbon substances. Each such lease is to be composed of not more than six hundred forty acres or an entire government surveyed section, except a lease on river bed, lake bed, tide and submerged lands which is to be composed of not more than one thousand nine hundred twenty acres. All leases shall contain such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the rules adopted by the commissioner in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Leases may be for an initial term of from five up to ten years and shall be extended for so long thereafter as lessee shall comply with one of the following conditions: (1) Prosecute development on the leased land with the due diligence of a prudent operator upon encountering oil, gas, or other hydrocarbon substances; (2) produce any of said substances from the leased lands; (3) engage in drilling, deepening, repairing, or redrilling any well thereon; or (4) participate in a unit plan to which the commissioner has consented under RCW 78.52.450 .
RCW 79A.55.060 — Washington Code / Title 79A / Chapter 55 / Section 060
RCW 79A.55.060: Authority of department of fish and wildlife unaffected.
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in this chapter shall affect the authority of the department of fish and wildlife to construct facilities or make improvements to facilitate the passage or propagation of fish nor shall anything in this chapter be construed to interfere with the powers, duties, and authority of the department of fish and wildlife to regulate, manage, conserve, and provide for the harvest of fish or wildlife within any area designated as being in the state's scenic river system. No hunting shall be permitted in any state park.
RCW 79.11.010 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 11 / Section 010
RCW 79.11.010: Maximum and minimum acreage subject to sale—Exception—Approval by legislature or regents.
Status: in_force

(1) Not more than one hundred and sixty acres of any land granted to the state by the United States shall be offered for sale in one parcel and no university lands shall be offered for sale except by legislative directive or with the consent of the board of regents of the University of Washington. (2) Any land granted to the state by the United States may be sold for any lawful purpose in such minimum acreage as may be fixed by the department.
RCW 79A.60.180 — Washington Code / Title 79A / Chapter 60 / Section 180
RCW 79A.60.180: Loading or powering vessel beyond safe operating ability—Penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) A person shall not load or permit to be loaded a vessel with passengers or cargo beyond its safe carrying ability or carry passengers or cargo in an unsafe manner taking into consideration weather and other existing operating conditions. (2) A person shall not operate or permit to be operated a vessel equipped with a motor or other propulsion machinery of a power beyond the vessel's ability to operate safely, taking into consideration the vessel's type, use, and construction, the weather conditions, and other existing operating conditions. (3) A violation of subsection (1) or (2) of this section is an infraction punishable as provided under chapter 7.84 RCW except as provided under RCW 79A.60.020 or where the overloading or overpowering is reasonably advisable to effect a rescue or for some similar emergency purpose. (4) If it appears reasonably certain to any law enforcement officer that a person is operating a vessel clearly loaded or powered beyond its safe operating ability and in the judgment of that officer the operation creates an especially hazardous condition, the officer may direct the operator to take immediate and reasonable steps necessary for the safety of the individuals on board the vessel, including directing the operator to return to shore or a mooring and to remain there until the situation creating the hazard is corrected or ended. Failure to follow the direction of an officer under this subsection is a misdemeanor punishable as provided under RCW 9.92.030 .
RCW 79.14.315 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 14 / Section 315
RCW 79.14.315: Recreational prospecting permits.
Status: in_force

The department may issue permits for recreational mineral prospecting in designated areas containing noneconomic mineral deposits. The term of a permit shall not exceed one year. Designated areas, equipment allowed, methods of prospecting, as well as other appropriate permit conditions, shall be set in rules adopted by the department. Fees shall be set by the board of natural resources.
RCW 79A.40.030 — Washington Code / Title 79A / Chapter 40 / Section 030
RCW 79A.40.030: Orders directing repairs, improvements, changes, etc.—Notice—Forbidding operation.
Status: in_force

The state parks and recreation commission shall have the authority and the responsibility for the inspection of the devices set forth in RCW 79A.40.010 and in addition shall have the following powers and duties: (1) Whenever the commission, after hearing called upon its own motion or upon complaint, finds that additional apparatus, equipment, facilities or devices for use or in connection with the transportation or conveyance of persons upon the devices set forth in RCW 79A.40.010 , ought reasonably to be provided, or any repairs or improvements to, or changes in, any theretofore in use ought reasonably to be made, or any additions or changes in construction should reasonably be made thereto, in order to promote the security and safety of the public or employees, it may make and serve an order directing such repairs, improvements, changes, or additions to be made. (2) If the commission finds that the equipment, or appliances in connection therewith, or the apparatus, or other structures of the recreational device set forth in RCW 79A.40.010 are defective, and that the operation thereof is dangerous to the employees of the owner or operator of such device or to the public, it shall immediately give notice to the owner or operator of such device of the repairs or reconstruction necessary to place the same in a safe condition, and may prescribe the time within which they shall be made. If, in its opinion, it is needful or proper, the commission may forbid the operation of the device until it is repaired and placed in a safe condition.
RCW 79.120.001 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 120 / Section 001
RCW 79.120.001: Intent—2005 c 155.
Status: in_force

See RCW 79.105.001 .
RCW 79.36.450 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 36 / Section 450
RCW 79.36.450: Railroad right-of-way.
Status: in_force

A right-of-way through, over and across any state lands not held under a contract of sale, is hereby granted to any railroad company organized under the laws of this state, or any state or territory of the United States, or under any act of congress of the United States, to any extent not exceeding fifty feet on either side of the center line of any railroad now constructed, or hereafter to be constructed, and for such greater width as is required for excavations, embankments, depots, station grounds, passing tracks or borrow pits, which extra width shall not in any case exceed two hundred feet on either side of said right-of-way.
RCW 79A.60.410 — Washington Code / Title 79A / Chapter 60 / Section 410
RCW 79A.60.410: Vessels carrying passengers for hire on whitewater rivers—Whitewater river outfitter's license required.
Status: in_force

(1) No person shall act in the capacity of a paid whitewater river outfitter, or advertise in any newspaper or magazine or any other trade publication, or represent himself or herself as a whitewater river outfitter in the state, without first obtaining a whitewater river outfitter's license from the department of licensing in accordance with RCW 79A.60.480 . (2) Every whitewater river outfitter's license must, at all times, be conspicuously placed on the premises set forth in the license.
RCW 79.36.490 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 36 / Section 490
RCW 79.36.490: Railroad right-of-way—Release or payment of damages.
Status: in_force

When the construction or proposed construction of said railroad affects the value of improvements on state lands not situated on the right-of-way or extra widths, the applicant for said right-of-way shall file with the department a valid release of damages duly executed by the owner or owners of such improvements, or a certified copy of a judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, showing that compensation for the damages resulting to such owner or owners, as ascertained in accordance with existing law, has been made or paid into the registry of such court.
RCW 79.24.720 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 24 / Section 720
RCW 79.24.720: Department of enterprise services' responsibilities.
Status: in_force

The department of enterprise services is responsible for the stewardship, preservation, operation, and maintenance of the public and historic facilities of the state capitol, subject to the policy direction of the state capitol committee and the guidance of the capitol campus design advisory committee. In administering this responsibility, the department shall: (1) Apply the United States secretary of the interior's standards for the treatment of historic properties; (2) Seek to balance the functional requirements of state government operations with public access and the long-term preservation needs of the properties themselves; (3) Consult with the capitol furnishings preservation committee, the state historic preservation officer, the state arts commission, and the state facilities accessibility advisory committee in fulfilling the responsibilities provided for in this section; and (4) During the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, cooperate with the department of ecology in fulfilling its obligations under *section 3031, chapter 414, Laws of 2025.
RCW 79.22.150 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 22 / Section 150
RCW 79.22.150: State forestland pool—Analysis.
Status: in_force

(1) Upon the request of the board in its consideration of creating a state forestland pool under RCW 79.22.140 , the department must conduct an analysis that includes, at a minimum, the following elements: (a) An evaluation of how the proposed land pool would benefit the requesting counties, including revenue predictability and long-term revenue projections; (b) The development and proposal of a set of policy, administrative, and financial structures necessary for the department to establish the land pool, including a method to determine the percentage of revenue to be distributed to each county participating in the land pool that is based on each county's proportionate contribution of asset value to the land pool; (c) An estimation of the administrative costs of creating and maintaining the land pool; and (d) Any additional information requested by the board. (2) The department may coordinate its analysis with affected counties or an association representing the affected counties.
RCW 79.135.903 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 135 / Section 903
RCW 79.135.903: Effective date—1982 1st ex.s. c 21 ss 176 and 179.
Status: in_force

Sections 176 (amending RCW 79.01.525 ) and 179 (creating a new section providing for an aquatic lands joint legislative committee) of this act are necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, the support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect immediately.
RCW 79.11.110 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 11 / Section 110
RCW 79.11.110: Separate appraisal of improvements.
Status: in_force

Before any state lands are offered for sale, the department may establish the fair market value of those authorized improvements not owned by the state.
RCW 79.135.310 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 135 / Section 310
RCW 79.135.310: Inspection by director of fish and wildlife.
Status: in_force

The department, upon the receipt of an application for the lease of any first or second-class state-owned tidelands that are set aside as state oyster reserves, shall notify the director of fish and wildlife of the filing of the application describing the lands applied for. It is the duty of the director of fish and wildlife to inspect the reserve for the purpose of determining whether the reserve or any part of the reserve should be retained as a state oyster reserve or vacated.
RCW 79.02.330 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 02 / Section 330
RCW 79.02.330: Lessee or contract holder guilty of misdemeanor.
Status: in_force

Every person being in lawful possession of any public lands of the state, under and by virtue of any lease or contract of purchase from the state, cuts down, destroys, or injures, or causes to be cut down, destroyed, or injured, any timber standing or growing thereon, or takes or removes, or causes to be taken or removed, therefrom, any wood or timber lying thereon, or maliciously injures or severs anything attached thereto, or the produce thereof, or digs, quarries, mines, takes, or removes therefrom, any earth, soil, clay, sand, gravel, stone, mineral, or other valuable material, or causes the same to be done, or otherwise injures, defaces, or damages, or causes to be injured, defaced, or damaged, any such lands unless expressly authorized so to do by the lease or contract under which possession of such lands is held, or by the provisions of law under and by virtue of which such lease or contract was issued, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
RCW 79.10.430 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 10 / Section 430
RCW 79.10.430: Easements—Life of agreements.
Status: in_force

The private contracting party or parties shall enjoy the right of easement over state forestlands and state lands included under said cooperative agreement for railway, road, and other uses necessary to the carrying out of the agreement. This easement shall be only for the life of the cooperative agreement and shall be granted without charge with the provision that payment shall be made for all merchantable timber cut, removed, or damaged in the use of such easement, payment to be based on the contract stumpage price for timber of like value and species and to be made within thirty days from date of cutting, removal, and/or damage of such timber and appraisal thereof by the department.
RCW 79.14.410 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 14 / Section 410
RCW 79.14.410: Prospecting and mining—Minimum royalty.
Status: in_force

Mining contracts entered into as provided in chapter 79.14 RCW shall provide for the payment to the state of production royalties as set by the board. A lessee shall pay in advance annually a minimum royalty which shall be set by the board. The minimum royalty shall be allowed as a credit against production royalties due during the contract year.
RCW 79.160.020 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 160 / Section 020
RCW 79.160.020: Department's authority to acquire lands and facilities.
Status: in_force

(1) To the extent not granted under other statutes, the department is granted authority to purchase, or acquire through gift, exchange, or other transfer, lands and facilities to carry out the purposes of this title. Following purchase or acquisition, the department also has the authority, subject to the processes and limitations of this chapter, to remove, salvage, scrap, dispose of, refurbish, or repurpose a derelict aquatic structure found on or above aquatic lands within the jurisdiction of the department. Any removal and disposal must be done in an environmentally sound manner and in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws, including the state solid waste disposal provisions provided for in chapter 70A.205 RCW. (2) The primary responsibility to remove a derelict aquatic structure belongs to the owner or lessee of the structure, and secondarily to the department when it has jurisdiction over the aquatic lands on which the structure lies.
RCW 58.24.060 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 24 / Section 060
RCW 58.24.060: Surveys and maps account—Purposes.
Status: in_force

There is created in the state treasury the surveys and maps account which shall be a separate account consisting of funds received or collected under chapters 43.92 , 58.22, and 58.24 RCW, moneys appropriated to it by law. This account shall be used exclusively by the department of natural resources for carrying out the purposes and provisions of chapters 43.92 , 58.22, and 58.24 RCW. Appropriations from the account shall be expended for no other purposes.The proceeds of such sale of capitol building lands, or the timber or other materials shall be paid into the capitol building construction account which is hereby established in the state treasury to be used as in *this act provided. All contracts for the construction of capitol buildings shall be let after notice for proposals or bids have been advertised for at least four consecutive weeks in at least three newspapers of general circulation throughout the state.
RCW 79.02.370 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 02 / Section 370
RCW 79.02.370: Protection against cedar theft.
Status: in_force

The board must establish procedures to protect against cedar theft and to ensure adequate notice is given for persons interested in purchasing cedar.
RCW 79A.25.190 — Washington Code / Title 79A / Chapter 25 / Section 190
RCW 79A.25.190: Appropriations by subsequent legislatures.
Status: in_force

The 1967 and subsequent legislatures may appropriate funds requested in the budget for grants to public bodies and state agencies from the recreation resource account to the board for allocation and disbursement. The board shall include a list of prioritized state agency projects to be funded from the recreation resource account with its biennial budget request.
RCW 79.24.510 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 24 / Section 510
RCW 79.24.510: Area designated as the east capitol site.
Status: in_force

The area described in RCW 79.24.500 shall be known as the east capitol site, and upon acquisition shall become part of the state capitol grounds.
RCW 79.160.030 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 160 / Section 030
RCW 79.160.030: Disposal of derelict aquatic structures.
Status: in_force

(1) Derelict aquatic structures will be disposed of by the department or an approved contractor in any appropriate and environmentally sound manner. (2) Preference must be given to the least costly, environmentally sound, reasonable disposal option. Any disposal operations must be consistent with the requirements of all permitting authorities and state solid waste disposal provisions provided for in chapter 70A.205 RCW.
RCW 79.160.005 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 160 / Section 005
RCW 79.160.005: Findings.
Status: in_force

(1) The legislature finds that nearshore habitat is amongst the most important for threatened and endangered species of salmon, yet nearshore habitat in populated areas is often negatively impacted by man-made structures. There is a growing problem where aquatic or overwater structures become derelict or fall into disrepair. These derelict aquatic structures are public nuisances and safety hazards as they can pose risks to navigation, harm nearshore habitat for threatened and endangered species, detract from the aesthetics of Washington's waterfronts, and threaten the environment with the potential release of hazardous materials. (2) The legislature further finds that the costs associated with the proper removal or repair of derelict aquatic structures are substantial and that in many cases owners of these structures lack the financial means to address the safety and environmental hazards the structures pose. As a result, the costs associated with the removal or repair of derelict structures becomes a burden on public entities and the taxpaying public. (3) The legislature also finds that removal of derelict aquatic structures and restoration of surrounding habitat improves nearshore habitat quality.
RCW 79.13.110 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 13 / Section 110
RCW 79.13.110: Types of lease authorization.
Status: in_force

(1) The department may authorize the use of state land by lease at state auction for initial leases or by negotiation for existing leases. (2) Leases that authorize commercial, industrial, or residential uses may be entered into by public auction or negotiations at the option of the department. Negotiations are subject to rules approved by the board. (3) Leases to public agencies, as defined in RCW 79.17.200 , may be entered into by negotiations. Property subject to lease agreements under this section must be appraised at fair market value. The leases may allow for a lump sum payment for the entire term of the lease at the beginning of the lease. The department shall calculate lump sum payments using professional appraisal standards. Renewal terms for the leases must include provisions for calculating appropriate payments upon renewal.
RCW 79.14.540 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 14 / Section 540
RCW 79.14.540: Use and sale of materials from land.
Status: in_force

The state shall have the right to sell or otherwise dispose of any timber, stone, or other valuable materials, except coal, found upon the land during the period covered by any option contract, or lease issued under the foregoing provisions, with the right to enter upon such lands and cut and remove the same, and shall not be obliged to withhold from sale any timber for coal mining or prospecting purposes. However, the lessee shall be permitted to use in mining operations any timber found upon the land, first paying therefor to the department the value thereof as fixed by the department. Further, any bill of sale for the removal of timber, stone, or other material given subsequent to the coal lease shall contain provisions preventing any interference with the operations of the coal lease.
RCW 79.14.010 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 14 / Section 010
RCW 79.14.010: Definitions.
Status: reserved

As used in this chapter, "public lands" means lands and areas belonging to or held in trust by the state, including tide and submerged lands of the Pacific Ocean or any arm thereof and lands of every kind and nature including mineral rights reserved to the state.
RCW 79A.25.340 — Washington Code / Title 79A / Chapter 25 / Section 340
RCW 79A.25.340: Washington invasive species council—Statewide strategic plan.
Status: in_force

(1) The council shall develop and periodically update a statewide strategic plan for addressing invasive species. The strategic plan should incorporate the reports and activities of the aquatic nuisance species committee, the state noxious weed control board, and other appropriate reports and activities. In addition, the council must coordinate with the biodiversity council created in Executive Order 04-02 to ensure that a statewide strategy for the control of invasive species is integrated into the thirty-year strategy for biodiversity conservation that the biodiversity council must submit to the legislature in 2007. (2) The strategic plan must, at a minimum, address: (a) Statewide coordination and intergovernmental cooperation; (b) Prevention of new biological invasions through deliberate or unintentional introduction; (c) Inventory and monitoring of invasive species; (d) Early detection of and rapid response to new invasions; (e) Control, management, and eradication of established populations of invasive species; (f) Projects that can be implemented during the period covered by the strategic plan for the control, management, and eradication of new or established populations of invasive species; (g) Revegetation, reclamation, or restoration of native species following control or eradication of invasive species; (h) Tools that can be made available to assist state agencies that are responsible for managing public land to control invasive noxious weeds and recommendations as to how the agencies should be held responsible for the failure to control invasive noxious weeds; (i) Research and public education; (j) Funding and resources available for invasive species prevention, control, and management; and (k) Recommendations for legislation necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. (3) The strategic plan must be updated at least once every three years following its initial development. The strategic plan must be submitted to the governor and appropriate committees of the legislature by September 15th of each applicable year. The council shall complete the initial strategic plan within two years of June 7, 2006. (4) Each state department and agency named to the council shall, consistent with state law, make best efforts to implement elements of the completed plan that are applicable to the department or agency.
RCW 79.02.150 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 02 / Section 150
RCW 79.02.150: Selection to complete uncompleted grants.
Status: in_force

So long as any grant of lands by the United States to the state of Washington, for any purpose, or as lieu or indemnity lands therefor, remains incomplete, the commissioner of public lands shall, from time to time, cause the records in his or her office and in the United States land offices, to be examined for the purpose of ascertaining what of the unappropriated lands of the United States are open to selection, and whether any thereof may be of sufficient value and so situated as to warrant their selection as state lands, and in that case may cause the same to be inspected and appraised by one or more state land inspectors, and a full report made thereon by the smallest legal subdivisions of forty acres each, classifying such lands into grazing, farming, and timbered lands, and estimating the value of each tract inspected and the quantity and value of all valuable material thereon, and in the case of timbered lands the amount and value of the standing timber thereon, and the estimated value of such lands after the timber is removed, which report shall be made as amply and expeditiously as possible on blanks to be furnished by the commissioner of public lands for that purpose, under the oath of the inspector to the effect that he or she has personally examined the tracts mentioned in each forty acres thereof, and that said report and appraisement is made from such personal examination, and is, to the best of affiant's knowledge and belief, true and correct, and that the lands are not occupied by any bona fide settler. The commissioner of public lands shall select such unappropriated lands as he or she shall deem advisable, and do all things necessary under the laws of the United States to vest title thereto in the state, and shall assign lands of equal value, as near as may be, to the various uncompleted grants.
RCW 79.140.190 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 140 / Section 190
RCW 79.140.190: Leases and permits for prospecting and contracts for mining valuable minerals and specific materials from aquatic lands—Exceptions.
Status: reserved

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the department may issue permits and leases for prospecting, placer mining contracts, and contracts for the mining of valuable minerals and specific materials, except rock, gravel, sand, silt, coal, or hydrocarbons, upon and from any state-owned aquatic lands, or which have been sold and the minerals reserved by the state in tracts not to exceed six hundred forty acres or an entire government-surveyed section. The procedures contained at RCW 79.14.300 through 79.14.450 , inclusive, shall apply. (2) The department may not issue permits and leases on state-owned aquatic lands along the Washington coast from Cape Flattery south to Washington's southern boundary, nor in Grays Harbor, Willapa Bay, and the Columbia river downstream from the Longview bridge, for purposes of exploration, development, or mining of hard minerals. For the purposes of this section, "hard minerals" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 79.14.300 (2).
RCW 79.105.430 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 105 / Section 430
RCW 79.105.430: Private recreational docks—Mooring buoys.
Status: in_force

(1) The abutting residential owner to state-owned shorelands, tidelands, or related beds of navigable waters, other than harbor areas, may install and maintain without charge a dock on the areas if used exclusively for private recreational purposes and the area is not subject to prior rights, including any rights of upland, tideland, or shoreland owners as provided in RCW 79.125.400 , 79.125.460 , 79.125.410 , and 79.130.010 . The dock cannot be sold or leased separately from the upland residence. The dock cannot be used to moor boats for commercial or residential use. This permission is subject to applicable local, state, and federal rules and regulations governing location, design, construction, size, and length of the dock. Nothing in this subsection (1) prevents the abutting owner from obtaining a lease if otherwise provided by law. (2) The abutting residential owner to state-owned shorelands, tidelands, or related beds of navigable waters, other than harbor areas, may install and maintain a mooring buoy without charge if the boat that is moored to the buoy is used for private recreational purposes, the area is not subject to prior rights, including any rights of upland, tideland, or shoreland owners as provided in RCW 79.125.400 , 79.125.460 , 79.125.410 , and 79.130.010 , and the buoy will not obstruct the use of mooring buoys previously authorized by the department. (a) The buoy must be located as near to the upland residence as practical, consistent with applicable rules and regulations and the provisions of this section. The buoy must be located, or relocated if necessary, to accommodate the use of lawfully installed and maintained buoys. (b) If two or more residential owners, who otherwise qualify for free use under the provisions of this section, are in dispute over assertion of rights to install and maintain a mooring buoy in the same location, they may seek formal settlement through adjudication in superior court for the county in which the buoy site is located. In the adjudication, preference must be given tothe residential owner that first installed and continually maintained and used a buoy on that site, if it meets all applicable rules, regulations, and provisions of this section, and then to the owner of the residential property nearest the site. Nothing in this section requires the department to mediate or otherwise resolve disputes between residential owners over the use of the same site for a mooring buoy. (c) The buoy cannot be sold or leased separately from the abutting residential property. The buoy cannot be used to moor boats for commercial or residential use, nor to moor boats over sixty feet in length. (d) If the department determines that it is necessary for secure moorage, the abutting residential owner may install and maintain a second mooring buoy, under the same provisions as the first, the use of which is limited to a second mooring line to the boat moored at the first buoy. (e) The permission granted in this subsection (2) is subject to applicable local, state, and federal rules and regulations governing location, design, installation, maintenance, and operation of the mooring buoy, anchoring system, and moored boat. Nothing in this subsection (2) prevents a boat owner from obtaining a lease if otherwise provided by law. This subsection (2) also applies to areas that have been designated by the commissioner or the fish and wildlife commission as aquatic reserves. (3) This permission to install and maintain a recreational dock or mooring buoy may be revoked by the department, or the department may direct the owner of a recreational dock or mooring buoy to relocate their dock or buoy, if the department makes a finding of public necessity to protect waterward access, ingress rights of other landowners, public health or safety, or public resources. Circumstances prompting a finding of public necessity may include, but are not limited to, the dock, buoy, anchoring system, or boat posing a hazard or obstruction to navigation or fishing, contributing to degradation of aquatic habitat, or contributing to decertification of shellfish beds otherwise suitable for commercial or recreational harvest. The revocation may be appealed as provided for under RCW 79.105.160 . (4) Nothing in this section authorizes a boat owner to abandon a vessel at a recreational dock, mooring buoy, or elsewhere.
RCW 79.02.040 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 02 / Section 040
RCW 79.02.040: Reconsideration of official acts.
Status: in_force

The department may review and reconsider any of its official acts relating to public lands until such time as a lease, contract, or deed shall have been made, executed, and finally issued, and the department may recall any lease, contract, or deed issued for the purpose of correcting mistakes or errors, or supplying omissions.
RCW 79A.05.705 — Washington Code / Title 79A / Chapter 05 / Section 705
RCW 79A.05.705: Green River Gorge conservation area created.
Status: in_force

There is hereby created a Washington state parks and recreation commission conservation area to be known as "Green River Gorge conservation area".
RCW 79A.05.040 — Washington Code / Title 79A / Chapter 05 / Section 040
RCW 79A.05.040: Director's duties.
Status: in_force

In addition to other duties the commission may from time to time impose, it is the duty of the director to: (1) Ensure the control of weeds in parks to the extent required by RCW 17.04.160 and 17.10.205 ; and (2) Participate in the operations of the environmental enhancement and job creation task force under chapter 43.21J RCW. The director has the power reasonably necessary to carry out these duties.
RCW 79.14.400 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 14 / Section 400
RCW 79.14.400: Prospecting and mining—Reclamation of premises.
Status: in_force

At time of termination for any mineral prospecting lease, permit, mining contract, or placer mining contract, the premises shall be reclaimed in accordance with plans approved by the department.
RCW 79.140.170 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 140 / Section 170
RCW 79.140.170: Sale of rock, gravel, sand, and silt—Investigation, audit of books of person removing.
Status: in_force

The department may inspect and audit books, contracts, and accounts of each person removing rock, gravel, sand, or silt pursuant to any lease or contract under RCW 79.140.150 and 79.140.160 and make such other investigation and secure or receive any other evidence necessary to determine whether or not the state is being paid the full amount payable to it for the removal of the materials.
RCW 79A.05.013 — Washington Code / Title 79A / Chapter 05 / Section 013
RCW 79A.05.013: Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the terms spouse, marriage, marital, husband, wife, widow, widower, next of kin, and family shall be interpreted as applying equally to state registered domestic partnerships or individuals in state registered domestic partnerships as well as to marital relationships and married persons, and references to dissolution of marriage shall apply equally to state registered domestic partnerships that have been terminated, dissolved, or invalidated, to the extent that such interpretation does not conflict with federal law. Where necessary to implement chapter 521, Laws of 2009, gender-specific terms such as husband and wife used in any statute, rule, or other law shall be construed to be gender neutral, and applicable to individuals in state registered domestic partnerships.
RCW 79A.05.545 — Washington Code / Title 79A / Chapter 05 / Section 545
RCW 79A.05.545: Washington conservation corps.
Status: in_force

The commission shall cooperate, when appropriate, as a partner in the Washington conservation corps established in chapter 43.220 RCW.
RCW 79.100.170 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 100 / Section 170
RCW 79.100.170: Transfer of ownership of certain vessels—Marine insurance policy.
Status: in_force

(1) Any individual or company that purchases or otherwise receives a used vessel greater than thirty-five feet in length and more than forty years old must, prior to or concurrent with the transfer of ownership, secure a marine insurance policy consistent with this section. Proof of the marine insurance policy must be provided to: (a) The transferor of the vessel upon purchase or other transfer; and (b) If applicable, the department of licensing upon first-time registration or after the transfer of ownership, or the department of revenue upon the payment of any taxes. (2) The transferor of a vessel greater than thirty-five feet in length and more than forty years old has an affirmative duty to ensure that any potential transferee has secured a marine insurance policy consistent with this section prior to or concurrent with the finalization of any sale or transfer. Nothing in this section prohibits the sale or other transfer of a vessel greater than thirty-five feet in length and more than forty years old to a transferee that fails to secure a marine insurance policy. However, a transferor that chooses to finalize a sale or other transfer with a transferee not in possession of a marine insurance policy assumes secondary liability for the vessel consistent with RCW 79.100.060 if the vessel is later abandoned by the transferee or becomes derelict prior to a subsequent ownership transfer. (3) The marine insurance policy required under this section must be secured by the transferee prior to, or concurrent with, assuming ownership of a vessel greater than thirty-five feet in length and more than forty years old. The marine insurance policy must satisfy the following conditions: (a) Have a term of at least twelve months following the transferee's assumption of vessel ownership; (b) Provide coverage of an amount that is, unless otherwise provided by the department by rule, at least three hundred thousand dollars; (c) Provide, unless otherwise provided by the department by rule, coverage for the removal of the vessel if it should sink and coverage should it cause a pollution event. (4) The purchaser of marine insurance under this section may satisfy the requirements of this section through the purchase of multiple policies as necessary. (5) The department may, by rule, provide for a purchaser of a vessel to also satisfy the insurance requirements of this section through the posting of adequate security with a financial institution. (6) A person required to secure marine insurance or show proof of marine insurance under this section who either: (a) Fails to secure a marine insurance policy consistent with this section prior to or concurrent with the transfer of ownership, unless the vessel was sold consistent with RCW 79.100.150 (2)(b); or (b) cancels a marine insurance policy consistent with this section prior to the end of the twelfth month of vessel ownership or to a subsequent transfer of ownership, whichever occurs first, without securing another marine insurance policy consistent with this section in its place, is guilty of a misdemeanor. The department may contact any vessel owner required by this section to have a marine insurance policy to ensure compliance with this section.
RCW 79.15.070 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 15 / Section 070
RCW 79.15.070: Time and date of sale.
Status: in_force

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It is the duty of the department to fix the date, time, and place of sale. (1) All valuable materials shall have been appraised prior to the date fixed for sale as prescribed in RCW 79.15.060 . (2) No sale may be conducted on any day that is a legal holiday. (3) Sales must be held between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. If all sales cannot be offered within this time period, the sale must continue on the following day between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (4) Sales must take place: (a) At the department's regional office having jurisdiction over the respective sale; or (b) On county property designated by the board of county commissioners or county legislative authority of the county in which the whole or majority of valuable materials are situated.
RCW 79.155.040 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 155 / Section 040
RCW 79.155.040: Department's authority.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) Except as limited by RCW 79.155.070 , the department is authorized to acquire by purchase, gift, donation, grant, transfer, or other means other than eminent domain fee interest or a partial interest, including conservation easements, in lands or other real property suitable for management as part of the community forest trust and that are appropriate to further the goals of the community forest trust. (b) The fair market value of any real property, and the associated valuable materials, of any land transferred into the community forest trust from state lands must be provided to the beneficiaries of the transferee [transferor] trust or used for the furtherance of the transferee [transferor] trust. (2) The department is authorized to receive funds for purposes of establishing the community forest trust from grants, gifts, bequests, or loans, whether public or private, as well as from legislative appropriation. (3) All acquisitions of real property for the community forest trust must be approved by the board.
RCW 79.24.085 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 24 / Section 085
RCW 79.24.085: Disposition of money from sales.
Status: in_force

All sums of money received from sales shall be paid into the capitol building construction account in the state treasury, and are hereby appropriated for the purposes of *this act.
RCW 58.24.010 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 24 / Section 010
RCW 58.24.010: Declaration of necessity.
Status: in_force

It is the responsibility of the state to provide a means for the identification and preservation of survey points for the description of common land boundaries in the interest of the people of the state. There is a necessity for the adoption and maintenance of a system of permanent reference as to boundary monuments. The department of natural resources shall be the recognized agency for the establishment of this system.All lands granted to the state by the federal government for the purpose of erecting public buildings at the state capitol shall be known and designated as "Capitol Building Lands". None of such lands, nor the timber or other materials thereon, shall hereafter be sold without the consent of the board of natural resources and only in the manner as provided for public lands and materials thereon.Any person owning land adjoining any navigable waters or watercourse, within or bordering upon this state, may erect upon his or her own land any wharf or wharves, and may extend them so far into said waters or watercourses as the convenience of shipping may require; and he or she may charge for wharfage such rates as shall be reasonable: PROVIDED, That he or she shall at all times leave sufficient room in the channel for the ordinary purposes of navigation.
RCW 79.73.030 — Washington Code / Title 79 / Chapter 73 / Section 030
RCW 79.73.030: Powers.
Status: in_force

The department may do the following with respect to the portion of the Milwaukee Road corridor under its control: (1) Enter into agreements to allow the realignment or modification of public roads, farm crossings, water conveyance facilities, and other utility crossings; (2) Regulate activities and restrict uses, including, but not limited to, closing portions of the corridor to reduce fire danger or protect public safety in consultation with local legislative authorities or fire districts; (3) Place hazard warning signs and close hazardous structures; (4) Renegotiate deed restrictions upon agreement with affected parties; and (5) Approve and process the sale or exchange of lands or easements if (a) such a sale or exchange will not adversely affect the recreational, transportation, or utility potential of the corridor and (b) the department has not entered into a lease of the property in accordance with RCW 79.73.040 .
RCW 79A.05.260 — Washington Code / Title 79A / Chapter 05 / Section 260
RCW 79A.05.260: Sun Lakes state park—"Vic Meyers Golf Course" designation—"Vic Meyers Lake" designation.
Status: in_force

The legislature hereby names the golf course located at Sun Lakes State Park the "Vic Meyers Golf Course", and Rainbow Lake shall be re-named "Vic Meyers Lake". The state shall provide and install a proper marker in a suitable location in the main activity area of the park which will set forth the key role Victor Aloysius Meyers had in the development of Sun Lakes State Park and the important part he had for many years in the political and governmental history of the state. In addition, the name hereby established for the golf course shall be prominently displayed at the golf course clubhouse. The legislature finds it appropriate to so honor Victor Aloysius Meyers for his long and dedicated service to the people of this state.
RCW 79A.55.020 — Washington Code / Title 79A / Chapter 55 / Section 020
RCW 79A.55.020: Management policies—Development—Inclusion of management plans—Identification and exclusion of unsuitably developed lands—Boundaries of river areas—Hearings—Notice—Studies—Proposals for system additions.
Status: in_force

(1) The commission shall develop and adopt management policies for publicly owned or leased land on the rivers designated by the legislature as being a part of the state's scenic river system and within the associated river areas. The commission may adopt rules identifying river classifications which reflect the characteristics common to various segments of scenic rivers and may adopt management policies consistent with local government's shoreline management master plans appropriate for each such river classification. All such policies shall be adopted by the commission in accordance with the provisions of chapter 34.05 RCW, as now or hereafter amended. Any variance with such a policy by any public agency shall be authorized only by the approval of the commission and shall be made only to alleviate unusual hardships unique to a given segment of the system. (2) Any policies developed pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall include management plans for protecting ecological, economic, recreational, aesthetic, botanical, scenic, geological, hydrological, fish and wildlife, historical, cultural, archaeological, and scientific features of the rivers designated as being in the system. Such policies shall also include management plans to encourage any nonprofit group, organization, association, person, or corporation to develop and adopt programs for the purpose of increasing fish propagation. (3) The commission shall identify on a river by river basis any publicly owned or leased lands which could be included in a river area of the system but which are developed in a manner unsuitable for land to be managed as part of the system. The commission shall exclude lands so identified from the provisions of any management policies implementing the provisions of this chapter. (4) The commission shall determine the boundaries which shall define the river area associated with any included river. With respect to the rivers named in RCW 79A.55.070 , the commission shall make such determination, and those determinations authorized by subsection (3) of this section, within one year of September 21, 1977. (5) Before making a decision regarding the river area to be included in the system, a variance in policy, or the excluding of land from the provisions of the management policies, the commission shall hold hearings in accord with chapter 34.05 RCW, with at least one public hearing to be held in the general locale of the river under consideration. The commission shall cause to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area which includes the river or rivers to be considered, a description, including a map showing such river or rivers, of the material to be considered at the public hearing. Such notice shall appear at least twice in the time period between two and four weeks prior to the public hearing. The commission shall seek and receive comments from the public regarding potential additions to the system, shall initiate studies, and may submit to any session of the legislature proposals for additions to the state scenic river system. These proposals shall be accompanied by a detailed report on the factors which, in the commission's judgment, make an area a worthy addition to the system.