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WA Rev Code § 79.44.095 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 79 - Public Lands|Chapter 79.44 - Assessments and Charges Against Lands of the State.|79.44.095 - Assessments paid by state to be added to purchase price of land.

RCW 79.44.095 Assessments paid by state to be added to purchase price of land.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.[ 1919 c 164 § 9; RRS § 8133. Cf. 1909 c 154 § 7.]NOTES:Assessments paid to be added to purchase price of land: RCW 79.11.320.
WA Rev Code § 79.44.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 79 - Public Lands|Chapter 79.44 - Assessments and Charges Against Lands of the State.|79.44.100 - Assignment of lease or contract to purchaser at foreclosure sale.

RCW 79.44.100 Assignment of lease or contract to purchaser at foreclosure sale.Whenever any such tide, state, school, granted, or other lands situated within the limits of any assessing district, has been included within any local improvement district by such assessing district, and the contract, leasehold, or other interest of any individual has been sold to satisfy the lien of such assessment for local improvement, the purchaser of such interest at such sale shall be entitled to receive from the state of Washington, on demand, an assignment of the contract, leasehold, or other interest purchased by him or her, and shall assume, subject to the terms and conditions of the contract or lease, the payment to the state of the amount of the balance which his or her predecessor in interest was obligated to pay.[ 2013 c 23 § 264; 1963 c 20 § 10; 1919 c 164 § 10; RRS § 8134. Cf. 1909 c 154 § 10.]
WA Rev Code § 79.44.120 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 79 - Public Lands|Chapter 79.44 - Assessments and Charges Against Lands of the State.|79.44.120 - When assessments need not be added in certain cases.

RCW 79.44.120 When assessments need not be added in certain cases.Whenever any state school, granted, tide, or other public lands of the state shall have been charged with local improvement assessments under any local improvement assessment district in any incorporated city, town, irrigation, diking, drainage, port, weed, or pest district, or any other district now authorized by law to levy assessments against lands of the state, where such assessments are required under existing statutes to be returned to the fund of the state treasury from which the assessments were originally paid, the department may, and is hereby authorized, to sell such lands for their appraised valuation without regard to such assessments, anything to the contrary in the existing statutes notwithstanding. However, nothing in this section shall be construed to alter in any way any existing statute providing for the method of procedure in levying assessments against lands of the state in any of such local improvement assessment districts.[ 2003 c 334 § 509; 1937 c 80 § 1; RRS § 7797-192a.]NOTES:Intent—2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.
WA Rev Code § 79.44.130 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 79 - Public Lands|Chapter 79.44 - Assessments and Charges Against Lands of the State.|79.44.130 - Local provisions superseded.

RCW 79.44.130 Local provisions superseded.The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all assessing districts as herein defined, any charter or ordinance provisions to the contrary notwithstanding.[ 1963 c 20 § 11; 1919 c 164 § 11; RRS § 8135. Cf. 1909 c 154 § 8.]
WA Rev Code § 79.44.140 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 79 - Public Lands|Chapter 79.44 - Assessments and Charges Against Lands of the State.|79.44.140 - Application of chapter—Eminent domain assessments.

RCW 79.44.140 Application of chapter—Eminent domain assessments.The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all local improvements initiated after June 11, 1919, including assessments to pay the cost and expense of taking and damaging property by the power of eminent domain, as provided by law: PROVIDED, That in case of eminent domain assessments, it shall not be necessary to forward notice of the intention to make such improvement, but the eminent domain commissioners, authorized to make such assessment, shall, at the time of filing the assessment roll with the court in the manner provided by law, forward by registered or certified mail to the chief administrative officer of the agency using, occupying or having jurisdiction over the lands a notice of such assessment, and of the day fixed by the court for the hearing thereof: PROVIDED, That no assessment against the state's interest in tidelands or harbor areas shall be binding against the state if the commissioner of public lands shall file a disapproval of the same in court before judgment confirming the roll.[ 2002 c 260 § 6; 1979 c 151 § 182; 1963 c 20 § 12; 1919 c 164 § 12; RRS § 8136.]
WA Rev Code § 79.44.190 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 79 - Public Lands|Chapter 79.44 - Assessments and Charges Against Lands of the State.|79.44.190 - Acquisition of property by state or political subdivision which is subject to unpaid assessments or delinquencies—Payment of lien or installments.

RCW 79.44.190 Acquisition of property by state or political subdivision which is subject to unpaid assessments or delinquencies—Payment of lien or installments.When real property subject to an unpaid special assessment for a local improvement levied by any political subdivision of the state authorized to form local improvement or utility local improvement districts is acquired by purchase or condemnation by the state or any political subdivision thereof, including but not limited to any special purpose district, the property so acquired shall continue to be subject to the assessment lien.An assessment lien or installment thereof, delinquent at the time of such acquisition shall be paid at the time of acquisition, and the amount thereof, including any accrued interest and delinquent penalties, shall be withheld from the purchase price or condemnation award by the public body acquiring the property and shall be paid immediately to the county, city, or town treasurer, whichever is applicable, in payment of and discharge of such delinquent installment lien.Any installment or installments not delinquent at the time of acquisition shall become due and payable in such year and at such date as said installment would have become due if such property had not been so acquired: PROVIDED, That where such property is acquired by the state of Washington, the balance of the assessment shall be paid in full at the time of acquisition.For the purpose of this section, the "time of acquisition" shall mean the date of completion of the sale, date of condemnation verdict, date of the order of immediate possession and use pursuant to RCW 8.04.090, or the date of judgment, if not tried to a jury.[ 1971 ex.s. c 116 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 79.64.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 79 - Public Lands|Chapter 79.64 - Funds for Managing and Administering Lands.|79.64.010 - Definitions.

RCW 79.64.010 Definitions.As used in this chapter, "rule" means rule as that term is defined by RCW 34.05.010.[ 2003 c 334 § 519; 1967 ex.s. c 63 § 1; 1961 c 178 § 1.]NOTES:Intent—2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.
WA Rev Code § 79.64.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 79 - Public Lands|Chapter 79.64 - Funds for Managing and Administering Lands.|79.64.020 - Resource management cost account—Use.

RCW 79.64.020 Resource management cost account—Use.A resource management cost account in the state treasury is created to be used solely for the purpose of defraying the costs and expenses necessarily incurred by the department in managing and administering state lands , aquatic lands , and the making and administering of leases, sales, contracts, licenses, permits, easements, and rights-of-way as authorized under the provisions of this title. Appropriations from the resource management cost account to the department shall be expended for no other purposes. Funds in the resource management cost account may be appropriated or transferred by the legislature for the benefit of all of the trusts from which the funds were derived. During the 2013-2015 fiscal biennium, the legislature may transfer from the aquatics revenues in the resources management cost account to the marine resources stewardship trust account for the purposes of chapter 43.372 RCW.[ 2014 c 32 § 3; 2013 2nd sp.s. c 4 § 1000; 2011 c 216 § 15; 2008 c 328 § 6004; 2004 c 199 § 226; 2003 c 334 § 520; 1993 c 460 § 1; 1985 c 57 § 80; 1981 c 4 § 2; 1961 c 178 § 2.]NOTES:Effective dates—2013 2nd sp.s. c 4: See note following RCW 2.68.020.Part headings not law—Severability—Effective date—2008 c 328: See notes following RCW 43.155.050.Part headings not law—2004 c 199: See note following RCW 79.02.010.Intent—2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.Effective date—1993 c 460: "This act shall take effect July 1, 1994." [ 1993 c 460 § 3.]Effective date—1985 c 57: See note following RCW 18.04.105.Severability—1981 c 4: See note following RCW 28A.515.320.
WA Rev Code § 79.64.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 79 - Public Lands|Chapter 79.64 - Funds for Managing and Administering Lands.|79.64.030 - Expenditures of certain funds in the resource management cost account to be for trust lands—Use for other lands—Repayment—Ordinary cost not deductible from sale proceeds—Accounting.

RCW 79.64.030 Expenditures of certain funds in the resource management cost account to be for trust lands—Use for other lands—Repayment—Ordinary cost not deductible from sale proceeds—Accounting.Funds in the resource management cost account from the moneys received from leases, sales, contracts, licenses, permits, easements, and rights-of-way issued by the department and affecting school lands, university lands, scientific school lands, normal school lands, capitol building lands, or institutional lands shall be pooled and expended by the department solely for the purpose of defraying the costs and expenses necessarily incurred in managing and administering all of the trust lands enumerated in this section. Such funds may be used for similar costs and expenses in managing and administering other lands managed by the department provided that such expenditures that have been or may be made on such other lands shall be repaid to the resource management cost account together with interest at a rate determined by the board.Costs and expenses necessarily incurred in managing and administering agricultural college lands shall not be deducted from proceeds received from the sale of such lands or from the sale of resources that are part of the lands. Costs and expenses incurred in managing and administering agricultural college trust lands shall be funded by appropriation under RCW 79.64.090.An accounting shall be made annually of the accrued expenditures from the pooled trust funds in the account. In the event the accounting determines that expenditures have been made from moneys received from trust lands for the benefit of other lands, such expenditure shall be considered a debt and an encumbrance against the property benefited, including state forestlands. The results of the accounting shall be reported to the legislature at the next regular session. The state treasurer is authorized, upon request of the department, to transfer funds between the forest development account and the resource management cost account solely for purpose of repaying loans pursuant to this section.[ 2003 c 334 § 521; 2001 c 250 § 15; 1999 c 279 § 1; 1993 c 460 § 2; 1988 c 70 § 4; 1977 ex.s. c 159 § 2; 1961 c 178 § 3.]NOTES:Intent—2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.Effective date—1999 c 279: "This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect July 1, 1999." [ 1999 c 279 § 4.]Effective date—1993 c 460: See note following RCW 79.64.020.Forest development account: RCW 79.64.100.
WA Rev Code § 79.64.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 79 - Public Lands|Chapter 79.64 - Funds for Managing and Administering Lands.|79.64.050 - Deductions to be paid into resource management cost account.

RCW 79.64.050 Deductions to be paid into resource management cost account.All deductions from moneys received made in accordance with RCW 79.64.040 shall be paid into the resource management cost account and the balance shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the fund otherwise entitled to the proceeds.[ 2003 c 334 § 523; 2001 c 250 § 17; 1961 c 178 § 5.]NOTES:Intent—2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.
WA Rev Code § 79.64.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 79 - Public Lands|Chapter 79.64 - Funds for Managing and Administering Lands.|79.64.060 - Rules relating to account.

RCW 79.64.060 Rules relating to account.The board shall adopt such rules as it deems necessary and proper for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of RCW 79.64.010 through 79.64.070.[ 1983 c 3 § 203; 1961 c 178 § 6.]
WA Rev Code § 79.64.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 79 - Public Lands|Chapter 79.64 - Funds for Managing and Administering Lands.|79.64.070 - Severability—1961 c 178.

RCW 79.64.070 Severability—1961 c 178.If any provision of RCW 79.64.010 through 79.64.070, or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of RCW 79.64.010 through 79.64.070, or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.[ 1983 c 3 § 204; 1961 c 178 § 7.]
WA Rev Code § 79.64.090 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 79 - Public Lands|Chapter 79.64 - Funds for Managing and Administering Lands.|79.64.090 - Agricultural college trust management account—Creation.

RCW 79.64.090 Agricultural college trust management account—Creation.The agricultural college trust management account is created in the state treasury. To this account shall be deposited such funds as the legislature directs or appropriates. Moneys in the agricultural college trust management account may be spent only after appropriation. Expenditures from this account may be used only for the costs of managing the assets of the agricultural school trust.[ 2003 c 334 § 524; 1999 c 279 § 3.]NOTES:Intent—2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.Effective date—1999 c 279: See note following RCW 79.64.030.
WA Rev Code § 79.64.095 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 79 - Public Lands|Chapter 79.64 - Funds for Managing and Administering Lands.|79.64.095 - Natural resources federal lands revolving account.

RCW 79.64.095 Natural resources federal lands revolving account.The natural resources federal lands revolving account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from the proceeds of good neighbor agreements as defined in RCW 79.02.010 and implemented by the department of natural resources and all legislative transfers, gifts, grants, and federal funds designated for use in conjunction with a good neighbor agreement implemented by the department of natural resources must be deposited into the account. Expenditures from the account are subject to the limitations of the agreements under which proceeds were generated and may be used only for the planning and implementation of good neighbor agreements, including management or administrative costs and relevant goods and services. Only the commissioner or the commissioner's designee may authorize expenditures from the account. The account is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but an appropriation is not required for expenditures. The natural resources federal lands revolving account is an interest-bearing account and the interest must be credited to the account.[ 2018 c 258 § 3.]NOTES:Effective date—2018 c 258: See note following RCW 79.02.010.
WA Rev Code § 79.64.120 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 79 - Public Lands|Chapter 79.64 - Funds for Managing and Administering Lands.|79.64.120 - Retirement of interfund loans—Transfer of timber cutting rights on state forestlands acquired under RCW 79.22.010 to the federal land grant trusts—Distribution of revenue from timber management activities.

RCW 79.64.120 Retirement of interfund loans—Transfer of timber cutting rights on state forestlands acquired under RCW 79.22.010 to the federal land grant trusts—Distribution of revenue from timber management activities.(1) The department is authorized to:(a) Determine the total present account balance with interest of the interfund loans made by the resource management cost account to the forest development account in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;(b) Subject to approval of the board, effectuate a transfer of timber cutting rights on state forestlands acquired under RCW 79.22.010 to the federal land grant trusts in such proportion that each trust receives full and fair market value for the interfund loans and is fully repaid or so much thereof as possible within distribution constraints described in subsection (2) of this section.(2) After the effective date of the transfer authorized by subsection (1)(b) of this section and until the exercise of the cutting rights on the timber transferred has been fully satisfied, the distribution of revenue from timber management activities on state forestlands acquired under RCW 79.22.010 on which cutting rights have been transferred shall be as follows:(a) As determined by the board, an amount no greater than thirty-three and three-tenths percent to be distributed to the federal land grant trust accounts and resource management cost account as directed by RCW 79.64.040 and 79.64.050;(b) As determined by the board, an amount not less than sixteen and seven-tenths percent to the forest development account;(c) Fifty percent to be distributed as provided in RCW 79.64.110.[ 2003 c 334 § 463; 1988 c 70 § 3. Formerly RCW 79.12.035.]NOTES:Intent—2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.Purpose—1988 c 70 § 3: "The purpose of RCW 79.12.035 is to provide a means to retire interfund loans authorized by RCW 79.64.030 from the resource management cost account to the forest development account. The resource management cost account is an asset of the federal land grant trusts. Section 3 of this act is intended to authorize a process by which the interfund loans may be repaid such that the federal land grant trusts will receive full fair market value without disruption in income to counties and the state general fund from management activities on state forestlands managed pursuant to chapter 79.12 RCW." [ 1988 c 70 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 79.70.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 79 - Public Lands|Chapter 79.70 - Natural Area Preserves.|79.70.010 - Purpose.

RCW 79.70.010 Purpose.The purpose of this chapter is to establish a state system of natural area preserves and a means whereby the preservation of these aquatic and land areas can be accomplished.All areas within the state, except those which are expressly dedicated by law for preservation and protection in their natural condition, are subject to alteration by human activity. Natural lands, together with the plants and animals living thereon in natural ecological systems, are valuable for the purposes of scientific research, teaching, as habitats of rare and vanishing species, as places of natural historic and natural interest and scenic beauty, and as living museums of the original heritage of the state.It is, therefore, the public policy of the state of Washington to secure for the people of present and future generations the benefit of an enduring resource of natural areas by establishing a system of natural area preserves, and to provide for the protection of these natural areas.[ 1972 ex.s. c 119 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 79.70.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 79 - Public Lands|Chapter 79.70 - Natural Area Preserves.|79.70.020 - Definitions.

RCW 79.70.020 Definitions.The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Department" means the department of natural resources.(2) "Natural areas" and "natural area preserves" include such public or private areas of land or water which have retained their natural character, although not necessarily completely natural and undisturbed, or which are important in preserving rare or vanishing flora, fauna, geological, natural historical or similar features of scientific or educational value and which are acquired or voluntarily registered or dedicated by the owner under this chapter.(3) "Public lands" and "state lands" have the meaning set out in RCW 79.02.010.(4) "Council" means the natural heritage advisory council as established in RCW 79.70.070.(5) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of public lands.(6) "Important bird area" means those areas jointly identified by the natural heritage program and a qualifying nonprofit organization using internationally recognized scientific criteria. These areas have been found to be necessary to conserve populations of wild waterfowl, upland game birds, songbirds, and other birds native to and migrating through Washington, and contain the habitats that birds are dependent upon for breeding, migration, shelter, and sustenance.(7) "Instrument of dedication" means any written document intended to convey an interest in real property pursuant to chapter 64.04 RCW.(8) "Natural heritage resources" means the plant community types, aquatic types, unique geologic types, and special plant and animal species and their critical habitat as defined in the natural heritage plan established under RCW 79.70.030.(9) "Plan" means the natural heritage plan as established under RCW 79.70.030.(10) "Program" means the natural heritage program as established under RCW 79.70.030.(11) "Qualifying nonprofit organization" means a national nonprofit organization, or a branch of a national nonprofit organization, that conserves and restores natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitat.(12) "Register" means the Washington register of natural area preserves as established under RCW 79.70.030.[ 2004 c 180 § 4; 2003 c 334 § 548; 1981 c 189 § 1; 1972 ex.s. c 119 § 2.]NOTES:Intent—2004 c 180: See note following RCW 79.70.110.Intent—2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.