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WA Rev Code § 89.12.150 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 89 - Reclamation, Soil Conservation, and Land Settlement|Chapter 89.12 - Reclamation and Irrigation Districts in Reclamation Areas.|89.12.150 - Exchange of state and federal lands.

RCW 89.12.150 Exchange of state and federal lands.From and after the date that the consent of the United States shall be given thereto by act of congress, the department of natural resources is authorized, upon request from the secretary of the interior, to cause an appraisal to be made by the board of natural resources of state lands in any division of any federal reclamation project which the secretary of the interior shall advise the department that he or she desires to have subdivided into farm units of class referred to in RCW 89.12.140, and also to cause to be appraised by the board of natural resources such public lands of the United States on the same project, or elsewhere in the state of Washington, as the secretary of the interior may propose to exchange for such state land, and when the secretary of the interior shall have secured from congress authority to make such exchange the department is authorized to exchange such state lands in any federal reclamation project for public lands of the United States on the same project or elsewhere in the state of Washington of approximately equal appraised valuation, and in making such exchange is authorized to execute suitable instruments in writing conveying or relinquishing to the United States such state lands and accepting in lieu thereof such public land of approximately equal appraised valuation.[ 2013 c 23 § 554; 1988 c 128 § 75; 1927 c 246 § 2; RRS § 7402-281.]
WA Rev Code § 89.12.180 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 89 - Reclamation, Soil Conservation, and Land Settlement|Chapter 89.12 - Reclamation and Irrigation Districts in Reclamation Areas.|89.12.180 - Reports to legislature regarding activities under RCW 89.12.170.

RCW 89.12.180 Reports to legislature regarding activities under RCW 89.12.170.The department of ecology shall report annually to the standing committees of the legislature with jurisdiction over water resources regarding the activities authorized by RCW 89.12.170, beginning December 1, 2002, and ending December 1, 2007.[ 2002 c 330 § 4.]NOTES:Finding—Intent—2002 c 330: See notes following RCW 89.12.170.
WA Rev Code § 89.12.190 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 89 - Reclamation, Soil Conservation, and Land Settlement|Chapter 89.12 - Reclamation and Irrigation Districts in Reclamation Areas.|89.12.190 - Columbia Basin project—Findings—Source of surface water—Management of groundwater depletions.

RCW 89.12.190 Columbia Basin project—Findings—Source of surface water—Management of groundwater depletions.(1) The legislature finds that conserved water from the developed portions of the federal Columbia Basin project can provide an immediate source of surface water to offset a limited portion of groundwater depletions within the undeveloped portions of the federal project extending the availability of groundwater for domestic, municipal, industrial, and agricultural uses. The department of ecology has adopted rules establishing groundwater management subareas within the federal Columbia Basin project. A primary purpose of some of the rules was to manage groundwater depletions that are occurring as a result of the department's decision to allow continued deep well agricultural irrigation in anticipation that development of the federal Columbia Basin project would continue at its historic pace and that project water would replace groundwater and recharge the depleted aquifer.(2) The legislature also finds that recent studies have documented water conservation in areas served by project irrigation districts as a result of distribution system lining and piping and use of more efficient conveyance system technology.[ 2004 c 195 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 89.12.200 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 89 - Reclamation, Soil Conservation, and Land Settlement|Chapter 89.12 - Reclamation and Irrigation Districts in Reclamation Areas.|89.12.200 - Columbia Basin project—Intent—Allocation of conserved waters to deep well irrigated lands.

RCW 89.12.200 Columbia Basin project—Intent—Allocation of conserved waters to deep well irrigated lands.It is the intent of the legislature that the department of ecology enter into agreements with the United States and Columbia Basin project irrigation districts regarding the allocation of water conserved from within areas currently served by project waters to deep well irrigated lands within the federal Columbia Basin project and for other authorized project beneficial uses. The department may provide the irrigation districts data identifying areas with the most serious groundwater depletions. The irrigation districts shall consider and may rely on the department's data and recommendations in making allocation decisions to offset groundwater withdrawals consistent with the operational constraints of the distribution system.[ 2004 c 195 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 89.12.900 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 89 - Reclamation, Soil Conservation, and Land Settlement|Chapter 89.12 - Reclamation and Irrigation Districts in Reclamation Areas.|89.12.900 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.

RCW 89.12.900 Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.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.[ 2009 c 521 § 198.]
WA Rev Code § 89.16.005 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 89 - Reclamation, Soil Conservation, and Land Settlement|Chapter 89.16 - Reclamation by State.|89.16.005 - Short title.

RCW 89.16.005 Short title.This chapter shall be known and cited as the "State Reclamation Act".[ 1919 c 158 § 1; RRS § 3004.]
WA Rev Code § 89.16.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 89 - Reclamation, Soil Conservation, and Land Settlement|Chapter 89.16 - Reclamation by State.|89.16.010 - Declaration of purpose.

RCW 89.16.010 Declaration of purpose.The object of this chapter is to provide for the reclamation and development of such lands in the state of Washington as shall be determined to be suitable and economically available for reclamation and development as agricultural lands, and the state of Washington in the exercise of its sovereign and police powers declares the reclamation of such lands to be a state purpose and necessary to the public health, safety and welfare of its people.[ 1972 ex.s. c 51 § 1; 1919 c 158 § 2; RRS § 3005.]
WA Rev Code § 89.16.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 89 - Reclamation, Soil Conservation, and Land Settlement|Chapter 89.16 - Reclamation by State.|89.16.020 - Reclamation account created—Composition.

RCW 89.16.020 Reclamation account created—Composition.For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter the state reclamation revolving account, heretofore established and hereinafter called the reclamation account, shall consist of all sums appropriated thereto by the legislature; all gifts made to the state therefor and the proceeds of the sale thereof; the proceeds of the sale or redemption of and the interest earned by securities acquired with the moneys thereof; and all reimbursements for moneys advanced for the payment of assessments upon public lands of the state for the improvement thereof. Moneys in the reclamation account may be invested by the state treasurer pursuant to RCW 43.84.080.[ 2012 c 187 § 9; 1973 1st ex.s. c 40 § 1; 1972 ex.s. c 51 § 2; 1959 c 104 § 2. Prior: 1919 c 158 § 4, part; RRS § 3007, part.]
WA Rev Code § 89.16.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 89 - Reclamation, Soil Conservation, and Land Settlement|Chapter 89.16 - Reclamation by State.|89.16.040 - Payments from account—Reclamation districts specified—Rehabilitation of existing projects.

RCW 89.16.040 Payments from account—Reclamation districts specified—Rehabilitation of existing projects.From the moneys appropriated from the reclamation account there shall be paid, upon vouchers approved by the director of ecology, the administrative expenses of the director under this chapter and such amounts as are found necessary for the investigation and survey of reclamation projects proposed to be financed in whole or in part by the director, and such amounts as may be authorized by him or her for the reclamation of lands in diking, diking improvement, drainage, drainage improvement, diking and drainage, diking and drainage improvement, irrigation and irrigation improvement districts, and such other districts as are authorized by law for the reclamation or development of waste or undeveloped lands or the rehabilitation of existing reclamation projects, and all such districts and improvement districts shall, for the purposes of this chapter be known as reclamation districts.[ 2013 c 23 § 555; 1981 c 216 § 2; 1972 ex.s. c 51 § 3; 1959 c 104 § 4. Prior: 1919 c 158 § 4, part; RRS § 3007, part.]
WA Rev Code § 89.16.045 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 89 - Reclamation, Soil Conservation, and Land Settlement|Chapter 89.16 - Reclamation by State.|89.16.045 - Loans from account—Contracts—Repayment.

RCW 89.16.045 Loans from account—Contracts—Repayment.Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the director of ecology may, by written contract with a reclamation district, loan moneys from the reclamation account to said district for use in financing a project of construction, reconstruction or improvement of district facilities, or a project of additions to such facilities. No such contract shall exceed fifty thousand dollars per project or a term of ten years, or provide for an interest rate of more than eight percent per annum. The director shall not execute any contract as provided in this section until he or she determines that the project for which the moneys are furnished is within the scope of the district's powers to undertake, that the project is feasible, that its construction is in the best interest of the state and the district, and that the district proposing the project is in a sound financial condition and capable of repaying the loan with interest in not more than ten annual payments. Any district is empowered to enter into a contract, as provided for in this section, and to levy assessments based on the special benefits accruing to lands within the district as are necessary to satisfy the contract, when a resolution of the governing body of the reclamation district authorizing its execution is approved by the body: PROVIDED, That no district shall be empowered to execute with the director any such contract during the term of any previously executed contract authorized by this section.[ 2013 c 23 § 556; 1972 ex.s. c 51 § 4; 1967 c 181 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 89.16.055 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 89 - Reclamation, Soil Conservation, and Land Settlement|Chapter 89.16 - Reclamation by State.|89.16.055 - Additional powers and duties enumerated—Payment for from reclamation account.

RCW 89.16.055 Additional powers and duties enumerated—Payment for from reclamation account.In addition to the powers provided in RCW 89.16.050, the department of ecology is authorized and empowered to:(1) Conduct surveys, studies, investigations, and water right examinations for proposed reclamation projects or the rehabilitation of existing reclamation projects that may be funded fully or partially from the receipts of the sale of bonds issued by the state of Washington.(2) Support the preparation for and administration of proceedings, provided in RCW 90.03.110 or 90.44.220, or both, pertaining to river systems or other water bodies that are associated with existing or proposed reclamation projects.(3) Conduct a regulatory program for well construction as provided in chapter 18.104 RCW.Funds of the account established by RCW 89.16.020 may, as appropriated by the legislature, be used in relation to the powers provided in this section, notwithstanding any other provisions of chapter 89.16 RCW that may be to the contrary.[ 1993 c 387 § 27; 1981 c 216 § 1.]NOTES:Effective date—1993 c 387: See RCW 18.104.930.
WA Rev Code § 89.16.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 89 - Reclamation, Soil Conservation, and Land Settlement|Chapter 89.16 - Reclamation by State.|89.16.060 - Contracts with United States.

RCW 89.16.060 Contracts with United States.The department of ecology shall have the power to cooperate and to contract with the United States for the reclamation of lands in this state by the United States, and shall have the power to contract with the United States for the handling of such reclamation work by the United States and for the repayment of such moneys as the department of ecology shall invest from the reclamation account, under such terms and conditions as the United States laws and the regulations of the interior department shall provide for the repayment of reclamation costs by the lands reclaimed.[ 1972 ex.s. c 51 § 6; 1919 c 158 § 6; RRS § 3009.]
WA Rev Code § 89.16.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 89 - Reclamation, Soil Conservation, and Land Settlement|Chapter 89.16 - Reclamation by State.|89.16.070 - Contracts with districts.

RCW 89.16.070 Contracts with districts.A diking, drainage, diking and drainage, and irrigation district, and improvement districts thereof through the parent district, or such other district as is authorized and organized for the reclamation or development of waste or undeveloped lands, may enter into contracts with the director for the reclamation of the lands of the district in the manner provided herein, or in such manner as such districts may contract with the United States or with individuals or corporations, for making surveys and furnishing engineering plans and supervision for the construction of all works and improvements necessary for the reclamation of its lands, and for the sale or delivery of its bonds, and may issue bonds of the district for such purposes.[ 1959 c 104 § 5; 1923 c 132 § 2; 1919 c 158 § 7; RRS § 3010.]
WA Rev Code § 89.16.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 89 - Reclamation, Soil Conservation, and Land Settlement|Chapter 89.16 - Reclamation by State.|89.16.080 - State lands may be included—Procedure.

RCW 89.16.080 State lands may be included—Procedure.Whenever in the judgment of the department of natural resources any state, school, granted, or other public lands of the state will be specially benefited by any proposed reclamation project approved by the department of ecology, it may consent that such lands be included in any reclamation district organized for the purpose of carrying out such reclamation project, and in that event the department of natural resources shall be authorized to pay, out of current appropriations, the district assessments levied as provided by law against such lands, and any such assessments paid shall be made a charge against the lands upon which they were levied, and the amount thereof, but without interest, shall be included in the appraised value of such lands when sold or leased.[ 1972 ex.s. c 51 § 7; 1919 c 158 § 8; RRS § 3011.]
WA Rev Code § 89.30.001 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 89 - Reclamation, Soil Conservation, and Land Settlement|Chapter 89.30 - Reclamation Districts of One Million Acres.|89.30.001 - District authorized—Area not less than one million acres—No fees.

RCW 89.30.001 District authorized—Area not less than one million acres—No fees.Reclamation districts including an area of not less than one million acres of land may be created and maintained in this state, as herein provided, for the reclamation and improvement of arid and semiarid lands situated in such districts, and for the generation and/or sale of hydroelectric energy: PROVIDED, That no appropriation, license, filing, recording, examination or other fee or fees, as provided in RCW 90.16.050 through 90.16.090 or in RCW 90.03.470 shall be applicable to a district or districts created under this chapter.[ 1933 c 149 § 1; 1927 c 254 § 1; RRS § 7402-1. Formerly RCW 89.20.020 and 89.20.040, part.]
WA Rev Code § 89.30.004 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 89 - Reclamation, Soil Conservation, and Land Settlement|Chapter 89.30 - Reclamation Districts of One Million Acres.|89.30.004 - Lands in one or more counties.

RCW 89.30.004 Lands in one or more counties.Such reclamation districts may include all or part of the territory of any county and may combine the territory in two or more counties, in which any of the lands to be reclaimed and improved are situated, or in which hydroelectric energy may be generated in connection with project works.[ 1933 c 149 § 2; 1927 c 254 § 2; RRS § 7402-2. Formerly RCW 89.20.200.]
WA Rev Code § 89.30.007 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 89 - Reclamation, Soil Conservation, and Land Settlement|Chapter 89.30 - Reclamation Districts of One Million Acres.|89.30.007 - General purposes of district.

RCW 89.30.007 General purposes of district.Such reclamation districts may be organized or maintained for any or all the following general purposes:(1) The construction or purchase and the operation and maintenance of dams, power and pumping works, transmission power lines, reservoirs, pipe lines, and other works or parts of same for the irrigation of lands within the operation of the district or districts and for the transmission and sale of power generated by such works.(2) The reconstruction, repair or improvement of existing irrigation works.(3) The operation or maintenance of existing irrigation works.(4) The construction, reconstruction, repair or maintenance of a system of diverting canals or conduits, from a natural source of water supply to the point of individual distribution for irrigation purposes.(5) The execution and performance of any contract authorized by law with any department of the United States or any state therein for power, reclamation and irrigation purposes.(6) The performance of all things necessary to enable the district or districts to exercise the powers granted in this chapter.(7) That no permits or licenses for the appropriation of water for irrigation and/or power purposes shall be granted by the state of Washington which will interfere with the irrigation and/or power requirements of the district or districts created under this chapter.[ 1933 c 149 § 3; 1927 c 254 § 3; RRS § 7402-3. Formerly RCW 89.20.030 and 89.20.040, part.]
WA Rev Code § 89.30.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 89 - Reclamation, Soil Conservation, and Land Settlement|Chapter 89.30 - Reclamation Districts of One Million Acres.|89.30.010 - Petition—Filing.

RCW 89.30.010 Petition—Filing.Whenever fifty, or a majority of the holders of title to, or of evidence of title to, lands susceptible of irrigation in each of the several counties in which lands coming within the proposed district are located, desire to organize an irrigation [reclamation] district for any, or all, of the purposes mentioned in RCW 89.30.007, they may propose the organization of an irrigation [reclamation] district by filing a petition signed by the required number of holders of title, or evidence of title, to land within the proposed district with the board of county commissioners of the county in which the greatest portion of the land susceptible of irrigation, to be included in the proposed district, is located.[ 1933 c 149 § 4; 1927 c 254 § 4; RRS § 7402-4. Formerly RCW 89.20.500.]
WA Rev Code § 89.30.013 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 89 - Reclamation, Soil Conservation, and Land Settlement|Chapter 89.30 - Reclamation Districts of One Million Acres.|89.30.013 - Petition—Contents.

RCW 89.30.013 Petition—Contents.Said petition shall describe the lands proposed to be irrigated in township and ranges and in case of smaller bodies of land, in legal subdivisions or fractions thereof, shall give the name of the county in which said respective irrigable lands are situated, and shall state all the possible sources of water supply from which said lands can be irrigated: PROVIDED, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to limit the power of any district organized under the provisions of this chapter to utilize any other source of water supply not mentioned in the petition. Said petition shall also define the boundaries of the proposed district, which said boundaries shall include all of the lands, a major portion of which can be irrigated from the proposed sources of water supply, shall give the name by which the petitioners desire the district to be designated and shall state that the petitioners desire to have the territory included within the boundaries defined, organized into a reclamation district under the provisions of this chapter.[ 1927 c 254 § 5; RRS § 7402-5. Formerly RCW 89.20.510.]
WA Rev Code § 89.30.016 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 89 - Reclamation, Soil Conservation, and Land Settlement|Chapter 89.30 - Reclamation Districts of One Million Acres.|89.30.016 - Public lands of state may be included.

RCW 89.30.016 Public lands of state may be included.State, granted, school or other public lands of the state of Washington may be included in such districts, and may be included in any general improvement district or divisional district authorized herein within the reclamation district and subjected to special assessments for general improvement or divisional district purposes.[ 1927 c 254 § 6; RRS § 7402-6. Formerly RCW 89.20.210.]
WA Rev Code § 89.30.019 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 89 - Reclamation, Soil Conservation, and Land Settlement|Chapter 89.30 - Reclamation Districts of One Million Acres.|89.30.019 - Interest in public lands treated as private property—Public title unaffected, liens barred.

RCW 89.30.019 Interest in public lands treated as private property—Public title unaffected, liens barred.All leases, contracts, or other form of holding any interest in any state or public land shall be treated as the private property of the lessee or owner of the contractual or possessory interest; PROVIDED, That nothing in this chapter shall be construed to affect the title of the state or other public ownership, nor shall any lien for assessments or taxes attach to the fee simple title of the state or other public ownership.[ 1927 c 254 § 7; RRS § 7402-7. Formerly RCW 89.20.220.]
WA Rev Code § 89.30.022 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 89 - Reclamation, Soil Conservation, and Land Settlement|Chapter 89.30 - Reclamation Districts of One Million Acres.|89.30.022 - Federal lands may be included.

RCW 89.30.022 Federal lands may be included.Lands of the federal government may be included within such districts; and such lands may be included in any general improvement or divisional district authorized herein, in the manner and subject to the conditions specified in the statutes of the United States.[ 1927 c 254 § 8; RRS § 7402-8. Formerly RCW 89.20.230.]