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WA Rev Code § 79.15.500 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 79 - Public Lands|Chapter 79.15 - Sale of Valuable Materials.|79.15.500 - Contract harvesting—Definitions.

RCW 79.15.500 Contract harvesting—Definitions.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.[ 2004 c 218 § 8; 2003 c 313 § 2.]NOTES:Effective date—2004 c 218: See note following RCW 76.06.140.Findings—2003 c 313: "The legislature finds that it is in the best interest of the trust beneficiaries to capture additional revenues while providing for additional environmental protection on timber sales. Further, the legislature finds that contract harvesting is one method to achieve these desired outcomes. Therefore, the legislature directs the department of natural resources to establish and implement contract harvesting where there exists the ability to increase revenues for the beneficiaries of the trusts while obtaining increases in environmental protection." [ 2003 c 313 § 1.]Severability—2003 c 313: "If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected." [ 2003 c 313 § 15.]
WA Rev Code § 79.15.510 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 79 - Public Lands|Chapter 79.15 - Sale of Valuable Materials.|79.15.510 - Contract harvesting—Program established.

RCW 79.15.510 Contract harvesting—Program established.(1) The department may establish a contract harvesting program for directly contracting for the removal of timber and other valuable materials from state lands and for conducting silvicultural treatments consistent with RCW 79.15.540.(2) The contract requirements must be compatible with the office of financial management's guide to public service contracts.(3) The department may not use contract harvesting for more than twenty percent of the total annual volume of timber offered for sale. However, volume removed primarily to address an identified forest health issue under RCW 79.15.540 may not be included in calculating the annual limit of contract harvesting sales. Forest biomass resulting from harvesting to address an identified forest health issue under RCW 79.15.540 may be utilized in accordance with chapter 79.150 RCW.[ 2010 c 126 § 11; (2010 c 126 § 12 repealed by 2017 c 64 § 2); 2009 c 418 § 2; 2004 c 218 § 6; 2003 c 313 § 3.]NOTES:Findings—Intent—2009 c 418: "The legislature finds that it is in the best interest of the trust beneficiaries to capture additional revenues while providing for additional environmental protection and improving forest health on state trust lands. Further, the legislature finds that contract harvesting is one method to achieve these desired outcomes while also providing the department of natural resources with the ability to offer opportunities to merchandise high value wood. The legislature intends that the department of natural resources should have the ability to expand their contract sales in areas where other sales do not generate as much revenue or provide resource management benefits. The legislature further intends that the department of natural resources distribute the increased contract harvest authority across all trusts and markets." [ 2009 c 418 § 1.]Effective date—2004 c 218: See note following RCW 76.06.140.Findings—Severability—2003 c 313: See notes following RCW 79.15.500.
WA Rev Code § 79.15.520 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 79 - Public Lands|Chapter 79.15 - Sale of Valuable Materials.|79.15.520 - Contract harvesting revolving account.

RCW 79.15.520 Contract harvesting revolving account.(1) The contract harvesting revolving account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from the gross proceeds of the sale of logs from a contract harvesting sale must be deposited into the account. Expenditures from the account may be used only for the payment of harvesting costs incurred on contract harvesting sales and for payment of costs incurred from silvicultural treatments necessary to improve forest health conducted under RCW 79.15.540. Only the commissioner or the commissioner's designee may authorize expenditures from the account. The board of natural resources has oversight of the account, and the commissioner must periodically report to the board of natural resources as to the status of the account, its disbursement, and receipts. The account is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but an appropriation is not required for expenditures.(2) When the logs from a contract harvesting sale are sold, the gross proceeds must be deposited into the contract harvesting revolving account. Moneys equal to the harvesting costs must be retained in the account and be deducted from the gross proceeds to determine the net proceeds. The net proceeds from the sale of the logs must be distributed in accordance with RCW 43.30.325(1)(b). The final receipt of gross proceeds on a contract harvesting sale must be retained in the contract harvesting revolving account until all required costs for that sale have been paid. The contract harvesting revolving account is an interest-bearing account and the interest must be credited to the account. The account balance may not exceed five million dollars at the end of each calendar year. Moneys in excess of five million dollars must be disbursed according to RCW 79.22.040, 79.22.050, and 79.64.040. If the department permanently discontinues the use of contract harvesting sales, any sums remaining in the contract harvesting revolving account must be returned to the resource management cost account and the forest development account in proportion to each account's contribution to the initial balance of the contract harvesting revolving account.[ 2009 c 418 § 3; 2004 c 218 § 7; 2003 c 313 § 4.]NOTES:Findings—Intent—2009 c 418: See note following RCW 79.15.510.Effective date—2004 c 218: See note following RCW 76.06.140.Findings—Severability—2003 c 313: See notes following RCW 79.15.500.
WA Rev Code § 79.15.530 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 79 - Public Lands|Chapter 79.15 - Sale of Valuable Materials.|79.15.530 - Contract harvesting—Special appraisal practices.

RCW 79.15.530 Contract harvesting—Special appraisal practices.The board of natural resources must determine whether any special appraisal practices are necessary for logs sold by the contract harvesting processes, and if so, must adopt the special appraisal practices or procedures. In its consideration of special appraisal practices, the board of natural resources must consider and adopt procedures to rapidly market and sell any log sorts that failed to receive the required minimum bid at the original auction, which may include allowing the department to set a new appraised value for the unsold sort.The board of natural resources must establish and adopt policy and procedures by which the department evaluates and selects certified contract harvesters. The procedures must include a method whereby a certified contract harvester may appeal a decision by the department or board of natural resources to not include the certified contract harvester on the list of approved contract harvesters.[ 2003 c 313 § 5.]NOTES:Findings—Severability—2003 c 313: See notes following RCW 79.15.500.
WA Rev Code § 79.15.540 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 79 - Public Lands|Chapter 79.15 - Sale of Valuable Materials.|79.15.540 - Intent—Contract harvesting—State trust forestland with identified forest health deficiencies.

RCW 79.15.540 Intent—Contract harvesting—State trust forestland with identified forest health deficiencies.(1) The legislature intends to ensure, to the extent feasible given all applicable trust responsibilities, that trust beneficiaries receive long-term income from timberlands through improved forest conditions and by reducing the threat of forest fire to state trust forestlands.(2) In order to implement the intent of RCW 76.06.140, the department may initiate contract harvesting timber sales, or other silvicultural treatments when appropriate, in specific areas of state trust forestland where the department has identified forest health deficiencies as enumerated in RCW 76.06.140. All harvesting or silvicultural treatments applied under this section must be tailored to improve the health of the specific stand, must be consistent with any applicable state forest plans and other management agreements, and must comply with all applicable state and federal laws and regulations regarding the harvest of timber by the department of natural resources.(3) In utilizing contract harvesting to address forest health issues as outlined in this section, the department shall give priority to silvicultural treatments that assist the department in meeting forest health strategies included in any management or landscape plans that exist for state forests. If such plans are not in place, the department shall prioritize silvicultural treatments for forest health with higher priority given to the protection of public health and safety, public resources as defined in RCW 76.09.020, and the long-term asset value of the trust.[ 2007 c 109 § 2; 2004 c 218 § 5.]NOTES:Findings—2007 c 109: "The legislature finds that chapter 218, Laws of 2004 authorized the department of natural resources to utilize contract harvesting for silvicultural treatments to improve forest health on state trust lands, in accordance with RCW 76.06.140 and 79.15.540. The legislature further finds that the use of contract harvesting for silvicultural treatments has proven effective and that continued utilization is important to improve and maintain forest health. Therefore, the legislature finds that it is necessary to remove the expiration date for this authority, set for December 31, 2007, and to continue the use of contract harvesting for silvicultural treatments to improve forest health on state trust lands." [ 2007 c 109 § 1.]Effective date—2004 c 218: See note following RCW 76.06.140.
WA Rev Code § 79.17.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 79 - Public Lands|Chapter 79.17 - Land Transfers.|79.17.030 - University demonstration forest and experiment station.

RCW 79.17.030 University demonstration forest and experiment station.For the purpose of securing an area suitable for a demonstration forest and forest experiment station for the University of Washington authority is hereby granted the board of regents of the University of Washington and the department with the approval of the board, acting with the advice and approval of the attorney general, to exchange all or any portion of the granted lands of the University of Washington assigned for the support of said university by section 9 of chapter 122 of the act of March 14, 1893, enacted by the legislature of Washington, being entitled, "An act providing for the location, construction and maintenance of the University of Washington, and making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency," for all or any portion of such lands as may be acquired by the state under and by virtue of chapter 102, Laws of 1913, being: "An act relating to lands granted to the state for common schools and for educational, penal, reformatory, charitable, capitol buildings and other purposes providing for the completion of such grants and the relinquishment of certain granted lands; and making an appropriation," approved March 18, 1913, by exchange with the United States in the Pilchuck-Sultan-Wallace watersheds included within the present boundaries of the Snoqualmie national forest. The board of regents and department with the advice and approval required by this section are hereby authorized to execute such agreements, writings, or relinquishments as are necessary or proper for the purpose of carrying said exchange into effect and such agreements or other writings to be executed in duplicate, one to be filed with the department and one to be delivered to the board of regents. The exchange shall be made upon the basis of equal values to be determined by careful valuation of the areas to be exchanged.[ 2003 c 334 § 446; 1917 c 66 § 1; RRS § 7848. Formerly RCW 79.08.070.]NOTES:Reviser's note: 1893 c 122 § 9 referred to herein reads as follows: "That 100,000 acres of the lands granted by section 17 of the enabling act, approved February 22, 1889, for state, charitable, educational, penal and reformatory institutions are hereby assigned for the support of the University of Washington."Intent—2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.
WA Rev Code § 79.17.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 79 - Public Lands|Chapter 79.17 - Land Transfers.|79.17.040 - Exchange of property acquired as administrative sites—Purposes.

RCW 79.17.040 Exchange of property acquired as administrative sites—Purposes.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 archeological 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.[ 2003 c 334 § 453; 1979 c 24 § 1. Formerly RCW 79.08.250.]NOTES:Intent—2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.
WA Rev Code § 79.17.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 79 - Public Lands|Chapter 79.17 - Land Transfers.|79.17.050 - Public notice—News release—Hearing.

RCW 79.17.050 Public notice—News release—Hearing.Before a proposed exchange is presented to the board involving an exchange of any lands under the administrative control of the department, the department shall hold a public hearing on the proposal in the county where the state-owned land or the greatest proportion thereof is located. Ten days but not more than twenty-five days prior to such hearing, the department shall publish a paid public notice of reasonable size in display advertising form, setting forth the date, time, and place of the hearing, at least once in one or more daily newspapers of general circulation in the county and at least once in one or more weekly newspapers circulated in the area where the state-owned land is located. A news release pertaining to the hearing shall be disseminated among printed and electronic media in the area where the state-owned land is located. The public notice and news release also shall identify lands involved in the proposed exchange and describe the purposes of the exchange and proposed use of the lands involved. A summary of the testimony presented at the hearings shall be prepared for the board's consideration when reviewing the department's exchange proposal. If there is a failure to substantially comply with the procedures set forth in this section, then the exchange agreement shall be subject to being declared invalid by a court. Any such suit must be brought within one year from the date of the exchange agreement.[ 2003 c 334 § 445; 1979 c 54 § 1; 1975 1st ex.s. c 107 § 2. Formerly RCW 79.08.015.]NOTES:Intent—2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.Exchange of state land by parks and recreation commission, procedure: RCW 79A.05.180.
WA Rev Code § 79.17.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 79 - Public Lands|Chapter 79.17 - Land Transfers.|79.17.060 - Exchange of lands to consolidate and block up holdings—Agreements and deeds by commissioner.

RCW 79.17.060 Exchange of lands to consolidate and block up holdings—Agreements and deeds by commissioner.The commissioner shall, with the advice and approval of the attorney general, execute such agreements, writings, or relinquishments and certify to the governor such deeds as are necessary or proper to complete an exchange.[ 2003 c 334 § 210; 1961 c 77 § 2; 1937 c 77 § 2; RRS § 5812-3f. Formerly RCW 76.12.060.]NOTES:Intent—2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.
WA Rev Code § 79.17.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 79 - Public Lands|Chapter 79.17 - Land Transfers.|79.17.070 - Exchange of lands to consolidate and block up holdings—Lands acquired are subject to same laws and administered for same fund as lands exchanged.

RCW 79.17.070 Exchange of lands to consolidate and block up holdings—Lands acquired are subject to same laws and administered for same fund as lands exchanged.Lands acquired by the state of Washington as the result of any exchange shall be held and administered for the benefit of the same fund and subject to the same laws as were the lands exchanged therefor.[ 2003 c 334 § 211; 1961 c 77 § 3. Formerly RCW 76.12.065.]NOTES:Intent—2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.
WA Rev Code § 79.17.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 79 - Public Lands|Chapter 79.17 - Land Transfers.|79.17.100 - Application by school district.

RCW 79.17.100 Application by school district.Except as otherwise provided in RCW 79.17.110, upon the application of a school district or any institution of higher education for the purchase or lease of lands granted to the state by the United States, the department may offer such land for sale or lease to such school district or institution of higher education in such acreage as it may determine, consideration being given upon application of a school district to school site criteria established by the superintendent of public instruction. However, in the event the department thereafter proposes to offer such land for sale or lease at public auction, such school district or institution of higher education shall have a preference right for six months from notice of such proposal to purchase or lease such land at the appraised value determined by the board.[ 2006 c 263 § 333; 2003 c 334 § 322.]NOTES:Findings—Purpose—Part headings not law—2006 c 263: See notes following RCW 28A.150.230.Intent—2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.
WA Rev Code § 79.17.110 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 79 - Public Lands|Chapter 79.17 - Land Transfers.|79.17.110 - School districts—Purchase of leased lands with improvements.

RCW 79.17.110 School districts—Purchase of leased lands with improvements.Notwithstanding the provisions of RCW 79.11.010 or any other provision of law, any school district or institution of higher education leasing land granted to the state by the United States and on which land such district or institution has placed improvements as defined in RCW 79.02.010 shall be afforded the opportunity by the department at any time to purchase such land, excepting land over which the department retains management responsibilities, for the purposes of schoolhouse construction and/or necessary supporting facilities or structures at the appraised value thereof less the value that any improvements thereon added to the value of the land itself at the time of the sale thereof.[ 2003 c 334 § 437; 1985 c 200 § 1; 1982 1st ex.s. c 31 § 1; 1980 c 115 § 8; 1971 ex.s. c 200 § 2. Formerly RCW 79.01.770.]NOTES:Intent—2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.Severability—1980 c 115: See note following RCW 28A.335.090.Severability—1971 ex.s. c 200: See note following RCW 79.11.010.
WA Rev Code § 79.17.120 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 79 - Public Lands|Chapter 79.17 - Land Transfers.|79.17.120 - School districts—Purchases from school construction fund.

RCW 79.17.120 School districts—Purchases from school construction fund.The purchases authorized under RCW 79.17.110 shall be classified as for the construction of common *A.525.200school [common school] plant facilities under RCW 28A.525.010 through 28A.525.200 and shall be payable out of the common school construction fund as otherwise provided for in RCW 28A.515.320 if the school district involved was under emergency school construction classification as established by the superintendent of public instruction at any time during the period of its lease of state lands.[ 2015 1st sp.s. c 4 § 52; 2006 c 263 § 334; 2003 c 334 § 438; 1990 c 33 § 596; 1971 ex.s. c 200 § 3. Formerly RCW 79.01.774.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: The added text "A.525.200" was a typographical error.Findings—Purpose—Part headings not law—2006 c 263: See notes following RCW 28A.150.230.Intent—2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.Purpose—Statutory references—Severability—1990 c 33: See RCW 28A.900.100 through 28A.900.102.Severability—1971 ex.s. c 200: See note following RCW 79.11.010.
WA Rev Code § 79.17.130 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 79 - Public Lands|Chapter 79.17 - Land Transfers.|79.17.130 - School districts—Extension of contract period.

RCW 79.17.130 School districts—Extension of contract period.In those cases where the purchases, as authorized by RCW 79.17.110 and 79.17.120, have been made on a ten year contract, the board, if it deems it in the best interest of the state, may extend the term of any such contract to not to exceed an additional ten years under such terms and conditions as the board may determine.[ 2003 c 334 § 439; 1971 ex.s. c 200 § 4. Formerly RCW 79.01.778.]NOTES:Intent—2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.Severability—1971 ex.s. c 200: See note following RCW 79.11.010.
WA Rev Code § 79.17.140 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 79 - Public Lands|Chapter 79.17 - Land Transfers.|79.17.140 - School districts—Reversion, when.

RCW 79.17.140 School districts—Reversion, when.Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, annually the board shall determine if lands purchased or leased by school districts or institutions of higher education under the provisions of RCW * 79.11.010 and 79.17.110 are being used for school sites. If such land has not been used for school sites for a period of seven years the title to such land shall revert to the original trust for which it was held.[ 2003 c 334 § 440; 1971 ex.s. c 200 § 5. Formerly RCW 79.01.780.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: The reference to RCW 79.11.010 appears to be erroneous. A reference to RCW 79.17.100 was apparently intended.Intent—2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.Severability—1971 ex.s. c 200: See note following RCW 79.11.010.