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WA Rev Code § 79.10.280 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 79 - Public Lands|Chapter 79.10 - Land Management Authorities and Policies.|79.10.280 - Land use data bank—Contents, source.

RCW 79.10.280 Land use data bank—Contents, source.(1) The department shall design expansion of its land use data bank to include additional information that will assist in the formulation, evaluation, and updating of intermediate and long-range goals and policies for land use, population growth and distribution, urban expansion, open space, resource preservation and utilization, and other factors which shape statewide development patterns and significantly influence the quality of the state's environment. The system shall be designed to permit inclusion of other lands in the state and will do so as financing and time permit.(2) Such data bank shall contain any information relevant to the future growth of agriculture, forestry, industry, business, residential communities, and recreation; the wise use of land and other natural resources which are in accordance with their character and adaptability; the conservation and protection of the soil, air, water, pollinator habitat, and forest resources; the protection of the beauty of the landscape; and the promotion of the efficient and economical uses of public resources.The information shall be assembled from all possible sources, including but not limited to, the federal government and its agencies, all state agencies, all political subdivisions of the state, all state operated universities and colleges, and any source in the private sector. All state agencies, all political subdivisions of the state, and all state universities and colleges are directed to cooperate to the fullest extent in the collection of data in their possession. Information shall be collected on all areas of the state but collection may emphasize one region at a time.(3) The data bank shall make maximum use of computerized or other advanced data storage and retrieval methods. The department is authorized to engage consultants in data processing to ensure that the data bank will be as complete and efficient as possible.(4) The data shall be made available for use by any governmental agency, research organization, university or college, private organization, or private person as a tool to evaluate the range of alternatives in land and resource planning in the state.[ 2019 c 353 § 7; 2003 c 334 § 545; 1971 ex.s. c 234 § 16. Formerly RCW 79.68.120.]NOTES:Findings—Intent—2019 c 353: See note following RCW 43.23.300.Intent—2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.
WA Rev Code § 79.10.300 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 79 - Public Lands|Chapter 79.10 - Land Management Authorities and Policies.|79.10.300 - Definitions.

RCW 79.10.300 Definitions.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.[ 2003 c 334 § 537; 1987 c 159 § 2. Formerly RCW 79.68.035.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: RCW 79.01.1335 expired December 31, 1984.Intent—2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.Legislative findings—1987 c 159: "Adequately funding construction of the state's educational facilities represents one of the highest priority uses of state-owned lands. Many existing facilities need replacement and many additional facilities will be needed by the year 2000 to house students entering the educational system. The sale of timber from state-owned lands plays a key role in supporting the construction of school facilities. Currently and in the future, demands for school construction funds are expected to exceed available revenues.The department of natural resources sells timber on a sustained yield basis. Since 1980, purchasers defaulted on sales contracts affecting over one billion one hundred million board feet of timber. Between 1981 and 1983, the department sold six hundred million board feet of timber less than the sustainable harvest level. As a consequence of the two actions, the department entered their 1984-1993 planning decade with a timber sale arrearage which could be sold without adversely affecting the continued productivity of the state-owned forests." [ 1987 c 159 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 79.10.310 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 79 - Public Lands|Chapter 79.10 - Land Management Authorities and Policies.|79.10.310 - "Sustained yield plans" defined.

RCW 79.10.310 "Sustained yield plans" defined."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.[ 2003 c 334 § 536; 1971 ex.s. c 234 § 3. Formerly RCW 79.68.030.]NOTES:Intent—2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.
WA Rev Code § 79.10.320 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 79 - Public Lands|Chapter 79.10 - Land Management Authorities and Policies.|79.10.320 - Sustainable harvest program.

RCW 79.10.320 Sustainable harvest program.The department shall manage the state-owned lands under its jurisdiction which are primarily valuable for the purpose of growing forest crops on a sustained yield basis insofar as compatible with other statutory directives. To this end, the department shall periodically adjust the acreages designated for inclusion in the sustained yield management program and calculate a sustainable harvest level.[ 2003 c 334 § 538; 1987 c 159 § 3; 1971 ex.s. c 234 § 4. Formerly RCW 79.68.040.]NOTES:Intent—2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.Legislative findings—1987 c 159: See note following RCW 79.10.300.
WA Rev Code § 79.10.330 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 79 - Public Lands|Chapter 79.10 - Land Management Authorities and Policies.|79.10.330 - Arrearages—End of decade.

RCW 79.10.330 Arrearages—End of decade.If an arrearage exists at the end of any planning decade, the department shall conduct an analysis of alternatives to determine the course of action regarding the arrearage which provides the greatest return to the trusts based upon economic conditions then existing and forecast, as well as impacts on the environment of harvesting the additional timber. The department shall offer for sale the arrearage in addition to the sustainable harvest level adopted by the board of natural resources for the next planning decade if the analysis determined doing so will provide the greatest return to the trusts.[ 1987 c 159 § 4. Formerly RCW 79.68.045.]NOTES:Legislative findings—1987 c 159: See note following RCW 79.10.300.
WA Rev Code § 79.10.340 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 79 - Public Lands|Chapter 79.10 - Land Management Authorities and Policies.|79.10.340 - Sustainable harvest sale.

RCW 79.10.340 Sustainable harvest sale.The board of natural resources shall offer for sale the sustainable harvest as identified in the 1984-1993 forestland management program, or as subsequently revised. In the event that decisions made by entities other than the department cause a decrease in the sustainable harvest the department shall offer additional timber sales from state-managed lands.[ 1989 c 424 § 9. Formerly RCW 43.30.390.]NOTES:Effective date—1989 c 424: See note following RCW 43.30.810.
WA Rev Code § 79.10.400 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 79 - Public Lands|Chapter 79.10 - Land Management Authorities and Policies.|79.10.400 - Cooperative agreements.

RCW 79.10.400 Cooperative agreements.The department with regard to state forestlands and state lands is hereby authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with the United States of America, Indian tribes, and private owners of timberland providing for coordinated forest management, including time, rate, and method of cutting timber and method of silvicultural practice on a sustained yield unit.[ 2003 c 334 § 510; 1988 c 128 § 67; 1941 c 123 § 1; 1939 c 130 § 1; Rem. Supp. 1941 § 7879-11. Formerly RCW 79.60.010, 79.52.070.]NOTES:Intent—2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.
WA Rev Code § 79.10.410 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 79 - Public Lands|Chapter 79.10 - Land Management Authorities and Policies.|79.10.410 - Cooperative units.

RCW 79.10.410 Cooperative units.The department is hereby authorized and directed to determine, define, and declare informally the establishment of a sustained yield unit, comprising the land area to be covered by any such cooperative agreement and include therein such other lands as may be later acquired by the department and included under the cooperative agreement.[ 2003 c 334 § 511; 1988 c 128 § 68; 1939 c 130 § 2; RRS § 7879-12. Formerly RCW 79.60.020, 79.52.080.]NOTES:Intent—2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.
WA Rev Code § 79.10.420 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 79 - Public Lands|Chapter 79.10 - Land Management Authorities and Policies.|79.10.420 - Limitations on agreements.

RCW 79.10.420 Limitations on agreements.The department shall agree that the cutting from combined national forestlands, state forestlands, and state lands will be limited to the sustained yield capacity of these lands in the management unit as determined by the contracting parties and approved by the board for state forestlands and by the department for state lands. Cooperation with the private contracting party or parties shall be contingent on limitation of production to a specified amount as determined by the contracting parties and approved by the board for state forestlands and by the department for state lands and shall comply with the other conditions and requirements of such cooperative agreement.[ 2003 c 334 § 512; 1988 c 128 § 69; 1939 c 130 § 3; RRS § 7879-13. Formerly RCW 79.60.030, 79.52.090.]NOTES:Intent—2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.
WA Rev Code § 79.10.430 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 79 - Public Lands|Chapter 79.10 - Land Management Authorities and Policies.|79.10.430 - Easements—Life of agreements.

RCW 79.10.430 Easements—Life of agreements.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.[ 2003 c 334 § 513; 1988 c 128 § 70; 1941 c 123 § 2; Rem. Supp. 1941 § 7879-13a. Formerly RCW 79.60.040, 79.52.110.]NOTES:Intent—2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.
WA Rev Code § 79.10.440 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 79 - Public Lands|Chapter 79.10 - Land Management Authorities and Policies.|79.10.440 - Sale agreements.

RCW 79.10.440 Sale agreements.During the period when any such cooperative agreement is in effect, the timber on the state forestlands and state lands which the department determines shall be included in the sustained yield unit may, from time to time, be sold at not less than its appraised value as approved by the department for state lands and the board for state forestlands, due consideration being given to existing forest conditions on all lands included in the cooperative management unit and such sales may be made in the discretion of the department and the contracting party or parties in the cooperative sustained yield agreement. These sale agreements shall contain such provisions as are necessary to effectually permit the department to carry out the purpose of this section and in other ways afford adequate protection to the public interests involved.[ 2003 c 334 § 514; 1988 c 128 § 71; 1939 c 130 § 4; RRS § 7879-14. Formerly RCW 79.60.050, 79.52.100.]NOTES:Intent—2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.
WA Rev Code § 79.10.450 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 79 - Public Lands|Chapter 79.10 - Land Management Authorities and Policies.|79.10.450 - Minimum price.

RCW 79.10.450 Minimum price.The sale of timber upon state forestland and state land within such sustained yield unit or units shall be made for not less than the appraised value thereof as heretofore provided for the sale of timber on state lands. However, if in the judgment of the department, it is to the best interests of the state to do so, the timber or any such sustained yield unit or units may be sold on a stumpage or scale basis for a price per thousand not less than the appraised value thereof. The department shall reserve the right to reject any and all bids if the intent of this chapter will not be carried out. Permanency of local communities and industries, prospects of fulfillment of contract requirements, and financial position of the bidder shall all be factors included in this decision.[ 2003 c 334 § 515; 1988 c 128 § 72; 1939 c 130 § 5; RRS § 7879-15. Formerly RCW 79.60.060, 79.52.040.]NOTES:Intent—2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.
WA Rev Code § 79.10.460 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 79 - Public Lands|Chapter 79.10 - Land Management Authorities and Policies.|79.10.460 - Contracts—Requirements.

RCW 79.10.460 Contracts—Requirements.A written contract shall be entered into with the successful bidder which shall fix the time when logging operations shall be commenced and concluded and require monthly payments for timber removed as soon as scale sheets have been tabulated and the amount of timber removed during the month determined, or require payments monthly in advance at the discretion of the board or the department. The board and the department shall designate the price per thousand to be paid for each species of timber and shall provide for supervision of logging operations, the methods of scaling and report, and shall require the purchaser to comply with all laws of the state of Washington with respect to fire protection and logging operation of the timber purchased; and shall contain such other provisions as may be deemed advisable.[ 2003 c 334 § 516; 1939 c 130 § 6; RRS § 7879-16. Formerly RCW 79.60.070, 79.52.050, part.]NOTES:Intent—2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.
WA Rev Code § 79.10.470 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 79 - Public Lands|Chapter 79.10 - Land Management Authorities and Policies.|79.10.470 - Transfer or assignment of contracts.

RCW 79.10.470 Transfer or assignment of contracts.No transfer or assignment by the purchaser shall be valid unless the transferee or assignee is acceptable to the department and the transfer or assignment approved by it in writing.[ 2003 c 334 § 517; 1988 c 128 § 73; 1941 c 123 § 3; Rem. Supp. 1941 § 7879-16a. Formerly RCW 79.60.080, 79.52.120.]NOTES:Intent—2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.
WA Rev Code § 79.10.480 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 79 - Public Lands|Chapter 79.10 - Land Management Authorities and Policies.|79.10.480 - Performance bond—Cash deposit.

RCW 79.10.480 Performance bond—Cash deposit.The purchaser shall, at the time of executing the contract, deliver a performance bond or sureties acceptable in regard to terms and amount to the department, but such performance bond or sureties shall not exceed ten percent of the estimated value of the timber purchased computed at the stumpage price and at no time shall exceed a total of fifty thousand dollars. The purchaser shall also be required to make a cash deposit equal to twenty percent of the estimated value of the timber purchased, computed at the stumpage bid. Upon failure of the purchaser to comply with the terms of the contract, the performance bond or sureties may be forfeited to the state upon order of the department.At no time shall the amount due the state for timber actually cut and removed exceed the amount of the deposit as set forth in this section. The amount of the deposit shall be returned to the purchaser upon completion and full compliance with the contract by the purchaser, or it may, at the discretion of the purchaser, be applied on final payment on the contract.[ 2003 c 334 § 518; 1988 c 128 § 74; 1941 c 123 § 4; 1939 c 130 § 7; Rem. Supp. 1941 § 7879-17. Formerly RCW 79.60.090, 79.52.060.]NOTES:Intent—2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.
WA Rev Code § 79.10.510 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 79 - Public Lands|Chapter 79.10 - Land Management Authorities and Policies.|79.10.510 - Recreational facilities and trails—Local government permits.

RCW 79.10.510 Recreational facilities and trails—Local government permits.The department should work with representatives of local governments to find efficiencies in gaining local government permits for the development and maintenance of recreational facilities and trails. If barriers to permitting efficiencies require legislative action to overcome, then the department must provide options for solutions to the appropriate committees of the legislature.[ 2014 c 114 § 3.]NOTES:Finding—2014 c 114: See note following RCW 79.10.500.
WA Rev Code § 79.10.520 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 79 - Public Lands|Chapter 79.10 - Land Management Authorities and Policies.|79.10.520 - Prioritizing investments on forest health treatments.

RCW 79.10.520 Prioritizing investments on forest health treatments.(1)(a) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the department shall, to the extent feasible given all applicable trust responsibilities, develop and implement a policy for prioritizing investments on forest health treatments to protect state lands and state forestlands, as those terms are defined in RCW 79.02.010, to: (i) Reduce wildfire hazards and losses from wildfire; (ii) reduce insect infestation and disease; and (iii) achieve cumulative impact of improved forest health and resilience at a landscape scale.(b) The prioritization policy in (a) of this subsection must consider whether state lands and state forestlands are within an area that is subject to a forest health hazard warning or order pursuant to RCW 76.06.180.(2)(a) The department's prioritization of state lands and state forestlands must be based on an evaluation of the economic and noneconomic value of:(i) Timber or other commercial forest products removed during any mechanical treatments;(ii) Timber or other commercial forest products likely to be spared from damage by wildfire;(iii) Homes, structures, agricultural products, and public infrastructure likely to be spared from damage by wildfire;(iv) Impacts to recreation and tourism; and(v) Ecosystem services such as water quality, air quality, or carbon sequestration.(b) The department's evaluation of economic values may rely on heuristic techniques.(3) The definitions in this subsection apply throughout this section and RCW 79.10.530 and 79.64.130 unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(a) "Forest health" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 76.06.020.(b) "Forest health treatment" or "treatment" means actions taken by the department to restore forest health including, but not limited to, sublandscape assessment and project planning, site preparation, reforestation, mechanical treatments including timber harvest, road realignment for fire protection and aquatic improvements, and prescribed burning.[ 2017 c 248 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 79.10.530 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 79 - Public Lands|Chapter 79.10 - Land Management Authorities and Policies.|79.10.530 - Identification of lands for forest health treatment—Prioritized list—Report to the legislature.

RCW 79.10.530 Identification of lands for forest health treatment—Prioritized list—Report to the legislature.(1)(a) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, consistent with the prioritization policy developed pursuant to RCW 79.10.520, and to the extent feasible given all applicable trust responsibilities, the department must identify areas of state lands and state forestlands that would benefit from forest health treatments at the landscape level for the next twenty years, and ones that would benefit the most during the following six years, and prioritize and list specific lands for treatment during the subsequent biennium. The department shall update this list by November 15th of each even-numbered year.(b) To expedite initial treatments under chapter 248, Laws of 2017, for the 2017-2019 biennium the department may prioritize and, if funds are appropriated for this purpose, address lands for treatment that are currently identified by the department as pilot treatment projects.(2) In order to develop a prioritized list that evaluates forest health treatments at a landscape scale, the department should consult with and take into account the land management plans and activities of nearby landowners, if available, including federal agencies, other state agencies, local governments, tribes, and private property owners, in addition to any statewide assessments done by the department. The department may include federally, locally, or privately managed lands on the list. The department may fund treatment on these lands provided that the treatments are funded with nontrust funds, and provided that the treatments produce a net benefit to the health of state lands and state forestlands.(3) By December 1st of each even-numbered year, the department must submit a report to the legislature consistent with the requirements of RCW 43.01.036, to the office of financial management, and to the board of natural resources. The report must include:(a) A brief summary of the department's progress towards treating the state lands and state forestlands included on the preceding biennium's prioritization list;(b) A list of lands prioritized for forest health treatments in the next biennium, including state lands and state forestlands prioritized for treatment pursuant to subsection (1) of this section;(c) Recommended funding amounts required to carry out the treatment activities for the next biennium, including a summary of potential nontimber revenue sources that could finance specific forest health treatments pursuant to RCW 79.10.520, including but not limited to ecosystem services such as water and carbon sequestration as well as insurance and fire mitigation; and(d) A summary of trends in forest health conditions.[ 2017 c 248 § 2.]