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2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › RCW Dispositions › 79.93 AQUATIC LANDS — WATERWAYS AND STREETS

Sections
79.93.010 First-class tide and shore lands to be platted — Public waterways and streets.
[2005 c 155 § 401; 1982 1st ex.s. c 21 § 80.]
Recodified as RCW 79.120.010 pursuant to 2005 c 155 § 1007.
79.93.020 Streets, waterways, etc., validated.
[2005 c 155 § 402; 1982 1st ex.s. c 21 § 81.]
Recodified as RCW 79.120.020 pursuant to 2005 c 155 § 1007.
79.93.030 Street slopes on tide or shore lands.
[2005 c 155 § 403; 1982 1st ex.s. c 21 § 82.]
Recodified as RCW 79.120.030 pursuant to 2005 c 155 § 1007.
79.93.040 Permits to use waterways.
[2005 c 155 § 404; 1984 c 221 § 21; 1982 1st ex.s. c 21 § 83.]
Recodified as RCW 79.120.040 pursuant to 2005 c 155 § 1007.
79.93.050 Excavation of waterways — Waterways open to public — Tide gates or locks.
[2005 c 155 § 405; 1982 1st ex.s. c 21 § 84.]
Recodified as RCW 79.120.050 pursuant to 2005 c 155 § 1007.
79.93.060 Vacation of waterways — Extension of streets.
[2005 c 155 § 406; 1984 c 221 § 22; 1982 1st ex.s. c 21 § 85.]
Recodified as RCW 79.120.060 pursuant to 2005 c 155 § 1007.
79.93.070 Copies of waterway permits or leases existing on October 1, 1984, to be delivered to the department — Exception.
[1984 c 221 § 23.]
Repealed by 2005 c 155 § 1013.
79.93.900 Savings — Captions — Severability — Effective dates — 1982 1st ex.s. c 21.
Cross-reference section recodified as RCW 79.120.900 pursuant to 2005 c 155 § 1007.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › RCW Dispositions › 79.95 AQUATIC LANDS — BEDS OF NAVIGABLE WATERS

Sections
79.95.010 Lease of beds of navigable waters.
[2005 c 155 § 601; 1987 c 271 § 2; 1982 1st ex.s. c 21 § 130.]
Recodified as RCW 79.130.010 pursuant to 2005 c 155 § 1009.
79.95.020 Lease of beds of navigable waters — Terms and conditions of lease — Forfeiture for nonuser.
[2005 c 155 § 602; 1982 1st ex.s. c 21 § 131.]
Recodified as RCW 79.130.020 pursuant to 2005 c 155 § 1009.
79.95.030 Lease of beds of navigable waters — Improvements — Federal permit — Forfeiture — Plans and specifications.
[2005 c 155 § 603; 1982 1st ex.s. c 21 § 132.]
Recodified as RCW 79.130.030 pursuant to 2005 c 155 § 1009.
79.95.040 Lease of beds of navigable waters — Preference right to re-lease.
[2005 c 155 § 604; 1982 1st ex.s. c 21 § 133.]
Recodified as RCW 79.130.040 pursuant to 2005 c 155 § 1009.
79.95.050 United States Navy base — Legislative findings and declaration.
[2005 c 155 § 605; 1987 c 271 § 1.]
Recodified as RCW 79.130.050 pursuant to 2005 c 155 § 1009.
79.95.060 Lease of bedlands in Port Gardner Bay for dredge spoil site — Conditions.
[2005 c 155 § 606; 1987 c 271 § 3.]
Recodified as RCW 79.130.060 pursuant to 2005 c 155 § 1009.
79.95.900 Savings — Captions — Severability — Effective dates — 1982 1st ex.s. c 21.
Cross-reference section recodified as RCW 79.130.900 pursuant to 2005 c 155 § 1009.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › RCW Dispositions › 79.97 MARINE PLASTIC DEBRIS

Sections
79.97.010 Intent.
[2005 c 155 § 901; 1989 c 23 § 1. Formerly RCW 79.81.010.]
Recodified as RCW 79.145.010 pursuant to 2005 c 155 § 1012.
79.97.020 Definitions.
[2005 c 155 § 902; 1989 c 23 § 2. Formerly RCW 79.81.020.]
Recodified as RCW 79.145.020 pursuant to 2005 c 155 § 1012.
79.97.030 Coordinating implementation — Rules.
[2005 c 155 § 903; 1994 c 264 § 65; 1989 c 23 § 3. Formerly RCW 79.81.030.]
Recodified as RCW 79.145.030 pursuant to 2005 c 155 § 1012.
79.97.040 Agreements with other entities.
[1989 c 23 § 4. Formerly RCW 79.81.040.]
Recodified as RCW 79.145.040 pursuant to 2005 c 155 § 1012.
79.97.050 Employees — Information clearinghouse contracts.
[2005 c 155 § 904; 1989 c 23 § 5. Formerly RCW 79.81.050.]
Recodified as RCW 79.145.050 pursuant to 2005 c 155 § 1012.
79.97.060 Grants, funds, or gifts.
[2005 c 155 § 905; 1989 c 23 § 6. Formerly RCW 79.81.060.]
Recodified as RCW 79.145.060 pursuant to 2005 c 155 § 1012.
79.97.900 Severability — 1989 c 23.
[1989 c 23 § 7. Formerly RCW 79.81.900.]
Recodified as RCW 79.145.900 pursuant to 2005 c 155 § 1012.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › RCW Dispositions › 79.100 DERELICT VESSELS

Sections
79.100.090 Contest custody/reimbursement — Lawsuit.
[2002 c 286 § 10.]
Repealed by 2006 c 153 § 7.
79.100.900 Severability-2002 c 286.
[2002 c 286 § 25.]
Decodified by the code reviser, July 2016.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › RCW Dispositions › 79.105 AQUATIC LANDS — GENERAL

Sections
79.105.900 Savings — Captions — Severability — Effective dates — 1982 1st ex.s. c 21.
Cross-reference section, decodified September 2011.
79.105.901 Severability-1984 c 221.
[1984 c 221 § 31. Formerly RCW 79.90.901.]
Decodified by the code reviser, July 2016.
79.105.903 Severability-2005 c 155.
[2005 c 155 § 1014.]
Decodified by the code reviser, July 2016.
79.105.904 Part/subchapter headings not law-2005 c 155.
[2005 c 155 § 1002.]
Decodified by the code reviser, July 2016.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › RCW Dispositions › 79.110 AQUATIC LANDS — EASEMENTS AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY

Sections
79.110.900 Savings — Captions — Severability — Effective dates — 1982 1st ex.s. c 21.
Cross-reference section, decodified September 2011.
79.110.901 Severability — Part/subchapter headings not law — 2005 c 155.
Cross-reference section, decodified September 2011.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › RCW Dispositions › 79.115 AQUATIC LANDS — HARBOR AREAS

Sections
79.115.900 Savings — Captions — Severability — Effective dates — 1982 1st ex.s. c 21.
Cross-reference section, decodified September 2011.
79.115.901 Severability — Part/subchapter headings not law — 2005 c 155.
Cross-reference section, decodified September 2011.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › RCW Dispositions › 79.120 AQUATIC LANDS — WATERWAYS AND STREETS

Sections
79.120.900 Savings — Captions — Severability — Effective dates — 1982 1st ex.s. c 21.
Cross-reference section, decodified September 2011.
79.120.901 Severability — Part/subchapter headings not law — 2005 c 155.
Cross-reference section, decodified September 2011.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › RCW Dispositions › 79.125 AQUATIC LANDS — TIDELANDS AND SHORELANDS

Sections
79.125.900 Savings — Captions — Severability — Effective dates — 1982 1st ex.s. c 21.
Cross-reference section, decodified September 2011.
79.125.901 Severability — Part/subchapter headings not law — 2005 c 155.
Cross-reference section, decodified September 2011.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › RCW Dispositions › 79.130 AQUATIC LANDS — BEDS OF NAVIGABLE WATERS

Sections
79.130.900 Savings — Captions — Severability — Effective dates — 1982 1st ex.s. c 21.
Cross-reference section, decodified September 2011.
79.130.901 Severability — Part/subchapter headings not law — 2005 c 155.
Cross-reference section, decodified September 2011.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › RCW Dispositions › 79.135 AQUATIC LANDS — OYSTERS, GEODUCKS, SHELLFISH, OTHER AQUACULTURAL USES, AND MARINE AQUATIC PLANTS

Sections
79.135.050 Study of Hood Canal geoduck population — Report.
[2005 c 307 § 1.]
Expired July 1, 2008, pursuant to 2005 c 307 § 4.
79.135.060 Study of Hood Canal's geoduck population levels and environmental conditions — Report.
[2005 c 307 § 2.]
Expired July 1, 2008, pursuant to 2005 c 307 § 4.
79.135.070 Study of age and shell oxidation rate of Hood Canal geoduck — Report.
[2005 c 307 § 3.]
Expired July 1, 2008, pursuant to 2005 c 307 § 4.
79.135.902 Severability-1982 1st ex.s. c 21.
[1982 1st ex.s. c 21 § 184. Formerly RCW 79.96.903.]
Decodified by the code reviser, July 2016.
79.135.905 Severability — Part/subchapter headings not law — 2005 c 155.
Cross-reference section, decodified September 2011.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › RCW Dispositions › 79.140 AQUATIC LANDS — VALUABLE MATERIALS

Sections
79.140.120 Mt. St. Helen's eruption — Dredge spoils — Sale by certain landowners.
[2005 c 155 § 111; 2000 c 13 § 2; 1989 c 213 § 4; 1985 c 307 § 7; 1985 c 12 § 1; 1982 1st ex.s. c 21 § 22. Formerly RCW 79.90.160.]
Decodified pursuant to 2009 c 426 § 2. Later enactment, see RCW 79.140.210.
79.140.900 Severability — Part/subchapter headings not law — 2005 c 155.
Cross-reference section, decodified September 2011.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › RCW Dispositions › 79.145 MARINE PLASTIC DEBRIS

Sections
79.145.900 Severability-1989 c 23.
[1989 c 23 § 7. Formerly RCW 79.97.900, 79.81.900.]
Decodified by the code reviser, July 2016.
79.145.901 Severability — Part/subchapter headings not law — 2005 c 155.
Cross-reference section, decodified September 2011.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › Chapter 79.02 - Public Lands Management—General. › 79.02.020 - Witnesses—Compelling attendance.

RCW 79.02.020
Witnesses—Compelling attendance.
(1) The board or the commissioner has the power to compel through subpoena the attendance of witnesses and production of records for:
(a) Hearings pertaining to public lands as provided by this title;
(b) Determining the value and character of land, valuable materials, or improvements; and
(c) Determining waste or damage to the land.
(2) A subpoena may be served by any person authorized by law to serve process.
(3) Each witness subpoenaed is allowed the same fees and mileage as paid witnesses in courts of records in this state. The department shall pay these fees and mileage from its general fund appropriation.
(4) Any witness failing to comply with a subpoena, without legal excuse, is considered in contempt.
(a) The board or commissioner shall certify the facts to the court of the county in which the witness resides for contempt of court proceedings as provided in chapter 7.21 RCW.
(b) The certificate of the board or commissioner must be considered by the court as prima facie evidence of the guilt of the witness.
(c) Upon legal proof of the facts, the witness is subject to the same penalties as provided in like cases for contempt of court.
[ 2003 c 334 § 302.]
NOTES:
Intent—2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › Chapter 79.02 - Public Lands Management—General. › 79.02.040 - Reconsideration of official acts.

RCW 79.02.040
Reconsideration of official acts.
The department may review and reconsider any of its official acts relating to public lands until such time as a lease, contract, or deed shall have been made, executed, and finally issued, and the department may recall any lease, contract, or deed issued for the purpose of correcting mistakes or errors, or supplying omissions.
[ 2004 c 199 § 202; 2003 c 334 § 432; 1982 1st ex.s. c 21 § 177; 1927 c 255 § 195; RRS § 7797-195. Formerly RCW 79.01.740, 43.65.080.]
NOTES:
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.
Savings—Captions—Severability—Effective dates—1982 1st ex.s. c 21: See RCW 79.96.901 through 79.96.905.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › Chapter 79.02 - Public Lands Management—General. › 79.02.050 - Effect of mistake or fraud.

RCW 79.02.050
Effect of mistake or fraud.
(1) Any sale, transfer, or lease in which the purchaser, transfer recipient, or lessee obtains the sale or lease by fraud or misrepresentation is void, and the contract of purchase or lease shall be of no effect. In the event of fraud, the contract, transferred property, or lease must be surrendered to the department, but the purchaser, transfer recipient, or lessee may not be refunded any money paid on account of the surrendered contract, transfer, or lease.
(2) In the event that a mistake is discovered in the sale or lease, or in the sale of valuable materials, the department may take action to correct the mistake in accordance with RCW 79.02.040 if maintaining the corrected contract, transfer, or lease is in the best interests of the affected trust or trusts.
[ 2004 c 199 § 203; 2003 c 334 § 365; 2001 c 250 § 11; 1982 1st ex.s. c 21 § 164; 1959 c 257 § 28; 1927 c 255 § 60; RRS § 7797-60. Prior: 1903 c 79 § 3. Formerly RCW 79.01.240, 79.12.280.]
NOTES:
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.
Savings—Captions—Severability—Effective dates—1982 1st ex.s. c 21: See RCW 79.135.900 through 79.135.904.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › Chapter 79.02 - Public Lands Management—General. › 79.02.060 - Scope of provisions of chapter 199, Laws of 2004.

RCW 79.02.060
Scope of provisions of chapter 199, Laws of 2004.
The provisions of chapter 199, Laws of 2004 are not intended to affect the trust responsibilities or trust management by the department for any trust lands granted by the federal government or legislatively created trusts. The trust obligations relating to federally granted lands, state forestlands, community and technical college forest reserve lands, and university repayment lands shall not be altered by the definition clarifications contained in chapter 199, Laws of 2004. The rights, privileges, and prerogatives of the public shall not be altered in any way by chapter 199, Laws of 2004, and no additional or changed authority or power is granted to any person, corporation, or entity.
[ 2004 c 199 § 301.]
NOTES:
Part headings not law—2004 c 199: See note following RCW 79.02.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › Chapter 79.02 - Public Lands Management—General. › 79.02.080 - Rewards for information regarding violations.

RCW 79.02.080
Rewards for information regarding violations.
The department is authorized to offer and pay a reward not to exceed ten thousand dollars in each case for information regarding violations of any statute or rule relating to the state's public lands and natural resources on those lands, except forest practices under chapter 76.09 RCW. No reward may be paid to any federal, state, or local government or agency employees for information obtained by them in the normal course of their employment. The department is authorized to adopt rules in pursuit of its authority under this section to determine the appropriate account or fund from which to pay the reward. The department is also authorized to adopt rules establishing the criteria for paying a reward and the amount to be paid. No appropriation shall be required for disbursement.
[ 2003 c 334 § 436; 1994 c 56 § 1; 1990 c 163 § 8. Formerly RCW 79.01.765.]
NOTES:
Intent—2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › Chapter 79.02 - Public Lands Management—General. › 79.02.090 - Transfer of county auditor's duties.

RCW 79.02.090
Transfer of county auditor's duties.
The duties of the county auditor in each county with a population of two hundred ten thousand or more, with regard to sales and leases dealt with under this title except RCW 79.11.250, 79.11.260, and * 79.94.040, are transferred to the county treasurer.
[ 2003 c 334 § 451; 1991 c 363 § 152; 1983 c 3 § 201; 1955 c 184 § 1. Formerly RCW 79.08.170.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: RCW 79.94.040 was recodified as RCW 79.125.040 pursuant to 2005 c 155 § 1008.
Intent—2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.
Purpose—Captions not law—1991 c 363: See notes following RCW 2.32.180.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › Chapter 79.02 - Public Lands Management—General. › 79.02.095 - Statutes not applicable to state tidelands, shorelands, harbor areas, and the beds of navigable waters.

RCW 79.02.095
Statutes not applicable to state tidelands, shorelands, harbor areas, and the beds of navigable waters.
RCW 79.11.080, 79.11.010, 79.11.110, * 79.01.140, 79.11.160, 79.10.125, 79.13.130, * 79.01.252, * 79.01.256, * 79.01.260, * 79.01.264, 79.13.180, 79.02.260, 79.13.320, 79.13.410, 79.13.010, and * 79.01.277 do not apply to state tidelands, shorelands, harbor areas, and the beds of navigable waters.
[ 2003 c 334 § 317; 1979 ex.s. c 109 § 22. Formerly RCW 79.01.093.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: RCW 79.01.140, 79.01.252, 79.01.256, 79.01.260, 79.01.264, and 79.01.277 were repealed by 2003 c 334 § 551.
Intent—2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.
Severability—Effective date—1979 ex.s. c 109: See notes following RCW 79.11.040.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › Chapter 79.02 - Public Lands Management—General. › 79.02.100 - Appearance by commissioner before United States land offices.

RCW 79.02.100
Appearance by commissioner before United States land offices.
The commissioner of public lands is authorized and directed to appear before the United States land offices in all cases involving the validity of the selections of any lands granted to the state, and to summon witnesses and pay necessary witness fees and stenographer fees in such contested cases.
[ 1927 c 255 § 193; RRS § 7797-193. Formerly RCW 79.01.732, 43.12.070.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › Chapter 79.02 - Public Lands Management—General. › 79.02.110 - Applications for federal certification that lands are nonmineral.

RCW 79.02.110
Applications for federal certification that lands are nonmineral.
The commissioner of public lands is authorized and directed to make applications, and to cause publication of notices of applications, to the interior department of the United States for certification that any land granted to the state is nonmineral in character, in accordance with the rules of the general land office of the United States.
[ 1927 c 255 § 77; RRS § 7797-77. Prior: 1897 c 89 § 33. Formerly RCW 79.01.308, 79.08.130.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › Chapter 79.02 - Public Lands Management—General. › 79.02.120 - Lieu lands—Selection agreements authorized.

RCW 79.02.120
Lieu lands—Selection agreements authorized.
For the purpose of obtaining from the United States indemnity or lieu lands for such lands granted to the state for common schools, educational, penal, reformatory, charitable, capitol building, or other purposes, as have been or may be lost to the state, or the title to or use or possession of which is claimed by the United States or by others claiming by, through or under the United States, by reason of any of the causes entitling the state to select other lands in lieu thereof, the inclusion of the same in any reservation by or under authority of the United States, or any other appropriation or disposition of the same by the United States, whether such lands are now surveyed or unsurveyed, the department, with the advice and approval of the attorney general, is authorized and empowered to enter into an agreement or agreements, on behalf of the state, with the proper officer or officers of the United States for the relinquishment of any such lands and the selection in lieu thereof, under the provisions of RCW 79.02.120 through 79.02.140, of lands of the United States of equal area and value.
[ 2003 c 334 § 488; 1988 c 128 § 63; 1913 c 102 § 1; RRS § 7824. Formerly RCW 79.28.010.]
NOTES:
Intent—2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › Chapter 79.02 - Public Lands Management—General. › 79.02.130 - Lieu lands—Examination and appraisal.

RCW 79.02.130
Lieu lands—Examination and appraisal.
Upon the making of any such agreement, the board shall be empowered and it shall be its duty to cause such examination and appraisal to be made as will determine the area and value, as nearly as may be, of the lands lost to the state, or the title to, use or possession of which is claimed by the United States by reason of the causes mentioned in RCW 79.02.120, and proposed to be relinquished to the United States, and shall cause an examination and appraisal to be made of any lands which may be designated by the officers of the United States as subject to selection by the state in lieu of the lands aforesaid, to the end that the state shall obtain lands in lieu thereof of equal area and value.
[ 2003 c 334 § 489; 1988 c 128 § 64; 1913 c 102 § 2; RRS § 7825. Formerly RCW 79.28.020.]
NOTES:
Intent—2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › Chapter 79.02 - Public Lands Management—General. › 79.02.140 - Lieu lands—Transfer of title to lands relinquished.

RCW 79.02.140
Lieu lands—Transfer of title to lands relinquished.
Whenever the title to any lands selected under the provisions of RCW 79.02.120 through 79.02.140 shall become vested in the state of Washington by the acceptance and approval of the lists of lands so selected, or other proper action of the United States, the governor, on behalf of the state of Washington, shall execute and deliver to the United States a deed of conveyance of the lands of the state relinquished under the provisions of RCW 79.02.120 through 79.02.140, which deed shall convey to and vest in the United States all the right, title and interest of the state of Washington therein.
[ 2003 c 334 § 490; 1913 c 102 § 3; RRS § 7826. Formerly RCW 79.28.030.]
NOTES:
Intent—2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › Chapter 79.02 - Public Lands Management—General. › 79.02.150 - Selection to complete uncompleted grants.

RCW 79.02.150
Selection to complete uncompleted grants.
So long as any grant of lands by the United States to the state of Washington, for any purpose, or as lieu or indemnity lands therefor, remains incomplete, the commissioner of public lands shall, from time to time, cause the records in his or her office and in the United States land offices, to be examined for the purpose of ascertaining what of the unappropriated lands of the United States are open to selection, and whether any thereof may be of sufficient value and so situated as to warrant their selection as state lands, and in that case may cause the same to be inspected and appraised by one or more state land inspectors, and a full report made thereon by the smallest legal subdivisions of forty acres each, classifying such lands into grazing, farming, and timbered lands, and estimating the value of each tract inspected and the quantity and value of all valuable material thereon, and in the case of timbered lands the amount and value of the standing timber thereon, and the estimated value of such lands after the timber is removed, which report shall be made as amply and expeditiously as possible on blanks to be furnished by the commissioner of public lands for that purpose, under the oath of the inspector to the effect that he or she has personally examined the tracts mentioned in each forty acres thereof, and that said report and appraisement is made from such personal examination, and is, to the best of affiant's knowledge and belief, true and correct, and that the lands are not occupied by any bona fide settler.
The commissioner of public lands shall select such unappropriated lands as he or she shall deem advisable, and do all things necessary under the laws of the United States to vest title thereto in the state, and shall assign lands of equal value, as near as may be, to the various uncompleted grants.
[ 2013 c 23 § 257; 1927 c 255 § 19; RRS § 7797-19. Prior: 1897 c 89 §§ 5, 7, 9, 10. Formerly RCW 79.01.076, 79.08.050.]
NOTES:
Lieu lands: Chapter 79.02 RCW.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › Chapter 79.02 - Public Lands Management—General. › 79.02.160 - Relinquishment on failure or rejection of selection.

RCW 79.02.160
Relinquishment on failure or rejection of selection.
In case any person interested in any tract of land heretofore selected by the territory of Washington or any officer, board, or agent thereof or by the state of Washington or any officer, board, or agent thereof or which may be hereafter selected by the state of Washington or the department, in pursuance to any grant of lands made by the United States to the territory or state of Washington for any purpose or upon any trust whatever, the selection of which has failed or been rejected or shall fail or shall be rejected for any reason, shall request it, the department shall have the authority and power on behalf of the state to relinquish to the United States such tract of land.
[ 2004 c 199 § 204; 2003 c 334 § 308; 1927 c 255 § 20; RRS § 7797-20. Prior: 1899 c 63 § 1. Formerly RCW 79.01.080, 79.08.060.]
NOTES:
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.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › Chapter 79.02 - Public Lands Management—General. › 79.02.200 - Abstracts of public lands.

RCW 79.02.200
Abstracts of public lands.
The department shall cause full and correct abstracts of all the public lands to be made and kept in suitable and well bound books, and other suitable records. Such abstracts shall show in proper columns and pages the section or part of section, lot or block, township and range in which each tract is situated, whether timber or prairie, improved or unimproved, the appraised value per acre, the value of improvements and the value of damages, and the total value, the several values of timber, stone, gravel, or other valuable materials thereon, the date of sale, the name of purchaser, sale price per acre, the date of lease, the name of lessee, the term of the lease, the annual rental, amount of cash paid, amount unpaid and when due, amount of annual interest, and in proper columns such other facts as may be necessary to show a full and complete abstract of the conditions and circumstances of each tract or parcel of land from the time the title was acquired by the state until the issuance of a deed or other disposition of the land by the state.
[ 2003 c 334 § 382; 1982 1st ex.s. c 21 § 166; 1927 c 255 § 76; RRS § 7797-76. Prior: (i) 1897 c 89 § 32; RRS § 7823. (ii) 1911 c 59 § 9; RRS § 7899. Formerly RCW 79.01.304, 43.12.080.]
NOTES:
Intent—2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.
Savings—Captions—Severability—Effective dates—1982 1st ex.s. c 21: See RCW 79.135.900 through 79.135.904.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › Chapter 79.02 - Public Lands Management—General. › 79.02.210 - Maps and plats—Record and index—Public inspection.

RCW 79.02.210
Maps and plats—Record and index—Public inspection.
All maps, plats, and field notes of surveys, required to be made by this title shall, after approval by the department, be deposited and filed in the office of the department, which shall keep a careful and complete record and index of all maps, plats, and field notes of surveys in its possession, in well bound books, which shall at all times be open to public inspection.
[ 2003 c 334 § 426; 1988 c 128 § 57; 1927 c 255 § 187; RRS § 7797-187. Formerly RCW 79.01.708, 43.12.110.]
NOTES:
Intent—2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › Chapter 79.02 - Public Lands Management—General. › 79.02.220 - Seal.

RCW 79.02.220
Seal.
All notices, orders, contracts, certificates, rules and regulations, or other documents or papers made and issued by or on behalf of the department, or the commissioner, as provided in this title, shall be authenticated by a seal whereon shall be the vignette of George Washington, with the words "Seal of the commissioner of public lands, State of Washington."
[ 2003 c 334 § 427; 1988 c 128 § 58; 1927 c 255 § 188; RRS § 7797-188. Formerly RCW 79.01.712, 43.65.070.]
NOTES:
Intent—2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › Chapter 79.02 - Public Lands Management—General. › 79.02.230 - Blank forms of applications for appraisal, transfer, sale, and lease of state lands, valuable materials.

RCW 79.02.230
Blank forms of applications for appraisal, transfer, sale, and lease of state lands, valuable materials.
The department shall cause to be prepared, and furnish to applicants, blank forms of applications for the appraisal, transfer, and purchase of any state lands and the purchase of valuable materials situated thereon, and for the lease of state lands. These forms shall contain instructions to inform and aid applicants.
[ 2003 c 334 § 310; 2001 c 250 § 1; 1982 1st ex.s. c 21 § 150; 1959 c 257 § 2; 1927 c 255 § 21; RRS § 7797-21. Prior: 1909 c 223 § 2; 1907 c 256 § 5; 1903 c 74 § 1; 1897 c 89 § 11; 1895 c 178 §§ 17, 18. Formerly RCW 79.01.084, 79.08.040.]
NOTES:
Intent—2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.
Savings—Captions—Severability—Effective dates—1982 1st ex.s. c 21: See RCW 79.135.900 through 79.135.904.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › Chapter 79.02 - Public Lands Management—General. › 79.02.240 - Fees.

RCW 79.02.240
Fees.
The department may charge and collect fees as determined by the board for each category of services performed based on costs incurred.
[ 2003 c 334 § 428; 1979 ex.s. c 109 § 18; 1959 c 153 § 1; 1927 c 255 § 190; RRS § 7797-190. Formerly RCW 79.01.720, 43.12.120.]
NOTES:
Intent—2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.
Severability—Effective date—1979 ex.s. c 109: See notes following RCW 79.11.040.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › Chapter 79.02 - Public Lands Management—General. › 79.02.250 - Reasonable fees—Disposition.

RCW 79.02.250
Reasonable fees—Disposition.
(1) Applications for the purchase or use of lands and the sale of valuable materials by the department shall be accompanied by reasonable fees to be prescribed by the board in an amount sufficient to defray the cost of performing or otherwise providing for the processing, review, or inspection of the applications or activities permitted pursuant to the applications for each category of services performed.
(2) Fees shall be credited to the resource management cost account fund as established under RCW 79.64.020, the forest development account fund as established under RCW 79.64.100, or the agricultural college trust management account fund as established under RCW 79.64.090, as applicable.
[ 2003 c 334 § 313.]
NOTES:
Intent—2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › Chapter 79.02 - Public Lands Management—General. › 79.02.260 - Fee book.

RCW 79.02.260
Fee book.
The department shall keep a fee book, in which shall be entered all fees received, with the date paid and the name of the person paying the same, and the nature of the services rendered for which the fee is charged, which book shall be verified monthly by affidavit entered therein. All fees collected by the department shall be paid into the state treasury, as applicable, to the resource management cost account created in RCW 79.64.020, the forest development account created in RCW 79.64.100, or the agricultural college trust management account fund as established under RCW 79.64.090, and the receipt of the state treasurer taken and retained in the department's Olympia office as a voucher.
[ 2003 c 334 § 429; 1979 ex.s. c 109 § 19; 1927 c 255 § 191; RRS § 7797-191. Formerly RCW 79.01.724, 43.12.130.]
NOTES:
Reviser's note: This section does not apply to state tidelands, shorelands, harbor areas, and the beds of navigable waters. See RCW 79.02.095.
Intent—2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.
Severability—Effective date—1979 ex.s. c 109: See notes following RCW 79.11.040.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › Chapter 79.02 - Public Lands Management—General. › 79.02.270 - Deed.

RCW 79.02.270
Deed.
When the entire purchase price of any state lands shall have been fully paid, the commissioner shall certify such fact to the governor, and shall cause a quitclaim deed signed by the governor and attested by the secretary of state, with the seal of the state attached thereto, to be issued to the purchaser and to be recorded in the department's Olympia office. No fee is required for any deed of land issued by the governor other than the fee provided for in this title.
[ 2003 c 334 § 360; 1982 1st ex.s. c 21 § 160; 1959 c 257 § 25; 1927 c 255 § 55; RRS § 7797-55. Prior: 1917 c 149 § 1; 1915 c 147 § 3; 1907 c 256 § 3; 1897 c 89 § 16; 1895 c 178 §§ 25, 29. Formerly RCW 79.01.220, 79.12.390.]
NOTES:
Intent—2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.
Savings—Captions—Severability—Effective dates—1982 1st ex.s. c 21: See RCW 79.135.900 through 79.135.904.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › Chapter 79.02 - Public Lands Management—General. › 79.02.280 - Assignment of contracts or leases.

RCW 79.02.280
Assignment of contracts or leases.
All contracts of purchase or leases issued by the department shall be assignable in writing by the contract holder or lessee and the assignee shall be subject to and governed by the provisions of law applicable to the assignor and shall have the same rights in all respects as the original purchaser, or lessee, of the lands, provided the assignment is approved by the department and entered of record in its office.
[ 2004 c 199 § 205; 2003 c 334 § 377; 1982 1st ex.s. c 21 § 165; 1927 c 255 § 73; RRS § 7797-73. Prior: 1903 c 79 § 8. Formerly RCW 79.01.292, 79.12.270.]
NOTES:
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.
Savings—Captions—Severability—Effective dates—1982 1st ex.s. c 21: See RCW 79.135.900 through 79.135.904.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › Chapter 79.02 - Public Lands Management—General. › 79.02.290 - Subdivision of contracts or leases—Fee.

RCW 79.02.290
Subdivision of contracts or leases—Fee.
Whenever the holder of a contract of purchase or the holder of any lease, except for mining of valuable minerals or coal, or extraction of petroleum or gas, shall surrender the same to the department with the request to have it divided into two or more contracts, or leases, the department may divide the same and issue new contracts, or leases, but no new contract, or lease, shall issue while there is due and unpaid any interest, rental, or taxes or assessments on the land held under such contract or lease, nor in any case where the department is of the opinion that the state's security would be impaired or endangered by the proposed division. For all such new contracts, or leases, a fee as provided under this chapter, shall be paid by the applicant.
[ 2004 c 199 § 206; 2003 c 334 § 363; 1982 1st ex.s. c 21 § 163; 1979 ex.s. c 109 § 8; 1959 c 257 § 27; 1955 c 394 § 2; 1927 c 255 § 59; RRS § 7797-59. Prior: 1903 c 79 § 3. Formerly RCW 79.01.236, 79.12.260.]
NOTES:
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.
Savings—Captions—Severability—Effective dates—1982 1st ex.s. c 21: See RCW 79.135.900 through 79.135.904.
Severability—Effective date—1979 ex.s. c 109: See notes following RCW 79.11.040.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › Chapter 79.02 - Public Lands Management—General. › 79.02.300 - Trespass, waste, damages—Prosecutions.

RCW 79.02.300
Trespass, waste, damages—Prosecutions.
(1) Every person who, without authorization, uses or occupies public lands, removes any valuable material as defined in RCW 79.02.010 from public lands, or causes waste or damage to public lands, or injures publicly owned personal property or publicly owned improvements to real property on public lands, is liable to the state for treble the amount of the damages. However, liability shall be for single damages if the department determines, or the person proves upon trial, that the person, at time of the unauthorized act or acts, did not know, or have reason to know, that he or she lacked authorization. Damages recoverable under this section include, but are not limited to, the market value of the use, occupancy, or things removed, had the use, occupancy, or removal been authorized; and any damages caused by injury to the land, publicly owned personal property or publicly owned improvement, including the costs of restoration. In addition, the person is liable for reimbursing the state for its reasonable costs including, but not limited to, its administrative costs, survey costs to the extent they are not included in damages awarded for restoration costs, and its reasonable attorneys' fees and other legal costs.
(2) This section does not apply in any case where liability for damages is provided under RCW 4.24.630, 64.12.030, or 79.02.320.
(3) The department is authorized and directed to investigate all trespasses and wastes upon, and damages to, public lands of the state, and to cause prosecutions for, and/or actions for the recovery of the same, to be commenced as provided by law.
[ 2009 c 349 § 1; 2004 c 199 § 207; 2003 c 334 § 435; 1994 c 280 § 2; 1993 c 266 § 1; 1927 c 255 § 200; RRS § 7797-200. Prior: 1897 c 89 § 64; 1895 c 178 § 99. Formerly RCW 79.01.760, 79.40.040.]
NOTES:
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.
Waste and trespass: Chapter 64.12 RCW.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › Chapter 79.02 - Public Lands Management—General. › 79.02.310 - Trespasser guilty of theft, when.

RCW 79.02.310
Trespasser guilty of theft, when.
Every person who willfully commits any trespass upon any public lands of the state and cuts down, destroys, or injures any timber, or any tree, including a Christmas tree as defined in *RCW 76.48.020, standing or growing thereon, or takes, or removes, or causes to be taken, or removed, therefrom any wood or timber lying thereon, or maliciously injures or severs anything attached thereto, or the produce thereof, or digs, quarries, mines, takes or removes therefrom any earth, soil, stone, mineral, clay, sand, gravel, or any valuable materials, is guilty of theft under chapter 9A.56 RCW.
[ 2009 c 349 § 2; 2003 c 53 § 379; 1927 c 255 § 197; RRS § 7797-197. Prior: 1889-90 pp 124-125 §§ 1, 4. Formerly RCW 79.01.748, 79.40.010.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: RCW 76.48.020 was recodified as RCW 76.48.021 pursuant to 2009 c 245 § 29.
Intent—Effective date—2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › Chapter 79.02 - Public Lands Management—General. › 79.02.320 - Removal of timber—Treble damages.

RCW 79.02.320
Removal of timber—Treble damages.
Every person who shall cut or remove, or cause to be cut or removed, any timber growing or being upon any public lands of the state, including a Christmas tree as defined in *RCW 76.48.020, or who shall manufacture the same into logs, bolts, shingles, lumber or other articles of use or commerce, unless expressly authorized so to do by a bill of sale from the state, or by a lease or contract from the state under which he or she holds possession of such lands, or by provisions of law under which the bill of sale, lease or contract was issued, shall be liable to the state for treble the value of the timber or other articles cut, removed, or manufactured, to be recovered in a civil action, and shall forfeit to the state all interest in any article into which the timber is manufactured.
[ 2009 c 349 § 3; 1927 c 255 § 199; RRS § 7797-199. Prior: 1897 c 89 § 66; 1895 c 178 § 101. Formerly RCW 79.01.756, 79.40.030.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: RCW 76.48.020 was recodified as RCW 76.48.021 pursuant to 2009 c 245 § 29.
Firewood on state lands: Chapter 79.15 RCW.
Injunction to prevent waste on public land: RCW 64.12.050.
Injury to or removing trees, etc.—Damages: RCW 64.12.030.
Penalty for destroying native flora: RCW 47.40.080.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › Chapter 79.02 - Public Lands Management—General. › 79.02.330 - Lessee or contract holder guilty of misdemeanor.

RCW 79.02.330
Lessee or contract holder guilty of misdemeanor.
Every person being in lawful possession of any public lands of the state, under and by virtue of any lease or contract of purchase from the state, cuts down, destroys, or injures, or causes to be cut down, destroyed, or injured, any timber standing or growing thereon, or takes or removes, or causes to be taken or removed, therefrom, any wood or timber lying thereon, or maliciously injures or severs anything attached thereto, or the produce thereof, or digs, quarries, mines, takes, or removes therefrom, any earth, soil, clay, sand, gravel, stone, mineral, or other valuable material, or causes the same to be done, or otherwise injures, defaces, or damages, or causes to be injured, defaced, or damaged, any such lands unless expressly authorized so to do by the lease or contract under which possession of such lands is held, or by the provisions of law under and by virtue of which such lease or contract was issued, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
[ 2003 c 334 § 434; 1927 c 255 § 198; RRS § 7797-198. Prior: 1899 c 34 §§ 1 through 3. Formerly RCW 79.01.752, 79.40.020.]
NOTES:
Intent—2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › Chapter 79.02 - Public Lands Management—General. › 79.02.370 - Protection against cedar theft.

RCW 79.02.370
Protection against cedar theft.
The board must establish procedures to protect against cedar theft and to ensure adequate notice is given for persons interested in purchasing cedar.
[ 2003 c 334 § 333.]
NOTES:
Intent—2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › Chapter 79.02 - Public Lands Management—General. › 79.02.400 - Charitable, educational, penal, and reformatory real property—Inventory—Transfer.

RCW 79.02.400
Charitable, educational, penal, and reformatory real property—Inventory—Transfer.
(1) Every five years the department of social and health services and other state agencies that operate institutions shall conduct an inventory of all real property subject to the charitable, educational, penal, and reformatory institution account and other real property acquired for institutional purposes or for the benefit of the blind, deaf, mentally ill, developmentally disabled, or otherwise disabled. The inventory shall identify which of those real properties are not needed for state-provided residential care, custody, or treatment. By December 1, 1992, and every five years thereafter the department shall report the results of the inventory to the house of representatives committee on capital facilities and financing, the senate committee on ways and means, and the joint legislative audit and review committee.
(2) Real property identified as not needed for state-provided residential care, custody, or treatment shall be transferred to the corpus of the charitable, educational, penal, and reformatory institution account. This subsection shall not apply to leases of real property to a consortium of three or more counties in order for the counties to construct or otherwise acquire correctional facilities for juveniles or adults or to real property subject to binding conditions that conflict with the other provisions of this subsection.
(3) The department of natural resources shall manage all property subject to the charitable, educational, penal, and reformatory institution account and, in consultation with the department of social and health services and other affected agencies, shall adopt a plan for the management of real property subject to the account and other real property acquired for institutional purposes or for the benefit of the blind, deaf, mentally ill, developmentally disabled, or otherwise disabled.
(a) The plan shall be consistent with state trust land policies and shall be compatible with the needs of institutions adjacent to real property subject to the plan.
(b) The plan may be modified as necessary to ensure the quality of future management and to address the acquisition of additional real property.
[ 1996 c 288 § 51; 1996 c 261 § 1; 1991 c 204 § 1. Formerly RCW 79.01.006.]
NOTES:
Reviser's note: This section was amended by 1996 c 261 § 1 and by 1996 c 288 § 51, each without reference to the other. Both amendments are incorporated in the publication of this section under RCW 1.12.025(2). For rule of construction, see RCW 1.12.025(1).
Department of social and health services duty: RCW 43.20A.035.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › Chapter 79.02 - Public Lands Management—General. › 79.02.410 - Charitable, educational, penal, and reformatory real property—High economic return potential—Income.

RCW 79.02.410
Charitable, educational, penal, and reformatory real property—High economic return potential—Income.
Where charitable, educational, penal, and reformatory institutions land has the potential for lease for commercial, industrial, or residential uses or other uses with the potential for high economic return and is within urban or suburban areas, the department shall make every effort consistent with trust land management principles and all other provisions of law to lease the lands for such purposes, unless the land is subject to a lease to a state agency operating an existing state institution. The department is authorized, subject to approval by the board and only if a higher return can be realized, to exchange such lands for lands of at least equal value and to sell such lands and use the proceeds to acquire replacement lands. The department shall report to the appropriate legislative committees all charitable, educational, penal, and reformatory institutions land purchased, sold, or exchanged. Income from the leases shall be deposited in the charitable, educational, penal, and reformatory institutions account. The legislature shall give priority consideration to appropriating one-half of the money derived from lease income to providing community housing for persons who are mentally ill, developmentally disabled, or youth who are blind, deaf, or otherwise disabled.
[ 2003 c 334 § 303; 1991 c 204 § 5. Formerly RCW 79.01.007.]
NOTES:
Intent—2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › Chapter 79.10 - Land Management Authorities and Policies. › 79.10.010 - Reports.

RCW 79.10.010
Reports.
(1) It shall be the duty of the department to report, and recommend, to each session of the legislature, any changes in the law relating to the methods of handling the public lands of the state that the department may deem advisable.
(2) The department shall provide a comprehensive biennial report to reflect the previous fiscal period. The report shall include, but not be limited to, descriptions of all department activities including: Revenues generated, program costs, capital expenditures, personnel, special projects, new and ongoing research, environmental controls, cooperative projects, intergovernmental agreements, the adopted sustainable harvest compared to the sales program, and outlines of ongoing litigation, recent court decisions, and orders on major issues with the potential for state liability. The report shall describe the status of the resources managed and the recreational and commercial utilization. The report must be delivered to the appropriate committees of the legislature and made available to the public.
(3) The department shall provide annual reports to the respective trust beneficiaries, including each county. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the following: Acres sold, acres harvested, volume from those acres, acres planted, number of stems per acre, acres precommercially thinned, acres commercially thinned, acres partially cut, acres clear cut, age of final rotation for acres clear cut, and the total number of acres off base for harvest and an explanation of why those acres are off base for harvest.
[ 2003 c 334 § 433; 1997 c 448 § 3; 1987 c 505 § 76; 1985 c 93 § 3; 1927 c 255 § 196; RRS § 7797-196. Prior: 1907 c 114 § 1; RRS § 7801. Formerly RCW 79.01.744, 43.12.150.]
NOTES:
Intent—2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › Chapter 79.10 - Land Management Authorities and Policies. › 79.10.020 - Department authority to accept land.

RCW 79.10.020
Department authority to accept land.
The department is hereby authorized, when in its judgment it appears advisable, to accept on behalf of the state, any grant of land within the state which shall then become a part of the state forests. No grant may be accepted until the title has been examined and approved by the attorney general of the state and a report made to the board of natural resources of the result of the examination.
[ 1986 c 100 § 48. Formerly RCW 79.01.074.]