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2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › Chapter 79.155 - Community Forest Trusts. › 79.155.020 - Community forestland trust—Department authorized to create and manage.

RCW 79.155.020
Community forestland trust—Department authorized to create and manage.
(1) If deemed practicable by the commissioner, the department is authorized to create and manage, consistent with the provisions of this chapter, a discrete category of natural resource lands in a nonfiduciary community forestland trust. The department is authorized to assemble, hold title to, and manage directly or through mutual agreement with other landowners land suitable for sustainable forest management, to be held in the community forest trust.
(2) All land held in the community forest trust must be held by the department and actively managed, consistent with a community working forest management plan developed under RCW 79.155.080, to generate financial support for the management of the community forest trust and to advance and sustain the working forest conservation objectives established in the management plan.
[ 2011 c 216 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › Chapter 79.155 - Community Forest Trusts. › 79.155.030 - Identification of lands—Minimum program management principles.

RCW 79.155.030
Identification of lands—Minimum program management principles.
(1) The department must identify lands for inclusion into the community forest trust, and manage the resulting community forest trust lands, in furtherance of goals that must be identified by the department prior to the creation of a community forest.
(2) In addition to any goals for a community forest identified by the department, the community forest trust program must satisfy the following minimum program management principles:
(a) Protecting in perpetuity working forestlands that are at a significant risk of conversion to another land use;
(b) Securing financial and social viability through sound management plans and objectives that are consistent with the values of the local community;
(c) Maintaining the land in a working status, through traditional forestry, management of specialized forest products harvest consistent with chapter 76.48 RCW, land leases, renewable energy opportunities, ecosystem services such as clean water protection or carbon storage, and other sources of revenue appropriate for the community forest to generate;
(d) Generating revenue at levels that are, at a minimum, capable of reimbursing the department for management costs and providing for some reinvestment into the management objectives of the community forest;
(e) Providing for ongoing, sustainable public recreational access, local timber jobs, clean air and water, carbon storage, fish and wildlife habitat, and open space in a manner that is compatible with management plans and objectives adopted for the community forest; and
(f) Providing educational opportunities for local communities regarding the benefits that working forests provide to Washington's economy, communities, environment, and quality of life.
[ 2011 c 216 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › Chapter 79.155 - Community Forest Trusts. › 79.155.040 - Department's authority.

RCW 79.155.040
Department's authority.
(1)(a) Except as limited by RCW 79.155.070, the department is authorized to acquire by purchase, gift, donation, grant, transfer, or other means other than eminent domain fee interest or a partial interest, including conservation easements, in lands or other real property suitable for management as part of the community forest trust and that are appropriate to further the goals of the community forest trust.
(b) The fair market value of any real property, and the associated valuable materials, of any land transferred into the community forest trust from state lands must be provided to the beneficiaries of the transferee [transferor] trust or used for the furtherance of the transferee [transferor] trust.
(2) The department is authorized to receive funds for purposes of establishing the community forest trust from grants, gifts, bequests, or loans, whether public or private, as well as from legislative appropriation.
(3) All acquisitions of real property for the community forest trust must be approved by the board.
[ 2011 c 216 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › Chapter 79.155 - Community Forest Trusts. › 79.155.050 - Criteria for identification and prioritization of forestlands suitable for potential inclusion in the community forest trust.

RCW 79.155.050
Criteria for identification and prioritization of forestlands suitable for potential inclusion in the community forest trust.
(1) The department shall, if it establishes a community forest trust program, develop criteria to be used for the identification and prioritization of forestland that is suitable for potential inclusion in the community forest trust due to its ability to most closely satisfy the goals of the community forest trust outlined in RCW 79.155.030.
(2) In prioritizing forestland for inclusion in the community forest trust, the department shall give priority consideration to lands that are:
(a) The subject of established management and revenue production objectives of potential local community partners;
(b) At greatest risk of conversion;
(c) Helping buffer commercial public or private forestlands from encroaching development;
(d) Helping to block up other community forest assets to be managed consistently with the community forest trust acquisition;
(e) Able to be managed, considering surrounding current or expected future land use, as economically sustainable working forestland either alone or in combination with adjacent and nearby working forestland, including other lands incorporated into a community forest by the department, a local governmental entity, or a not-for-profit conservation organization managing forestlands;
(f) Eligible for trust land transfer capital appropriations;
(g) Available for acquisition through existing or new programs or funding;
(h) Supporting existing or expanded forest product manufacturing infrastructure;
(i) Useful in leveraging funds to match available acquisition moneys;
(j) Positioned to have their development rights extinguished through transfer, purchase, conservation easement, lease, or by some other comparable mechanism; or
(k) Enhancing state fiduciary trust land revenues by repositioning underperforming state trust lands to provide short and long-term revenues to that trust.
[ 2011 c 216 § 5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › Chapter 79.155 - Community Forest Trusts. › 79.155.060 - Prioritized list identifying nominated parcels of state land or state forestland.

RCW 79.155.060
Prioritized list identifying nominated parcels of state land or state forestland.
(1) The department shall, if it establishes a community forest trust program, submit biennially to the office of financial management and the appropriate committees of the legislature a prioritized list that identifies nominated parcels of state land or state forestland that are suitable for transfer into the community forest trust, where such a transfer is also in the best interest of the respective trust. The department shall solicit and consider input from the board on a draft list before submitting a final prioritized list.
(2) The list of nominated parcels must reflect consideration of local nominations and the priorities outlined in RCW 79.155.050 and be delivered to the required recipients by November 1st of each even-numbered year.
[ 2011 c 216 § 6.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › Chapter 79.155 - Community Forest Trusts. › 79.155.070 - Local community must commit to preserving land as a working forest—Financial contribution.

RCW 79.155.070
Local community must commit to preserving land as a working forest—Financial contribution.
(1) The department must, prior to using the authority provided in RCW 79.155.040 to acquire land for inclusion in a community forest, obtain from the local community a commitment to preserving the land as a working forest.
(2) Following initial agreement between potential local community partners and the department regarding management and revenue production objectives for the lands in question, the local commitment to preserving the land as a working forest must be demonstrated by the county, city, or other local entity providing a financial contribution to the specific community forest of at least fifty percent of the difference between the parcel's appraised fair market value and the parcel's timber and forestland value. The local community contribution may be provided through any means deemed acceptable by the department and the local contributor, including:
(a) Traditional financing or bonding;
(b) The purchase of conservation easements; or
(c) The purchase or transfer of development rights.
(3) The local financial contribution must be deposited into the parkland trust revolving fund created in RCW 43.30.385 and used solely for acquisition of the community forest trust land parcel or parcels for which it is intended.
[ 2011 c 216 § 7.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › Chapter 79.155 - Community Forest Trusts. › 79.155.080 - Postacquisition management plan.

RCW 79.155.080
Postacquisition management plan.
(1) All lands transferred into community forest trust status must be managed in accordance with a postacquisition management plan developed by the department consistent with this section.
(2) After exercising the authority provided in RCW 79.155.040 to acquire land for inclusion in a community forest, the department must establish a local advisory committee in cooperation with any interested and affected local government.
(3) The department must use the local advisory committee as a source of advice and comment on a postacquisition management plan. Comments and advice should, at a minimum, include plans for how the department will maintain the land's working status and economic viability objectives through revenue-generating activities that are sufficient to generate ongoing revenue at a level that reimburses administrative costs, while satisfying, or contributing to, identified community conservation and recreation objectives.
(4)(a) If, after a good faith effort by all parties, the department and the local advisory committee fail to reach a consensus on a conceptual postacquisition management plan for the parcel in question, the department may either adopt a management plan informed by the community or recommend to the board that the parcel be divested through the existing authority of the department and the board. If the parcel is divested, then, except as otherwise provided in this subsection, proceeds must return to the parkland trust revolving fund created in RCW 43.30.385.
(b) Prior to depositing the proceeds of a land divestiture under this subsection to the parkland trust revolving fund, the department must first reimburse local entities that have made financial contributions to the parcel's acquisition as provided in RCW 79.155.070(2). However, local entities are only eligible for reimbursement upon divestiture under this subsection if the board determines that:
(i) The subsequent parcel use is likely to remain a working forest, the department secures full fair market value for the parcel, and the local entity's contribution was not provided by a state or federal grant; or
(ii) The funds used as part of the local contribution were originally provided through a grant that requires, as a condition of the grant, the repayment of granted dollars if the purposes of the grant are not or cannot be fulfilled and the decision to divest the land creates an inability for the purposes of the grant to be fulfilled.
[ 2011 c 216 § 8.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › Chapter 79.155 - Community Forest Trusts. › 79.155.090 - Use of revenue produced on community forest trust lands.

RCW 79.155.090
Use of revenue produced on community forest trust lands.
(1) Any revenue produced on community forest trust lands must be allocated as follows:
(a) All costs incurred by the department in managing the parcel must be fully reimbursed; and
(b) After the department's management costs are reimbursed, any remaining revenue must then be prioritized to fulfill the management objectives for the specific parcel as identified in the postacquisition management plan developed under RCW 79.155.080 consistent with the management principles outlined in RCW 79.155.030.
(2)(a) If, by the determination of the board, there is revenue remaining in any given biennium after fulfilling the requirements of subsection (1) of this section, then the board has the discretion to reimburse any local entities' eligible financial contributions for acquisition of the parcel under RCW 79.155.070(2) and any state contribution to the acquisition of the parcel up to an amount that represents fifty percent of the difference between the parcel's original appraised fair market value and the parcel's timber and forestland value. However, any funds used as part of the local contribution may not be reimbursed if the funds were originally provided through a state or federal grant, provided through a fully compensated transfer of development rights at fair market value, or provided by a donation of funds or property.
(b) If the board decides to reimburse the state and local contribution, then it must allocate the reimbursement so that fifty percent is provided to the state general fund and fifty percent is provided to any eligible partnering local entities.
(c) Nothing in this section creates an expectation, requirement, or fiduciary duty for the board or the associated community forest trust lands to generate revenue in excess of amounts as provided in subsection (1)(a) of this section.
[ 2014 c 32 § 5; 2011 c 216 § 9.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › Chapter 79.155 - Community Forest Trusts. › 79.155.100 - Periodic review and update of community forest trust program.

RCW 79.155.100
Periodic review and update of community forest trust program.
By September 1, 2014, and periodically, but at least once every ten years thereafter, the department shall provide to the board a review and update of the community forest trust program. The review must include updates on the performance of the community forest trust statewide and notification of any community forest trust parcels not performing according to their management plan. The department is authorized to, consistent with this chapter, recommend to the board action to divest itself of nonperforming community forest trust parcels using existing policies and mechanisms available to the department and the board.
[ 2011 c 216 § 10.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › Chapter 79.155 - Community Forest Trusts. › 79.155.110 - Statewide advisory committee.

RCW 79.155.110
Statewide advisory committee.
(1) The commissioner may establish and maintain a statewide advisory committee to assist the department in the implementation of this chapter.
(2) If a statewide advisory committee is established, the commissioner shall appoint a balanced representation of interests on the committee, including representatives of state fiduciary trust land beneficiaries, tribal governments, local governments, relevant state agencies, commercial forestland owners, land trusts, and conservation organizations.
(3) The statewide advisory committee shall provide consultation on issues and questions presented by the commissioner and may be dissolved by the commissioner at any time.
(4) Participation on the statewide advisory committee is voluntary and members are not eligible for any form of compensation nor for reimbursement for expenses incurred due to service on the committee.
[ 2011 c 216 § 11.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › Chapter 79.155 - Community Forest Trusts. › 79.155.120 - Establishing community forest districts/local working forest districts—Technical assistance grants.

RCW 79.155.120
Establishing community forest districts/local working forest districts—Technical assistance grants.
(1) The commissioner may, if deemed practicable and beneficial by the commissioner, cooperate with interested local governments in establishing community forest districts or local working forest districts that are compatible with the goals identified in this chapter for the community forest trust. Cooperative districts would attempt to voluntarily synchronize the management of community forest trust lands, other public lands, and private lands located within a certain geographic area to further a common set of community goals. If a working forest district encompasses state lands or state forestlands, then their voluntary management to further a common set of community goals must be consistent with the department's fiduciary and other legal obligations to the trust, including the multiple use act in chapter 79.10 RCW.
(2)(a) The department may, in its sole discretion and if it deems sufficient funding to be available, provide technical assistance grants to local communities for the purpose of enabling or furthering the development of community forest management plans consistent with this chapter.
(b) This subsection does not create a private right of action.
[ 2011 c 216 § 12.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › Chapter 79.155 - Community Forest Trusts. › 79.155.130 - Authority to manage state lands—Authority to develop management procedures.

RCW 79.155.130
Authority to manage state lands—Authority to develop management procedures.
The authorities granted under Title 79 RCW for the management of state lands apply to the community forest trust to the extent consistent with the purposes of chapter 216, Laws of 2011. The department may develop management procedures deemed necessary by the department to implement chapter 216, Laws of 2011.
[ 2011 c 216 § 18.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › Chapter 79.155 - Community Forest Trusts. › 79.155.140 - Distribution of an amount in lieu of real property taxes.

RCW 79.155.140
Distribution of an amount in lieu of real property taxes.
The state treasurer, on behalf of the department, must distribute to counties for all lands acquired from private landowners for the purposes of this chapter an amount in lieu of real property taxes equal to the amount of tax that would be due if the land were taxable as open space land under chapter 84.34 RCW except taxes levied for any state purpose, plus an additional amount equal to the amount of weed control assessment that would be due if such lands were privately owned. The county assessor and county legislative authority shall assist in determining the appropriate calculation of the amount of tax that would be due. The county shall distribute the amount received under this section in lieu of real property taxes to all property taxing districts except the state in appropriate tax code areas the same way it would distribute local property taxes from private property. The county shall distribute the amount received under this section for weed control to the appropriate weed district.
[ 2013 2nd sp.s. c 11 § 14.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › Chapter 79.155 - Community Forest Trusts. › 79.155.150 - Community forest trust account.

RCW 79.155.150
Community forest trust account.
The community forest trust account is created in the state treasury. All moneys received for the acquisition, sale, management, and administration of the department's duties under this chapter for community forest trust lands including, but not limited to, proceeds from the sale of valuable materials from community forest trust lands, interest earned on investments in the account, and all other revenue related to community forest trust lands created or acquired pursuant to this chapter must be deposited into the account. The account is authorized to receive fund transfers and appropriations from the general fund, as well as gifts, grants, and endowments from public or private sources as may be made from time to time. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Expenditures from the account may be used by the commissioner to reimburse management costs incurred by the department on community forest trust lands, for the acquisition of interests in land or other real property to be managed as community forest trust lands, for technical assistance grants pursuant to RCW 79.155.120, and for all other purposes consistent with this chapter. However, the board may authorize any expenditures made to: (1) Reimburse state and local governmental entities' eligible financial contributions for the acquisition of community forest trust lands under RCW 79.155.090; or (2) acquire real property for the community forest trust under RCW 79.155.040(3).
[ 2014 c 32 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › Chapter 79.160 - Derelict Aquatic Structures. › 79.160.005 - Findings.

RCW 79.160.005
Findings.
(1) The legislature finds that nearshore habitat is amongst the most important for threatened and endangered species of salmon, yet nearshore habitat in populated areas is often negatively impacted by man-made structures. There is a growing problem where aquatic or overwater structures become derelict or fall into disrepair. These derelict aquatic structures are public nuisances and safety hazards as they can pose risks to navigation, harm nearshore habitat for threatened and endangered species, detract from the aesthetics of Washington's waterfronts, and threaten the environment with the potential release of hazardous materials.
(2) The legislature further finds that the costs associated with the proper removal or repair of derelict aquatic structures are substantial and that in many cases owners of these structures lack the financial means to address the safety and environmental hazards the structures pose. As a result, the costs associated with the removal or repair of derelict structures becomes a burden on public entities and the taxpaying public.
(3) The legislature also finds that removal of derelict aquatic structures and restoration of surrounding habitat improves nearshore habitat quality.
[ 2023 c 227 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › Chapter 79.160 - Derelict Aquatic Structures. › 79.160.010 - Definitions.

RCW 79.160.010
Definitions.
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Aquatic lands" means all tidelands, shorelands, harbor areas, and the beds of navigable waters, including lands owned by the state and lands owned by other public or private entities.
(2) "Department" means the department of natural resources.
(3) "Derelict aquatic structure" means overwater and in-water structures where, as a result of catastrophic damage or disuse or neglect, conditions exist that make the structure unsafe for use, pose a hazard, or pose risks to public health or safety or the surrounding environment. Factors that indicate an aquatic structure is derelict include, but are not limited to, structures that:
(a) Are unsecured;
(b) Are abandoned and partially constructed;
(c) Are at risk of partial or full collapse;
(d) Are dilapidated by being in a state of disrepair due to catastrophic damage or disuse or neglect;
(e) Have received a notice from a building or safety authority with jurisdiction that identified structural defects that prohibit the structure from being used;
(f) Increase the risk of fire, accident, or environmental harm; or
(g) Otherwise represent a risk to public or environmental health or safety.
(4) "Owner" means any natural person, firm, partnership, corporation, association, government entity, or organization that has a lawful right to possession of a structure by purchase, exchange, gift, lease, inheritance, or legal action whether or not the structure is subject to a security interest.
[ 2023 c 227 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › Chapter 79.160 - Derelict Aquatic Structures. › 79.160.020 - Department's authority to acquire lands and facilities.

RCW 79.160.020
Department's authority to acquire lands and facilities.
(1) To the extent not granted under other statutes, the department is granted authority to purchase, or acquire through gift, exchange, or other transfer, lands and facilities to carry out the purposes of this title. Following purchase or acquisition, the department also has the authority, subject to the processes and limitations of this chapter, to remove, salvage, scrap, dispose of, refurbish, or repurpose a derelict aquatic structure found on or above aquatic lands within the jurisdiction of the department. Any removal and disposal must be done in an environmentally sound manner and in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws, including the state solid waste disposal provisions provided for in chapter 70A.205 RCW.
(2) The primary responsibility to remove a derelict aquatic structure belongs to the owner or lessee of the structure, and secondarily to the department when it has jurisdiction over the aquatic lands on which the structure lies.
[ 2023 c 227 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › Chapter 79.160 - Derelict Aquatic Structures. › 79.160.030 - Disposal of derelict aquatic structures.

RCW 79.160.030
Disposal of derelict aquatic structures.
(1) Derelict aquatic structures will be disposed of by the department or an approved contractor in any appropriate and environmentally sound manner.
(2) Preference must be given to the least costly, environmentally sound, reasonable disposal option. Any disposal operations must be consistent with the requirements of all permitting authorities and state solid waste disposal provisions provided for in chapter 70A.205 RCW.
[ 2023 c 227 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › Chapter 79.160 - Derelict Aquatic Structures. › 79.160.040 - Conservation credits—Deposit of payments or revenues.

RCW 79.160.040
Conservation credits—Deposit of payments or revenues.
(1) The department shall submit all qualifying derelict aquatic structure removal projects or project elements on aquatic lands not managed by a port district under RCW 79.105.420 to the Puget Sound partnership nearshore credits program or other similar mitigation credit programs to generate conservation credits to help federal permit applicants meet obligations to offset impacts from their aquatic projects.
(2) Any payments or revenues the department receives from the sale of credits in the nearshore credits program or other similar mitigation credit program must be directed to the derelict structure removal account.
[ 2023 c 227 § 5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › Chapter 79.160 - Derelict Aquatic Structures. › 79.160.050 - Derelict structure removal account.

RCW 79.160.050
Derelict structure removal account.
(1)(a) The derelict structure removal account is created in the state treasury. All receipts from mitigation credit programs and those moneys specified must be deposited into the account. The account is authorized to receive fund transfers and appropriations from the general fund, as well as gifts, grants, and endowments from public or private sources as may be made from time to time, in trust or otherwise, for the use and benefit of the purposes of this chapter and expend the same or any income according to the terms of the gifts, grants, or endowments provided those terms do not conflict with any provisions of this section or any guidelines developed to prioritize reimbursement of projects associated with this chapter.
(b) Funds in the account resulting from transfers from the general fund should be prioritized for the removal of large structures.
(c) Moneys in the account may only be spent after appropriation.
(2) Priority for use of this account is for the removal, remediation, and revitalization of derelict aquatic structures that are in danger of collapsing, breaking up, or blocking navigation channels, or that present environmental risks or significant habitat impacts. The department must develop criteria, in the form of informal guidelines, to prioritize removal projects associated with this chapter, but may not consider whether the applicant is a state or local entity when prioritizing by January 1, 2024.
[ 2023 c 227 § 6.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › Chapter 79.160 - Derelict Aquatic Structures. › 79.160.060 - Department authorized to enter into contracts.

RCW 79.160.060
Department authorized to enter into contracts.
The department may enter into a contract with a private company, individuals, tribal nation, or state and local government agencies to carry out the authority granted in this chapter.
[ 2023 c 227 § 7.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › Chapter 79.160 - Derelict Aquatic Structures. › 79.160.070 - Establishment of a grant program.

RCW 79.160.070
Establishment of a grant program.
The department shall establish a grant program for lessees of state-owned aquatic land who need financial assistance to comply with the department's habitat stewardship measures for the protection of nearshore habitat. The department shall establish grant eligibility criteria and amounts by July 1, 2024.
[ 2023 c 227 § 8.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › Chapter 79.160 - Derelict Aquatic Structures. › 79.160.080 - Department authorized to acquire certain structures or facilities to be refurbished or repurposed.

RCW 79.160.080
Department authorized to acquire certain structures or facilities to be refurbished or repurposed.
The department may also acquire aquatic structures and facilities that do not meet the definition of derelict aquatic structures, but which could provide habitat benefits or amenities for the local community if either refurbished or repurposed, or both. The department may partner with a local government, government agency, tribal nation or corporation, or nonprofit group to refurbish or repurpose an aquatic structure or facility.
[ 2023 c 227 § 9.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79 - Public Lands › Chapter 79.160 - Derelict Aquatic Structures. › 79.160.090 - Limitations of chapter's authority.

RCW 79.160.090
Limitations of chapter's authority.
(1) This chapter is not intended to limit or constrain the ability and authority of any entity to enact and enforce ordinances or other regulations relating to derelict aquatic structures, or to take any actions authorized by federal or state law in responding to derelict or abandoned structures. This chapter is also not intended to be the sole remedy available to the department against the owners of derelict aquatic structures.
(2) The rights granted by this chapter are in addition to any other legal rights the department may have to obtain title to, remove, recover, sell, or dispose of a derelict aquatic structure, and in no way does this chapter alter those rights, or affect the priority of other liens on a structure.
[ 2023 c 227 § 10.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › RCW Dispositions › 79A.10 OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES

Sections
79A.10.010 General obligation bonds authorized.
[1965 c 8 § 43.98.010. Prior: 1963 ex.s. c 12 § 1. Formerly RCW 43.98.010.]
Decodified pursuant to 2015 1st sp.s. c 4 § 14.
79A.10.020 Disposition of proceeds of sale.
[1965 c 8 § 43.98.020. Prior: 1963 ex.s. c 12 § 2. Formerly RCW 43.98.020.]
Decodified pursuant to 2015 1st sp.s. c 4 § 14.
79A.10.030 Bonds payable from proceeds of corporation fees.
[1965 c 8 § 43.98.030. Prior: 1963 ex.s. c 12 § 3. Formerly RCW 43.98.030.]
Decodified pursuant to 2015 1st sp.s. c 4 § 14.
79A.10.040 Outdoor recreational bond redemption fund.
[1965 c 8 § 43.98.040. Prior: 1963 ex.s. c 12 § 4. Formerly RCW 43.98.040.]
Decodified pursuant to 2015 1st sp.s. c 4 § 14.
79A.10.050 Remedies of bondholders.
[1965 c 8 § 43.98.050. Prior: 1963 ex.s. c 12 § 5. Formerly RCW 43.98.050.]
Decodified pursuant to 2015 1st sp.s. c 4 § 14.
79A.10.060 Legislature may provide additional means of support.
[1965 c 8 § 43.98.060. Prior: 1963 ex.s. c 12 § 6. Formerly RCW 43.98.060.]
Decodified pursuant to 2015 1st sp.s. c 4 § 14.
79A.10.070 Bonds legal investment for funds of state and municipal corporations.
[1965 c 8 § 43.98.070. Prior: 1963 ex.s. c 12 § 7. Formerly RCW 43.98.070.]
Decodified pursuant to 2015 1st sp.s. c 4 § 14.
79A.10.080 Undertaking to impose corporation fees — Use, proration of one-half of proceeds.
Cross-reference section, decodified August 2004.
79A.10.090 Consent of world fair bondholders prerequisite to issuance of bonds authorized by this chapter.
[1965 c 8 § 43.98.090. Prior: 1963 ex.s. c 12 § 10. Formerly RCW 43.98.090.]
Decodified pursuant to 2015 1st sp.s. c 4 § 14.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › RCW Dispositions › 79A.15 ACQUISITION OF HABITAT CONSERVATION AND OUTDOOR RECREATION LANDS

Sections
79A.15.100 Report to governor and standing committees.
[2007 c 241 § 35; 1990 1st ex.s. c 14 § 11. Formerly RCW 43.98A.100.]
Repealed by 2009 c 518 § 10.
79A.15.900 Severability-1990 1st ex.s. c 14.
[1990 1st ex.s. c 14 § 12. Formerly RCW 43.98A.900.]
Decodified by the code reviser, July 2016.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › RCW Dispositions › 79A.20 WILDLIFE AND RECREATION LANDS — FUNDING OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

Sections
79A.20.005 Findings.
[1992 c 153 § 2. Formerly RCW 43.98B.005.]
Repealed by 2017 3rd sp.s. c 25 § 35.
79A.20.010 Definitions.
[1992 c 153 § 3. Formerly RCW 43.98B.010.]
Repealed by 2017 3rd sp.s. c 25 § 35.
79A.20.020 State wildlife and recreation lands management account.
[1992 c 153 § 4. Formerly RCW 43.98B.020.]
Repealed by 2000 c 150 § 2, effective July 1, 2001.
79A.20.030 Allocation and distribution of moneys.
[1994 c 264 § 30; 1992 c 153 § 5. Formerly RCW 43.98B.030.]
Repealed by 2017 3rd sp.s. c 25 § 35.
79A.20.900 Short title.
[1992 c 153 § 1. Formerly RCW 43.98B.900.]
Repealed by 2017 3rd sp.s. c 25 § 35.
79A.20.901 Severability-1992 c 153.
[1992 c 153 § 7. Formerly RCW 43.98B.910.]
Decodified by the code reviser, July 2016.
79A.20.902 Captions not law-1992 c 153.
[1992 c 153 § 8. Formerly RCW 43.98B.920.]
Decodified by the code reviser, July 2016.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › RCW Dispositions › 79A.25 INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION

Sections
79A.25.160 Washington state recreation trails system, duties of recreation and conservation funding board.
Cross-reference section, decodified September 2011.
79A.25.220 Firearms range advisory committee.
[2007 c 241 § 55; 1993 sp.s. c 2 § 71; 1990 c 195 § 3. Formerly RCW 77.12.730.]
Repealed by 2011 1st sp.s. c 21 § 2, effective July 1, 2011.
79A.25.370 Washington invasive species council-Invasive species council account.
[2016 sp.s. c 7 § 2; 2011 c 154 § 3; 2007 c 241 § 62; 2006 c 152 § 8.]
Expired June 30, 2022.
79A.25.810 Community outdoor athletic fields advisory council.
[2001 c 245 § 1; 1998 c 264 § 2. Formerly RCW 43.99.810.]
Repealed by 2003 c 126 § 703, effective July 1, 2003.
79A.25.901 Severability-1965 c 5.
[1965 c 5 § 17 (Initiative Measure No. 215, approved November 3, 1964). Formerly RCW 43.99.900.]
Decodified by the code reviser, July 2016.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › RCW Dispositions › 79A.30 WASHINGTON STATE HORSE PARK

Sections
79A.30.900 Severability-1995 c 200.
[1995 c 200 § 8. Formerly RCW 67.18.900.]
Decodified by the code reviser, July 2016.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › RCW Dispositions › 79A.55 SCENIC RIVER SYSTEM

Sections
79A.55.900 Severability-1977 ex.s. c 161.
[1977 ex.s. c 161 § 12. Formerly RCW 79.72.900.]
Decodified by the code reviser, July 2016.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › RCW Dispositions › 79A.60 REGULATION OF RECREATIONAL VESSELS

Sections
79A.60.070 Conviction under RCW 79A.60.050 or 79A.60.060 — Community supervision or community placement — Conditions.
[2000 c 11 § 96; 1998 c 219 § 3. Formerly RCW 88.12.033.]
Repealed by 2008 c 231 § 57, effective August 1, 2009.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › RCW Dispositions › 79A.65 COMMISSION MOORAGE FACILITIES

Sections
79A.65.900 Severability-1994 c 51.
[1994 c 51 § 10. Formerly RCW 88.27.900.]
Decodified by the code reviser, July 2016.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › RCW Dispositions › 79A.75 STATE PARKS CENTENNIAL

Sections
79A.75.005 Finding.
[2004 c 14 § 1.]
Expired June 30, 2009, pursuant to 2009 c 560 § 12.
79A.75.010 Centennial advisory committee — Established — Composition.
[2004 c 14 § 2.]
Expired June 30, 2009, pursuant to 2009 c 560 § 12.
79A.75.020 Expenses — Reimbursement.
[2004 c 14 § 3.]
Expired June 30, 2009, pursuant to 2009 c 560 § 12.
79A.75.030 Centennial 2013 plan — Develop proposal.
[2004 c 14 § 4.]
Expired June 30, 2009, pursuant to 2009 c 560 § 12.
79A.75.900 Expiration date — 2004 c 14.
[2009 c 560 § 12; 2004 c 14 § 5.]
Expired June 30, 2009, pursuant to 2009 c 560 § 12.
79A.75.901 Effective date — 2004 c 14.
[2004 c 14 § 7.]
Expired June 30, 2009, pursuant to 2009 c 560 § 12.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › Chapter 79A.05 - Parks and Recreation Commission. › 79A.05.010 - Definitions.

RCW 79A.05.010
Definitions.
The definitions in this section apply throughout this title unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Commission" means the state parks and recreation commission.
(2) "Chair" means the member of the commission elected pursuant to RCW 79A.05.025.
(3) "Director" and "director of the state parks and recreation commission" mean the director of parks and recreation or the director's designee.
(4) "Recreation" means those activities of a voluntary and leisure time nature that aid in promoting entertainment, pleasure, play, relaxation, or instruction.
(5) "Natural forest" means a forest that faithfully represents, or is meant to become representative of, its unaltered state.
[ 1999 c 249 § 101.]
NOTES:
Severability—1999 c 249: "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." [ 1999 c 249 § 1901.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › Chapter 79A.05 - Parks and Recreation Commission. › 79A.05.013 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.

RCW 79A.05.013
Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.
For the purposes of this chapter, the terms spouse, marriage, marital, husband, wife, widow, widower, next of kin, and family shall be interpreted as applying equally to state registered domestic partnerships or individuals in state registered domestic partnerships as well as to marital relationships and married persons, and references to dissolution of marriage shall apply equally to state registered domestic partnerships that have been terminated, dissolved, or invalidated, to the extent that such interpretation does not conflict with federal law. Where necessary to implement chapter 521, Laws of 2009, gender-specific terms such as husband and wife used in any statute, rule, or other law shall be construed to be gender neutral, and applicable to individuals in state registered domestic partnerships.
[ 2009 c 521 § 185.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › Chapter 79A.05 - Parks and Recreation Commission. › 79A.05.015 - Commission created—Composition—Compensation and expenses.

RCW 79A.05.015
Commission created—Composition—Compensation and expenses.
There is hereby created a "state parks and recreation commission" consisting of seven citizens of the state. The members of the commission shall be appointed by the governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate and shall serve for a term of six years, expiring on December 31st of even-numbered years, and until their successors are appointed. In case of a vacancy, the governor shall fill the vacancy for the unexpired term of the commissioner whose office has become vacant.
In making the appointments to the commission, the governor shall choose citizens who understand park and recreation needs and interests. No person shall serve if he or she holds any elective or full-time appointive state, county, or municipal office. Members of the commission shall be compensated in accordance with RCW 43.03.240 and in addition shall be allowed their travel expenses incurred while absent from their usual places of residence in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.
Payment of expenses pertaining to the operation of the commission shall be made upon vouchers certified to by such persons as shall be designated by the commission.
[ 1999 c 249 § 201; 1984 c 287 § 82; 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 34 § 116; 1969 ex.s. c 31 § 1; 1965 ex.s. c 132 § 1; 1965 c 8 § 43.51.020. Prior: 1947 c 271 § 1; 1945 c 36 § 1; 1921 c 7 § 10; RRS § 10768. Formerly RCW 43.51.020.]
NOTES:
Severability—1999 c 249: See note following RCW 79A.05.010.
Legislative findings—Severability—Effective date—1984 c 287: See notes following RCW 43.03.220.
Effective date—Severability—1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 34: See notes following RCW 2.08.115.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › Chapter 79A.05 - Parks and Recreation Commission. › 79A.05.020 - Duties of commission.

RCW 79A.05.020
Duties of commission.
In addition to whatever other duties may exist in law or be imposed in the future, it is the duty of the commission to:
(1) Implement integrated pest management practices and regulate pests as required by RCW 17.15.020;
(2) Take steps necessary to control spartina and purple loosestrife as required by RCW 17.26.020;
(3) Participate in the implementation of chapter 19.02 RCW;
(4) Coordinate planning and provide staffing and administrative assistance to the Lewis and Clark trail committee as required by *RCW 27.34.340;
(5) Administer those portions of chapter 46.10 RCW not dealing with the registration of snowmobiles as required by RCW 46.10.370;
(6) Consult and participate in the scenic and recreational highway system as required by chapter 47.39 RCW; and
(7) Develop, prepare, and distribute information relating to marine oil recycling tanks and sewage holding tank pumping stations, in cooperation with other departments, as required by chapter 88.02 RCW.
The commission has the power reasonably necessary to carry out these duties.
[ 2011 c 171 § 114; 1999 c 249 § 301.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: RCW 27.34.340 was repealed by 1999 c 35 § 5. See chapter 35, Laws of 1999 for the Lewis and Clark bicentennial advisory committee.
Intent—Effective date—2011 c 171: See notes following RCW 4.24.210.
Severability—1999 c 249: See note following RCW 79A.05.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › Chapter 79A.05 - Parks and Recreation Commission. › 79A.05.025 - Chair—Meetings—Quorum—Lease of parkland or property.

RCW 79A.05.025
Chair—Meetings—Quorum—Lease of parkland or property.
(1) The commission shall elect one of its members as chair. The commission may be convened at such times as the chair deems necessary, and a majority shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
(2)(a) Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, the lease of parkland or property for a period exceeding twenty years requires the affirmative vote of at least five members of the commission.
(b) With the affirmative vote of at least five members of the commission, the commission may enter into a lease for up to sixty-two years for property at Saint Edward state park. The commission may only enter into a lease under the provisions of this subsection (2)(b) if the commission finds that the department of commerce study required by section 3, chapter 103, Laws of 2016 fails to identify an economically viable public or nonprofit use for the property that is consistent with the state parks and recreation commission's mission and could proceed on a reasonable timeline. The lease at Saint Edward state park may only include the following:
(i) The main seminary building;
(ii) The pool building;
(iii) The gymnasium;
(iv) The parking lot located in between locations identified in (b)(i), (ii), and (iii) of this subsection;
(v) The parking lot immediately north of the gymnasium; and
(vi) Associated property immediately adjacent to the areas listed in (b)(i) through (v) of this subsection.
[ 2020 c 123 § 1; 2016 c 103 § 1; 1999 c 249 § 202; 1965 c 8 § 43.51.030. Prior: 1947 c 271 § 3; RRS § 10768-2. Formerly RCW 43.51.030.]
NOTES:
Severability—1999 c 249: See note following RCW 79A.05.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › Chapter 79A.05 - Parks and Recreation Commission. › 79A.05.035 - Additional powers and duties.

RCW 79A.05.035
Additional powers and duties.
(1) The commission shall:
(a) Manage timber and land under its jurisdiction to maintain and enhance aesthetic and recreational values;
(b) Apply modern conservation practices to maintain and enhance aesthetic, recreational, and ecological resources; and
(c) Designate and preserve certain forest areas throughout the state as natural forests or natural areas for interpretation, study, and preservation purposes.
(2) Trees may be removed from state parks:
(a) When hazardous to persons, property, or facilities;
(b) As part of a park maintenance or development project, or conservation practice;
(c) As part of a road or utility easement; or
(d) When damaged by a catastrophic forest event.
(3) Tree removal under subsection (2) of this section shall be done by commission personnel, unless the personnel lack necessary expertise. Except in emergencies and when feasible, significant trees shall be removed only after they have been marked or appraised by a professional forester. The removal of significant trees from a natural forest may take place only after a public hearing has been held, except in emergencies.
(4) When feasible, felled timber shall be left on the ground for natural purposes or used for park purposes including, but not limited to, building projects, trail mulching, and firewood. In natural forest areas, first consideration shall be given to leaving timber on the ground for natural purposes.
(5) The commission may issue permits to individuals under RCW 4.24.210 and 79A.05.090 for the removal of wood debris from state parks for personal firewood use.
(6) Only timber that qualifies for cutting or removal under subsection (2) of this section may be sold. Timber shall be sold only when surplus to the needs of the park.
(7) Net revenue derived from timber sales shall be deposited in the state parks renewal and stewardship account created in RCW 79A.05.215.
[ 1999 c 249 § 303; 1984 c 82 § 1; 1981 c 271 § 3. Formerly RCW 43.51.045.]
NOTES:
Intent—2014 c 43: "It is the intent of the legislature to recognize that the parks and recreation commission currently has the authority to manage numerous public recreation trails throughout the state. The intent of this act is to authorize the parks and recreation commission to manage the Milwaukee Road corridor in the same manner and with the same authority as the commission manages all other recreation trails currently under its jurisdiction." [ 2014 c 43 § 1.]
Severability—1999 c 249: See note following RCW 79A.05.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › Chapter 79A.05 - Parks and Recreation Commission. › 79A.05.040 - Director's duties.

RCW 79A.05.040
Director's duties.
In addition to other duties the commission may from time to time impose, it is the duty of the director to:
(1) Ensure the control of weeds in parks to the extent required by RCW 17.04.160 and 17.10.205; and
(2) Participate in the operations of the environmental enhancement and job creation task force under chapter 43.21J RCW.
The director has the power reasonably necessary to carry out these duties.
[ 1999 c 249 § 401.]
NOTES:
Severability—1999 c 249: See note following RCW 79A.05.010.