Washington · statute · Wash. Rev. Code ch. 47.72 · 3 active provisions
The purposes of this chapter are to aid commerce and navigation, including the development of recreational facilities related thereto, and to otherwise promote the general welfare by the development of navigation canals within the boundaries of the state of Washington.
In its capacity as successor to the canal commission, the department of transportation may:(1) Adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.(2) Make such investigations, surveys, and studies it deems necessary to determine the feasibility of the development of a navigation canal, or s…
For the purposes of this chapter, "canal" is defined as any waterway for navigation created by construction of reservoirs or construction of channels by excavation in dry ground, in streams, rivers or in tidal waters and any existing waterway incorporated into such a canal and including any appurtenant features necessa…