Wash. Rev. Code § 79.130.001
Intent—2005 c 155
See RCW 79.105.001.
Revised Code of Washington Chapter 79.130 — Aquatic Lands—Beds of Navigable Waters
Washington · statute · Wash. Rev. Code ch. 79.130 · 8 active provisions
Wash. Rev. Code § 79.130.010
Lease of beds of navigable waters
(1) Except as provided in RCW 79.130.060, the department may lease to the abutting tidelands or shorelands owner or lessee, the beds of navigable waters lying below the line of extreme low tide in waters where the tide ebbs and flows, and below the line of navigability in lakes and rivers claimed by the state and defin…
Wash. Rev. Code § 79.130.020
Lease of beds of navigable waters—Terms and conditions of lease—Forfeiture for nonuser
(1) The department shall, prior to the issuance of any lease under the provisions of this chapter, fix the annual rent and prescribe the terms and conditions of the lease. However, in fixing the rent, the department shall not take into account the value of any improvements placed upon the lands by the lessee.(2) No lea…
Wash. Rev. Code § 79.130.030
Lease of beds of navigable waters—Improvements—Federal permit—Forfeiture—Plans and specifications
The applicant for a lease under the provisions of this chapter shall first obtain from the United States army corps of engineers or other federal regulatory agency, a permit to place structures or improvements in the navigable waters and file with the department a copy of the permit. No structures or improvements shall…
Wash. Rev. Code § 79.130.040
Lease of beds of navigable waters—Preference right to re-lease
At the expiration of any lease issued under the provisions of this chapter, the lessee or the lessee's successors or assigns, shall have a preference right to re-lease all or part of the area covered by the original lease if the department deems it to be in the best interest of the state to re-lease the area. Such re-l…
Wash. Rev. Code § 79.130.050
United States Navy base—Legislative findings and declaration
The legislature recognizes the importance of economic development in the state of Washington, and finds that the location of a United States Navy base in Everett, Washington will enhance economic development. The legislature finds that the state should not assume liability or risks resulting from any action taken by th…
Wash. Rev. Code § 79.130.060
Lease of bedlands in Port Gardner Bay for dredge spoil site—Conditions
(1) Upon application by the United States Navy, and upon verification of the legal description and compliance with the intent of this chapter, the commissioner is authorized to lease bedlands in Port Gardner Bay for a term of thirty years so the United States Navy can utilize a dredge spoil site solely for purposes rel…
Wash. Rev. Code § 79.130.070
Exchange of bedlands—Cowlitz river
(1) The department is authorized to exchange bedlands abandoned through rechanneling of the Cowlitz river near the confluence of the Columbia river so that the state obtains clear title to the Cowlitz river as it now exists or where it may exist in the future through the processes of erosion and accretion.(2) The depar…