Wash. Rev. Code § 90.40.010
Eminent domain by the United States
Washington · Revised Code of Washington Chapter 90.40 — Water Rights of United States · Status: effective
Cite this
- Citation
- Wash. Rev. Code § 90.40.010, Eminent domain by the United States, Washington, version 1 as recorded 2026-09-28, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1538089
- Permanent ID
ys:prov:1538089@1- SHA-256
ab9176f82860fed1b5b3bef12dc3e56ae9892dbbfabd524d7eb1604e077a1dbd
The hash is SHA-256 of this version's text, with every run of whitespace collapsed to a single space and the ends trimmed. The ID always leads back here, and checking it says whether the text you cited is still the current version.
Full text
The United States is hereby granted the right to exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire the right to the use of any water, to acquire or extinguish any rights, and to acquire any lands or other property, for the construction, operation, repairs to, maintenance or control of any plant or system of works for the storage, conveyance, or use of water for irrigation purposes, and whether such water, rights, lands or other property so to be acquired belong to any private party, association, corporation or to the state of Washington, or any municipality thereof; and such power of eminent domain shall be exercised under and by the same procedure as now is or may be hereafter provided by the law of this state for the exercise of the right of eminent domain by ordinary railroad corporations, except that the United States may exercise such right in the proper court of the United States as well as the proper state court.