RCW 79.11.010: Maximum and minimum acreage subject to sale—Exception

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PDFRCW 79.11.010

Maximum and minimum acreage subject to sale—Exception—Approval by legislature or regents.

(1) Not more than one hundred and sixty acres of any land granted to the state by the United States shall be offered for sale in one parcel and no university lands shall be offered for sale except by legislative directive or with the consent of the board of regents of the University of Washington.

(2) Any land granted to the state by the United States may be sold for any lawful purpose in such minimum acreage as may be fixed by the department.

[ 2003 c 334 s 321; 1982 c 54 s 1; 1979 ex.s. c 109 s 4; 1971 ex.s. c 200 s 1; 1970 ex.s. c 46 s 1; 1967 ex.s. c 78 s 1; 1959 c 257 s 5; 1955 c 394 s 1; 1927 c 255 s 24; RRS s 7797-24. Prior: 1915 c 147 s 15; 1909 p 256 s 4; 1907 c 256 s 5; 1903 c 91 s 3; 1897 c 89 s 11. Formerly RCW 79.01.096, 79.12.030.]

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.

Severability—1971 ex.s. c 200: "If any provision of this 1971 amendatory act, or its application to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the remainder of the act, or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected." [ 1971 ex.s. c 200 s 6.]

Public lands, funds for support of common school fund: State Constitution Art. 9 s 3.

School and granted lands: State Constitution Art. 16.

University of Washington: Chapter 28B.20 RCW.