AN ACT Relating to the department of natural resources; and amending RCW 58.24.010, 58.24.020, 58.24.030, 58.24.040, 58.24.060, and 58.24.070.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1. Section 2, chapter 224, Laws of 1951 as amended by section 1, chapter 165, Laws of 1982 and RCW 58.24.010 are each amended to read as follows:

It is the responsibility of the state to provide a means for the identification and preservation of survey points for the description of common land boundaries in the interest of the people of the state. There is a necessity for the adoption and maintenance of a system of permanent reference as to boundary monuments. ((~~The division of engineering services of~~)) The department of natural resources shall be the recognized agency for the establishment of this system.

Sec. 2. Section 3, chapter 224, Laws of 1951 as last amended by section 2, chapter 165, Laws of 1982 and RCW 58.24.020 are each amended to read as follows:

((~~The division of engineering services of~~)) The department of natural resources is designated as the official agency for surveys and maps. The commissioner of public lands shall appoint an advisory board of five members, the majority of whom shall be registered professional engineers or land surveyors, who shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner. Members of the board shall serve without salary but are to receive travel expenses in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060 as now existing or hereafter amended while actively engaged in the discharge of their duties.

Sec. 3. Section 4, chapter 224, Laws of 1951 as amended by section 3, chapter 165, Laws of 1982 and RCW 58.24.030 are each amended to read as follows:

The commissioner of public lands ((~~and the division of engineering services~~)), the department of natural resources, and the advisory board are authorized to cooperate and advise with various departments and subdivisions of the state, counties, municipalities, and registered engineers or land surveyors of the state for the following purposes:

(1) The recovery of section corners or other land boundary marks;

(2) The monumentation of accepted section corners, and other boundary and reference marks; said monumentation shall be adequately connected to adjusted United States coast and geodetic survey triangulation stations and the coordinates of the monuments computed to conform with the Washington coordinate system in accordance with the provisions of chapter 58.20 RCW, as derived from chapter 168, Laws of 1945;

(3) For facilitation and encouragement of the use of the Washington state coordinate system; and

(4) For promotion of the use of the level net as established by the United States coast and geodetic survey.

Sec. 4. Section 6, chapter 224, Laws of 1951 as last amended by section 4, chapter 165, Laws of 1982 and RCW 58.24.040 are each amended to read as follows:

The agency designated by RCW 58.24.020 is further authorized to:

(1) Set up standards of accuracy and methods of procedure;

(2) Compile and publish maps and records from surveys performed under the provisions of this chapter, and to maintain suitable indexes of surveys to prevent duplication of effort and to cooperate with all agencies of local, state, and federal government to this end;

(3) Compile and maintain records of all surveys performed under the provisions of this chapter, and assemble and maintain records of all reliable survey monuments and bench marks within the state;

(4) Collect and preserve information obtained from surveys locating and establishing land monuments and land boundaries;

(5) Supervise the sale and distribution of ((~~maps, map data, photographs, and~~)) cadastral and geodetic survey data, and such related survey maps and publications as may come into the possession of the department of natural resources. Revenue derived from the sale thereof shall be deposited ((~~in the surveys and maps account~~)) in the general fund;

(6) Supervise the sale and distribution of maps, map data, photographs, and such publications as may come into the possession of the department of natural resources. Revenue derived from the sale thereof shall be deposited in the photos and maps account in the general fund.

(7) Submit, as part of the biennial report of the commissioner of public lands, a report of the accomplishments of the agency;

((~~(7)~~)) (8) Permit the temporary removal or destruction of any section corner or any other land boundary mark or monument by any person, corporation, association, department, or subdivision of the state, county, or municipality as may be necessary or desirable to accommodate construction, mining, and other development of any land: PROVIDED, That such section corner or other land boundary mark or monument shall be referenced to the Washington Coordinate System by a registered professional engineer or land surveyor prior to such removal or destruction, and shall be replaced or a suitable reference monument established by a registered professional engineer or land surveyor within a reasonable time after completion of such construction, mining, or other development: AND PROVIDED FURTHER, That the department of natural resources shall adopt and promulgate reasonable rules and regulations under which the agency shall authorize such temporary removal or destruction and require the replacement of such section corner or other land boundary marks or monuments.

Sec. 5. Section 6, chapter 165, Laws of 1982 as last amended by section 65, chapter 57, Laws of 1985 and RCW 58.24.060 are each amended to read as follows:

There is created in the state treasury the ((~~surveys~~)) photos and maps account which shall be a separate account consisting of funds received or collected under chapter((s)) 58.22 ((~~and 58.24~~)) RCW((,)) and RCW 58.24.040(6) and moneys appropriated to it by law((~~, and moneys deposited in the account from the sale of surveys, maps, map data, publications, and photographs~~)). This account shall be used exclusively by the department of natural resources for carrying out the purposes and provisions of chapter((s)) 58.22 ((~~and 58.24~~)) RCW and RCW 58.24.040(6). Appropriations from the account shall be expended for no other purposes. All earnings of investments of balances in the ((~~surveys~~)) photos and maps account shall be credited to the general fund.

Sec. 6. Section 7, chapter 165, Laws of 1982 as amended by section 2, chapter 272, Laws of 1983 and RCW 58.24.070 are each amended to read as follows:

A fee of fifteen dollars shall be charged by each county auditor, in addition to any other fees required by law, as a condition precedent to the filing and recording of any surveys, subdivision plats, short plats, and condominium surveys, plats, or maps. Ten percent of the fees imposed under this section shall be credited to the county current expense fund and ninety percent shall be forwarded monthly to the state treasurer to be deposited in the ((~~surveys and maps account in the~~)) general fund. The fees shall be verified in the same manner as other fees collected by the county auditor. ((~~Fees collected under this section shall be expended by the department only for the maintenance, sale, and distribution of survey records information.~~))