CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

                                HOUSE BILL 1267

                            Chapter 10, Laws of 1991

                                52nd Legislature

                              1991 Regular Session

                FOREST LANDS--RECONVEYANCE OF STATE LANDS LEASED

                             FOR SANITARY LANDFILLS

                            EFFECTIVE DATE:  7/28/91

Passed by the House February 18, 1991

  Yeas 91   Nays 3

              JOE KING             

Speaker of the

    House of Representatives

Passed by the Senate March 29, 1991

  Yeas 44   Nays 0

           JOEL PRITCHARD          

President of the Senate

Approved April 8, 1991

           BOOTH GARDNER           

Governor of the State of Washington

CERTIFICATE

I, Alan Thompson, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 1267 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.

            ALAN THOMPSON             Chief Clerk

                                     FILED         

                 April 8, 1991 - 3:36 p.m.

                        Secretary of State   

                       State of Washington  

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                                  HOUSE BILL 1267

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                     Passed Legislature - 1991 Regular Session

State of Washington              52nd Legislature             1991 Regular Session

By Representatives Holland, Scott, Beck, Valle, Winsley and Wynne; by request of Department of Natural Resources.

Read first time January 25, 1991.  Referred to Committee on Natural Resources & Parks.Authorizing the board of natural resources to reconvey lands leased to counties used for sanitary landfills.

     AN ACT Relating to the reconveyance of state forest lands leased for sanitary landfills; and adding a new section to chapter 76.12 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 76.12 RCW to read as follows:

     If the board of natural resources determines that any forest lands deeded to the board or the state pursuant to this chapter, which are leased to any county for uses which have as one permitted use a sanitary landfill and/or transfer station, are no longer appropriate for management by the board, the board may reconvey all of the lands included within any such lease to that county.  Reconveyance shall be by quitclaim deed executed by the chairman of the board.  Upon execution of such deed, full legal and equitable title to such lands shall be vested in that county, and any leases on such lands shall terminate.  A county that receives any such reconveyed lands shall indemnify and hold the state of Washington harmless from any liability or expense arising out of the reconveyed lands.

     Passed the House February 18, 1991.

     Passed the Senate March 29, 1991.

Approved by the Governor April 8, 1991.

     Filed in Office of Secretary of State April 8, 1991.