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                            SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1878

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State of Washington              54th Legislature             1995 Regular Session

By House Committee on Government Operations (originally sponsored by Representatives McMahan, Reams, Sheahan, Koster, Benton, Mielke, Blanton, Pelesky, Johnson, Stevens, Casada, Silver and Thompson)

Read first time 03/01/95.

Encouraging sales of public real property.

     AN ACT Relating to encouraging sales of public real property; adding a new section to chapter 79.08 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 35.21 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 36.34 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 53.08 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 79.08 RCW to read as follows:

     Except where deed restrictions or other restrictions preclude the sale of publicly owned real property, including trust lands, state agencies shall inventory publicly owned real property that is not in active or planned use and offer such property for sale at fair market value to individuals and private entities so that this property will be placed on property tax rolls and put to productive private uses.

     As used in this section, the term "state agencies" means every state board, commission, department, institution of higher education, or office.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 35.21 RCW to read as follows:

     Except where precluded by deed restrictions or other restrictions, cities and towns, including code cities, shall inventory real property owned by the city or town that is not in active or planned use and offer such property for sale at fair market value to individuals and private entities so that this property will be placed on property tax rolls and put to productive private uses.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.  A new section is added to chapter 36.34 RCW to read as follows:

     Except where precluded by deed restrictions or other restrictions, counties shall inventory real property owned by the county that is not in active or planned use and offer such property for sale at fair market value to individuals and private entities so that this property will be placed on property tax rolls and put to productive private uses.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 4.  A new section is added to chapter 53.08 RCW to read as follows:

     Except where precluded by deed restrictions or other restrictions, port districts shall inventory real property owned by the port district that is not in active or planned use and offer such property for sale at fair market value to individuals and private entities so that this property will be placed on property tax rolls and put to productive private uses.

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