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                         SENATE BILL 5895

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State of Washington      54th Legislature     1995 Regular Session

By Senator Snyder

Read first time 02/13/95.  Referred to Committee on Ecology & Parks.

Permitting the exchange of state park lands within the Seashore Conservation Area.

    AN ACT Relating to permitting the exchange of state park lands within the Seashore Conservation Area; amending RCW 43.51.685; and declaring an emergency.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 43.51.685 and 1988 c 75 s 18 are each amended to read as follows:

    Lands within the Seashore Conservation Area shall not be sold, leased, or otherwise disposed of, except as herein provided.  The commission may, under authority granted in RCW 43.51.210 and 43.51.215, exchange state park lands in the Seashore Conservation Area for lands of equal value to be managed by the commission consistent with this chapter.  Only state park lands lying east of the Seashore Conservation Line, as it is located at the time of exchange, may be so exchanged.  The department of natural resources may lease the lands within the Washington State Seashore Conservation Area as well as the accreted lands along the ocean in state ownership for the exploration and production of oil and gas:  PROVIDED, That oil drilling rigs and equipment will not be placed on the seashore conservation area or state-owned accreted lands.

    Sale of sand from accretions shall be made to supply the needs of cranberry growers for cranberry bogs in the vicinity and shall not be prohibited if found by the commission to be reasonable, and not generally harmful or destructive to the character of the land:  PROVIDED, That the commission may grant leases and permits for the removal of sands for construction purposes from any lands within the Seashore Conservation Area if found by the commission to be reasonable and not generally harmful or destructive to the character of the land:  PROVIDED FURTHER, That net income from such leases shall be deposited in the general fund.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect immediately.

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