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                                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 401

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

By Representative van Dyke

Read first time 2/1/85 and referred to Committee on Natural Resources.

AN ACT Relating to land banks; and amending RCW 79.66.030.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 3, chapter 109, Laws of 1977 ex. sess. as amended by section 3, chapter 222, Laws of 1984 and RCW 79.66.030 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The department of natural resources, with the approval of the board of natural resources, may:

          (((1))) (a) Exchange property held in the land bank for any other public lands of equal value administered by the department of natural resources, including any lands held in trust.

          (((2))) (b) Exchange property held in the land bank for property of equal or greater value which is owned publicly or privately, and which has greater potential for natural resource or income production or which could be more efficiently managed by the department, however, no power of eminent domain is hereby granted to the department; and

          (((3))) (c) Sell property held in the land bank in the manner provided by law for the sale of state lands without any requirement of platting and to use the proceeds to acquire property for the land bank which has greater potential for natural resource or income production or which would be more efficiently managed by the department.

(2) The department shall develop criteria for determining the potential for natural resource management and income generation of lands held in the resource management land bank.  Lands which have a low potential for resource management or income generation shall be sold as provided in subsection (c) of this section.