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SENATE BILL 5080
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State of Washington 57th Legislature 2001 Regular Session
By Senators Haugen and Gardner
Read first time 01/10/2001. Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Parks & Shorelines.
_1 AN ACT Relating to the use of state-owned aquatic lands for
_2 construction of a street or highway; and amending RCW 79.90.470.
_3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
_4 Sec. 1. RCW 79.90.470 and 1984 c 221 s 5 are each amended to read
_5 as follows:
_6 (1) The use of state-owned aquatic lands for public utility
_7 lines owned by a governmental entity shall be granted without
_8 charge by an agreement, permit, or other instrument if the use is
_9 consistent with the purposes of RCW 79.90.450 through 79.90.460
10 and does not obstruct navigation or other public uses.
11 (2) The use of state-owned aquatic lands by a county, city, or
12 town for purposes of a highway or street right-of-way must be
13 granted without charge by an agreement, permit, or other
14 instrument if the use is consistent with the purposes of RCW
15 79.90.450 through 79.90.460 and does not obstruct navigation or
16 other public uses.
17 (3) Use for public parks or public recreation purposes shall be
18 granted without charge if the aquatic lands and improvements are
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_1 available to the general public on a first-come, first-served
_2 basis and are not managed to produce a profit for the operator or
_3 a concessionaire.
_4 (4) The department may lease state-owned tidelands that are in
_5 front of state parks only with the approval of the state parks and
_6 recreation commission. The department may lease bedlands in front
_7 of state parks only after the department has consulted with the
_8 state parks and recreation commission.
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