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                                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 572

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

By Representatives Thomas and Smitherman

Read first time 2/6/85 and referred to Committee on Education.

AN ACT Relating to school lands; and amending RCW 79.01.770.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 2, chapter 200, Laws of 1971 ex. sess. as last amended by section 1, chapter 31, Laws of 1982 1st ex. sess. and RCW 79.01.770 are each amended to read as follows:

          Notwithstanding the provisions of RCW 79.01.096 or any other provision of law, any school district or institution of higher education((,)) that ((on January 1, 1974)) was leasing land granted to the state by the United States and on which land such district or institution has placed improvements as defined in RCW 79.01.036 shall be afforded the opportunity by the department of natural resources at any time to purchase such land, excepting land over which the department retains management responsibilities, for the purposes of schoolhouse construction and/or necessary supporting facilities or structures at the appraised value thereof less the value that any improvements thereon added to the value of the land itself at the time of the sale thereof.