Revised Code of Washington
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Chapter 79.125 RCW
AQUATIC LANDSTIDELANDS AND SHORELANDS
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79.125.001Intent2005 c 155.
PLAT/APPRAISAL/REPLAT
79.125.010Location of line dividing tidelands from shorelands in tidal rivers.
79.125.020First-class tidelands and shorelands to be platted.
79.125.030Second-class tidelands and shorelands may be platted.
79.125.040Tidelands and shorelandsPlatsRecord.
79.125.050Date of sale limited by time of appraisal.
79.125.060First or second-class tidelands and shorelandsAppraisalRecord.
79.125.070Tidelands and shorelandsNotice of filing plat and record of appraisalAppeal.
79.125.080Tidelands and shorelandsPetition for replatReplatting and reappraisalVacation by replat.
79.125.090Tidelands and shorelandsDedication of replatAll interests must join.
79.125.100Tidelands and shorelandsVacation procedure cumulative.
79.125.110Tidelands and shorelandsEffect of replat.
EXCHANGE, SALE, LEASE LIMITATIONS/TERMS
79.125.200State-owned tidelands, shorelands, and waterwaysSold only to public entitiesLeasingLimitation.
79.125.210Sale of second-class tidelands.
79.125.220Second-class tidelands or shorelandsLease for booming purposes.
79.125.230Second-class tidelands or shorelands separated from uplands by navigable waterSale.
79.125.240Sale procedureTerms of paymentDeferred payments, rate of interest.
79.125.250Sale procedureCertificate to governor of payment in fullDeed.
79.125.260Sale procedureReservation in contract.
79.125.270Sale procedureForm of contractForfeitureExtension of time.
79.125.280Subdivision of leasesFee.
79.125.290First-class tidelands and shorelandsSale of remaining lands.
79.125.300Tidelands or shorelandsFailure to re-lease tidelands or shorelandsAppraisal of improvements.
79.125.310Effect of mistake or fraud.
SALE OR LEASING PREFERENCE
79.125.400First-class tidelands and shorelandsLeasePreference right of upland ownerHow exercised.
79.125.410First-class unplatted tidelands and shorelandsLease preference right to upland ownersLease for booming purposes.
79.125.420Tidelands and shorelandsVacation by replatPreference right of tideland or shoreland owner.
79.125.430Tidelands or shorelandsPreference rights, time limit on exercise.
79.125.440Tidelands or shorelandsAccretionsLease.
79.125.450Second-class shorelands on navigable lakesSale.
79.125.460Second-class shorelandsSale or lease when in best public interestPreference right of upland ownerProcedure upon determining sale or lease not in best public interest or where transfer made for public usePlatting.
SECOND-CLASS SHORELANDSSPECIAL PLATTING
AND SELECTION PROVISIONS
79.125.500Second-class shorelandsBoundary of shorelands when water loweredCertain shorelands granted to city of Seattle.
79.125.510Second-class shorelandsSurvey/plattingSelection for slips, docks, wharves, etc.Filing of plat.
79.125.520Second-class shorelandsPlatting of certain shorelands of Lake Washington for use as harbor areaEffect.
79.125.530Platting of certain shorelands of Lake Washington for use as harbor areaSelection for slips, docks, wharves, etc.Vesting of title.
SALES OF TIDELANDS AND SHORELANDS
79.125.600Sale procedureFixing date, place, and time of saleNoticePublication and posting.
79.125.610List of state-owned tidelands and shorelands permitted to be sold.
79.125.620Sale procedureAdditional advertising expense.
79.125.630ReofferContinuance.
79.125.640Sale at public auctionMinimum priceSales by leaseholder.
79.125.650Highest responsible bidderDetermination.
79.125.660Sale procedureConduct of salesDepositsBid bondsMemorandum of purchase.
79.125.670Sale procedureReadvertisement of lands not sold.
79.125.680Sale procedureConfirmation of sale.
CONVEYANCE TO PUBLIC ENTITIES/PUBLIC USE
79.125.700Sale of state-owned tidelands or shorelands to municipal corporation or state agencyAuthority to execute agreements, deeds, etc.
79.125.710Grant of lands for city park or playground purposes.
79.125.720Exchange of lands to secure city parks and playgrounds.
79.125.730Director of ecology to assist city parks.
79.125.740Certain tidelands reserved for recreational use and taking of fish and shellfish.
79.125.750Access to and from tidelands reserved for recreational use and taking of fish and shellfish.
79.125.760Use of certain tidelands, shorelands, and abutting bedlandsGrant to the United StatesPurposesLimitations.
79.125.770Tidelands and shorelandsUse of lands granted to United StatesApplicationProof of upland useConveyance.
79.125.780Tidelands and shorelandsUse of lands granted to United StatesEasements over tidelands or shorelands to United States.
79.125.790Tidelands and shorelandsUse of lands granted to United StatesReversion on cessation of use.
79.125.800United States Navy baseExchange of propertyProcedure.