Revised Code of Washington
2024 Archive

Chapter 43.30 RCW
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
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PART 1
GENERAL
43.30.010Purpose.
43.30.020Definitions.
43.30.030Department created.
43.30.035Environmental justice obligations of the department of natural resources.
43.30.055Employees—Applicability of merit system.
PART 2
ORGANIZATION
43.30.105Administrator of department.
43.30.111Local wildland fire liaison.
43.30.155Supervisor of natural resources—Appointment.
PART 3
BOARD OF NATURAL RESOURCES
43.30.205Board of natural resources—Composition.
43.30.215Powers and duties of board.
43.30.225Board's duties—Meetings—Organization.
43.30.235Records—Rules.
43.30.291Board on geographic names—Created—Duties.
43.30.292Board on geographic names—Committee on geographic names—Committee membership.
43.30.293Committee on geographic names—Meetings—Rules—Reports and recommendations.
43.30.294Board on geographic names—Adoption of names—Publication in the Washington State Register—Official names.
43.30.295Board on geographic names—Administrative services—Custodian of records.
PART 4
FUNDS
43.30.305Natural resources equipment fund—Authorized—Purposes—Expenditure.
43.30.315Natural resources equipment fund—Reimbursement.
43.30.325Deposit of money and fees—Natural resources deposit fund—Repayments.
43.30.340Federal funds for management and protection of forests, forest and range lands.
43.30.345Federal funds for management and protection of forests, forest and range lands—Disbursement of funds.
43.30.360Clarke-McNary fund.
43.30.370Cooperative farm forestry funds.
43.30.385Parkland trust revolving fund.
PART 5
POWERS AND DUTIES—GENERAL
43.30.411Department to exercise powers and duties—Indemnification of private parties.
43.30.421Administrator.
43.30.430Supervisor.
43.30.440Oaths may be administered by supervisor and deputies.
43.30.450Right of entry in course of duty by representatives of department.
43.30.460Department to participate in and administer federal Safe Drinking Water Act in conjunction with other departments.
43.30.480Watershed restoration projects—Permit processing.
43.30.490Cost-reimbursement agreements.
43.30.510Administrator may designate substitute for member of board, commission, etc.
43.30.520Property transactions, restrictive conveyances, highway purpose—Existing law to continue.
43.30.530Real property—Services and facilities available to other state agencies, cost.
43.30.540Acting as harbor line commission.
43.30.545Washington conservation corps.
43.30.550Department to make examples of forest practices applications and resulting approvals available to the public.
43.30.555Geoduck harvest safety committee.
43.30.560Geoduck diver safety program—Rule-making authority—Limitation on civil suit or action.
43.30.565Transfer of ownership of department-owned vessel—Review of vessel's physical condition.
43.30.570Transfer of ownership of department-owned vessel—Further requirements.
43.30.575Wildfire areas—Funding wildfire risk reduction in certain counties.
43.30.580Wildland urban interface areas—Grant program—Statewide wildfire hazard and base-level wildfire risk maps.
43.30.582Marbled murrelet conservation strategy—Reports.
43.30.583Marbled murrelet advisory committee.
PART 6
DUTIES AND POWERS—MINING AND GEOLOGY
43.30.600State geological survey.
43.30.610Mining.
43.30.630Sealing of open holes and mine shafts.
43.30.640Mine owners—Maps of property surface and underground workings—Filing.
43.30.650Gifts and bequests relating to mining.
43.30.660Collection of minerals for exhibition.
PART 7
DUTIES AND POWERS—FORESTED LANDS
43.30.700Powers of department—Forested lands.
43.30.710Sale or exchange of tree seedling stock and tree seed—Provision of stock or seed to local governments or nonprofit organizations.
43.30.720Use of proceeds specified.
43.30.800Olympic natural resources center—Finding, intent.
43.30.810Olympic natural resources center—Purpose, programs.
43.30.820Olympic natural resources center—Administration—Policy advisory board.
43.30.830Olympic natural resources center—Funding—Contracts.
43.30.835Forest biomass demonstration projects.
43.30.840Grants or financing.
NOTES:
Categories of trails—Policy statement as to certain state lands: RCW 79A.35.070.
Commissioner of public lands: Chapter 43.12 RCW, Title 79 RCW.
Disposition of off-road vehicle moneys: RCW 46.68.045.
Distribution of snowmobile registration fees: RCW 46.68.350(2).
Duties: RCW 50.70.050.
Forests and forest products: Title 76 RCW.
Infractions: Chapter 7.84 RCW.
Leases for onshore and offshore facilities: RCW 90.48.386.
Metals mining and milling operations, department of natural resources responsibilities: Chapter 78.56 RCW.
Multiple use concept in management and administration of state-owned lands: Chapter 79.10 RCW.
Programs for dislocated forest products workers: Chapter 50.70 RCW.
Public lands: Title 79 RCW.
Refunds from motor vehicle fund of amounts taxed as off-road vehicle fuel—Distribution—Use: RCW 46.09.520.
Sale, lease, and disposal of lands within Seashore Conservation Area: RCW 79A.05.630.
Treasurer's duty to refund snowmobile fuel tax to general fund—Crediting—Use: RCW 46.10.510.
Trust lands—Periodic review to identify parcels appropriate for transfer to parks and recreation commission: RCW 79A.05.220.
Youth development and conservation corps: Chapter 79A.05 RCW.