Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 76 Forests And Forest Products - Chapter 76.14 Forest Rehabilitation

76.14.010 Definitions
As used in this chapter: (1) "Department" means the department of natural resources; (2) "Forest land" means any lands considered best adapted for the growing ...

76.14.020 Yacolt burn designated high hazard area -- Rehabilitation required
The Yacolt burn situated in Clark, Skamania, and Cowlitz counties in townships 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 north, ranges 3, 4, 5, 6, ...

76.14.030 Administration
This chapter shall be administered by the department.[1988 c 128 § 38; 1953 c 74 § 3.] ...

76.14.040 Duties
The department shall use funds placed at its disposal to map, survey, fell snags, build firebreaks and access roads, increase forest protection activities and do ...

76.14.050 Firebreaks -- Powers of department -- Grazing lands
The department is authorized to cooperate with owners of land located in the area described in RCW 76.14.020 in establishing firebreaks in their most logical ...

76.14.051 Firebreaks -- Preexisting agreements not altered
Nothing in the provisions of RCW 76.14.050 as now or hereafter amended shall be construed to otherwise alter the terms of any existing agreements heretofore ...

76.14.060 Powers and duties -- Private lands
The department shall have authority to acquire the right by purchase, condemnation or otherwise to cause snags on private land to be felled, slash to ...

76.14.070 Powers and duties -- Expenditure of public funds
The department shall have authority to expend public money for the purposes and objectives provided in this chapter.[1988 c 128 § 42; 1955 c 171 ...

76.14.080 Fire protection projects -- Assessments -- Payment
The department shall develop fire protection projects within the high hazard forest area and shall determine the boundaries thereof in accordance with the lands benefited ...

76.14.090 Fire protection projects -- Notice -- Hearing
Notice of each project, the estimated assessment per acre and a description of the boundaries thereof shall be given by publication in a local newspaper ...

76.14.100 Fire protection projects -- Collection of assessments
Except when the owner has notified the department in writing that he will make payment on the deferred plan, the assessment shall be collected by ...

76.14.110 Fire protection projects -- Credit on assessment for private expenditure
Where the department finds that a portion of the work in any project, except road building, has been done by private expenditures for fire protection ...

76.14.120 Landowner's responsibility under other laws
This chapter shall not relieve the landowner of providing adequate fire protection for forest land pursuant to RCW 76.04.610 or, in lieu thereof, of paying ...

76.14.130 Lands not to be included in project
Projects pursuant to RCW 76.14.080 shall not be developed to include lands outside the following described boundary within the high hazard forest areas: Beginning at ...