Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 53 Port Districts - Chapter 53.25 Industrial Development Districts -- Marginal Lands

53.25.010 Marginal lands -- Declaration of policies and purposes
It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the legislature of the state of Washington, that it is in the public interest to ...

53.25.020 Marginal lands -- Further declaration
It is further found and declared that: (1) The existence of such marginal lands characterized by any or all of such conditions constitutes a serious ...

53.25.030 "Marginal lands" defined
"Marginal lands" is defined and characterized by any one or more of the following described conditions: (1) An economic dislocation, deterioration, or disuse resulting from ...

53.25.040 Industrial development districts authorized -- Boundaries -- Deletion of land area
(1) A port commission may, after a public hearing thereon, of which at least ten days' notice shall be published in a newspaper of general ...

53.25.050 Tax title lands may be conveyed to district
Any lands in an industrial development district acquired by the county by tax foreclosure, may, if the county commissioners deem the lands chiefly valuable for ...

53.25.060 Private lands may be conveyed to district -- Cancellation of taxes
With the approval of the county commissioners, any lands in an industrial development district, owned privately, which the port commission deems valuable for industrial development ...

53.25.070 Discharge of trust
With the approval of the county commissioners, a port district may free any lands acquired by it pursuant to this chapter from the trust imposed ...

53.25.080 When lands revert to county
Ten years from the date of its acquisition, property acquired by a port district pursuant to this chapter shall revert to the county to be ...

53.25.090 Conditions precedent to making improvements
No expenditure for improvement of property in an industrial development district, other than the expense of preparing and submitting a plan of improvement shall be ...

53.25.100 Powers as to industrial development districts
All port districts wherein industrial development districts have been established are authorized and empowered to acquire by purchase or condemnation or both, all lands, property ...

53.25.110 Sale authorized in industrial development district
When a port commission deems it for the best interests of the district and the people thereof and in furtherance of its general plan of ...

53.25.120 Notice of hearing on sale -- Hearing -- Plans and specifications -- Conditions -- Devotion of property to public use
The port commission shall give notice of the proposed sale by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, and by posting in ...

53.25.130 Findings and determination -- Record -- Appeal
Within three days after the hearing the commission shall make its findings and determination on the advisability of making the sale and enter its determination ...

53.25.140 Action on determination -- Sale by competitive bid or negotiation
If the determination is against the sale, all proceedings thereon shall terminate. If the commission determines in favor of the sale by at least a ...

53.25.150 Competitive bids -- Conditions -- Acceptance
If the commission chooses to sell the property through competitive bidding under RCW 53.25.140: (1) Bids may be submitted for the property or any part ...

53.25.160 Devotion of property to intended use -- Remedy -- Restraint on alienation
The purchaser shall, within one year from the date of purchase, devote the property to its intended use, or shall commence work on the improvements ...

53.25.170 Covenant running with the land -- Forfeiture
All sales made in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall have incorporated in the instrument of conveyance of title the conditions of this ...

53.25.190 Eminent domain
All port districts of the state of Washington which have created or may hereafter create industrial development districts in the manner provided by law, in ...

53.25.200 Advances of general fund moneys or credit
Port districts are hereby granted the power to advance their general fund moneys or credit, or both, without interest to accomplish the objects and purposes ...

53.25.210 Determination that land sought by eminent domain is marginal
The determination that property sought by eminent domain proceedings is marginal lands as herein defined is a judicial question, provided that a duly adopted resolution ...

53.25.900 Repeal and saving
Chapter 53.24 RCW and chapter 53.28 RCW and chapter 45, Laws of 1939, as last amended by section 1, chapter 166, Laws of 1943 are ...

53.25.910 Severability -- 1955 c 73
Should any section or provision of this chapter be held invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, the same shall not affect the validity of ...