Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 79 Public Lands - Chapter 79.13 Land Leases

79.13.010 Lease of state lands -- General
(1) Subject to other provisions of this chapter and subject to rules adopted by the board, the department may lease state lands for purposes it ...

79.13.020 Who may lease
Any person desiring to lease any state lands for any purpose not prohibited by law may make application to the department on forms provided by ...

79.13.030 Lease contents
Every lease issued by the department must contain: (1) The specific use or uses to which the land is to be employed; (2) The improvements ...

79.13.040 Inspections -- Surveys
(1) When in the judgment of the department there is sufficient interest for the lease of state lands, it must inspect each tract of land ...

79.13.050 Improvements
(1) Only improvements authorized in writing by the department or consistent with the approved plan of development may be placed on the state lands under ...

79.13.060 Lease terms
(1) State lands may be leased not to exceed ten years with the following exceptions: (a) The lands may be leased for agricultural purposes not ...

79.13.070 Forfeiture
If any rental is not paid on or before its due date according to the terms of the lease, the department must declare a forfeiture, ...

79.13.080 Disposition of crops on forfeited land
Whenever the state of Washington shall become the owner of any growing crop, or crop grown upon, any state lands, by reason of the forfeiture, ...

79.13.090 Leases to United States for national defense
State lands may be leased to the United States for national defense purposes at the fair rental value thereof as determined by the department, for ...

79.13.110 Types of lease authorization
(1) The department may authorize the use of state land by lease at state auction for initial leases or by negotiation for existing leases. (2) ...

79.13.120 Notice of leasing
(1) The department must give thirty days' notice of leasing by public auction. The notice must: (a) Specify the place and time of auction, bid ...

79.13.130 Lease procedure -- Scheduling auctions
(1) When the department decides to lease any state lands at public auction it is the duty of the department to fix the date, place, ...

79.13.140 Public auction procedure
(1) All leasing by public auction shall be by oral or by sealed bid. Leases will be awarded to the highest bidder on the terms ...

79.13.150 Lease/rent of acquired lands
(1) Except as provided in RCW 79.10.030(2), the department shall manage and control all lands acquired by the state through escheat, deed of sale, gift, ...

79.13.160 Appraisement of improvement before lease
Before any state lands are offered for lease, or are assigned, the department may establish the fair market value of those authorized improvements not owned ...

79.13.170 Water right for irrigation as improvement
At any time during the existence of any lease of state lands, except lands leased for the purpose of mining of valuable minerals, or coal, ...

79.13.180 Record of leases
The department shall keep a full and complete record of all leases issued under the provisions of the preceding sections and the payments made thereon. ...

79.13.320 Share crop leases authorized
The department may lease state lands on a share crop basis. Upon receipt of a written application to lease state lands, the department shall make ...

79.13.330 Harvest, storage of crop -- Notice -- Warehouse receipt
When crops that are covered by a share crop lease are harvested, the lessee shall give written notice to the department that the crop is ...

79.13.340 Sale, storage, or other disposition of crops
The department shall sell the crops covered by the warehouse receipt required in RCW 79.13.330 and may comply with the provisions of any federal act ...

79.13.350 Insurance of crop -- Division of cost
The lessee under any share crop lease issued by the department shall notify the department as soon as an estimated yield of the crop can ...

79.13.360 Application of other provisions to share crop leases
RCW 79.13.320 through 79.13.360 shall not repeal the provisions of the general leasing statutes of the state of Washington and all of the general provisions ...

79.13.370 Grazing leases -- Restrictions
The lessee, or assignee of any lease leased for grazing purposes, shall not use the land for any other purpose than that expressed in the ...

79.13.380 Livestock grazing on lieu lands
The department has the power, and it is its duty, to adopt, from time to time, reasonable rules for the grazing of livestock on such ...

79.13.390 Grazing permits -- United States government
The department may issue permits for the grazing of livestock on the lands described in RCW 79.13.380 in such manner and upon such terms, as ...

79.13.400 Improvement of grazing ranges -- Agreements
The department is hereby authorized on behalf of the state of Washington to enter into cooperative agreements with any person as defined in RCW 1.16.080 ...

79.13.410 Improvement of grazing ranges -- Extension of permit
In order to encourage the improvement of grazing ranges by holders of grazing permits, the department shall consider (1) extension of grazing permit periods to ...

79.13.500 Amateur radio repeater stations -- Legislative intent
The department leases state lands and space on towers located on state lands to amateur radio operators for their repeater stations. These sites are necessary ...

79.13.510 Amateur radio electronic repeater sites and units -- Reduced rental rates -- Frequencies
The department shall determine the lease rate for amateur radio electronic repeater sites and units available for public service communication. For the amateur operator to ...

79.13.520 Nonprofit television reception improvements districts -- Rental of public lands -- Intent
The department shall determine the fair market rental rate for leases to nonprofit television reception improvement districts. It is the intent of the legislature to ...

79.13.530 Geothermal resources -- Guidelines for development
In an effort to increase potential revenue to the geothermal account, the department shall, by December 1, 1991, adopt rules providing guidelines and procedures for ...

79.13.600 Findings -- Salmon stocks -- Grazing lands -- Coordinated resource management plans
The legislature finds that many wild stocks of salmonids in the state of Washington are in a state of decline. Stocks of salmon on the ...

79.13.610 Grazing lands--Fish and wildlife goals--Technical advisory committee--Implementation
(1) By December 31, 1993, the department of fish and wildlife shall develop goals for the wildlife and fish that this agency manages, to preserve, ...

79.13.620 Purpose -- Ecosystem standards
(1) It is the purpose of chapter 163, Laws of 1996 that all state agricultural lands, grazing lands, and grazeable woodlands shall be managed in ...