Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 79 Public Lands - Chapter 79.15 Sale Of Valuable Materials

79.15.010 Valuable materials sold separately
(1) Valuable materials situated upon state lands and state forest lands may be sold separate from the land, when in the judgment of the department, ...

79.15.020 Duties of department
(1) The department shall exercise general supervision and control over the sale of valuable materials. (2) The department shall maintain all reports, data, and information ...

79.15.030 Rules or procedures for removal of valuable materials sold
All sales of valuable materials shall be made subject to the right, power, and authority of the department to prescribe rules or procedures governing the ...

79.15.040 Sale of valuable materials without application or deposit
The department may cause valuable materials on state lands and state forest lands to be inspected and appraised and offered for sale when authorized by ...

79.15.045 Who may purchase -- Fee
A person desiring to purchase valuable materials may make application to the department on forms provided by the department and accompanied by the fee provided ...

79.15.050 Type of sale -- Direct sales
(1) All sales of valuable materials exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars in appraised value must be at public auction or by sealed bid to the highest ...

79.15.055 Appraisal -- Defined
For the purposes of this chapter, "appraisal" means an estimate of the market value of valuable materials. The estimate must reflect the value based on ...

79.15.060 Date of sale limited by time of appraisal -- Transfer of authority
(1) For the sale of valuable materials under this chapter, if the board is required by law to appraise the sale, the board must establish ...

79.15.070 Time and date of sale
It is the duty of the department to fix the date, time, and place of sale. (1) All valuable materials shall have been appraised prior ...

79.15.080 Advertising sales of valuable materials
(1) Sales, other than direct sales, appraised at an amount not exceeding two hundred fifty thousand dollars, when authorized by the board for sale, shall ...

79.15.090 Advertisement for informational purposes only
The advertisement of sales is for informational purposes only, and under no circumstances does the information in the notice of sale constitute a warranty that ...

79.15.100 Terms and conditions of sale
(1) Valuable materials may be sold separately from the land as a "lump sum sale" or as a "scale sale." (a) "Lump sum sale" means ...

79.15.110 Conduct of sales
(1) Sales of valuable materials must be conducted under the direction of the department or its authorized representative. (a) Sales of valuable materials, unless otherwise ...

79.15.120 Confirmation of sale
The department shall enter upon its records a confirmation of sale and issue to the purchaser a bill of sale for valuable materials if the ...

79.15.130 Bill of sale
When valuable materials are sold separately from the land and the purchase price is paid in full, the department shall prepare a bill of sale. ...

79.15.140 Valuable materials contract -- Impracticable to perform/cancellation -- Substitute valuable materials
(1) In the event that the department determines that regulatory requirements or some other circumstance beyond the control of both the department and the purchaser ...

79.15.150 Reoffer
A sale of valuable materials that has been offered, and for which there are no bids received, shall not be reoffered until it has been ...

79.15.210 Findings -- Damage to timber
From time to time timber on state land is damaged by events such as fire, wind storms, and flooding. After such events the timber becomes ...

79.15.220 Sale of damaged valuable materials
When the department finds valuable materials on state land that are damaged by fire, wind, flood, or from any other cause, it shall determine if ...

79.15.300 Contracts -- Forfeiture -- Royalties -- Monthly reports
(1) The department, upon application by any person, may enter into a contract providing for the sale and removal of rock, gravel, sand, and silt ...

79.15.320 Road material -- Sale to public authorities -- Disposition of proceeds
(1) Any county, city, or town may file with the department an application to purchase any stone, rock, gravel, or sand upon any state lands ...

79.15.400 License to remove firewood authorized
The department may issue licenses to residents of this state to enter upon lands under the administration or jurisdiction of the department for the purpose ...

79.15.410 Removal only for personal use
In addition to other matters which may be required to be contained in the application for a license under this chapter the applicant must certify ...

79.15.420 Issuance of license -- Fee
The application may be made to the department, and if deemed proper, the license may be issued upon the payment of two dollars and fifty ...

79.15.430 Removal of firewood without charge
Whenever the department determines that it is in the best interest of the state and there will be a benefit to the lands involved or ...

79.15.440 Penalty
Any false statement made in the application or any violation of the provisions of RCW 79.15.400 through 79.15.430 shall constitute a gross misdemeanor and be ...

79.15.500 Contract harvesting -- Definitions
The definitions in this section apply throughout RCW 79.15.500 through 79.15.530 and 79.15.540 unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of ...

79.15.510 Contract harvesting -- Program established
(1) The department may establish a contract harvesting program for directly contracting for the removal of timber and other valuable materials from state lands and ...

79.15.520 Contract harvesting revolving account
(1) The contract harvesting revolving account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from the gross proceeds of the sale of ...

79.15.530 Contract harvesting -- Special appraisal practices
The board of natural resources must determine whether any special appraisal practices are necessary for logs sold by the contract harvesting processes, and if so, ...

79.15.540 Intent--Contract harvesting--State trust forest land with identified forest health deficiencies
(1) The legislature intends to ensure, to the extent feasible given all applicable trust responsibilities, that trust beneficiaries receive long-term income from timber lands through ...