Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 43 State Government -- Executive - Chapter 43.30 Department Of Natural Resources

43.30.010 Purpose
The purpose of this chapter is to provide for more effective and efficient management of the forest and land resources in the state by consolidating ...

43.30.020 Definitions
For the purpose of this chapter, except where a different interpretation is required by the context: (1) "Department" means the department of natural resources; (2) ...

43.30.030 Department created
The department of natural resources is hereby created, to consist of a board of natural resources, an administrator and a supervisor.[1965 c 8 § 43.30.030. ...

43.30.055 Employees -- Applicability of merit system
All employees of the department shall be governed by any merit system which is now or may hereafter be enacted by law governing such employment.[2003 ...

43.30.105 Administrator of department
The commissioner of public lands shall be the administrator of the department.[1965 c 8 § 43.30.050. Prior: 1957 c 38 § 5. Formerly RCW 43.30.050.] ...

43.30.155 Supervisor of natural resources -- Appointment
The supervisor shall be appointed by the administrator with the advice and consent of the board. The supervisor shall serve at the pleasure of the ...

43.30.205 Board of natural resources -- Composition
The board shall consist of six members: The governor or the governor's designee, the superintendent of public instruction, the commissioner of public lands, the dean ...

43.30.215 Powers and duties of board
The board shall: (1) Perform duties relating to appraisal, appeal, approval, and hearing functions as provided by law; (2) Establish policies to ensure that the ...

43.30.225 Board's duties -- Meetings -- Organization
The board shall: (1) Hold regular monthly meetings at such times as it may determine, and such special meetings as may be called by the ...

43.30.235 Records -- Rules
(1) The board shall keep its records in the office of the commissioner, and shall keep a full and complete record of its proceedings relating ...

43.30.305 Natural resources equipment fund -- Authorized -- Purposes -- Expenditure
A revolving fund in the custody of the state treasurer, to be known as the natural resources equipment fund, is hereby created to be expended ...

43.30.315 Natural resources equipment fund -- Reimbursement
The natural resources equipment fund shall be reimbursed by the department for all moneys expended from it. Reimbursement may be prorated over the useful life ...

43.30.325 Deposit of money and fees -- Natural resources deposit fund -- Repayments
(1) The department shall deposit daily all moneys and fees collected or received by the commissioner and the department in the discharge of official duties ...

43.30.340 Federal funds for management and protection of forests, forest and range lands
The department is authorized to receive funds from the federal government for cooperative work in management and protection of forests and forest and range lands ...

43.30.345 Federal funds for management and protection of forests, forest and range lands -- Disbursement of funds
The department is authorized to disburse such funds, together with any funds which may be appropriated or contributed from any source for such purposes, on ...

43.30.360 Clarke-McNary fund
The department and Washington State University may each receive funds from the federal government in connection with cooperative work with the United States department of ...

43.30.370 Cooperative farm forestry funds
The department and Washington State University may each receive funds from the federal government for cooperative work, as authorized by the cooperative forest management act ...

43.30.385 Park land trust revolving fund
(1) The park land trust revolving fund is to be utilized by the department for the purpose of acquiring real property, including all reasonable costs ...

43.30.411 Department to exercise powers and duties -- Indemnification of private parties
(1) The department shall exercise all of the powers, duties, and functions now vested in the commissioner of public lands and such powers, duties, and ...

43.30.421 Administrator
The administrator shall have responsibility for performance of all the powers, duties, and functions of the department except those specifically assigned to the board. In ...

43.30.430 Supervisor
The supervisor shall: (1) Be charged with the direct supervision of the department's activities as delegated by the administrator; (2) Perform his or her duties ...

43.30.440 Oaths may be administered by supervisor and deputies
The supervisor and duly authorized deputies may administer oaths.[2003 c 334 § 116; 1965 c 8 § 43.30.180. Prior: 1957 c 38 § 18. Formerly ...

43.30.450 Right of entry in course of duty by representatives of department
Any authorized assistants, employees, agents, appointees, or representatives of the department may, in the course of their inspection and enforcement duties as provided for in ...

43.30.460 Department to participate in and administer federal Safe Drinking Water Act in conjunction with other departments
See RCW 43.21A.445. ...

43.30.480 Watershed restoration projects -- Permit processing
A permit required by the department for a watershed restoration project as defined in RCW 89.08.460 shall be processed in compliance with RCW 89.08.450 through ...

43.30.490 Cost-reimbursement agreements
(1) The department may enter into a written cost-reimbursement agreement with a permit or lease applicant or project proponent to recover from the applicant or ...

43.30.510 Administrator may designate substitute for member of board, commission, etc
When any officer, member, or employee of an agency abolished by provisions of this chapter is, under provisions of existing law, designated as a member ...

43.30.520 Property transactions, restrictive conveyances, highway purpose -- Existing law to continue
Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted as changing existing law with respect to: (1) Property given to a state agency on restrictive conveyance with ...

43.30.530 Real property -- Services and facilities available to other state agencies, cost
Upon request by any state agency vested by law with the authority to acquire or manage real property, the department shall make available to such ...

43.30.540 Acting as harbor line commission
The board acting as the harbor line commission shall keep a full and complete record of its proceedings relating to the establishment of harbor lines ...

43.30.600 State geological survey
The department shall assume full charge and supervision of the state geological survey and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by law.[2003 c ...

43.30.610 Mining
The department shall: (1) Collect, compile, publish, and disseminate statistics and information relating to mining, milling, and metallurgy; (2) Make special studies of the mineral ...

43.30.630 Sealing of open holes and mine shafts
The department shall work with federal officials and private mine owners to ensure the prompt sealing of open holes and mine shafts that constitute a ...

43.30.640 Mine owners -- Maps of property surface and underground workings -- Filing
The owner of each mine shall make a map of the surface of the property. The owner of each active mine shall make a map ...

43.30.650 Gifts and bequests relating to mining
The department may receive on behalf of the state, for the benefit of mining and mineral development, gifts, bequests, devises, and legacies of real or ...

43.30.660 Collection of minerals for exhibition
The department may, from time to time, prepare special collections of ores and minerals representative of the mineral industry of the state to be displayed ...

43.30.700 Powers of department -- Forested lands
(1) The department may: (a) Inquire into the production, quality, and quantity of second growth timber to ascertain conditions for reforestation; and (b) Publish information ...

43.30.710 Sale or exchange of tree seedling stock and tree seed -- Provision of stock or seed to local governments or nonprofit organizations
The department is authorized to sell to or exchange with persons intending to restock forest areas, tree seedling stock and tree seed produced at the ...

43.30.720 Use of proceeds specified
All receipts from the sale of stock or seed shall be deposited in a state forest nursery revolving fund to be maintained by the department, ...

43.30.800 Olympic natural resources center -- Finding, intent
The legislature finds that conflicts over the use of natural resources essential to the state's residents, especially forest and ocean resources, have increased dramatically. There ...

43.30.810 Olympic natural resources center -- Purpose, programs
The Olympic natural resources center is hereby created at the University of Washington in the college of forest resources and the college of ocean and ...

43.30.820 Olympic natural resources center -- Administration
The Olympic natural resources center shall operate under the authority of the board of regents of the University of Washington. It shall be administered by ...

43.30.830 Olympic natural resources center -- Funding -- Contracts
The center may solicit gifts, grants, conveyances, bequests, and devises, whether real or personal property, or both, in trust or otherwise, to be directed to ...