Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 43.30 - Department of Natural Resources.
43.30.700 - Powers of department—Forested lands.

RCW 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 pertaining to forestry and forest products which it considers of benefit to the people of the state.
(2) The department shall:
(a) Collect information through investigation by its employees, on forestlands owned by the state, including:
(i) Condition of the lands;
(ii) Forest fire damage;
(iii) Illegal cutting, trespassing, or thefts; and
(iv) The number of acres and the value of the timber that is cut and removed each year, to determine which state lands are valuable chiefly for growing timber;
(b) Prepare maps of each timbered county showing state land therein; and
(c) Protect forested public land, as defined in RCW 79.02.010, as much as is practical and feasible from fire, trespass, theft, and the illegal cutting of timber.
(3) When the department considers it to be in the best interest of the state, it may cooperate with any agency of another state, the United States or any agency thereof, the Dominion of Canada or any agency or province thereof, and any county, town, corporation, individual, or Indian tribe within the state of Washington in:
(a) Forest surveys;
(b) Forest studies;
(c) Forest products studies; and
(d) Preparation of plans for the protection, management, and replacement of trees, wood lots, and timber tracts.

[ 2004 c 199 § 101; 1986 c 100 § 50. Formerly RCW 43.30.135.]
NOTES:

Part headings not law—2004 c 199: See note following RCW 79.02.010.


Study—1989 c 424: "The department of natural resources shall conduct a study of state-owned hardwood forests. The study shall include, but is not limited to: A comprehensive inventory of state-owned hardwood forests and a qualitative assessment of those stands, research into reforestation of hardwoods on state lands, and an analysis of management policies for increasing the supply of commercially harvestable hardwoods on state lands." [ 1989 c 424 § 5.]


Report to legislature—1989 c 424: "If by October 1, 1989, the United States congress makes an appropriation to the United States forest service for a Washington state forest inventory and timber supply study, the department of natural resources shall conduct an inventory and prepare a report on the timber supply in Washington state. The report shall identify the quantity of timber present now and the quantity of timber that may be available from forestlands in the future using various assumptions of landowner management, including changes in the forestland base, amount of capital invested in timber management, and expected harvest age. This report shall categorize the results according to region of the state, land ownership, land productivity, and according to major timber species.
The report shall contain an estimate of the acreage and volume of old growth and other timber on lands restricted from commercial timber harvesting due to state or federal decisions, such as national parks, wilderness areas, national recreation areas, scenic river designations, natural areas, geologic areas, or other land allocations which restrict or limit timber harvesting activities. The department shall determine the definition of old growth for the purposes of this section.
State appropriations for these purposes in the 1989-91 budget may be expended if needed for project planning and design. The report shall be submitted to the appropriate committees of the senate and the house of representatives by June 1, 1991." [ 1989 c 424 § 8.]

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 43 - State Government—Executive

Chapter 43.30 - Department of Natural Resources.

43.30.010 - Purpose.

43.30.020 - Definitions.

43.30.030 - Department created.

43.30.035 - Environmental justice obligations of the department of natural resources.

43.30.055 - Employees—Applicability of merit system.

43.30.105 - Administrator of department.

43.30.111 - Local wildland fire liaison.

43.30.155 - Supervisor of natural resources—Appointment.

43.30.205 - Board of natural resources—Composition.

43.30.215 - Powers and duties of board.

43.30.225 - Board's duties—Meetings—Organization.

43.30.235 - Records—Rules.

43.30.291 - Board on geographic names—Created—Duties.

43.30.292 - Board on geographic names—Committee on geographic names—Committee membership.

43.30.293 - Committee on geographic names—Meetings—Rules—Reports and recommendations.

43.30.294 - Board on geographic names—Adoption of names—Publication in the Washington State Register—Official names.

43.30.295 - Board on geographic names—Administrative services—Custodian of records.

43.30.305 - Natural resources equipment fund—Authorized—Purposes—Expenditure.

43.30.315 - Natural resources equipment fund—Reimbursement.

43.30.325 - Deposit of money and fees—Natural resources deposit fund—Repayments.

43.30.340 - Federal funds for management and protection of forests, forest and range lands.

43.30.345 - Federal funds for management and protection of forests, forest and range lands—Disbursement of funds.

43.30.360 - Clarke-McNary fund.

43.30.370 - Cooperative farm forestry funds.

43.30.385 - Parkland trust revolving fund.

43.30.411 - Department to exercise powers and duties—Indemnification of private parties.

43.30.421 - Administrator.

43.30.430 - Supervisor.

43.30.440 - Oaths may be administered by supervisor and deputies.

43.30.450 - Right of entry in course of duty by representatives of department.

43.30.460 - Department to participate in and administer federal Safe Drinking Water Act in conjunction with other departments.

43.30.480 - Watershed restoration projects—Permit processing.

43.30.490 - Cost-reimbursement agreements.

43.30.510 - Administrator may designate substitute for member of board, commission, etc.

43.30.520 - Property transactions, restrictive conveyances, highway purpose—Existing law to continue.

43.30.530 - Real property—Services and facilities available to other state agencies, cost.

43.30.540 - Acting as harbor line commission.

43.30.545 - Washington conservation corps.

43.30.550 - Department to make examples of forest practices applications and resulting approvals available to the public.

43.30.555 - Geoduck harvest safety committee.

43.30.560 - Geoduck diver safety program—Rule-making authority—Limitation on civil suit or action.

43.30.565 - Transfer of ownership of department-owned vessel—Review of vessel's physical condition.

43.30.570 - Transfer of ownership of department-owned vessel—Further requirements.

43.30.575 - Wildfire areas—Funding wildfire risk reduction in certain counties.

43.30.580 - Wildland urban interface areas—Grant program.

43.30.582 - Marbled murrelet conservation strategy—Reports.

43.30.583 - Marbled murrelet advisory committee.

43.30.600 - State geological survey.

43.30.610 - Mining.

43.30.630 - Sealing of open holes and mine shafts.

43.30.640 - Mine owners—Maps of property surface and underground workings—Filing.

43.30.650 - Gifts and bequests relating to mining.

43.30.660 - Collection of minerals for exhibition.

43.30.700 - Powers of department—Forested lands.

43.30.710 - Sale or exchange of tree seedling stock and tree seed—Provision of stock or seed to local governments or nonprofit organizations.

43.30.720 - Use of proceeds specified.

43.30.800 - Olympic natural resources center—Finding, intent.

43.30.810 - Olympic natural resources center—Purpose, programs.

43.30.820 - Olympic natural resources center—Administration—Policy advisory board.

43.30.830 - Olympic natural resources center—Funding—Contracts.

43.30.835 - Forest biomass demonstration projects.

43.30.840 - Grants or financing.