RCW 79.11.010
Maximum and minimum acreage subject to sale—Exception—Approval by legislature or regents.
(1) Not more than one hundred and sixty acres of any land granted to the state by the United States shall be offered for sale in one parcel and no university lands shall be offered for sale except by legislative directive or with the consent of the board of regents of the University of Washington.
(2) Any land granted to the state by the United States may be sold for any lawful purpose in such minimum acreage as may be fixed by the department.
[ 2003 c 334 § 321; 1982 c 54 § 1; 1979 ex.s. c 109 § 4; 1971 ex.s. c 200 § 1; 1970 ex.s. c 46 § 1; 1967 ex.s. c 78 § 1; 1959 c 257 § 5; 1955 c 394 § 1; 1927 c 255 § 24; RRS § 7797-24. Prior: 1915 c 147 § 15; 1909 p 256 § 4; 1907 c 256 § 5; 1903 c 91 § 3; 1897 c 89 § 11. Formerly RCW 79.01.096, 79.12.030.]
NOTES:
Reviser's note: This section does not apply to state tidelands, shorelands, harbor areas, and the beds of navigable waters. See RCW 79.02.095.
Intent—2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.
Severability—Effective date—1979 ex.s. c 109: See notes following RCW 79.11.040.
Severability—1971 ex.s. c 200: "If any provision of this 1971 amendatory act, or its application to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the remainder of the act, or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected." [ 1971 ex.s. c 200 § 6.]
Public lands, funds for support of common school fund: State Constitution Art. 9 § 3.
School and granted lands: State Constitution Art. 16.
University of Washington: Chapter 28B.20 RCW.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 79.11 - State Land Sales.
79.11.005 - Sale of administrative sites.
79.11.020 - Powers/duties of department.
79.11.040 - Who may purchase—Application—Fees.
79.11.060 - Entire section may be inspected.
79.11.070 - Survey to determine area subject to sale.
79.11.080 - Inspection and appraisal.
79.11.090 - Sales by public auction—Appraised value.
79.11.110 - Separate appraisal of improvements.
79.11.120 - Sale procedure—Fixing date, place, and time of sale.
79.11.130 - Notice—Pamphlet—List of lands to be sold—Certain valuable materials exempt.
79.11.135 - Notification requirements.
79.11.140 - Additional advertising.
79.11.160 - Deposit by purchaser to cover value of improvements.
79.11.175 - Confirmation of sale.
79.11.190 - Readvertisement of lands not sold.
79.11.200 - Form of contract—Rate of interest.
79.11.210 - Reservation in contract.
79.11.220 - Relinquishment to United States, in certain cases of reserved mineral rights.
79.11.250 - Lands subject to platting.
79.11.260 - Vacation—Vested rights.
79.11.270 - Vacation—Preference right to purchase.
79.11.290 - Leased lands reserved from sale.
79.11.310 - Sale of lands with low-income potential.