RCW 79.155.040
Department's authority.
(1)(a) Except as limited by RCW 79.155.070, the department is authorized to acquire by purchase, gift, donation, grant, transfer, or other means other than eminent domain fee interest or a partial interest, including conservation easements, in lands or other real property suitable for management as part of the community forest trust and that are appropriate to further the goals of the community forest trust.
(b) The fair market value of any real property, and the associated valuable materials, of any land transferred into the community forest trust from state lands must be provided to the beneficiaries of the transferee [transferor] trust or used for the furtherance of the transferee [transferor] trust.
(2) The department is authorized to receive funds for purposes of establishing the community forest trust from grants, gifts, bequests, or loans, whether public or private, as well as from legislative appropriation.
(3) All acquisitions of real property for the community forest trust must be approved by the board.
[ 2011 c 216 § 4.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 79.155 - Community Forest Trusts.
79.155.020 - Community forestland trust—Department authorized to create and manage.
79.155.030 - Identification of lands—Minimum program management principles.
79.155.040 - Department's authority.
79.155.060 - Prioritized list identifying nominated parcels of state land or state forestland.
79.155.080 - Postacquisition management plan.
79.155.090 - Use of revenue produced on community forest trust lands.
79.155.100 - Periodic review and update of community forest trust program.
79.155.110 - Statewide advisory committee.
79.155.130 - Authority to manage state lands—Authority to develop management procedures.
79.155.140 - Distribution of an amount in lieu of real property taxes.