RCW 79.11.080

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When in the judgment of the department, there is sufficient interest for the appraisement and sale of state lands, the department shall cause each tract of land to be inspected as to its topography, development potential, forestry, agricultural, and grazing qualities, coal, mineral, stone, gravel, or other valuable material, the distance from any city or town, railroad, river, irrigation canal, ditch, or other waterway, and location of utilities. In case of an application to purchase land granted to the state for educational purposes, the department shall submit a report to the board, which board shall fix the value per acre of each lot, block, subdivision, or tract proposed to be sold in one parcel, which value shall be not less than ten dollars per acre.

In case of applications to purchase state lands, other than lands granted to the state for educational purposes and capitol building lands, the department shall appraise and fix the value thereof.

[ 2003 c 334 s 314 ; 1979 ex.s. c 109 s 3 ; 1967 ex.s. c 78 s 3 ; 1959 c 257 s 4 ; 1941 c 217 s 2 ; 1935 c 136 s 1 ; 1927 c 255 s 23 ; Rem. Supp. 1941 s 7797-23. Prior: 1909 c 223 s 2 ; 1907 c 256 s 5 ; 1903 c 74 s 1 ; 1897 c 89 s 11 ; 1895 c 178 ss 17, 18. Formerly RCW 79.01.092 , 79.12.020 .]

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 .