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Washington Statutes, Title 89

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Title 89, RECLAMATION, SOIL CONSERVATION, AND LAND SETTLEMENT

6 chapters · 363 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 89363 Ch 89.30, Reclamation districts of one million…270 Ch 89.08, Conservation districts.58 Ch 89.12, Reclamation and irrigation districts…21 Ch 89.16, Reclamation by state.10 Ch 89.10, Farmland preservation.2 Ch 89.50, Washington food policy forum.2

10 sections·Filtered byTitle 89✕Ch 89.16✕

RCW 89.16.005 Short title.
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This chapter shall be known and cited as the "State Reclamation Act". [ 1919 c 158 s 1; RRS s 3004.]
RCW 89.16.010 Declaration of purpose.
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The object of this chapter is to provide for the reclamation and development of such lands in the state of Washington as shall be determined to be suitable and economically available for reclamation and development as agricultural lands, and the state of Washington in the exercis…
RCW 89.16.020 Reclamation account created—Composition.
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(1) For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter the state reclamation revolving account, heretofore established and hereinafter called the reclamation account, shall consist of all sums appropriated thereto by the legislature; all gifts made to the state theref…
RCW 89.16.040 Payments from account—Reclamation districts specified—Rehabilitation of existing projects.
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From the moneys appropriated from the reclamation account there shall be paid, upon vouchers approved by the director of ecology, the administrative expenses of the director under this chapter and such amounts as are found necessary for the investigation and survey of reclamation…

RCW 89.16.045 Loans from account—Contracts—Repayment.

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Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the director of ecology may, by written contract with a reclamation district, loan moneys from the reclamation account to said district for use in financing a project of construction, reconstruction or improvement of district …

RCW 89.16.050 Powers and duties of director of ecology.

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In carrying out the purposes of this chapter, the director of the department of ecology of the state of Washington shall be authorized and empowered: To make surveys and investigations of the wholly or partially unreclaimed and undeveloped lands in this state and to determine the…

RCW 89.16.055 Additional powers and duties enumerated—Payment for from reclamation account.

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In addition to the powers provided in RCW 89.16.050, the department of ecology is authorized and empowered to: (1) Conduct surveys, studies, investigations, and water right examinations for proposed reclamation projects or the rehabilitation of existing reclamation projects that …

RCW 89.16.060 Contracts with United States.

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The department of ecology shall have the power to cooperate and to contract with the United States for the reclamation of lands in this state by the United States, and shall have the power to contract with the United States for the handling of such reclamation work by the United …

RCW 89.16.070 Contracts with districts.

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A diking, drainage, diking and drainage, and irrigation district, and improvement districts thereof through the parent district, or such other district as is authorized and organized for the reclamation or development of waste or undeveloped lands, may enter into contracts with t…

RCW 89.16.080 State lands may be included—Procedure.

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Whenever in the judgment of the department of natural resources any state, school, granted, or other public lands of the state will be specially benefited by any proposed reclamation project approved by the department of ecology, it may consent that such lands be included in any …