Title 89, Title 89 RECLAMATION, SOIL CONSERVATION, AND LAND SETTLEMENT
6 chapters · 363 sections in this title.
RCW 89.08.610 Sustainable farms and fields grant program—Definitions.
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The definitions in this section apply throughout this section and RCW 89.08.615 through 89.08.635 unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Carbon dioxide equivalent emission" means a metric measure used to compare the emission impacts from various greenhouse gases based…
RCW 89.08.615 Sustainable farms and fields grant program—Commission to develop in consultation with the department of agriculture, Washington State University, and the United States department of agriculture natural resources conservation services—Use of funds—Grant applications.
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(1) The commission shall develop a sustainable farms and fields grant program in consultation with the department of agriculture, Washington State University, and the United States department of agriculture natural resources conservation service.(2) As funding allows, the commiss…
RCW 89.08.620 Grant recipients—Prioritization.
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(1) When prioritizing grant recipients, the commission, in consultation with the department of agriculture, Washington State University, the department of fish and wildlife, and the United States department of agriculture natural resources conservation service, shall seek to maxi…
RCW 89.08.625 Methods for measuring, estimating, and verifying outcomes.
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(1) The commission shall determine methods for measuring, estimating, and verifying outcomes under the sustainable farms and fields grant program in consultation with Washington State University, the department of agriculture, and the United States department of agriculture natur…
RCW 89.08.630 Reports to the legislature and governor—Updates—Evaluations.
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(1) By October 15, 2021, and every two years thereafter, the commission shall report to the legislature and the governor on the performance of the sustainable farms and fields grant program.(2) The commission shall update at least annually a public list of projects and pertinent …
RCW 89.08.635 Sustainable farms and fields account.
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The sustainable farms and fields account is created in the state treasury. All receipts of money directed to the account must be deposited in the account. Expenditures from the account may be used only for purposes relating to the sustainable farms and fields grant program establ…
RCW 89.08.640 Habitat for managed and native pollinators—Small grants program.
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(1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the commission is authorized to develop an ongoing small grants program to provide funding to the conservation districts to educate residents and community groups in urban, suburban, and rural nonf…
RCW 89.08.645 Short-term disaster recovery financial assistance program—Farmers and ranchers—Commission may adopt rules.
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(1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the commission, in cooperation with local conservation districts, must develop and implement a short-term disaster recovery financial assistance program for farmers and ranchers. The program must i…
RCW 89.10.005 Findings.
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The legislature finds that maintaining the capacity to provide adequate food and fiber resources is essential to the long-term sustainability of the state's citizens and economy. The nation's population has reached three hundred million and will continue to increase for the fores…
RCW 89.10.010 Office of farmland preservation.
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(1) The office of farmland preservation is created and shall be located within the state conservation commission.(2) Staff support for the office shall be provided by the state conservation commission.(3) The office of farmland preservation may:(a) Provide advice and assist the s…
RCW 89.12.010 Preamble.
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It is the policy of the state of Washington in connection with lands within the scope of this chapter which may be irrigated through works of federal reclamation projects, to assist the United States in the reduction or prevention of speculation in such lands and in limiting the …
RCW 89.12.020 Definitions.
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As used in this chapter,The term "secretary" shall mean the secretary of the interior of the United States, or his or her duly authorized representative.The term "appraised value" shall mean the value of lands within the scope of this chapter appraised or reappraised by the secre…
RCW 89.12.030 Applicability and purpose of chapter.
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The provisions of this chapter shall be applicable to any irrigation or reclamation district organized under the laws of this state contracting or intending to contract with the United States under the federal reclamation laws with respect to a water supply for irrigation from th…
RCW 89.12.040 Units and legal subdivisions authorized—Size—Plats—Excess land.
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In connection with a district contracting or intending to contract with the United States under this chapter, the secretary for the purpose of administering the federal reclamation laws and of providing for the delivery of water thereto, the method thereof, and the turnout theref…
RCW 89.12.050 Contracts with United States—Permissible provisions.
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(1) A district may enter into repayment and other contracts with the United States under the terms of the federal reclamation laws in matters relating to federal reclamation projects, and may with respect to lands within its boundaries include in the contract, among others, an ag…
RCW 89.12.060 Covenants running with the land—Contract provisions to govern.
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Any or all of the provisions which may be required to be included in recordable contracts may be made covenants running with any tract of land covered by the contract by expressly so providing therein. Recordable contracts expressly providing that any or all of such provisions sh…
RCW 89.12.070 Fraudulent and unlawful conveyances—Preservation of rights acquired prior to repeal of RCW 89.12.070.
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Chapter 89.12.070 RCW dispositions RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS IN RECLAMATION AREAS Sections 89.12.070 Fraudulent and unlawful conveyances — Penalties. [1951 c 200 § 2; 1943 c 275 § 7; Rem. Supp. 1943 § 7525-26.] Repealed by 1963 c 3 § 4. 89.12.130 Adoption of Columbia B…
RCW 89.12.071 Fraudulent and unlawful conveyances—Preservation of rights acquired prior to repeal of RCW 89.12.070.
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The rights of any vendee or grantee as defined in section 7(b), chapter 275, Laws of 1943 as amended by section 2(b), chapter 200, Laws of 1951 and in RCW 89.12.070(2) are hereby preserved as to any transactions that were consummated by contract or deed prior to the repeal of sai…
RCW 89.12.080 Instruments may be filed—Filing imparts notice.
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There may be filed for record in the office of the county auditor in the county in which the land lies any of the following: (1) Copies of any plat of established farm units approved by the secretary as provided in RCW 89.12.040, when authenticated in the manner authorized by law…
RCW 89.12.090 State lands in district—State consent to assessment, conditions.
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Whenever a district to which this chapter applies is organized or in process of organization, the state of Washington, by and through its proper officials, is authorized and directed to have any state lands within the exterior boundaries of such district included as a part of the…
RCW 89.12.100 State lands—Terms and conditions of sale.
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If state lands within a district have been segregated into farm units and the appraised value thereof established, the state shall recognize and accept the appraisal as determining the market value of such lands, and shall offer the state lands for sale for cash on the following …
RCW 89.12.110 County lands—Contracts with United States.
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In the case of any county owned land within any district has been segregated into farm units as provided in RCW 89.12.040 and the appraised value thereof established, the board of county commissioners of the county shall have authority at its option of entering into a contract wi…
RCW 89.12.120 Acceptance of federal act—Assessment and taxation authorized.
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The provisions and limitations of subsection 5(b) and 5(c) of the act of congress, as above entitled in RCW 89.12.020, concerning assessment and taxation of lands within the Columbia Basin project while legal title remains vested in the United States are hereby accepted; and asse…
RCW 89.12.131 Adoption of Columbia Basin project act—Revocation of state's consent.
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Section 15, chapter 275, Laws of 1943 as amended by section 4, chapter 200, Laws of 1951 and RCW 89.12.130 are each repealed and any adoption, enactment, or consent of this state to the provisions of the federal act, as amended, cited therein are hereby revoked.[ 1963 c 3 s 5.]
RCW 89.12.140 Subdivision and sale of state lands in reclamation project.
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The commissioner of public lands of the state of Washington is authorized to cooperate with the secretary of the interior of the United States with a view to facilitate the execution of plans approved by the secretary of the interior for subdivision and disposal of lands under fe…
RCW 89.12.150 Exchange of state and federal lands.
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From and after the date that the consent of the United States shall be given thereto by act of congress, the department of natural resources is authorized, upon request from the secretary of the interior, to cause an appraisal to be made by the board of natural resources of state…
RCW 89.12.170 Columbia Basin project—Authorization for agreements to allocate water—Conditions.
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The department of ecology is authorized to enter into agreements with the United States for the allocation of groundwaters that exist as a result of the Columbia Basin project. Such agreements will be used for purposes of allocating that groundwater and shall not require complian…
RCW 89.12.180 Reports to legislature regarding activities under RCW 89.12.170.
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The department of ecology shall report annually to the standing committees of the legislature with jurisdiction over water resources regarding the activities authorized by RCW 89.12.170, beginning December 1, 2002, and ending December 1, 2007.[ 2002 c 330 s 4.]Notes:Finding—Inten…
RCW 89.12.190 Columbia Basin project—Findings—Source of surface water—Management of groundwater depletions.
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(1) The legislature finds that conserved water from the developed portions of the federal Columbia Basin project can provide an immediate source of surface water to offset a limited portion of groundwater depletions within the undeveloped portions of the federal project extending…
RCW 89.12.200 Columbia Basin project—Intent—Allocation of conserved waters to deep well irrigated lands.
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It is the intent of the legislature that the department of ecology enter into agreements with the United States and Columbia Basin project irrigation districts regarding the allocation of water conserved from within areas currently served by project waters to deep well irrigated …
RCW 89.12.900 Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.
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For the purposes of this chapter, the terms spouse, marriage, marital, husband, wife, widow, widower, next of kin, and family shall be interpreted as applying equally to state registered domestic partnerships or individuals in state registered domestic partnerships as well as to …
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 m…
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 …
RCW 89.30.001 District authorized—Area not less than one million acres—No fees.
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Reclamation districts including an area of not less than one million acres of land may be created and maintained in this state, as herein provided, for the reclamation and improvement of arid and semiarid lands situated in such districts, and for the generation and/or sale of hyd…
RCW 89.30.004 Lands in one or more counties.
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Such reclamation districts may include all or part of the territory of any county and may combine the territory in two or more counties, in which any of the lands to be reclaimed and improved are situated, or in which hydroelectric energy may be generated in connection with proje…
RCW 89.30.007 General purposes of district.
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Such reclamation districts may be organized or maintained for any or all the following general purposes:(1) The construction or purchase and the operation and maintenance of dams, power and pumping works, transmission power lines, reservoirs, pipe lines, and other works or parts …
RCW 89.30.010 Petition—Filing.
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Whenever fifty, or a majority of the holders of title to, or of evidence of title to, lands susceptible of irrigation in each of the several counties in which lands coming within the proposed district are located, desire to organize an irrigation [reclamation] district for any, o…
RCW 89.30.013 Petition—Contents.
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Said petition shall describe the lands proposed to be irrigated in township and ranges and in case of smaller bodies of land, in legal subdivisions or fractions thereof, shall give the name of the county in which said respective irrigable lands are situated, and shall state all t…
RCW 89.30.016 Public lands of state may be included.
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State, granted, school or other public lands of the state of Washington may be included in such districts, and may be included in any general improvement district or divisional district authorized herein within the reclamation district and subjected to special assessments for gen…
RCW 89.30.019 Interest in public lands treated as private property—Public title unaffected, liens barred.
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All leases, contracts, or other form of holding any interest in any state or public land shall be treated as the private property of the lessee or owner of the contractual or possessory interest; PROVIDED, That nothing in this chapter shall be construed to affect the title of the…
RCW 89.30.022 Federal lands may be included.
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Lands of the federal government may be included within such districts; and such lands may be included in any general improvement or divisional district authorized herein, in the manner and subject to the conditions specified in the statutes of the United States.[ 1927 c 254 s 8; …
RCW 89.30.025 Possessory interest in federal lands—Water rent, credit for prior payment.
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Lands held by private persons under possessory rights from the federal government may be included within the operation of the district, and as soon as such lands are held under title of private ownership, the owner thereof shall be entitled to receive his or her proportion of wat…