The department may exchange state-owned tidelands and shorelands with private and other public landowners if the exchange is in the public interest and will actively contribute to the public benefits established in RCW 79.105.030. The board shall adopt rules which establish criteria for determining when a proposed exchange is in the public interest and actively contributes to the public benefits established in RCW 79.105.030. The department may not exchange state-owned harbor areas or waterways.
RCW 79.105.400
Authority to exchange state-owned tidelands and shorelands—Rules—Limitation.
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 190 Wash. 2d 744 - Pope Res., LP v. Wash. State Dep't of Natural Res. (2018)
Most recently applied in 190 Wash. 2d 744 - Pope Res., LP v. Wash. State Dep't of Natural Res. (May 2018)
2005 c 155 s 142; 1995 c 357 s 1
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