RCW 79.11.005 Sale of administrative sites. (1) The department is authorized to sell any real property not designated or acquired as state forestlands, but acquired by the state, either in the name of the forest board, the forestry board, or the division of forestry, for administrative sites, lien foreclosures, or other purposes whenever it shall […]
RCW 79.11.010 Maximum and minimum acreage subject to sale—Exception—Approval by legislature or regents. (1) Not more than one hundred and sixty acres of any land granted to the state by the United States shall be offered for sale in one parcel and no university lands shall be offered for sale except by legislative directive or […]
RCW 79.11.020 Powers/duties of department. The department shall exercise general supervision and control over the sale for any purpose of land granted to the state for educational purposes. It shall be the duty of the department to prepare all reports, data, and information in its records pertaining to any such proposed sale. The department shall […]
RCW 79.11.030 Terms of sale. All state lands shall be sold on terms and conditions established by the board in light of market conditions. Sales by real estate contract or for cash may be authorized. All deferred payments shall draw interest at such rate as may be fixed, from time to time, by rule adopted […]
RCW 79.11.040 Who may purchase—Application—Fees. Any person desiring to purchase any state lands shall file an application on the forms provided by the department and accompanied by the fees authorized under RCW 79.02.250. [ 2003 c 334 § 311; 1982 1st ex.s. c 21 § 151; 1979 ex.s. c 109 § 2; 1967 c 163 […]
RCW 79.11.060 Entire section may be inspected. Whenever application is made to purchase less than a section of unplatted state lands, the department may order the inspection of the entire section or sections of which the lands applied for form a part. [ 2003 c 334 § 327; 1959 c 257 § 9; 1927 c […]
RCW 79.11.070 Survey to determine area subject to sale. The department may cause any state lands to be surveyed for the purpose of ascertaining and determining the area subject to sale. [ 2003 c 334 § 330; 1982 1st ex.s. c 21 § 153; 1959 c 257 § 11; 1927 c 255 § 30; RRS […]
RCW 79.11.080 Inspection and appraisal. 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 […]
RCW 79.11.090 Sales by public auction—Appraised value. Except as provided in RCW 79.11.340, all sales of land under this chapter shall be at public auction, to the highest bidder, on the terms prescribed by law and as specified in the notice provided under RCW 79.11.120, and no land shall be sold for less than its […]
RCW 79.11.100 Date of sale limited by time of appraisal—Purchasers required to make independent appraisals. In no case shall any lands granted to the state be offered for sale under this chapter unless the same shall have been appraised by the board within ninety days prior to the date fixed for the sale. A purchaser […]
RCW 79.11.110 Separate appraisal of improvements. Before any state lands are offered for sale, the department may establish the fair market value of those authorized improvements not owned by the state. [ 2003 c 334 § 336; 1979 ex.s. c 109 § 5; 1959 c 257 § 14; 1927 c 255 § 34; RRS § […]
RCW 79.11.120 Sale procedure—Fixing date, place, and time of sale. When the department decides to sell any state lands, or with the consent of the board of regents of the University of Washington, or by legislative directive, decides to sell any lot, block, tract, or tracts of university lands, it is the duty of the […]
RCW 79.11.130 Notice—Pamphlet—List of lands to be sold—Certain valuable materials exempt. (1) The department shall give notice of the sale by advertisement published not fewer than two times during a four-week period prior to the time of sale in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the whole, or any […]
RCW 79.11.135 Notification requirements. Actions under this chapter are subject to the notification requirements of RCW 43.17.400. [ 2007 c 62 § 3.] NOTES: Finding—Intent—Severability—2007 c 62: See notes following RCW 43.17.400.
RCW 79.11.140 Additional advertising. The department is authorized to expend any sum in additional advertising of such sale as it determines to be for the best interest of the state. [ 2003 c 334 § 348; 1927 c 255 § 48; RRS § 7797-48. Prior: 1923 c 19 § 1; 1897 c 89 § 14. […]
RCW 79.11.150 Conduct of sales. Sales by public auction under this chapter shall be conducted under the direction of the department or its authorized representative. The department or department’s representative are hereinafter referred to as auctioneers. On or before the time specified in the notice of sale each bidder shall deposit with the auctioneer, in […]
RCW 79.11.160 Deposit by purchaser to cover value of improvements. A purchaser of state lands who is not the owner of the authorized improvements thereon shall deposit with the auctioneer making the sale, at the time of the sale, the appraised value of such improvements. The department shall pay to the owner of the improvements […]
RCW 79.11.165 Reoffer. Any sale which has been offered, and for which there are no bids received shall not be reoffered until it has been readvertised as specified in RCW 79.11.130 and 79.11.140. If all sales cannot be offered within the specified time on the advertised date, the sale shall continue on the following day […]
RCW 79.11.175 Confirmation of sale. The department shall enter upon its records a confirmation of sale and issue to the purchaser a contract of sale if the following conditions have been met: (1) No fewer than ten days have passed since the auctioneer’s report has been filed; (2) No affidavit is filed with the department […]
RCW 79.11.190 Readvertisement of lands not sold. If any land offered for sale is not sold, it may again be advertised for sale, as provided in this chapter, whenever in the opinion of the commissioner it shall be expedient to do so. Whenever any person applies to the department in writing to have such land […]
