(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 with the consent of the board of regents of the University of Washington.

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Terms Used In Washington Code 79.11.010

  • person: may be construed to include the United States, this state, or any state or territory, or any public or private corporation or limited liability company, as well as an individual. See Washington Code 1.16.080
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
(2) Any land granted to the state by the United States may be sold for any lawful purpose in such minimum acreage as may be fixed by the department.

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.
Intent2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.
SeverabilityEffective date1979 ex.s. c 109: See notes following RCW 79.11.040.
Severability1971 ex.s. c 200: “If any provision of this 1971 amendatory act, or its application to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the remainder of the act, or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.” [ 1971 ex.s. c 200 § 6.]
Public lands, funds for support of common school fund: State Constitution Art. 9 § 3.
School and granted lands: State Constitution Art. 16.
University of Washington: Chapter 28B.20 RCW.