The department of transportation is hereby authorized to enter into an exchange agreement with the owner of real property required for highway purposes to convey to such owner real property, owned by the state and under the department’s jurisdiction, as full or part consideration for property to be acquired for highway purposes. Such an exchange agreement may relate back and apply to any exchange of property previously agreed to and partially executed (pursuant to an earlier exchange agreement found to be void for want of a governor’s deed as required by prior law), and shall be subject to such agreed terms and conditions as are authorized by *RCW 47.12.063(3) as now existing or hereafter amended. Any conveyance from the state of Washington made pursuant to this section shall be by deed executed by the secretary of transportation, which shall be duly acknowledged.

NOTES:

*Reviser’s note: RCW 47.12.063 was amended by 2011 c 376 § 1, changing subsection (3) to subsection (5).
Effective date—1979 ex.s. c 189: See note following RCW 47.12.283.
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Terms Used In Washington Code 47.12.287

  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Secretary: means the secretary of transportation as provided for in RCW 47. See Washington Code 47.01.021
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