§ 89.12.010 Preamble
§ 89.12.020 Definitions
§ 89.12.030 Applicability and purpose of chapter
§ 89.12.040 Units and legal subdivisions authorized — Size — Plats — Excess land
§ 89.12.050 Contracts with United States — Permissible provisions
§ 89.12.060 Covenants running with the land — Contract provisions to govern
§ 89.12.071 Fraudulent and unlawful conveyances — Preservation of rights acquired prior to repeal of RCW 89.12.070
§ 89.12.080 Instruments may be filed — Filing imparts notice
§ 89.12.090 State lands in district — State consent to assessment, conditions
§ 89.12.100 State lands — Terms and conditions of sale
§ 89.12.110 County lands — Contracts with United States
§ 89.12.120 Acceptance of federal act — Assessment and taxation authorized
§ 89.12.131 Adoption of Columbia Basin project act — Revocation of state’s consent
§ 89.12.140 Subdivision and sale of state lands in reclamation project
§ 89.12.150 Exchange of state and federal lands
§ 89.12.170 Columbia Basin project — Authorization for agreements to allocate water — Conditions
§ 89.12.180 Reports to legislature regarding activities under RCW 89.12.170
§ 89.12.190 Columbia Basin project — Findings — Source of surface water — Management of groundwater depletions
§ 89.12.200 Columbia Basin project — Intent — Allocation of conserved waters to deep well irrigated lands
§ 89.12.900 Construction — Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships — 2009 c 521
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Terms Used In Washington Code > Chapter 89.12 - Reclamation and irrigation districts in reclamation areas

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • any one landowner: shall mean any person, corporation, joint stock association or family owning lands that are within the scope of this chapter. See Washington Code 89.12.020
  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • appraised value: shall mean the value of lands within the scope of this chapter appraised or reappraised by the secretary without reference to or increment on account of the irrigation works built or to be built by the United States. See Washington Code 89.12.020
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • district: shall mean an irrigation or reclamation district governed by this chapter as provided in RCW 89. See Washington Code 89.12.020
  • family: shall mean a group consisting of either or both husband and wife, together with their children under eighteen years of age, or all of such children if both parents are dead, the term "their children" including the issue and lawfully adopted children of either or both husband and wife. See Washington Code 89.12.020
  • federal reclamation laws: shall mean the act of congress of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. See Washington Code 89.12.020
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • 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.
  • lands: shall mean , unless otherwise indicated, lands within the boundaries of a district contracting or intending to contract with the United States under the terms of this chapter. See Washington Code 89.12.020
  • 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.
  • secretary: shall mean the secretary of the interior of the United States, or his or her duly authorized representative. See Washington Code 89.12.020
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.