§ 90.16.010 Appropriation by certain water companies
§ 90.16.020 Appropriation for industrial purposes
§ 90.16.025 Appropriation for industrial purposes — Procedure
§ 90.16.030 Right of eminent domain by water power companies
§ 90.16.040 Right of eminent domain by water power companies — Right of entry
§ 90.16.045 Right of eminent domain by water power companies — Procedure
§ 90.16.050 Use of water for power development — Annual license fee — Progress report — Exceptions to the fee schedule — Ensuring accountability in the programs
§ 90.16.060 Schedule of fees for claimants of water power — Statement of claim — Penalties — Excessive claim — Abandonment
§ 90.16.090 Disposition of fees
§ 90.16.100 Appropriation of lands by corporations conveying water
§ 90.16.110 Water for use outside state
§ 90.16.120 Water for use outside state — Reciprocity
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Terms Used In Washington Code > Chapter 90.16 - Appropriation of water for public and industrial purposes

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • 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.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • 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.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • 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
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • 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.