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Wash. Rev. Code § 39.33.010 (2026)

Sale, exchange, transfer, lease of public property authorized—Section deemed alternative

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(1) The state or any municipality or any political subdivision thereof, may sell, transfer, exchange, lease or otherwise dispose of any property, real or personal, or property rights, including but not limited to the title to real property, to the state or any municipality or any political subdivision thereof, or the federal government, or a federally recognized Indian tribe, on such terms and conditions as may be mutually agreed upon by the proper authorities of the state and/or the subdivisions concerned. In addition, the state, or any municipality or any political subdivision thereof, may sell, transfer, exchange, lease, or otherwise dispose of personal property, except weapons, to a foreign entity.
(2) This section shall be deemed to provide an alternative method for the doing of the things authorized herein, and shall not be construed as imposing any additional condition upon the exercise of any other powers vested in the state, municipalities or political subdivisions.
(3) No intergovernmental transfer, lease, or other disposition of property made pursuant to any other provision of law prior to May 23, 1972, shall be construed to be invalid solely because the parties thereto did not comply with the procedures of this section.
[ 2011 c 259 s 1; 2003 c 303 s 1; 1981 c 96 s 1; 1973 c 109 s 1; 1972 ex.s. c 95 s 1; 1953 c 133 s 1.]

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Effective date—2003 c 303: "This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately [May 14, 2003]." [ 2003 c 303 s 2.]
Exchange of county tax title lands with other governmental agencies: Chapter 36.35 RCW.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1958–1982 · leading case: Marino Prop. Co. v. Port Commissioners of Port of Seattle, 644 P.2d 1181 (Wash. 1982).
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Marino Prop. Co. v. Port Commissioners of Port of Seattle, 644 P.2d 1181 (Wash. 1982). · cites it 25× “As to the questions Marino raises that are not barred, those involving the surplus property statute, RCW 39.33.010, we hold the statute is constitutional and the trial court's finding the property at issue is surplus was not arbitrary, capricious or contrary to law.”
Davis v. Cnty. of King, 468 P.2d 679 (Wash. 1970). · cites it 14× “Respondents filed a petition for a writ of mandamus which alleged that King County had or was in the process of transferring property to the City of Houghton without having first obtained a decree of the superior court pursuant to RCW 39.33.010. 1 The trial court issued an…”
Marino Prop. Co. v. Port of Seattle, 567 P.2d 1125 (Wash. 1977). · cites it 7× “Disposition Under RCW 39.33.010, 3 the Port has the power to "sell, transfer, exchange, lease or otherwise dispose of" property to another municipality after it has been declared surplus at a superior court hearing.”
In Re City of Bellingham, 326 P.2d 741 (Wash. 1958). · cites it 4× “RCW 39.33.010), the city filed a petition in the superior court for a determination of the factual question — whether the land involved was (1) necessary to the needs of What-com county, or (2) surplus or excess to the future foreseeable needs of the city of Bellingham.”
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