Revised Code of Washington
Wash. Rev. Code § 79.105.030 (2026)
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The management of state-owned aquatic lands shall be in conformance with constitutional and statutory requirements. The manager of state-owned aquatic lands shall strive to provide a balance of public benefits for all citizens of the state. The public benefits provided by state-owned aquatic lands are varied and include:
(1) Encouraging direct public use and access;
(2) Fostering water-dependent uses;
(3) Ensuring environmental protection;
(4) Utilizing renewable resources.
Generating revenue in a manner consistent with subsections (1) through (4) of this section is a public benefit.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8
cases, 2007–2018 · leading case: Pope Res., LP v. Wash. State Dep't of Nat. Res., 418 P.3d 90 (Wash. 2018).
Pope Res., LP v. Wash. State Dep't of Nat. Res., 418 P.3d 90 (Wash. 2018). “" RCW 79.105.030. Generating revenue in a manner consistent with these other purposes is also a public benefit.”
Bainbridge Citizens United v. Dep't of Nat. Resources, 198 P.3d 1033 (Wash. Ct. App. 2008). “RCW 79.105.030. The Department has promulgated many regulations to do so, including (1) WAC 332-30-171(8), which governs open water moorage and anchorage, and (2) WAC 332-30-127, which defines unauthorized use and occupancy of aquatic lands.”
Echo Bay Cmty. Ass'n v. Dep't of Nat. Resources, 139 Wash. App. 321 (Wash. Ct. App. 2007). “DNR’s interpretation is consistent with the general statutory scheme: Under management guidelines, RCW 79.105.030(2) includes fostering water-dependent *333 uses, and it is consistent with RCW 79.”
Echo Bay v. Dept. of Nat. Resources, 160 P.3d 1083 (Wash. Ct. App. 2007). “DNR's interpretation is consistent with the general statutory scheme: Under Management Guidelines, RCW 79.105.030(2) includes fostering water-dependent uses; and it is consistent with RCW 79.”
North Quinault Props., Llc v. State Of Washington (Wash. Ct. App. 2017). “Regarding the second basis, Properties LLC fails to indicate with requisite specificity the duty it requests the State perform.”
Pope Res., LP v. Dep't of Nat. Res. (Wash. 2018). “200(2) ("Notwithstanding any other provision of law, from and after August 9, 1971, all state-owned tidelands and shorelands enumerated in subsection (1) of this section shall not be sold except to public entities as may be authorized by law and they shall not be given away.”
Bainbridge Citizens United v. Wash. Dnr, 198 P.3d 1033 (Wash. Ct. App. 2008). “RCW 79.105.030. The Department has promulgated many regulations to do so, including: (1) WAC 332-30-171(8), which governs open water moorage and anchorage; and (2) WAC 332-30-127, which defines unauthorized use and occupancy of aquatic lands.”
Bainbridge Citizens United v. State, Dept. of Nat. Resources, 182 P.3d 1022 (Wash. Ct. App. 2008). “RCW 79.105.030. The Department has promulgated many regulations to do so, including: (1) WAC 332-30-171(8), which governs open water moorage and anchorage; and (2) WAC 332-30-127, which defines unauthorized use and occupancy of aquatic lands.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 79.105.030(2) — 2 cases
Echo Bay Cmty. Ass'n v. Dep't of Nat. Resources, 139 Wash. App. 321 (Wash. Ct. App. 2007). “DNR’s interpretation is consistent with the general statutory scheme: Under management guidelines, RCW 79.105.030(2) includes fostering water-dependent *333 uses, and it is consistent with RCW 79.”
Echo Bay v. Dept. of Nat. Resources, 160 P.3d 1083 (Wash. Ct. App. 2007). “DNR's interpretation is consistent with the general statutory scheme: Under Management Guidelines, RCW 79.105.030(2) includes fostering water-dependent uses; and it is consistent with RCW 79.”
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