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Wash. Rev. Code § 80.40.070 (2026)

Leases by county commissioners

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Whenever it shall appear to the board of county commissioners of any county that it is for the best interests of said county, the taxing districts and the people thereof, that any county-owned or tax-acquired property owned by the county, either absolutely or as trustee, should be leased for the purpose of underground storage of natural gas therein, said board of county commissioners is hereby authorized to enter into written leases under the terms of which any county-owned lands, property, or interest therein are leased for the aforementioned purposes, with or without an option to purchase the land surface. Any such lease shall be upon such terms and conditions as said county commissioners may deem for the best interests of said county and the taxing districts, and may be for such primary term as said board may determine and as long thereafter as the lessee continues to use the said lands, property, or interest therein for underground storage of natural gas.
[ 1963 c 201 s 8.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1956–2008 · leading case: State Ex Rel. Haas v. Pomeroy, 308 P.2d 684 (Wash. 1957).
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State Ex Rel. Haas v. Pomeroy, 308 P.2d 684 (Wash. 1957). “RCW 80.40.070]), which could be referred to as the “plan” or.”
City of Port Angeles v. Our Water-Our Choice, 188 P.3d 533 (Wash. Ct. App. 2008). “2d 194 (1956) (local initiative that would have changed the site for a proposed sewage treatment plant was beyond the scope of the local initiative power because it violated the sewage treatment plant planning requirements of RCW 80.40.070). ¶ 23 Though both cases are on point,…”
City of Port Angeles v. Our Water-Our Choice, 145 Wash. App. 869 (Wash. Ct. App. 2008). “2d 194 (1956) (local initiative that would have changed the site for a proposed sewage treatment plant was beyond the scope of the local initiative power because it violated the sewage treatment plant planning requirements of RCW 80.40.070). ¶23 Though both cases are on point,…”
State Ex Rel. Close v. Meehan, 302 P.2d 194 (Wash. 1956). · cites it 2× “RCW 80.40.070 provides: “When the governing body of a city or town deems it advisable that the city or town purchase, acquire, or construct any such public utility or make any additions and betterments thereto or extensions thereof, it shall provide *431 therefor by ordinance,…”
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