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Indemnity to State on Land Settlement Contracts (Revised Code of Washington (RCW): Title 87 Irrigation; Chapter 87.48)

Country/Territory
United States of America
Territorial subdivision
State of Washington
Document type
Legislation
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Irrigation Liability/compensation Dispute settlement Local government Governance Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Contract/agreement Resource/damage valuation Tax/levy Special fund
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This Chapter of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) concerns indemnity to state on land settlement contracts. It provides that any irrigation district by and through its board of directors is hereby authorized and shall have the power to enter into a contract with the state of Washington whereby it shall agree to repay to the state of Washington any expenses incurred by the state of Washington and to indemnify the state of Washington against any and all losses and damages which the state of Washington may suffer, under any contract between the state of Washington and the United States relating to land settlement in said district. This chapter shall apply to all irrigation districts and shall not be otherwise construed. Further, it provides for contracts for indemnity authorized; approval of contract, execution, state obligation to enter into land settlement contract with federal government; assessments, indemnity fund, transfer to maintenance fund, when; and estimate of expenses and losses, payment.

Full text
English
Website
leg.wa.gov