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Public Waterways (Revised Code of Washington (RCW): Title 91 Waterways; Chapter 91.94)

Country/Territory
United States of America
Territorial subdivision
State of Washington
Document type
Legislation
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Surface water Inland waters Navigation Property rights Water rights Local government
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This Chapter of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) concerns public waterways. It states that whenever in any county of this state the owners of lands bordering upon or accessible to any navigable water shall desire to improve their said lands by the construction of a new public waterway, or the deepening or enlargement of an existing public waterway, for the floatage of vessels and the drainage of swamp and overflowed lands, and the proposed improvement will increase the public revenues and be of other public benefit, they may present the plan of such proposed waterway to the board of county commissioners of such county and have the same acted upon as provided in this Chapter.

Full text
English
Website
leg.wa.gov