Washington § 79.110.210 - Right-of-way for utility pipelines, transmission lines, etc. — Procedure to acquire.

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§ 79.110.210. Right-of-way for utility pipelines, transmission lines, etc. — Procedure to acquire.

In order to obtain the benefits of the grant made in RCW 79.110.200, the person or the United States of America constructing or proposing to construct, or which has constructed, a telephone line, ditch, flume, pipeline, or transmission line, shall file, with the department, a map accompanied by the field notes of the survey and location of the telephone line, ditch, flume, pipeline, or transmission line, and shall make payment as provided in RCW 79.110.220. The land within the right-of-way shall be limited to an amount necessary for the construction of the telephone line, ditch, flume, pipeline, or transmission line sufficient for the purposes required, together with sufficient land on either side thereof for ingress and egress to maintain and repair the telephone line, ditch, flume, pipeline, or transmission line. The grant shall also include the right to cut all standing timber outside the right-of-way marked as danger trees located on public lands upon full payment of the appraised value.
[ 2005 c 155 s 214; 1982 1st ex.s. c 21 s 61. Formerly RCW 79.91.140.]

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