Washington § 79.15.080 - Advertising sales of valuable materials.

(1) Sales, other than direct sales, appraised at an amount not exceeding two hundred fifty thousand dollars, when such sales have been authorized by the board for sale, shall be advertised by publishing not less than ten days prior to sale a notice of such sale in either a newspaper of general circulation, the department's public website, or another method deemed most practical by the department.

(2) Except as provided in RCW 79.15.050 and for sales described in subsection (1) of this section, all other proposed sales of valuable materials must be advertised through individual notice of sale and publication of a statewide list of sales.

(a) The notice of sale:

(i) Must specify the place, date, and time of sale, the appraised value thereof, and describe with particularity each parcel of land from which valuable materials are to be sold. The estimated volume will be identified and the terms of sale will be available in the region headquarters and the department's Olympia office;

(ii) May prescribe that the bid deposit required in RCW 79.15.110 be considered an opening bid;

(iii) May be advertised by newspaper or by other means of publishing the information such as on the department's public website; and

(iv) Must be posted in a conspicuous place in the region headquarters administering the sale.

(b) The department shall make available a list of all valuable material on public lands that are to be sold. The list should be organized by county and by alphabetical order.

(i) The list should be made available upon request at least four weeks prior to the date of any sale and provide sale information to prospective buyers.

(ii) The department must retain for free distribution in the region headquarters offices sufficient copies of the list, to be kept in a conspicuous place, and made available upon request.

(iii) The department may seek additional means of publishing the information in the list, such as on the department's public website and other means of communication, to increase the number of prospective buyers.

(3) The department is authorized to expend any sum in additional advertising of the sales as it deems necessary.

Intent—2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.