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Department of Natural Resources
P.O. Box 47001
Olympia, WA 98504-7001
360-902-1004
Doug Sutherland, Commissioner of Public Lands
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| Of Interest |
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| State Resources |
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| Current Land Holdings |
2.3 million surface acres (96 percent of original land grant of more than 3 million acres)
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| Uses |
agriculture, timber, mining of minerals, and commercial leases and development
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| Primary Revenue Source |
timber
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| Trust Requirements |
Lands are held in trust pursuant to the state enabling act and state constitution that require revenues from the sale of lands be placed in a permanent fund and that school lands cannot be sold for less than fair market value, at public auction, and to the highest bidder. Washington’s state law requires its agencies to adhere to the State Environmental Policy Act and prepare an environmental impact statement for all management decisions, including those for trust lands. Lands are managed by the Department of Natural Resources, which consists of a stakeholder Board of Natural Resources, a commissioner of public lands who is elected by the state, and a supervisor who is appointed by the commissioner and serves at the commissioner’s pleasure.
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| Beneficiaries |
- common schools
- agricultural colleges
- a scientific school
- normal school
- public buildings
- university purposes
- charitable, education, penal, and reformatory institutions
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