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taining or operating any water power plant, reservoir or works 

 for impounding water for power purposes, irrigation, mining 

 or other public use. (Laws '15, p. 416, Sec. 10: Amending 

 Sec. 6828, Rem.-Bal.) 



SEC. 226. APPLICATION APPRAISAL. 



The right, privilege, power and authority herein given and 

 granted by said Board of State Land Commissioners shall not 

 be exercised or enjoyed until the amount of damages appraised 

 and fixed by said board shall have been paid by the person or 

 corporation to whom such right is granted: Provided, That if 

 the construction or erection of any such water power plant, res- 

 ervoir or works for impounding water for the purposes as here- 

 tofore specified shall not be commenced and be diligently prose- 

 cuted and completed within such time as the board may pre- 

 scribe at the time such right, privilege, power and authority 

 is granted, the same may be forfeited by the Board of State 

 Land Commissioners by serving written notice of such for- 

 feiture upon the person or corporation to whom the same is 

 granted. Such forfeiture shall become effective upon the serv- 

 ice of said notice : Provided, further, That said board may ex- 

 tend the time within which such work shall be completed if the 

 said board deems it necessary. (Laws '15, p. 416, Sec. 11: 

 Amending Sec. 6829, Rem.-Bal.) 



SEC. 238-a. TITLE TO RECLAIMED RIVER BED VESTED IN COUN- 

 TIES MAKING IMPROVEMENT. 



Whenever two counties of this state, acting under a con- 

 tract made pursuant to chapter 54 of the Session Laws of 1913, 

 shall make an improvement in connection with the course, chan- 

 nel or flow of a river, thereby causing it to abandon its existing 

 channel, bed, bank or banks for the entire distance covered by 

 said improvement, or for any part or portion thereof, or by 

 said improvement shall prevent a river from resuming at a fu- 

 ture time an ancient or abandoned channel or bed, or shall con- 

 struct improvements intended so to do, all the right, title and 

 interest of the State of Washington in and to said abandoned 



