128 STATE LAND LAWS 



SEC. 155 POBT DISTRICTS. 



State of Washington, shall be hereafter disposed of as fol- 

 lows : 



In cases where the leased harbor area or tide land is sit- 

 uated within the territorial limits of a port district already 

 created or to be hereafter created under the laws of the State 

 of Washington, seventy-five per cent, of the rents received for 

 such cases shall be paid by the state treasurer to the county 

 treasurer of the county wherein such port district is situated 

 for the use of such port district and go into a special fund to 

 be expended only for harbor or waterfront improvement pur- 

 poses and the remaining twenty-five per cent, shall be paid into 

 the general fund of the state treasury ; except that in cases 

 where the port district itself shall have constructed or shall own 

 structures or improvements situate upon leased harbor areas, 

 or tide lands, the entire rentals of such improved area or tide 

 land shall go to such port district. In all other cases seventy- 

 five per cent, of the rents shall be paid by the state treasurer 

 into the county treasury of the county in which the leased har- 

 bor areas or tide lands are situate, the same to go into a special 

 fund known as the "harbor improvement fund," and to be dis- 

 bursed only for harbor or harbor improvement purposes ; and 

 the remaining twenty-five per cent, shall be paid into the general 

 fund of the state treasury. (Laws '13, p. 588, sec.l ; 3 Rem.- 

 Bal., sec. 6781-6.) 



Payment of money into s.tate treasury: sec. 34 et seq., ante. 



The state may use the revenues from tide lands as it sees fit : Tacoma Land 

 Co. v. Young, 18 Wash. 495. 



Rentals of tide lands and harbor areas upon which port districts own im- 

 provements are payable direct to such districts ; otherwise, the entire rental is 

 payable to the state, to be divided as above provided and to be paid out to county 

 treasurers only upon legislative appropriation : Opinion Att'y Gen'l, May 20, 

 '13 ; Jan. 12, '14. 



SEC. 155. IN PORT DISTRICTS LEASE TIDE LANDS AND HAR- 

 BOR AREA. 



The port commission of each port district heretofore created 

 or hereafter to be created under the laws of the State of Wash- 

 ington, shall have full power and authority to lease the harbor 

 areas and tide lands belonging to the State of Washington 

 situate within the territorial limits of such port district to such 



