156 STATE LAND LAWS 



SECS. 210-211 POWER LINES. 



SEC. 210. RIGHTS OF WAY FOR GENERATING OR TRANSMIT- 

 TING ELECTRICITY. 



A right of way through, over and across the public lands of 

 the State of Washington is hereby granted to any municipal 

 corporation, or to any electric light, power, or street railway 

 company, association or individual, constructing or proposing 

 to construct any ditch, flume or pipe line or transmission line 

 for the purpose of generating or transmitting electricity for 

 light, heat or power. (Laws '09, p. 654, sec. 1 ; sec. 6848 Rem.- 

 Bal.; 171 sec. 207 Pierce.) 



Right to inundate state lands for generating power: sec. 225 et seq., 

 infra. 



Cities may condemn state lands for public use: sec. 251, infra. 



Cities may inundate shore lands for certain public uses: sec. 228, 

 infra. 



Right to construct dams and storage works: sec. 230 et seq., infra. 



SEC. 211. SAME HOW ACQUIRED EXTENT. 



In order to obtain the benefits of section 210 the municipal 

 corporation, company, association or individuals constructing 

 or proposing to construct such ditch, flume, pipe line or 

 transmission line for the purpose of generating or transmitting 

 electricity shall file with the Board of State Land Commissioners 

 a map, accompanied by the field notes of the survey and location 

 of the proposed ditch, flume, pipe line or transmission line, and 

 shall pay to the state as hereinafter provided the amount of 

 the appraised value of said lands and improvements, if any, 

 used for or included within said right of way. The land with- 

 in said right of way shall be limited to an amount necessary 

 for the construction of said ditch, flume, pipe line or transmis- 

 sion line sufficient for the purpose required, together with suf- 

 ficient land on either side thereof for ingress and egress to 

 maintain and repair the same and shall include the right to cut 

 all standing timber within a radius of 200 feet on either side 

 of said ditch, flume, pipe line or transmission line, which shall 

 be dangerous to the operation and maintenance of the same. 

 (Laws '09, p. 655, sec. 2; sec. 6849 Rem.-Bal. ; 171 sec. 209 

 Pierce.) 



