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RAILWAYS. SECS. 212-215 



SEC. 212. POWER LINES APPRAISEMENT. 



Upon the filing of the plat and field notes as above provided, 

 said Board of State Land Commissioners are hereby authorized 

 and directed to ascertain the value of the land and improve- 

 ments, if any, to be used for or included in said* right of way 

 and the value of all merchantable timber so cut, or to be cut, 

 all of which shall be the full value thereof. (Laws '09, p. 655, 

 sec. 3; sec. 6850 Rem.-Bal. ; 171 sec. 211 Pierce.) 



SEC. 213. POWER LINES EASEMENT REVERSION. 



Upon full payment of the value of such easement ascertained 

 as aforesaid, any future grant or lease by the state of the lands 

 affected by such right of way shall be subject to the easement 

 obtained under the provisions of this act: Provided, however, 

 That should the company, association or individual securing said 

 easement ever abandon same for the purposes contemplated in 

 section 210 the said right of way shall revert to the state. (Laws 

 '09, p. 655, sec. 4; sec. 6851 Rem.-Bal.; 171 sec. 213 Pierce.) 



SEC. 214. POWER LINES APPLICATION OF ACT. 



Nothing contained in the four preceding sections shall be 

 deemed to in any way conflict with any existing law of this state 

 relating to the methods of acquiring rights of way for ditches, 

 flumes, pipe lines or transmission lines for the purposes therein 

 specified. (Laws '09, p. 656, sec. 5 ; sec. 6852 Rem.-Bal. ; 171 

 sec. 215 Pierce.) 



SEC. 215. RAILROAD RIGHTS OF WAY APPLICATION FOR. 



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

 the State of Washington, except tide lands, harbor areas and 

 shore lands, is hereby granted to any railroad company duly 

 organized under the laws of any state or by the Congress of the 

 United States to any extent not exceeding fifty feet on each side 

 of the center line of said railroad now constructed or hereafter 

 to be constructed unless a greater width is required for excava- 

 tions, embankments, depot, station grounds, passing tracks or 

 barrow pits, which extra width shall not in any case exceed two 

 hundred feet on either side of said center way [line] : Provided, 



