STATE LAND LAWS 193 



VACATED WATERWAYS REVERSION. SECS. 284-285 



the vacation of the portion of the waterway so vacated. (Laws 

 '09, p. 115, sec. 2; sec. 8118 Rem.-Bal. ; 77 sec. 1195 Pierce.) 



Bridges over waterways: sec. 243 et seq., ante. 



Streets over waterways: sec. 311, post. 



SEC. 284. DISPOSITION OF VACATED WATERWAY. 



Should such city fail to make such selection within such time, 

 or having within such time made such selection, the title of the 

 remaining portions of such waterway so vacated shall vest in 

 the State of Washington, unless the same be situate within the 

 territorial limits of a port district created under the laws of 

 the State of Washington, in which event such title shall vest in 

 said port district. If subsequent to such vacation, the vacated 

 waterway or portion of waterway shall be embraced within the 

 limits of a port district created under the laws of the State of 

 Washington, the title to such portions thereof as shall then re- 

 main undisposed of by the state shall vest in such port district. 

 Such title so vesting shall be subject to any railroad or street 

 railway crossings existing at the time of such vacation. (Laws 

 '09, p. 115, sec. 3; amended, Laws '13, p. 591, sec. 2; 3 Rem.- 

 Bal., sec. 8119; 77 sec. *1197 Pierce.) 



Compare sec. 308, post. 



Vacated Smith's Cove waterway, Seattle, disposition of: sec. 544, 

 post. 



SEC. 285. CERTAIN WATERWAYS NOT TO BE VACATED. 



The provisions of the three preceding sections shall not apply 

 to any waterway or portion of waterway which forms, or by 

 improving same may be made to form, a connection between 

 a river or another waterway and any tidal water. (Laws '13, 

 p. 591, sec. 4; 3 Rem.-Bal., sec. 8119-2.) 



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