RCW 79.140.180: Contract for sale of rock, gravel, etc.—Royalties—Consideration of flood protection value.

Whenever, pursuant to RCW 79.15.300, the department enters into a contract for the sale and removal of rock, gravel, sand, or silt out of a riverbed, the department shall, when establishing a royalty, take into consideration flood protection value to the public that will arise as a result of the removal.