PROPOSED SULTAN BASIN RECONVEYANCE
Snohomish County has filed a request to reconvey State Forest Transfer trust land in the Sultan Basin from the State of Washington to the County.
In reviewing the request, DNR seeks public input on the following questions:
- Is the county’s proposal consistent with the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office’s State Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan?
What conditions, if any, should DNR place on the reconveyance to coordinate management, including public use, of adjacent trust lands?
Legal Description of Proposed Reconveyance
Southeast Quarter of Section 10, Township 28 North, Range 8 E, W.M., Snohomish County, Washington, EXCEPT Sultan Basin Road. Together with and subject to easements and restrictions of record.
Map of Proposed Sultan Basin Reconveyance (PDF)
Public Meeting
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) held a public meeting for the proposed Sultan Basin Reconveyance for: October 7, 2008, at Sultan Middle School Commons, in Sultan.
All comments – by mail or e-mail – about this reconveyance were received by DNR on or before October 31, 2008.
The Reconveyance Process
Washington State law RCW 79.22.300 allows a county in which there are DNR-managed State Forest trust lands to ask the state to ‘reconvey’ land back to its ownership to use as a public park. State Forest Transfer trust lands are forfeited lands by their private owners and then transferred from county to state ownership, mostly in the 1920s and 1930s.
DNR examines whether the county’s proposed public park would conflict with the State Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan and how DNR must coordinate its management of public lands near the proposed park. The county pays for the cost of reconveyance.
If DNR determines that the request is consistent with the state outdoor recreation plan, the proposed transaction is presented to the Board of Natural Resources for approval.