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Chapter 43.58 RCW

WASHINGTON-OREGON BOUNDARY COMMISSION

RCW Sections

43.58.050Oregon-Washington Columbia River boundary compact -- Ratification.
43.58.060Oregon-Washington Columbia River boundary compact -- Terms and provisions.
43.58.070Oregon-Washington Columbia River boundary compact -- Transfer of records, etc., to division of archives.
43.58.090Oregon-Washington Columbia River boundary compact -- Repeal of RCW 43.58.010 through 43.58.040, when.

43.58.050
Oregon-Washington Columbia River boundary compact — Ratification.

The interstate compact determining the Oregon-Washington boundary on the Columbia River which was executed on the 21st day of December, 1956 by the Oregon commission on interstate cooperation for the state of Oregon and the Washington-Oregon boundary commission for the state of Washington is hereby ratified and approved.

[1965 c 8 § 43.58.050. Prior: 1957 c 90 § 1.]

Notes:

     Reviser's note: The effective date of RCW 43.58.050 was March 13, 1957. State Constitution, Amendment 33, recognizing the modification of the state's boundaries through appropriate compact procedure, was approved by the voters on November 4th, 1958, and the governor's proclamation relating thereto was issued on December 4th, 1958.

     The Oregon legislature has ratified the compact, see Oregon Revised Statutes §§ 186.510 and 186.520, effective April 4, 1957. See also, Article XVI of the Oregon Constitution relating to state boundaries which was adopted by the people November 4, 1958, effective December 3, 1958.

     Congressional ratification is contained in Public Law 85-575, dated July 31, 1958.



43.58.060
Oregon-Washington Columbia River boundary compact — Terms and provisions.

The terms and provisions of the compact referred to in RCW 43.58.050 are as follows:



INTERSTATE COMPACT DETERMINING


OREGON-WASHINGTON BOUNDARY ON THE


COLUMBIA RIVER



ARTICLE I. PURPOSE


     The boundary between the states of Oregon and Washington along the course of the Columbia River has not been easy to ascertain because of changes in the main channel of the river with a result that a state of confusion and dispute exists and the enforcement and administration of the laws of the two states has been rendered difficult.

     The purpose of this compact is to fix with precision by reference to stations of longitude and latitude the boundary between the states of Oregon and Washington from one marine league due west of the mouth of the Columbia River to the most easterly point at which the 46th parallel of North latitude crosses said river, at which point the river ceases to form the boundary between the two states.



ARTICLE II. DESCRIPTION


     The boundary between the states of Oregon and Washington from one marine league due west of the mouth of the Columbia River to the point at which the last described point number (# 191) of the boundary as herein determined meets the 46th parallel of North latitude at 118° 59'10".12 of West longitude shall be as follows:

     Beginning one marine league at sea off the mouth of the Columbia river at north latitude 46° 15'00".00; running thence due east to point number 1 of this description, which point is at north latitude 46° 15'00".00, west longitude 124° 05'00".00; thence from point number 1 continuing upstream in the channel of the Columbia river by a series of straight lines connecting the following numbered and described points in consecutive order.


Point   North   West Description of
Number   Latitude   Longitude Location
1   46°15'00".00 124°05'00".00  
2   46°15'51".00 124°02'02".75  
3   46°16'17".00 124°01'45".80  
4   46°16'59".50 124°02'14".40  
5   46°17'28".00 124°02'07".00  
6   46°17'33".25 124°01'12".25  
7   46°16'41".50 124°00'00".00  
8   46°16'03".00 123°58'11".80  
9   46°14'19".80 123°55'42".00  
10   46°14'06".00 123°52'14".50  
11   46°16'09".50 123°44'20".50  
12   46°15'01".00 123°41'12".70  
13   46°15'33".30 123°38'52".80  
14   46°15'23".90 123°35'05".00  
15   46°15'38".00 123°32'23".00  
16   46°16'14".60 123°30'00".00  
17   46°15'46".70 123°27'51".40  
18   46°14'23".50 123°25'51".60  
19   46°13'10".50 123°25'20".50  
20   46°11'29".00 123°25'43".60  
21   46°10'47".80 123°25'38".00  
22   46°09'01".00 123°23'21".50  
23   46°08'33".00 123°18'45".60  
24   46°09'04".50 123°15'47".20  
25   46°10'00".00 123°13'51".20  
26   46°11'20".80 123°09'55".50  
27   46°11'11".30 123°07'10".90  
28   46°09'40".00 123°04'23".50  
29   46°09'24".00 123°03'22".40  
30   46°08'38".40 123°02'00".00  
31   46°08'06".00 123°00'16".00  
32   46°06'20".02 122°57'44".28  
33   46°06'17".36 122°57'38".295 a point on the center line of the Longview Bridge at center of main span
34   46°06'14".71 122°57'32".31  
35   46°05'02".70 122°54'11".00  
36   46°03'37".50 122°52'59".50  
37   46°01'53".50 122°52'35".50  
38   46°00'52".25 122°51'17".20  
39   45°58'52".00 122°50'11".80  
40   45°57'40".00 122°48'46".80  
41   45°55'57".00 122°48'18".00  
42   45°54'47".00 122°48'36".75  
43   45°53'05".00 122°47'48".30  
44   45°52'06".00 122°47'01".50  
45   45°50'40".00 122°47'04".50  
46   45°49'31".20 122°47'41".00  
47   45°48'37".00 122°47'40".00  
48   45°46'51".00 122°46'06".30  
49   45°45'34".20 122°45'37".00  
50   45°44'04".70 122°45'32".00  
51   45°42'05".00 122°46'16".00  
52   45°40'50".80 122°46'24".00  
53   45°39'26".75 122°45'46".00  
54   45°38'40".00 122°44'13".00  
55   45°38'17".00 122°42'47".50  
56   45°37'35".37 122°41'35".14  
57   45°37'29".47 122°41'23".855 a point on the center line of Northern Pacific Railroad Bridge across Columbia River, which point is at center of 3rd pier south of the draw span
58   45°37'26".52 122°41'18".215  
59   45°37'07".85 122°40'33".42  
60   45°37'05".938 122°40'26".939 a point on the center line of the west highway bridge crossing the Columbia River between Portland, Ore. and Vancouver, Wash., said point being 12.0 ft. south from the center of pier No. 6 of said bridge
61   45°37'05".62 122°40'25".86 a point on the center line of the east highway bridge crossing the Columbia River between Portland, Ore. and Vancouver, Wash., said point being 12.0 ft. south from the center of pier No. 6 of said bridge
62   45°37'03".71 122°40'19".38  
63   45°36'34".00 122°38'27".00  
64   45°36'29".80 122°36'21".30  
65   45°36'20".00 122°35'20".00  
66   45°35'47".90 122°32'48".00  
67   45°35'23".50 122°31'24".20  
68   45°35'01".00 122°29'30".00  
69   45°34'42".80 122°28'20".50  
70   45°34'03".00 122°27'09".30  
71   45°33'49".00 122°26'15".80  
72   45°34'03".30 122°24'36".50  
73   45°34'29".50 122°23'25".80  
74   45°34'33".40 122°22'44".00  
75   45°34'10".00 122°21'04".00  
76   45°32'55".20 122°19'49".00  
77   45°32'38".00 122°17'43".70  
78   45°32'38".80 122°15'56".70  
79   45°33'03".25 122°14'24".50  
80   45°33'55".00 122°11'58".50  
81   45°34'37".00 122°10'54".00  
82   45°35'03".00 122°08'25".50  
83   45°34'53".40 122°06'40".00  
84   45°35'00".00 122°06'02".00  
85   45°36'35".00 122°02'35".00  
86   45°36'53".80 122°01'11".50  
87   45°36'58".00 122°00'08".50  
88   45°37'23".00 121°58'54".50  
89   45°37'59".00 121°57'42".80  
90   45°38'37".50 121°57'16".50  
91   45°38'42".00 121°57'01".80  
92   45°38'40".35 121°56'37".34  
93   45°38'40".13 121°56'22".57 a point at the intersection of the axis of Bonneville Dam and the center line of center pier of the spillway of said dam
94   45°38'39".82 121°56'01".46  
95   45°39'17".00 121°54'25".00  
96   45°39'43".85 121°53'58".48 a point on center line of bridge at Cascade Locks, known as "The Bridge of the Gods" and in the center of the main span of said bridge
97   45°39'44".81 121°53'58".16  
98   45°39'45".77 121°53'57".84  
99   45°40'15".00 121°54'02".00  
100   45°41'36".80 121°51'57".00  
101   45°42'24".75 121°48'36".00  
102   45°41'39".00 121°44'02".00  
103   45°41'42".00 121°42'22".00  
104   45°42'19".00 121°40'02".00  
105   45°42'17".50 121°37'48".50  
106   45°43'36".00 121°31'54".30  
107   45°43'15".275 121°29'52".445  
108   45°43'07".02 121°29'36".615 a point on the center line of the Hood River Bridge at the center of the draw span of said bridge
109   45°43'04".075 121°29'30".96  
110   45°42'05".20 121°27'41".80  
111   45°41'39".25 121°25'22".00  
112   45°41'35".00 121°24'02".00  
113   45°42'11".50 121°22'17".00  
114   45°42'18".00 121°20'11".50  
115   45°42'00".00 121°18'40".00  
116   45°41'13".30 121°17'10".00  
117   45°40'40".50 121°14'52".00  
118   45°40'17".00 121°12'52".50  
119   45°39'00".00 121°11'57".00  
120   45°37'47".00 121°11'38".40  
121   45°37'00".25 121°11'43".00  
122   45°36'23".80 121°10'57".00  
123   45°36'22".50 121°10'00".00  
124   45°36'29".175 121°08'39".84  
125   45°36'40".89 121°08'22".135 a point on the center line of the Dallas Bridge across the Columbia River at the center of the main span of said bridge
126   45°36'43".94 121°08'17".53  
127   45°36'35".69 121°07'50".34  
128   45°36'58".44 121°07'16".41  
129   45°37'06".095 121°06'57".58  
130   45°37'14".85 121°07'02".75 a point on the axis of the Dalles Dam at Station 48+79 of the center line survey of said dam
131   45°37'23".97 121°07'08".14  
132   45°38'53".13 121°05'01".25  
133   45°39'09".54 121°03'47".80  
134   45°39'04".04 121°01'57".51  
135   45°39'12".08 121°00'22".28  
136   45°38'54".66 120°58'56".33  
137   45°38'55".91 120°58'49".52 a point on the center line of the Oregon Trunk Railroad Bridge and in the center of the 4th pier from the north end of said bridge
138   45°38'58".405 120°58'35".90  
139   45°39'24".84 120°57'06".97  
140   45°39'23".58 120°56'34".22  
141   45°38'24".54 120°54'44".75  
142   45°38'35".09 120°53'40".72  
143   45°40'18".79 120°51'15".26  
144   45°41'11".69 120°47'14".64  
145   45°42'19".71 120°43'38".83  
146   45°42'42".58 120°42'10".70  
147   45°42'57".18 120°41'18".11  
148   45°43'48".14 120°40'05".19  
149   45°44'45".12 120°38'01".97  
150   45°44'47".00 120°37'17".91  
151   45°44'47".99 120°35'23".91  
152   45°44'18".49 120°33'29".23  
153   45°42'37".59 120°31'17".65  
154   45°42'00".37 120°30'16".48  
155   45°41'40".42 120°28'53".22  
156   45°41'58".55 120°24'08".96  
157   45°42'41".66 120°19'30".62  
158   45°43'16".74 120°16'56".18  
159   45°43'33".84 120°12'34".62  
160   45°45'43".67 120°10'10".01  
161   45°46'24".09 120°08'25".17  
162   45°47'07".10 120°04'08".70  
163   45°48'26".17 120°00'49".27  
164   45°49'28".29 119°57'52".64  
165   45°49'41".97 119°54'21".95  
166   45°50'25".18 119°50'53".51  
167   45°50'52".00 119°48'05".62  
168   45°50'45".15 119°46'18".16  
169   45°51'25".40 119°40'07".80  
170   45°54'20".70 119°37'20".96  
171   45°55'10".82 119°35'58".28  
172   45°55'32".25 119°34'13".67  
173   45°54'31".37 119°31'24".18  
174   45°54'23".43 119°29'13".01  
175   45°55'03".10 119°26'57".35  
176   45°55'18".10 119°21'48".12  
177   45°55'51".37 119°19'52".71  
178   45°55'54".48 119°19'39".28 a point on the center line of the Umatilla Bridge at the center of the north main span of said bridge
179   45°55'59".59 119°19'17".20  
180   45°56'10".26 119°17'47".60 a point on the axis of McNary Dam at the north face of the south nonoverflow section
181   45°56'15".24 119°17'05".76  
182   45°56'24".05 119°15'21".40  
183   45°55'58".60 119°13'28".22  
184   45°55'40".97 119°11'39".82  
185   45°55'40".26 119°10'05".04  
186   45°55'58".55 119°07'30".72  
187   45°56'34".25 119°05'32".00  
188   45°57'31".28 119°03'37".36  
189   45°58'09".33 119°01'33".95  
190   45°58'45".73 119°00'27".12  
191   46°00'00".00 118°59'10".12  


ARTICLE III. RATIFICATION AND


EFFECTIVE DATE


     This compact shall become operative when it has been ratified by the legislatures of the states of Oregon and Washington and approved by the Congress of the United States and the Constitutions of the states of Oregon and Washington have been amended to authorize the establishment of the boundary as herein provided.

[1965 c 8 § 43.58.060. Prior: 1957 c 90 § 2.]

43.58.070
Oregon-Washington Columbia River boundary compact — Transfer of records, etc., to division of archives.

Upon ratification by the state of Oregon and approval by the Congress of the United States of the compact set forth in RCW 43.58.060, the secretary of the Washington-Oregon boundary commission is hereby directed to transmit all records, work sheets, maps, minutes and other papers of said commission to the division of archives and records management of the office of the secretary of state.

[1981 c 115 § 3; 1965 c 8 § 43.58.070. Prior: 1957 c 90 § 3.]

Notes:

     Effective date -- 1981 c 115: See note following RCW 40.14.020.



43.58.090
Oregon-Washington Columbia River boundary compact — Repeal of RCW 43.58.010 through 43.58.040, when.

Chapter 27, Laws of 1937, as amended by chapter 6, Laws of 1955 extraordinary session and chapter 43.58 RCW [RCW 43.58.010 through 43.58.040] each shall be repealed when the compact set forth in RCW 43.58.060 has been ratified by the state of Oregon and approved by the Congress of the United States.

[1965 c 8 § 43.58.090. Prior: 1957 c 90 § 5.]

Notes:

     Reviser's note: See note following RCW 43.58.050.