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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />COUNTY OF KITTITAS <br />STATE OF WASHINGTON <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2022 - <br />AUTHORIZING THE CHAIR'S SIGNATURE ON TEN (10) WATER RIGHT QUIT CLAIM <br />DEEDS AND REAL ESTATE EXCISE TAX (REET) AFFIDAVITS <br />WHEREAS: Kittitas County entered into a Settlement Agreement with Futurewise, the Kittitas County <br />Conservation Coalition, RIDGE Association, and the Washington State Department of <br />Ecology (Ecology) on May 15, 2014; and <br />WHEREAS: Kittitas County and the Washington State Department of Ecology entered into a Master <br />Trust Water Right Agreement which governs the management of the separate water rights <br />acquired by Kittitas County, transferred to instream flow, and held by Ecology in trust in <br />the Trust Water Rights Program (TWRP); and <br />WHEREAS: Kittitas County, as specified in the Master Trust Water Right Agreement with Ecology, <br />now desires to deliver quit claim deeds and Real Estate Excise Tax (REET) affidavits for <br />ten (10) water rights to Ecology; and <br />WHEREAS: Kittitas County has met its commitment in the Settlement Agreement to acquire sufficient <br />senior water rights for mitigation for historic use, in advance of the May 15, 2024, <br />deadline; <br />NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of County Commissioners of Kittitas County, <br />Washington, in the best interest of the public, does hereby approve the Chair's signature <br />on the ten (10) water right quit claim deeds and Real Estate Excise Tax affidavits. <br />DATED this 2nd day of August 2022, at Ellensburg, Washington. <br />Attest: <br />❑ Clerk of the Board- Julie Kjorsvik <br />❑ Deputy Clerk of the Board- Mandy Buchholz <br />BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON <br />Laura Osiadacz, Chairman <br />Cory Wright, Vice -Chairman <br />Brett Wachsmith, Commissioner <br />