WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING RICHLAND 16 LAND BANK EXCHANGE NO. 86-102442 6 p.m., Wednesday, June 10, 2026 Skagit County Public Utility District (PUD) Aqua Room – Meeting Room 1415 Freeway Drive Mount Vernon, WA 98273 This hearing is to provide information and receive testimony on the proposed Richland 16 Land Bank Inter-Trust Exchange. A summary of testimony will be presented to the Board of Natural Resources at a regularly scheduled meeting, when and if the proposal is determined to have significant benefits. All written testimony must be received by 5 p.m., June 25, 2026, and addressed to the State of Washington, Department of Natural Resources, Asset Management Division, ATTN: Richland 16 Land Bank Exchange, PO Box 47014, Olympia, WA 98504-7014, or emailed to Exchanges@dnr.wa.gov. For more information about the proposal, go to https://www.dnr.wa.gov/managed-lands/land-transactions/richland-16-land-bank-exchange or contact Sarah Rice, Property Acquisition Specialist, at 360-742-4133. This exchange enables the replacement of trust lands no longer suitable for trust management with lands that are better suited for trust management. The exchange affects portions of the following described Trust Lands located in Benton County, and Land Bank properties located in Benton, Clark, Kitsap, Skagit and Snohomish Counties. TRUST LAND PROPERTY TO LAND BANK Sec 16-T9N-28E, W.M., Benton County; Common School Trust, comprising 49.95 acres, more or less. LAND BANK PROPERTY TO TRUST LAND Sec 36-T9N-R24E, W.M., Benton County; Sec 35-T3N-R4E, W.M., Clark County; Sec 3-T24N-R1W, W.M., Kitsap County; Sec 13-T36N-R3E, W.M., Skagit County; Secs 17, 18 & 21-T36N-R5E, W.M., Skagit County; Secs 20 & 21-T33N-R6E, W.M., Skagit County; Sec 11-T31N-R5E, W.M., Snohomish County; Secs 19 & 20-T29N-R7E, W.M., Snohomish County. Land Bank comprising 1,525.50 acres, more or less. IPL0342721 May 24 2026