Washington DNR easement & lease bonds.
From $100.
When you take a lease or contract over Washington state lands, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) can require performance security before it issues the agreement, under WAC 332-22-160. A surety bond is one accepted form. Pricing is 2% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum — a quick soft pull may apply, and it never affects your score.
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How much does a Washington DNR easement & lease bond cost?
2% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
Enter your amount, consent to a soft pull, and file with DNR. Here is the whole thing — no broker phone tag:
Apply once, online
Your business details, the bond amount DNR required, and the effective date — plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
File with DNR
Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to submit before DNR issues your easement or lease. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the agency insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the DNR bond actually covers
The Department of Natural Resources manages leases and other agreements over Washington state lands. Under WAC 332-22-160, DNR may require a lessee to file security — a cash bond, a savings account assignment, an approved corporate surety bond, or other form satisfactory to the department — prior to issuance of the lease, in an amount sufficient to guarantee performance of the terms and conditions of the lease or contract.
The bond guarantees that you perform the terms and conditions of the lease or contract — for example, restoring the site, removing improvements, or completing the work the agreement covers. DNR can raise or lower the amount if operations change, and may let a single security cover all of your state leases.
It is not insurance for you — if DNR makes a valid claim and the surety pays, you repay the surety. Because DNR sets the figure, confirm it in your agreement, then enter that amount and apply — pricing starts from $100. We run one soft credit pull that informs approval and pricing, never a hard inquiry.
You need this bond if you are
Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with DNR. Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to submit before DNR issues your easement or lease. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the agency insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application: approved instantly, or after a quick credit check.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
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Pricing from $100, short application, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.