BILL NUMBER: SB 152INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Pavley FEBRUARY 1, 2011 An act to repeal Section 6503.5 of the Public Resources Code, relating to public lands. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 152, as introduced, Pavley. Public lands: general leasing law: littoral landowners. Existing law prohibits rent from being charged for any private recreational pier, as defined, constructed on state lands for the use of a littoral landowner, as defined. Existing law requires the littoral landowner to pay to the State Lands Commission the commission's expenses in issuing a lease or permit for the state lands. This bill would repeal this law. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 6503.5 of the Public Resources Code is repealed.6503.5. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6503, no rent shall be charged for any private recreational pier constructed on state lands for the use of a littoral landowner. However, a littoral landowner shall pay to the commission, in accordance with its rules and regulations, the commission's expenses in issuing a lease or permit for the state lands. (b) As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) "Littoral landowner" means (A) any natural person or persons who own littoral land improved with, and used solely for, a single-family dwelling or (B) any association of, or any nonprofit corporation consisting of, natural persons who own parcels of land, each of which is zoned or used solely for a single-family dwelling, and who are entitled to the use of a private recreational pier on littoral land that is owned by the association or nonprofit corporation and is not more than one mile from any such parcel owned by a member thereof. (2) "Recreational pier" includes any fixed facility for the docking or mooring of boats that is constructed for the use of the littoral landowner.