California Senate Bill SB152 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: SB 152AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN SENATE MARCH 10, 2011 INTRODUCED BY Senator Pavley FEBRUARY 1, 2011 An act to repeal Section 6503.5 of the Public Resources Code,  and to repeal Section 2 of Chapter 431 of the Statutes of 1977,  relating to public lands. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 152, as amended, Pavley. Public lands: general leasing law: littoral landowners. Existing law prohibits rent from being charged for  any   a  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.  Existing law makes legislative findings concerning the construction and maintenance of private recreational piers on state waterways, declares legislative intent to provide for rent free private recreational piers to encourage members of the public to construct these piers, and states that these findings and intent are declaratory of existing law.   This bill would repeal those provisions.  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 Section 6503.5 of the Public Resources Code is repealed.  SEC. 2.   Section 2 of Chapter 431 of the Statutes of 1977 is repealed.   Sec. 2.   The Legislature finds and declares that substantial public benefit is derived from the construction and maintenance of private recreational piers on the waterways of this state. The public benefits derived from such piers include, but are not limited to: the provision of a safe harbor for vessels which become disabled upon the waterways of this state, a safe anchorage for vessels which become distressed in times of severe weather conditions, the protection of the public from navigational hazards often found adjacent to shorelines along the waterways of this state, the elimination or retardation of erosion along the shoreline of rivers and streams, and the provision of navigational aides to members of the public utilizing the waterways of this state. It is therefore the intent of the Legislature in providing for rent free private recreational piers to encourage members of the public to construct such piers, at no cost to the state, upon the navigable lakes, rivers, and streams of this state. The provisions of this section are declaratory of existing law.