CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1706Introduced by Assembly Member Bonta(Coauthor: Senator Skinner)February 17, 2023 An act relating to public trust lands. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1706, as introduced, Bonta. Public trust lands: State Lands Commission: City of Alameda.Under existing law, known as the public trust doctrine, the state has title as trustee to all tidelands and navigable lakes and streams and is charged with preserving these waterways for navigation, commerce, and fishing, as well as for scientific study, recreation, and as an open space and habitat for birds and marine life. Existing law establishes the State Lands Commission in the Natural Resources Agency. Existing law provides that the commission has exclusive jurisdiction over all ungranted tidelands and submerged lands owned by the state. Existing law authorizes the commission to enter into an exchange, with any person or any private or public entity, of filled or reclaimed tide and submerged lands or beds of navigable waterways, or interests in these lands, that are subject to the public trust for commerce, navigation, and fisheries, for other lands or interests in lands, if the commission finds that specified conditions are met.This bill would provide that it is the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation that would authorize the commission to transfer specific public trust lands to the City of Alameda.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation that would authorize the State Lands Commission to transfer specific public trust lands to the City of Alameda.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1706Introduced by Assembly Member Bonta(Coauthor: Senator Skinner)February 17, 2023 An act relating to public trust lands. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1706, as introduced, Bonta. Public trust lands: State Lands Commission: City of Alameda.Under existing law, known as the public trust doctrine, the state has title as trustee to all tidelands and navigable lakes and streams and is charged with preserving these waterways for navigation, commerce, and fishing, as well as for scientific study, recreation, and as an open space and habitat for birds and marine life. Existing law establishes the State Lands Commission in the Natural Resources Agency. Existing law provides that the commission has exclusive jurisdiction over all ungranted tidelands and submerged lands owned by the state. Existing law authorizes the commission to enter into an exchange, with any person or any private or public entity, of filled or reclaimed tide and submerged lands or beds of navigable waterways, or interests in these lands, that are subject to the public trust for commerce, navigation, and fisheries, for other lands or interests in lands, if the commission finds that specified conditions are met.This bill would provide that it is the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation that would authorize the commission to transfer specific public trust lands to the City of Alameda.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 1706
Introduced by Assembly Member Bonta(Coauthor: Senator Skinner)February 17, 2023
Introduced by Assembly Member Bonta(Coauthor: Senator Skinner)
February 17, 2023
An act relating to public trust lands.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1706, as introduced, Bonta. Public trust lands: State Lands Commission: City of Alameda.
Under existing law, known as the public trust doctrine, the state has title as trustee to all tidelands and navigable lakes and streams and is charged with preserving these waterways for navigation, commerce, and fishing, as well as for scientific study, recreation, and as an open space and habitat for birds and marine life. Existing law establishes the State Lands Commission in the Natural Resources Agency. Existing law provides that the commission has exclusive jurisdiction over all ungranted tidelands and submerged lands owned by the state. Existing law authorizes the commission to enter into an exchange, with any person or any private or public entity, of filled or reclaimed tide and submerged lands or beds of navigable waterways, or interests in these lands, that are subject to the public trust for commerce, navigation, and fisheries, for other lands or interests in lands, if the commission finds that specified conditions are met.This bill would provide that it is the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation that would authorize the commission to transfer specific public trust lands to the City of Alameda.
Under existing law, known as the public trust doctrine, the state has title as trustee to all tidelands and navigable lakes and streams and is charged with preserving these waterways for navigation, commerce, and fishing, as well as for scientific study, recreation, and as an open space and habitat for birds and marine life. Existing law establishes the State Lands Commission in the Natural Resources Agency. Existing law provides that the commission has exclusive jurisdiction over all ungranted tidelands and submerged lands owned by the state. Existing law authorizes the commission to enter into an exchange, with any person or any private or public entity, of filled or reclaimed tide and submerged lands or beds of navigable waterways, or interests in these lands, that are subject to the public trust for commerce, navigation, and fisheries, for other lands or interests in lands, if the commission finds that specified conditions are met.
This bill would provide that it is the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation that would authorize the commission to transfer specific public trust lands to the City of Alameda.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation that would authorize the State Lands Commission to transfer specific public trust lands to the City of Alameda.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation that would authorize the State Lands Commission to transfer specific public trust lands to the City of Alameda.
SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation that would authorize the State Lands Commission to transfer specific public trust lands to the City of Alameda.
SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation that would authorize the State Lands Commission to transfer specific public trust lands to the City of Alameda.
### SECTION 1.