California Public Resources Code

§ 6009

PRC § 6009 Effective Jan 1, 2011Div. 6 · Part 1 · Ch. 1

Statute text

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(a)Upon admission to the United States, and as incident of its sovereignty, California received title to the tidelands, submerged lands, and beds of navigable lakes and rivers within its borders, to be held subject to the public trust for statewide public purposes, including commerce, navigation, fisheries, and other recognized uses, and for preservation in their natural state.

(b)The state’s power and right to control, regulate, and utilize its tidelands and submerged lands when acting within the terms of the public trust is absolute.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 330, Sec. 3. (SB 1350) Effective January 1, 2011.