A Report on Sea Level Rise Preparedness
This report has been prepared to address concerns expressed on the issue of sea level rise and the implications for California’s economic and social future by members of the Commission at the Commission meeting held on June 1, 2009. The Commissioners requested that...
Special Staff Report – Potential Hazards on State School Lands
This report was prepared pursuant to Item 3560-001-0001 (2) of the Supplemental Report of the 2006 Budget Act, which states, “On or before January 10, 2008, the State Lands Commission shall report to the chairs of the appropriate policy committees and the fiscal...
Special Staff Report – Mineral and Land Audit Program
This report was prepared pursuant to Item 3560-001-0001 (1) of the Supplemental Report of the 2006 Budget Act, which states, “On or before January 10, 2008, the State Lands Commission shall report to the chairs of the appropriate policy committees and the fiscal...
Report on Performance Standards for Ballast Water Discharges in California Waters
This report was prepared for the California Legislature pursuant to the Marine Invasive Species Act of 2003 (Act). The Act reauthorized and enhanced the original law, The Ballast Water Management and Control for Nonindigenous Species Act of 1999. In accordance with...
Report on Commercial Vessel Fouling in California: Analysis, Evaluation, and Recommendations to Reduce Nonindigenous Species Release from the Non-Ballast Water Vector
This report was prepared for the California Legislature pursuant to the Marine Invasive Species Act of 2003 (Act), codified as California Public Resources Code (PRC) Sections 71203-71210.5. The Act enhanced and reauthorized the original law, the Ballast Water...
Shoreline Protective Structures
This report has been prepared to address concerns expressed by members of the Commission at the Commission meeting held on November 27, 2000. Commissioners asked specific questions regarding the current policies of the Commission with respect to issuance of leases for...
California Comprehensive Offshore Resource Study
The California Comprehensive Offshore Resource Study (CCORS) was initiated by the Commission in 1987. At that time, the Commission was deliberating a development proposal to install up to three new oil platforms on five offshore oil exploration and development leases...
Delta-Estuary: California’s Inland Coast. A Public Trust Report
This Commission report has two purposes: 1) to mark the status of the public trust resources in California's great Delta region and the likely future of those resources if present trends continue; and 2) to identify and underscore the importance of the Delta, in the...
Cosumnes River Navigability Study
The purpose of this report was to collect data and analyze evidence to help determine the extent of navigability on the Cosumnes River; enabling us to more clearly establish sovereign interest. Specifically, this report addresses how much of the river is and was...
An Index to Historical Hydrographic and Topographic Surveys of the California Coast
An Index to Historical Hydrographic and Topographic Surveys of the California Coast