Benchmark Methodology Overview Minimum Rents Larger image available. Start your Application or Inquiry Application Process Rent and Benchmark Information Tomales Bay Mooring Program Dredging on Granted Lands Geophysical Survey Permit Program Pay Online Contact For... Read MoreRead more about Rent and Benchmark Information
The Commission manages about four million acres of tide and submerged lands and the beds of natural navigable waterways (rivers, streams, lakes, bays, estuaries, inlets, and straits). We also manage about a half-million acres of lands known as school lands. Open each... Read MoreRead more about Lease & Permit Application Process
The Commission is required to recalculate minimum annual rents every five years for the various surface use lease and permit categories it authorizes. The minimum annual rent applies when the calculated rent is lower than the minimum rent. These rents do not apply to... Read MoreRead more about Minimum Rents
Benchmarks are used to establish uniform rental rates in specific geographic areas with large concentrations of similar facilities, mostly private recreational improvements. These benchmarks are generally updated every five years. The use of benchmarks not only... Read MoreRead more about Benchmark Methodology Overview
For maintenance dredging on granted public trust lands, a local trustee or applicant is required to notify the Commission in writing of a dredging project rather than submit a lease application and processing fee. A local trustee or applicant may presume that a... Read MoreRead more about Dredging on Granted Lands