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The City of Pittsburg was granted sovereign tide and submerged lands in trust in 1937. In 2006, the original grant and its amendments were repealed and replaced with a new granting statute that allowed the land to be used for public trust purposes and in conformance with a land use plan. In 2011, the 2006 grant was repealed and a new grant was enacted that expands the grant to include lands that annexed to the City in 2009. The trust lands must be used for public trust purposes and, on or after January 1, 2017, be in conformance with a land use plan approved by the Commission.
- Annual Financial Statements
- Boundary Agreements, Exchange Agreements, Title Settlements
- Granting Statutes
- Staff Reports
- Trust Lands Use Plan & Reports
The City is required by Section 6306 of the Public Resources Code to complete an annual financial statement and standardized reporting form for trust lands on or before December 31 of each year.
Beginning June 30, 2012, the City is required by Chapter 422, Statutes of 2011, Section 3(d) to submit 20 percent of all annual gross revenues generated from the trust lands be transferred to the Commission, and requires the Commission to allocate 80 percent of those revenues to the General Fund and 20 percent to the Kapiloff Land Bank Fund for management of the Granted Lands Program.
Below is a list of reports the City has submitted:
| Settlement / Agreement Number | Description |
|---|---|
| BLA 203 | Boundary settlement agreement. State of California, acting by and through the State Lands Commission; City of Pittsburg, a municipal corporation and the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Pittsburg |
| Statute | Description |
|---|---|
| Chapter 214, Statutes of 1937 REPEALED by Chapter 275 | An act granting to the city of Pittsburg and its successors certain salt, marsh, tide and submerged land of the State of California, including the right to wharf out therefrom and grant franchises and leases thereon, and regulating the management, use and control thereof, also including the right of said city to collect the rents, issues and profits in any manner hereafter arising from the lands for wharf out privileges hereby granted. |
| Chapter 1835, Statutes of 1961 REPEALED by Chapter 275 | An act to convey certain tide and submerged lands to the City of Pittsburg, in furtherance of navigation, commerce, and fisheries upon certain trusts and conditions, and providing for the government, management, use and control thereof. |
| Chapter 1828, Statutes of 1963 REPEALED by Chapter 275 | An act to amend Section 4 of, and to add Section 8 to, Chapter 214 of the Statutes of 1937, and to amend Section 1 of Chapter 1835 of the Statutes of 1961, relating to conveyances in trust of tide and submerged lands to the City of Pittsburg. |
| Chapter 275, Statutes of 2006 | An act to add Article 4 (commencing with Section 6361) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 6 of the Public Resources Code, and to repeal Chapter 214 of the Statutes of 1937, Chapter 1835 of the Statutes of 1961, and Chapter 1828 of the Statutes of 1963, relating to tidelands and submerged lands and to convey certain tidelands and submerged lands to the City of Pittsburg. |
| Chapter 159, Statutes of 2010 REPEALED by Chapter 422 | An act to amend Sections 6362 and 8625 of the Public Resources Code, relating to state lands, and making an appropriation therefor. |
| Chapter 422, Statutes of 2011 | An act to repeal Article 4 (commencing with Section 6361) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 6 of the Public Resources Code, relating to tidelands, and making an appropriation therefor. |
All staff reports relating to the grant held by the City of Pittsburg, Contra Costa County.
| Meeting Date | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-21 | 56 | Consider approval of an Industrial Use lease between the City of Pittsburg and Isle Capital Corporation, and a sublease between Isle Capital Corporation and Koch Carbon, LLC, pursuant to Chapter 422, Statutes of 2011, minerals reserved to the State, for approximately 6.8 acres of legislatively granted Public Trust Lands located in New York Slough, Pittsburg |
| 2023-06-05 | 86 | Consider a 3-month license agreement, issued by the City of Pittsburg, pursuant to Chapter 422, Statutes of 2011, for the removal of residual oil from an unused storage tank by barge, in the City of Pittsburg |
| 2022-10-25 | 58 | Consider an amendment to a General Lease-Industrial Use, by the City of Pittsburg, pursuant to Chapter 422, Statutes of 2011, minerals reserved to the State, for approximately 14 acres of legislatively granted Public Trust Lands located in New York Slough, in the City of Pittsburg |
| 2019-06-28 | 90 | Review a proposed trust revenue expenditure, in an amount not to exceed $683,547 by the City of Pittsburg for a capital improvement project located on legislatively granted sovereign land in the City of Pittsburg |
| 2017-06-22 | 74 | Consider approval of a Trust Lands Use Plan pursuant to Chapter 422, Statutes of 2011, City of Pittsburg, Contra Costa County |
| 2014-10-14 | 100 | Consider approval of a record of survey and a legal description depicting and describing the location and extent of the State owned sovereign tide and submerged lands legislatively granted |
| 2014-08-15 | 71 | Consider approval of a record of survey depicting the location and extent of the sovereign tide and submerged lands granted to the City – Item pulled from agenda |
| 2013-04-26 | 101 | Consider approval of the two proposed general lease – industrial use for port industrial facilities |
| 2012-10-19 | 60 | General lease – dredging |
| 2009-06-01 | 37 | Consider approval of a trust lands use report pursuant to Chapter 275, Statutes of 2006 |
| 2008-06-24 | 36 | Amendment of dredging lease |
| 2002-06-18 | 13 | Dredging lease |
| 1981-04-29 | 20 | Boundary settlement agreement |
| 1976-04-28 | 28 | Consideration of substantial compliance |
The City is required by Sections 4 and 5 of Chapter 422, Statutes of 2011, to submit a Trust Lands Use Plan by January 1, 2017, and a report of trust uses every five years thereafter, beginning September 30, 2022.
Trust Lands Use Report (2022)
Trust Lands Use Plan (2017)