Category 1 benchmarks are applied to private docks, piers, and buoys. Category 2 benchmarks are applied to cantilevered decks, sundecks, or other non-water-dependent encroachments. Note: Benchmarks are generally updated every five years. Category 1 Location Rental... Read MoreRead more about Benchmarks
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
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
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
Read more about Proposed Category 1 and Category 2 Lake Tahoe Benchmark Rental Rates
The Commission will consider approval of an update to the 2012 Category 1 Lake Tahoe Berths and Buoys Benchmark Rental Rates and a proposal to establish a Category 2 Lake Tahoe Benchmark Rental Rate at its December 8, 2021 virtual public meeting. These rental rates... Read MoreRead more about Proposed Category 1 and Category 2 Lake Tahoe Benchmark Rental Rates