The primary location of the Commission’s statutory authority is in Divisions 6, 7, 7.5, 7.7, 7.8, and 36 of the Public Resources Code and Government Code. The links to laws governing the Commission below will take you to the California Legislative website. Those statutes can be found by using the links below to the California Legislature’sopens in a new window website.
Division 6. Public Lands
Part 1. Administration and Control of State Lands
CHAPTER 1. General Provisions 6001-6009.1opens in a new window
CHAPTER 2. The State Lands Commission and the Division of State Lands 6101-6111opens in a new window
CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties Generally 6201-6226opens in a new window
CHAPTER 3.2. Sea Grant Program 6230-6238opens in a new window
CHAPTER 3.4. California Coastal Sanctuary 6240-6244opens in a new window
CHAPTER 4. Administration and Control of Swamp, Overflowed, Tide, or Submerged Lands, and Structures Thereon
ARTICLE 1. Administration and Control Generally 6301-6320opens in a new window
ARTICLE 2. Control of Structures 6321-6327opens in a new window
ARTICLE 2.5. Survey and Mapping of Ungranted Tide and Submerged Lands 6331-6342opens in a new window
ARTICLE 3. Procedure on Establishment of Ordinary High-Water and Low-Water Mark 6357-6360opens in a new window
CHAPTER 4.5. Development of State Lands 6370-6378opens in a new window
CHAPTER 5. Reservation of Minerals 6401-6407opens in a new window
CHAPTER 6. Exchange of Certain Lands With the Federal Government 6441-6445opens in a new window
CHAPTER 7. Quiet Title Actions 6461-6465opens in a new window
CHAPTER 8. State Teachers’ Retirement Lands Act 6475-6477opens in a new window
Part 2. Leasing of Public Lands
CHAPTER 1. General Leasing Law 6501-6509opens in a new window
CHAPTER 2. Development and Improvement of Granted Tide and Submerged Lands 6701-6707opens in a new window
CHAPTER 3. Oil and Gas and Mineral Leases
ARTICLE 1. Provisions Relating to All State Lands 6801-6819opens in a new window
ARTICLE 2. Provisions Relating to Oil and Gas Leases Generally 6826-6836opens in a new window
ARTICLE 3. Oil and Gas Leases on Lands Other Than Tide and Submerged Lands 6851-6855opens in a new window
ARTICLE 4. Oil and Gas Leases on Tide and Submerged Lands and Beds of Navigable Rivers and Lakes 6870-6879opens in a new window
ARTICLE 5. Minerals Other Than Oil and Gas 6890-6900opens in a new window
ARTICLE 5.5. Geothermal Resources 6901-6925.2opens in a new window
ARTICLE 6. Extraction of Sodium Chloride From Specified Lands 6926-6932opens in a new window
CHAPTER 4.1. Leases for Taking Minerals From Waters and Certain Lands 6991-6996opens in a new window
CHAPTER 5. Oil and Gas and Mineral Leases by Public Agencies 7051-7062opens in a new window
Part 3. Sale of Public Lands
CHAPTER 1. Sale of School Lands and Lieu Lands
ARTICLE 1. Sale of School Lands 7301-7306opens in a new window
ARTICLE 2. Lieu Lands 7401-7424opens in a new window
CHAPTER 2. Sale of Swamp and Overflowed Lands
ARTICLE 1. Swamp and Overflowed Lands subsequent to September 19, 1939 7501opens in a new window
ARTICLE 2. Swamp and Overflowed Lands Sold prior to September 19, 1939 7521-7537opens in a new window
ARTICLE 3. Provisions Relating to All Swamp and Overflowed Lands 7551-7556opens in a new window
CHAPTER 3. Sale of Inland Lake and Unsegregated Swamp and Overflowed Lands 7601-7609opens in a new window
CHAPTER 4. Provisions Relating to Public Lands Generally
ARTICLE 1. Applications for Purchase of Lands 7705-7706opens in a new window
ARTICLE 2. Payments, Certificates of Purchase, and Patents 7723-7733opens in a new window
ARTICLE 6. Contests 7921-7927opens in a new window
ARTICLE 7. Correction of Incorrect Descriptions of Patented Lands 7951-7958opens in a new window
ARTICLE 8. Procedure on Improper Sales and Abandonment of Entries 7971-7977opens in a new window
ARTICLE 9. Miscellaneous Provisions Relating to State Lands 7991-7993opens in a new window
ARTICLE 10. State Maps and Surveys 8001-8025opens in a new window
ARTICLE 11. Exemption From Condemnation 8030opens in a new window
CHAPTER 5. Sale of University Lands 8101-8106opens in a new window
Part 4. Federal Lands
CHAPTER 1. Sites for Aids to Navigation 8301opens in a new window
CHAPTER 3. Conveyances by Counties for National Park Purposes 8401-8403opens in a new window
CHAPTER 4. Grazing Lands
ARTICLE 1. Regulating Grazing on Federal Lands 8501-8508opens in a new window
ARTICLE 2. Cooperation with Federal Agencies in relation to Grazing Lands 8551-8558opens in a new window
Division 7. Kapiloff Land Bank Act
CHAPTER 1. General Provisions 8600-8602opens in a new window
CHAPTER 2. Land Bank Fund 8610-8618opens in a new window
CHAPTER 3. Administration 8620-8633opens in a new window
Division 7.5. Arroyo Seco Parklands
Arroyo Seco Parklands 8650-8655opens in a new window
Division 7.7. School Lands
CHAPTER 1. School Land Bank Act 8700-8716opens in a new window
CHAPTER 2. Land Exchanges for Renewable Energy-Related Projects 8720-8723opens in a new window
Division 7.8. Oil Spill Prevention and Response
CHAPTER 1. General Provisions 8750-8751opens in a new window
CHAPTER 2. Prevention, Inspection, Response, Containment, and Cleanup Programs 8752-8760opens in a new window
Division 36. Marine Invasive Species Act
CHAPTER 1. General Provisions 71200-71202opens in a new window
CHAPTER 2. Ballast Water Management Requirements 71203-71210.5opens in a new window
CHAPTER 3. Research and Program Evaluation 71211-71213opens in a new window
CHAPTER 4. Marine Invasive Species Control Fund 71215opens in a new window
CHAPTER 5. Civil and Criminal Penalties and Liability 71216-71217opens in a new window
CHAPTER 6. Repeal 71271opens in a new window