Recently Enacted Legislation

The Legislative Affairs Office provides the Commission with strategies to advance the Commission’s management of public trust lands and resources. The Legislative Affairs Office provides expert policy advice to the Administration and the Legislature on policy and fiscal implications of public land and resource management-related legislation. The Legislative Affairs Office also articulates the Commission’s position on proposed legislation and represents the Commission at committee hearings.

2025

Below is the legislation enacted in 2025 that directly impacts the Commission.

Chapter 102, Statutes of 2025 (SB 586, Committee on Natural Resources and Water) California Coastal Act of 1976: filing fee waiver: Marine Invasive Species Act: biennial reports: semiannual updates.

This bill would require the Commission to submit its Marine Invasive Species Program report triennially rather than biennially and publish specified ballast water management information on its website semiannually.

Chapter 578, Statutes of 2025 (SB 304, Arreguín). Public lands: City of Oakland: Port of Oakland: uses of after-acquired lands.

This bill temporarily lifts the public trust use restrictions on certain land at Jack London Square in the City of Oakland and allows the Port of Oakland to lease those lands for non-trust uses subject to various conditions. The bill requires the Port of Oakland to report to the Commission annually on its success in revitalizing Jack London Square and fulfilling its public trust responsibilities.

2024

Below is the legislation enacted in 2024 that directly impacts the Commission.

Chapter 609, Statutes of 2024 (SB 1425, Gonzales) Oil revenue: Oil Trust Fund.

This bill increases the monthly contribution into the state’s Oil Trust Fund from $2 million (or 50 percent of the state’s share of the net profits, whichever is less) to $5 million or 50 percent of the share of the net profits, whichever is greater, generated from the Long Beach Unit and West Wilmington oil operations. The purpose of this law is to address a roughly $700 million shortfall in the state’s Oil Trust Fund and ensure that the state’s abandonment fund for the Long Beach oil operations will cover the state’s liability when the operations end.