California State Lands Commission

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The California State Lands Commission is a state agency that manages and protects California’s publicly owned lands and resources, including tidelands, submerged lands, and the beds of navigable waterways.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf government commission
state agency
appliesPolicy California public trust doctrine
collaboratesWith California Coastal Commission
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
California State Coastal Conservancy
country United States
focusesOn climate change adaptation for state coastal lands
management of offshore energy development on state lands
management of state-owned mineral resources
protection of coastal and marine ecosystems
protection of public access to navigable waters
formedIn California
governedBy California state law
hasHeadquartersLocation Sacramento, California
hasRole environmental stewardship
land management
leasing and permitting
resource protection
hasScope statewide in California
jurisdiction State of California
languageOfWorkOrName English
manages California tidelands
beds of navigable waterways in California
publicly owned lands in California
school lands in California
sovereign lands of the State of California
submerged lands in California
oversees leasing for geothermal resources on certain state lands
leasing for mineral extraction on certain state lands
leasing for oil and gas development on certain state lands
leasing for renewable energy projects on certain state lands
partOf Government of the State of California
protects California’s public trust resources
coastal resources of California
marine resources of California
regulates leases on state-owned lands under its jurisdiction
use of state-owned submerged lands
use of state-owned tidelands
responsibleFor boundary determinations for state-owned lands under navigable waters
land management on behalf of the California State Teachers’ Retirement System for school lands
title determinations for sovereign lands
state California
subjectTo California Environmental Quality Act
website https://www.slc.ca.gov/


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