1 California State Lands Commission Ocean Protection Council Meeting February 26, 2014 Department of Water Resourceswww.remote.ucdavis.eduPhoto courtesy of Photobucket
2 The Commission’s jurisdiction is rooted in the Public Trust Doctrine. Tide and submerged lands and the beds of lakes, streams, and other navigable waterways are held in trust by the State of California for the benefit of the people of California. 4 million acres 120 rivers and sloughs 40 lakes Thousands of miles of non-coastal shorelines 1100 miles of coastline 3 nautical miles offshore California State Lands Commission California’s Sovereign Lands Department of Water Resources Wikimedia Commons
3 California State Lands Commission The Commission as a “Land and Resource Trust Manager” Mission: The staff of the California State Lands Commission serves the people of California by providing stewardship of the lands, waterways, and resources entrusted to its care through economic development, protection, preservation, and restoration. © Callie Bowdish Divisions: Environmental Planning and Management External Affairs Land Management Marine Facilities Mineral Resources Management
4 California State Lands Commission Sea Level Rise and the Commission © Cassidy Tuefel, CA King Tides© USGS © oaktownjohnnyg, CA King Tides © Mark Holtzman © Cassidy Tuefel, CA King Tides © LA Waterkeeper, CA King Tides
5 The state’s title to its tide and submerged lands is a title held in trust for the people of the state so that those citizens may enjoy the navigation of the waters, carry on commerce over them, and have liberty of fishing free from obstruction or interference from private parties. Illinois Central R.R. Co. v. Illinois (1892) 146 U.S. 387, 452 © Michael Dawes, Flickr © CINMS Wikimedia Commons California State Lands Commission Public Trust Doctrine
A “Report on Sea Level Rise Preparedness” (2009), followed by a one year update on the implementation of the Commission’s recommendations to better assess the impacts of sea level rise Participant in the Coastal and Ocean Resources Working Group for the Climate Action Team (CO-CAT) AB 691 (Muratsuchi), Chapter 592, Statutes of 2013, requires the State’s trustees to assess the impacts of sea level rise on its granted public trust lands California State Lands Commission Actions Taken to Address Sea Level Rise 6
7 © Mark Holtzman © Kenneth and Gabrielle Adelman, CA Coastal Records Project Broad Beach Coastline Malibu, CA California State Lands Commission Impacts of Sea Level Rise: Case Study
8 Questions? Comments? Thank you!