Tidelands and submerged lands: public trust lands: mineral rights.

Existing law vests in various redevelopment agencies or authorities all of the state's rights, title, and interest in certain described trust lands and conveys these lands subject to the public trust. Existing law approves an exchange of public trust lands within the lands conveyed, whereby certain trust lands or interests in lands that meet specified criteria and are not useful for public trust purposes are freed from the public trust and authorized to be conveyed into private ownership. Existing law authorizes certain other lands or interests in lands that are not now public trust lands and that are useful for public trust purposes to be made subject to the public trust. Existing law requires the state to reserve from the grants made to each agency or authority, the state's interest or any portion of the state's interest, in any lands, all mineral and mineral rights in the lands, as provided. This bill would clarify that the term lands, as used in this reservation by the state, refers to lands that are to be impressed with the public trust. The bill would also clarify that if an agreement is entered into that provides for the quitclaim to the state by the other parties to that agreement of all mineral rights in the lands they own or may own that are to be impressed with the public trust, the state would be authorized to quitclaim all mineral rights in the lands that are to be freed of the public trust. This bill would also make changes regarding the reconveyance of the trust lands to a local entity, the boundary description of trust lands, and a hazardous materials remediation with respect to some trust lands. The bill would declare that certain changes are declaratory of existing law.