Tidelands and submerged lands: County of Orange.

Existing law grants to the County of Orange and its successors the right, title, and interest of the state in and to certain tidelands and submerged lands in trust for certain purposes relating to commerce, navigation, public access, and recreation. Existing law requires that the county, and its successors, only use those granted lands for those trust purposes and prohibits the county from granting franchises or leases for those tidelands and submerged lands, as authorized, for periods that exceed 50 years. This bill would extend to 66 years the maximum period for which the county may grant franchises or leases for the use of those tidelands and submerged lands.