San Diego Unified Port District.

Existing law authorizes the establishment of the San Diego Unified Port District for the acquisition, construction, maintenance, operation, development, and regulation of harbor works and improvements for the harbor of San Diego and for the promotion of commerce, navigation, fisheries, and recreation. Existing law establishes the board of commissioners of the port district, which is required to draft a master plan for harbor and port improvement and for the use of all the tidelands and submerged lands under the port district's jurisdiction. This bill would require the board, in implementing the master plan, to include funding for cooperative infrastructure and capital projects that directly address maritime industrial impacts by the port in cities that host maritime terminals, as specified. In addition to that funding, this bill would require the board to dedicate 1% of the port's revenue, as specified, for those cooperative infrastructure and capital projects. This bill would also require the board to dedicate 1% of the port district's rental income, as specified, to converting industrial properties in disadvantaged communities, as defined, within the district to open space. By requiring the board to provide this funding, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.