AB-2312 • 2026

State property: tidelands transfer: City of Martinez: leases.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Ávila Farías
Last action: 2026-05-27
Official status: Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Leases and Capital Improvements for Tidelands in Martinez

This law changes the timeline for filing capital improvement plans on tidelands leased by the City of Martinez, extends the State Lands Commission's decision period, and allows longer lease terms.

What This Bill Does

Extends the time the city has to file detailed descriptions about capital improvements from 120 days to 180 days before spending money on them.
Gives the State Lands Commission more time, up to 180 days, to decide if a proposed improvement fits with how the land should be used.
Allows the city to lease tidelands for up to 66 years instead of 49 years.
Permits leases longer than 66 years if approved by the State Lands Commission and it's in the state’s best interest.

Who It Names or Affects

The City of Martinez
The State Lands Commission

Terms To Know

Tidelands: Land that is covered by water at high tide and exposed at low tide.
Public trust doctrine: A legal principle that certain natural resources are preserved for public use and cannot be privately owned.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens if the State Lands Commission denies a longer lease term.
It is unclear how this change will affect current leases or future projects on tidelands.

Bill History

2026-05-27 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
2026-05-14 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2026-05-14 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.)
2026-05-07 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2026-05-06 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 6).
2026-04-23 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-04-14 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
2026-04-07 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
2026-04-06 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended.
2026-03-16 California Legislative Information
Referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and L. GOV.
2026-02-20 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
2026-02-19 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 2312, as amended, Ávila Farías.
State property: tidelands transfer: City of Martinez:
capital improvements.
leases.
Existing law grants to the City of Martinez all right, title, and interest of the state to 4 specified parcels of land in the County of Contra Costa, to be held in trust
to be held
by the city, as trustee, for the benefit of all the people of the state for purposes consistent with the public trust doctrine, including the protection of maritime or water-dependent commerce, navigation, and fisheries, and the preservation of the lands in their natural state for scientific study, open space, wildlife habitat, and water-oriented recreation.
Existing law authorizes the city to lease the trust lands under specified conditions for purposes consistent with the trust grant for limited periods, not to exceed 49 years.
Existing law requires, before expending trust revenues for any single capital improvement on the trust lands involving an amount in excess of $250,000 in the aggregate, the trustee to file with the State Lands Commission a detailed description of the capital improvement not less than 120 days before any
disbursement of trust revenues for, or in connection with, that capital improvement.
This bill would instead require the above-described filing to be made not less than 180 days before any disbursement of trust revenues for, or in connection with, that capital improvement.
Existing law requires the commission, within 120 days after the time of the filing described above, to determine whether the capital improvement is consistent with the trust lands use plan, as provided.
This bill would extend the amount of time the commission has to make that determination to 180 days.
This bill would instead authorize the city to lease the trust lands for up to 66 years, or, subject to State Lands Commission approval, for a term longer than 66 years if the commission finds that a longer lease term is in the best interest of the state.

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