Abandoned and derelict vessels: inventory.

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Ransom
Last action: 2026-02-02
Official status: From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Inventory of Abandoned Boats in the Delta

This law requires the State Lands Commission to create an inventory of abandoned and derelict commercial and recreational boats in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta by January 1, 2027, if funding is provided.

What This Bill Does

Requires the State Lands Commission to make a list of all abandoned and derelict commercial and recreational vessels on or in waters within the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, including commercially navigable waters, by January 1, 2027.
The inventory must include details such as the number of boats and their estimated size and weight.

Who It Names or Affects

State Lands Commission
Boat owners in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

Terms To Know

Abandoned and derelict vessels: Old boats that are no longer used or cared for, which can be a problem.
State Lands Commission: A group in charge of managing certain lands and waters owned by the state.

Limits and Unknowns

The law only works if the Legislature provides funding.
It does not specify what will be done with the inventory after it is created.

Bill History

2026-02-02 California Legislative Information
From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
2026-01-31 California Legislative Information
Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.
2025-05-23 California Legislative Information
In committee: Held under submission.
2025-04-09 California Legislative Information
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2025-03-27 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-03-26 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended.
2025-03-25 California Legislative Information
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (March 24).
2025-03-04 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
2025-03-03 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended.
2025-03-03 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
2025-01-22 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee February 21.
2025-01-21 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 274, as amended, Ransom.
Abandoned and derelict vessels: inventory.
Existing law establishes within the Natural Resources Agency, the State Lands Commission consisting of the Controller, the Lieutenant Governor, and the Director of Finance. Existing law vests in the commission with exclusive jurisdiction over all ungranted tidelands and submerged lands owned by the state, and of the beds of navigable rivers, streams, lakes, bays, estuaries, inlets, and straits, including tidelands and submerged lands. Existing law authorizes the commission to take immediate action to remove from areas under its jurisdiction a vessel that is left unattended and is moored, docked, beached, or made fast to land in a position as to obstruct the normal movement of traffic or in a condition as to create a hazard to navigation, other vessels using a waterway, or the property of another. Existing law requires the commission, by July 1, 2019, and in consultation with other
relevant state and local agencies directly involved in the removal of abandoned vessels, to develop a plan for the removal of abandoned commercial vessels.
This bill would require the commission, on or before January 1, 2027, to create an inventory of all abandoned and derelict commercial and recreational vessels on or in waters within the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, including commercially navigable waters, as specified. The bill would require the inventory to include specified information about each vessel, including, among other things, the
amount
number
of commercial and recreational vessels located in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and the estimated size and weight of each commercial or recreational vessel. The bill would make these provisions contingent upon an
appropriation by the Legislature.
This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.

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