Under existing law, known as the public trust doctrine, the state has title as trustee to all tidelands and navigable lakes and streams and is charged with preserving these waterways for navigation, commerce, and fishing, as well as for scientific study, recreation, and as an open space and habitat for birds and marine life. Existing law authorizes the State Lands Commission to enter into an exchange with any person or any private or public entity of filled or reclaimed tide and submerged lands or beds of navigable waterways, or interests in these lands, that are subject to the public trust if the commission determines that certain conditions are met, including that the exchange is for one or more specified purposes. Existing law grants the rights and interests of the state in specified portions of the old bed of the American River to the City of Sacramento, subject to certain conditions and requirements.
California AB 1759 (20172018) — Public trust lands: City of Sacramento.
Under existing law, known as the public trust doctrine, the state has title as trustee to all tidelands and navigable lakes and streams and is charged with preserving these waterways for navigation, commerce, and fishing, as well as for scientific study, recreation, and as an open space and habitat for birds and marine life. Existing law authorizes the State Lands Commission to enter into an exchange with any person or any private or public entity of filled or reclaimed tide and submerged lands or beds of navigable waterways, or interests in these lands, that are subject to the public trust if the commission determines that certain conditions are met, including that the exchange is for one or more specified purposes. Existing law grants the rights and interests of the state in specified portions of the old bed of the American River to the City of Sacramento, subject to certain conditions and requirements.
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2018-01-04 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2018-01-05 From printer. May be heard in committee February 4.
2018-02-12 Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and H. & C.D. referral-committee
2018-04-09 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2018-04-09 Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96. referral-committee
2018-04-10 Re-referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2018-04-12 From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 12). Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-04-30 From committee: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 23). committee-passage, amendment-introduction
2018-05-01 Read second time and amended. reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-2
2018-05-02 Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. referral-committee
2018-05-08 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (May 7). amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction
2018-05-09 Read second time and amended. reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-2
2018-05-10 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2018-05-23 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 23). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2018-05-24 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2018-05-29 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 5436.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-05-30 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2018-06-07 Referred to Com. on N.R. & W. referral-committee
2018-06-26 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-08-06 From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar. committee-passage, reading-2
2018-08-07 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2018-08-13 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 5280.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-08-14 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2018-08-20 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2018-09-05 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2018-09-05 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 250, Statutes of 2018.
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/fe62d7b1-3a1f-4763-be76-c231e6cf96b6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).