Aerial view of Carpinteria, Santa Barbara County. Copyright (C) 2002-2021 Kenneth & Gabrielle Adelman, California Coastal Records Project, www.californiacoastline.org.
The County of Santa Barbara was granted sovereign tide and submerged lands in trust in 1931. The City of Carpinteria became the County’s successor in interest to these lands upon the City’s incorporation in 1965. In 1968, the state confirmed the City’s title to the tide and submerged lands and provided that they be used for statewide purposes including a harbor, commercial and industrial facilities, transportation and utilities, public recreation, and the protection of wildlife habitat and open space.
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The City is required by Section 6306 of the Public Resources Code to complete an annual financial statement and standardized reporting form for trust lands on or before December 31 of each year.
Below is a list of reports the City has submitted:
| Statute | Description |
|---|---|
| Chapter 1044, Statutes of 1968 | An act conveying in trust certain tidelands and submerged lands lying under the waters of the Pacific Ocean to the City of Carlsbad in furtherance of navigation, commerce and fisheries upon certain trusts and conditions, and providing for the government, management, use and control thereof, and reserving rights to the State. |
| Chapter 1069, Statutes of 1971 | An act to amend and renumber Section 1 of and to add Sections 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,12, 13, 14, 15, and 16 to, Chapter 1044 of the Statutes of 1968, relating to tidelands and submerged lands. |
| Chapter 697, Statutes of 1978 | An act to amend Sections 3, 6, 7, 12, and 14 of, and to add Section 6.5 to, Chapter 1044 of the Statutes of 1968, relating to tidelands and submerged lands. |
| Staff Report | Description |
|---|---|
| 02/27/1969 (45) | Status of major litigation. Standard Oil Co. v. City of Carpinteria |
| 04/01/1969 (42) | Status of major litigation. Standard Oil Co. v. City of Carpinteria |
| 04/28/1969 (52) | Annexation of tide and submerged lands fronting the City of Carpinteria designated as Carpinteria Tide and Submerged Lands Annexation No. 1-A-1 |
| 10/02/1969 (34) | Status of major litigation. Standard Oil Co. v. City of Carpinteria |
| 01/29/1970 (23) | Approval of proposed annexation of tide and submerged lands designated as Carpinteria Annexation No. 7 |
| 12/16/1980 (33) | Consideration of proposed renegotiated lease for an existing pier on granted lands |
| 06/29/1982 (20) | Consideration of proposed lease for pipeline purposes of certain tide and submerged lands granted in trust |
| 05/07/1984 (18) | Consideration of substantial improvement of granted lands |
| 05/07/1984 (39) | Survey and mapping of trust grant lands |
| 08/21/1984 (30) | Survey and mapping of trust grant lands – Item pulled from agenda |
| 09/25/1984 (23) | Survey and mapping of trust grant lands |
| 01/30/2002 (14) | Consideration of a request to assign a pier lease and an oil and gas pipeline lease and to amend certain terms of these leases located on lands granted in trust |
| 02/27/2018 (83) | Consider a request to approve an assignment of a pier lease and an oil and gas pipeline lease and to amend certain terms of these leases involving certain legislatively granted sovereign lands in the city of Carpinteria |
| 10/19/2023 (58) | Consider approval of an amendment for a three-year extension to an oil and gas pipeline lease between the City of Carpinteria and Chevron U.S.A. Inc. to facilitate decommissioning of federal Platforms Gail and Grace, involving certain legislatively granted sovereign land |