The California State Lands Commission (CSLC) may issue leases or permits on state lands under its jurisdiction. Additional information regarding CSLC leasing can be found at: https://www.slc.ca.gov/leases-permits/. This is a point feature dataset indicating the approximate locations, often represented by a center point, of the general lease area of lands leased by the CSLC on state sovereign lands and school lands, including coastal marine areas, bays, rivers, and lakes. This dataset is to be considered incomplete as new leases are being entered into the CSLC database, and existing leases are modified or terminated, on an ongoing basis. Many marine areas, bays, rivers, and lakes are not under the leasing jurisdiction of the CSLC because they have been legislatively granted in trust to other government entities. Additionally, some leases are not shown at all for a variety of reasons. Many point features in this dataset provide links to maps and/or land descriptions used in the CSLC lease approval process. These documents are hosted on the CSLC archives website at https://www.slc.ca.gov/archives/. In some cases, these documents provide reliable, current lease boundary information, while in other cases, additional information is necessary to properly define lease boundaries. Additionally, revisions to lease boundaries may have occurred subsequent to CSLC approval, as in the case of as-built locations that differ from originally approved alignments. Further, the boundary of some leases may be the mean high tide line, which in a state of nature is both ambulatory, and in the absence of a survey conducted by a licensed land surveyor, not readily locatable. Disclaimer of Liability This dataset is not suitable for any legal purpose. The CSLC makes no warranty of any kind, express or implied, nor assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any of the information contained in the dataset. The CSLC assumes no legal liability or responsibility for anyone's use of the information.
