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HomePublic Resources CodeDiv. 6Pt. 2Ch. 2§ 6704 Deemed Approval By State Lands Commission

§ 6704 Deemed Approval By State Lands Commission

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§ 6704 Deemed Approval By State Lands Commission

If the State Lands Commission doesn't give a written decision about a lease or contract within 90 days (or another agreed time), that silence counts as an approval and other lease rules start to apply.

Key Takeaways

  • •The commission must send a written report (approval or denial with reasons) within 90 days or another time both sides agree on.
  • •If the commission doesn't send a report in that time, the law treats it as an affirmative finding (i.e., approval).
  • •When an affirmative finding is deemed, the provisions of Section 6701 automatically apply to the lease, contract, or similar instrument.

Example

A developer submits all the paperwork to lease state land and waits for the commission's written answer.

When the commission fails to send a decision within 90 days, the law treats it as if the commission said yes, so the lease can go forward and the rules in Section 6701 automatically apply.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 6704 Deemed Approval By State Lands Commission

Failure of the State Lands Commission to issue to the legislative grantee a written report making, or declining to make with reasons for so declining, the determinations set forth in Section 6702 within 90 days of receipt from the legislative grantee of all material required by the rules and regulations of the commission to be submitted pursuant to Section 6702, or within any other period of time mutually agreed upon by the commission and the legislative grantee, shall be the equivalent of an affirmative finding with respect to each of such determinations required by Section 6702 and the provisions of Section 6701 shall become applicable to the lease, contract, or other instrument in question. (Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1451.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

Key Terms

commissioncontractterminationportregulationleaseinstrumentquestion

Related Statutes

  • § 6703 State Lands Commission Costs
  • § 6705 Lease Validity Unaffected
  • § 6707 Dredging Public Trust Lands
  • § 6804 Lease Assignment Approval
  • § 6815.1 Oil Gas Disposition Bidding

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Public Resources Code. Section 6704.
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