AB 2179 Summary

• Grants the City of Santa Cruz all state right, title, and interest in three trust parcels (Volleyball Parcel, West Lawn Parcel, and Trestle Easement) located in Santa Cruz County, effective upon termination of lease PRC 8824 on January 1, 2011

• Grants the City of Long Beach all state right, title, and interest in two trust parcels (Southern Parcel and Street Parcel) located in Los Angeles County, effective upon termination of lease PRC 7545 on January 1, 2011

• Requires both cities to hold, operate, and manage the conveyed trust lands for the benefit of the statewide public in accordance with the common law public trust doctrine and specified statutory provisions

• Applies to Santa Cruz lands Chapter 342 of the Statutes of 1872 and Chapter 1291 of the Statutes of 1969; applies to Long Beach lands Chapter 676 of the Statutes of 1911, Chapter 102 of the Statutes of 1925, Chapter 158 of the Statutes of 1935, and Chapter 138 of the Statutes of 1964

• Finds that unique circumstances necessitate this special statute rather than general legislation