SEC. 3.
The trust grant specified in Section 2 of this act is subject to all of the following express conditions:(a) The trust lands shall be held by the trustee in trust for the benefit of all the people of the state for purposes consistent with the public trust doctrine, including, but not limited to, maritime or water-dependent commerce, navigation, and fisheries, the preservation of the lands in their natural state for scientific study, open space, wildlife habitat, and water-oriented recreation.
(b) On and after January 1, 2020, the use of the trust lands shall conform to an approved
trust lands use plan, as required by Section 4 of this act.
(c) The trustee shall not, at any time, grant, convey, give, or otherwise alienate or hypothecate the trust lands, or any part of the trust lands, to any person, firm, entity, or corporation for any purpose whatsoever.
(d) The trustee may lease the trust lands, or any part of the trust lands, for limited periods, not exceeding 49 years, for purposes consistent with the trust upon which those lands are held, as specified in subdivision (a). The trustee may collect and retain rents and other trust revenues from those leases, under rules and regulations adopted in accordance with Section 7 of this act, and in accordance with all of the following requirements:
(1) On and after January 1, 2020, all leases or agreements proposed or entered into by the trustee shall be consistent with the trust lands use plan approved by the commission, as required by Section 4 of this act. Any leases entered into prior to January 1, 2020, shall be consistent with the terms of subdivision (a).
(2) The lease rental rates shall be for a fair annual rent.
(3) The lease shall be in the best interest of the state.
(e) When managing, conducting, operating, or controlling the trust lands or an improvement, betterment, or structure on the trust lands, the trustee or his or her successor shall not discriminate in rates, tolls, or charges for any use or service in connection with those actions and
shall not discriminate against or unlawfully segregate any person or group of persons because of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, or military and veteran status, in accordance with Article 1 (commencing with Section 12940) of Chapter 6 of Part 2.8 of Title 2 of the Government Code
and other state antidiscrimintation laws, for any use or service in connection with those actions.
(f) The state shall have the right to use, without charge, a transportation, landing, or storage improvement, betterment, or structure constructed upon the trust lands for a vessel or other watercraft or railroad owned or operated by, or under contract to, the state.
(g) The trust lands are subject to the express reservation and condition that the state may, at any time, use those lands, or any portion of those lands, for highway purposes without compensation to the trustee or a person, firm, or public or private corporation claiming a right to those
lands, except that, if the improvements have been placed with legal authority upon the property taken by the state for highway purposes, compensation shall be made to the person entitled to the value of the interest in the improvements taken or the damages to that interest.
(h) There is reserved to the people of the state the right to fish in the waters over the trust lands, with the right of convenient access to those waters over the trust lands for this purpose.
(i) There is excepted and reserved to the state all remains or artifacts of archaeological or historical significance and all deposits of minerals, including, but not limited to, all substances specified in Section 6407 of the Public Resources Code, in the trust lands and the right to prospect for, mine, and remove those
deposits from the lands.
(j) The trustee shall reimburse the commission for all expenses incurred in the administration of this act, including periodic audits or investigations.