Code Section

5002.6.  

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, and upon the adoption of a resolution of acceptance pursuant to subdivision (j), the director shall grant to the County of Los Angeles, at no cost to the county, in trust for the people of the State of California, and subject to the conditions set forth in this section, all of the rights, title, and interest of the State of California in lands, and improvements thereon, generally described as follows, and more particularly described in the deed:

(1) Parcel 1.Approximately 3.83 acres of unimproved land, known as Las Tunas State Beach.

(2) Parcel 2.Approximately 31.21 acres of improved land, known as Topanga State Beach.

(3) Parcel 3.Approximately 46.34 acres of improved land, being a portion of Manhattan State Beach.

(4) Parcel 4.Approximately 26.03 acres of improved land, known as Redondo State Beach.

(5) Parcel 5.Approximately 18.07 acres of improved land, known as Royal Palms State Beach.

(6) Parcel 6.Approximately 30.64 acres of improved land, being a portion of Point Dume State Beach.

(7) Parcel 7.Approximately 15.12 acres of unimproved land, known as Dan Blocker State Beach, and that includes Latigo Shores.

(8) Parcel 8.Approximately 10.50 acres of improved land, being a portion of Malibu Lagoon State Beach, known as Surfrider Beach.

(b) (1) The grant in trust for the people of the State of California made pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be made upon the express condition that the County of Los Angeles shall use, operate, and maintain the granted lands and improvements on the granted lands for public recreation and beach purposes in perpetuity, and shall comply with all restrictions specified in each deed and prescribed in subdivision (e). The county shall not make or permit any other use of the granted lands and improvements. A violation of this prohibition or a violation of subdivision (e) shall constitute a breach of conditions for purposes of paragraph (2).

(2) Upon a material breach of a condition of a grant made pursuant to this section that is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have been made intentionally, the State of California shall terminate the interest of the County of Los Angeles in the granted lands and improvements pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 885.010) of Title 5 of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Civil Code. Upon exercise of the state’s power of termination in accordance with Section 885.050 of the Civil Code, all rights, title, and interest of the County of Los Angeles in the granted lands and improvements shall terminate and revert to, and rest in, the state, and the county shall, within 30 days from the date of that judgment, pay to the state an amount equal to funds received by the county annually from the appropriation under Schedule (a) of Item 3680-105-516 of the Budget Act of 1995 or from any subsequent appropriation received from the state specifically for the operation or maintenance of the granted lands and improvements. However, in no event shall that payment exceed the sum of one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000). The returned funds shall be deposited into the State Parks and Recreation Fund.

(3) Notwithstanding Section 885.030 of the Civil Code, the state’s power of termination pursuant to paragraph (2) shall remain in effect in perpetuity.

(c) An operating agreement between the State of California and the County of Los Angeles pertaining to any of the real property described in subdivision (a), in existence at the time of the grant, shall be terminated by operation of law upon the conveyance of the real property to the County of Los Angeles.

(d) There is hereby excepted and reserved to the State of California from the grants made pursuant to subdivision (a) all mineral deposits, as defined in Section 6407, that lie below a depth of 500 feet, without surface rights of entry.

(e) The transfer of all rights, title, and interest in the lands and improvements described in subdivision (a) shall be subject to the following restrictions, which shall be specified in each deed:

(1) (A) No new or expanded commercial development shall be allowed on the granted real property.

(B) A project for new or expanded noncommercial development on the granted real property shall not exceed an estimated cost limitation for each project of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000), as adjusted annually to reflect the California Construction Index utilized by the Department of General Services. An authorization for new and expanded noncommercial development shall be limited to projects that provide for the safety and convenience of the general public in the use and enjoyment of, and enhancement of, recreational and educational experiences, and shall be consistent with the use, operation, and maintenance of the granted lands and improvements as required pursuant to subdivision (b). The expenditure of public funds for shoreline protective works shall only be permitted for those protective works that the County of Los Angeles determines are necessary for the protection of public infrastructure or a public facility. For purposes of this subparagraph, “project” means the whole of an action that constitutes the entirety of the particular type of new construction, alteration, or extension or betterment of an existing structure.

(C) Notwithstanding subparagraph (B), the deed for the conveyance of Royal Palms State Beach shall contain a provision that allows for the implementation of the state-approved local assistance grant (project number SL-19-003) to the County of Los Angeles already approved in the Budget Act of 1988 for noncommercial development to rehabilitate the existing park infrastructure at that state beach.

(D) The estimated cost limitation specified in subparagraph (B) shall not apply to the noncommercial projects necessary to bring public accessways and public facilities into compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12101 et seq.). The limitation described in this subparagraph shall not affect the restriction described in subparagraph (A).

(2) The granted lands and improvements shall not be subsequently sold, transferred, or encumbered. For purposes of this section, “encumber” includes, but is not limited to, mortgaging the property, pledging the property as collateral, or any other transaction under which the property would serve as security for borrowed funds. A lease of the granted lands or improvements shall only be consistent with the public recreation and beach purposes of this section.

(f) As an alternative to the exercise of the power of termination for a material breach of conditions, each condition set forth in this section shall be enforceable as a covenant and equitable servitude through injunction for specific performance issued by a court of competent jurisdiction.

(g) On and after June 30, 1998, it is the intent of the Legislature that an application by the County of Los Angeles Fire Department to secure state funding support for boating safety and enforcement on waters within the County of Los Angeles shall be given priority consideration by the Legislature, unless an alternative source of funding is secured before that date that serves the same or similar purposes.

(h) (1) Paragraph (1) of subdivision (b), except the requirement that the County of Los Angeles comply with all restrictions specified in the deed, and subdivision (e) shall not apply to a portion of land within Manhattan State Beach, described in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a), known as “Peck’s Manhattan Beach Tract Block 5” and commonly referred to as “Bruce’s Beach.”

(2) Notwithstanding any other law, easement, covenant, restriction, or servitude, the portion of land identified in paragraph (1) may be sold, transferred, or encumbered upon terms and conditions determined by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles to be in the best interest of the County of Los Angeles and the general public.

(3) (A) Notwithstanding Section 110 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, for purposes of determining the full cash value of the land identified in paragraph (1) pursuant to Section 110.1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code upon its sale, transfer, or encumbrance as authorized by this subdivision, the fair market value of that real property shall be its full cash value as of the 1975 lien date, adjusted by an inflation factor determined as provided in subdivision (a) of Section 51 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.

(B) (i) Subject to clause (ii), under the Personal Income Tax Law (Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code) and the Corporation Tax Law (Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code), a recipient’s gross income does not include (I) any sale, transfer, or encumbrance of the portion of land identified in paragraph (1) in accordance with the procedures described in this section for the taxable year in which the land is sold, transferred, or encumbered and (II) any gain, income, or proceeds received in the taxable year in which the land is sold, transferred, or encumbered that is directly derived from the sale, transfer, or encumbrance of the portion of land identified in paragraph (1) in accordance with the procedures described in this section.

(ii) This subparagraph shall apply only with respect to the first sale, transfer, or encumbrance of the portion of land identified in paragraph (1) as authorized by this subdivision that occurs after the effective date of the act adding this clause, and shall not apply with respect to any subsequent sale or disposition of that land by the recipient or any other person.

(C) Notwithstanding any other law, any sale, transfer, or encumbrance of the portion of land identified in paragraph (1) in accordance with the procedures described in this section shall not be subject to any documentary transfer tax imposed pursuant to Section 11911 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.

(i) For purposes of this section, the portion of land identified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (h) shall not be subject to Section 11011.1 of the Government Code or Article 8 (commencing with Section 54220) of Chapter 5 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code.

(j) This section shall become operative only if the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles adopts a resolution accepting the fee title grants, in trust for the people of the State of California, in accordance with this section, of the lands and improvements described in subdivision (a).