DIVISION 6. PUBLIC LANDS 6001-8561›PART 2. LEASING OF PUBLIC LANDS 6501-7062›CHAPTER 3. Oil and Gas and Mineral Leases 6801-6932›ARTICLE 5. Minerals Other Than Oil and Gas 6890-6900
§ 6900
California Public Resources Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6890, the commission may, when it appears to be in the public interest, grant leases for the extraction of minerals other than oil and gas to the highest responsible bidder by competitive bidding from tide and submerged lands of the State whenever it appears that the execution of such leases and the operations thereunder will not interfere with the trust upon which such lands are held or substantially impair the public rights to navigation and fishing.
(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 551.)
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