Tidelands and submerged lands: Ports.

(1) Existing law, the San Diego Unified Port District Act, provides for the San Diego Unified Port District. Under the act, the Board of Commissioners of the San Diego Unified Port District has the sole authority to adopt and modify a master plan for harbor and port improvement and for the use of the tidelands and submerged lands under the San Diego Unified Port District's jurisdiction. This bill would provide that the master plan shall not be subject to municipal, county, or district initiatives or referendums but shall be subject to the California Coastal Act of 1976. (2) Under the act, an ordinance calling for an election takes effect upon publication. This bill would, instead, provide that an ordinance calling for an election on a referendum on the issuance of a revenue bond shall take effect upon publication. (3) The bill would make findings and declarations regarding tidelands and submerged lands.