Issuance of General Lease – Public Agency Use – Lease 5311
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Summary
SCH Number
2025060265
Public Agency
California State Lands Commission
(SLC)
Document Title
Issuance of General Lease – Public Agency Use – Lease 5311
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
11/7/2025
Document Description
Authorize issuance of a General Lease – Public Agency Use beginning
May 15, 2025, for a term of 20 years, for the use of two existing seawater intake
pipelines and temporary installation of small-scale instruments and research
equipment.
Contact Information
Name
Robin M Tuohy
Agency Name
California State Lands Commission
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Suzanne Olyarnik
Agency Name
The Regents of the University of California, on behalf of the Bodega Marine Reserve
Job Title
Director
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Bodega Bay
Counties
Sonoma
Regions
Northern California
Other Location Info
Sovereign land in the Pacific Ocean at Horseshoe Cove, adjacent to 2099
Westshore Road, Bodega Bay, Sonoma County
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CLASS 1, EXISTING FACILITIES (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 2, § 2905, subd. (a)(2))
Reasons for Exemption
Issuance of a 20-year General Lease – Public Agency Use for the above-mentioned
structures will cause only a minor physical change in the environment and will not
change existing activities in the area. There is no reasonable possibility that the activity will have a significant effect on the environment due to unusual circumstances.
Therefore, the project will not have a significant effect on the environment and the above categorical exemptions apply.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CLASS 6, INFORMATION COLLECTION (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 2, § 2905, subd. (e)(3))
Reasons for Exemption
Issuance of a 20-year General Lease – Public Agency Use for the above-mentioned
structures will cause only a minor physical change in the environment and will not
change existing activities in the area. There is no reasonable possibility that the activity will have a significant effect on the environment due to unusual circumstances.
Therefore, the project will not have a significant effect on the environment and the above categorical exemptions apply.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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