Issuance of General Lease – Public Agency Use – Lease 8576
Summary
SCH Number
2025120759
Public Agency
California State Lands Commission
(SLC)
Document Title
Issuance of General Lease – Public Agency Use – Lease 8576
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
12/17/2025
Document Description
Authorize issuance of a General Lease – Public Agency Use beginning December 9, 2024, for a term of 20 years, for the use of an existing overhead 34.5kV transmission line and poles.
Contact Information
Name
Sarah Mongano
Agency Name
California State Lands Commission
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Agency Name
California State Lands Commission
Job Title
Please contact Sarah Mongano, CSLC Senior Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Lone Pine
Counties
Inyo
Regions
Southern California
Other Location Info
Sovereign land on Owens Lake, Assessor’s Parcel Number 026-180-02, near Lone Pine, Inyo 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 not cause a 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 exemption applies.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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