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PETE WILSON.Go"mor STATE OF CALIFORNIA STATE LANDS COMMISSION EXECUTIVE OFFICE 1807- 13th Street 1.E0 T.McCARTHY, Lieutenant Governor Sacramento,CA 95814 RAY DAVIS. Controller CHARLES WARREN i HOMAS W.HAYES.Director o/Finance Executive Officer February 28, 1991 RECEIVED MAR 4 iJJI Ms. Kerry Sullivan SAN JOA`)UIIN Coo,%;y San Joaquin County PLANNING DIVISION Community Development Department 1810 E. Hazelton Avenue Stockton, CA 95205 Dear Ms. Sullivan: Staff of the State Lands Commission (SLC) has received the Notice of Preparation (NOP) for the Buckeye Ranch Environmental Impact Report (EIR), SCH #91012103, and provide the following comments. The SLC has jurisdiction over nearly 4 million acres of sovereign land underlying the State's navigable waterways. Such lands include, but are not limited to, the beds of more than 120 navigable rivers and sloughs, nearly 40 navigable lakes, and the 3 mile wide band of tide and submerged lands adjacent to the coast and offshore islands of the State. The SLC holds its sovereign interest in these lands subject to the Public Trust for commerce, navigation, fisheries, open space, and preservation of natural environments, among others. The proposed project area includes sovereign lands, as described above, of the State of California. Such lands include the Mokelumne River and may include Jahant Slough and Tracy Lake. The SLC has a legal responsible for, and a strong interest in, protecting the ecological and Public Trust values associated with the State's sovereign lands, including the use of these lands for habitat preservation, open space and recreation, among others. Proposed developments located within these waterways, such as the bridge crossing the Mokelumne River, are subject to the SLCs permitting process. The Commission is therefore a Responsible Agency under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Additionally, if development indirectly affects lands or resources under the jurisdiction of the SLC, the Commission would be a Trustee Agency under the (CEQA). The SLC is particularly concerned with the natural resources and public recreational opportunities associated with the Mokelumne River. We are concerned that the environmental review and decision-making processes of all agencies take into account the impacts that projects may have on public trust resources in and along the State's waterways. - These resources include, but are not limited to, riparian habitat, fish and wildlife, and the beds of the rivers themselves.