The legislative body of any city having jurisdiction over any tide, submerged, or reclaimed lands of the city, which lands or any interest therein are sought by the United States in eminent domain proceedings, is authorized to enter into any compromise with respect to such lands which seems just and expedient to it. Nothing in this section shall be construed to relinquish any reservation to deposits of oil and gas and other hydrocarbon and mineral deposits and rights of way giving access to such deposits as prescribed in § 6402 of the Public Resources Code that has been made by the State in granting such lands to the city.

(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 170.)

Terms Used In California Government Code 37360

  • City: includes "city and county" and "incorporated town" but does not include "unincorporated town" or "village. See California Government Code 20
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • legislative body: means board of trustees, city council, or other governing body of a city. See California Government Code 34000
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18