California § 6359 - Whenever by legislative enactment tide or submerged lands of the State are grante
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§ 6359. Whenever by legislative enactment tide or submerged lands of the State are grante
Whenever by legislative enactment tide or submerged lands of the State are granted or conveyed or authorized to be granted or conveyed or whenever a previous enactment is amended, and no prior survey has been made, and such act does not contain a description of such lands by metes and bounds, the commission shall within two years following the effective date of such act survey, monument, and record a plat and a metes and bounds description of such lands in the office of the county recorder in the county or counties in which such lands are located. Upon recordation, the survey, monuments, plat and description shall be binding upon the State, the grantee, and their successors in interest. No such grant or conveyance or amended grant or conveyance shall be effective until completion of the survey and recordation. The cost of such survey and recordation shall be paid by the person or entity to which the grant or conveyance is made.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Public Contract Code - PCC § 6359 cover?
Section 6359 ("Whenever by legislative enactment tide or submerged lands of the State are grante") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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