Cal. HNC § 1718

(a) Pursuant to Section 6009 of the Public Resources Code, the State Lands Commission shall retain absolute discretion over the determination of whether or not investment of local resources in port or harbor infrastructure, the actions of a harbor agency, or any other action taken by a seaport infrastructure financing district is consistent with the state’s interests in its tidelands and submerged lands. Nothing in this chapter, including a finding made pursuant to Section 1714, or Chapter 2.99 (commencing with Section 53398.50) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code, shall preclude the State Lands Commission from enforcing the state’s interests in its tidelands.

(b) Pursuant to Section 6009.1 of the Public Resources Code, a harbor agency that manages granted state tidelands retains its status as a trustee whether or not it is located within a seaport infrastructure financing district. Nothing in this chapter, including a finding made pursuant to Section 1714, or Chapter 2.99 (commencing with Section 53398.50) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code, shall preclude the harbor agency from conducting its duties as a trustee of state tidelands.

(c) Nothing in this chapter or in Chapter 2.99 (commencing with Section 53398.50) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code grants any authority to any public financing authority, or the local governments that compose the public finance authority, in any manner whatsoever to manage, direct, control, or exercise jurisdiction over a harbor agency and its management of port or harbor infrastructure.