Sovereignty Submerged Lands Authorizations
 

Activities that occur on state-owned submerged lands also require an applicable sovereignty submerged lands authorization--typically in the form of a consent by rule, a letter of consent, a lease, or an easement. This authorization is linked to the processing of the environmental resource or wetland resource permit application, such that all the materials required for both the applicable permit and the sovereignty submerged lands authorization must be received before either application becomes complete, and a decision must be reached that the proposed proposed activity qualifies for issuance of both the sovereignty submerged lands authorization and the regulatory authorization before either authorization can be granted.