Brusco Towboat Co. v. State Ex Rel. State Land Board

At issue in these three consolidated cases is the validity of the State Land Board’s (hereinafter Board) requirement that, with some exceptions, anyone who maintains a permanent structure on or over state-owned submerged and submersible lands under navigable waters enter into a lease and pay rent. Upon petitions from all parties, we granted review of the decision of the Court of Appeals 1 to consider primarily the following issues:(1) Whether the state has the power to lease its submerged and submersible lands in this manner, and whether the authority to do so has been given to the State Land…