Cal. Public Resources Code § 7062

(a) On or before October 1st of each year, each city shall cause to be made and filed with the State Lands Commission a detailed statement of all revenue and expenditures thereof from any operating agreement or other type of lease or agreement for the production of oil, gas, or other hydrocarbons, including obligations incurred but not yet paid. Said statement shall cover the fiscal year preceding its submission and shall show the project or operation for which each such expenditure or obligation is made or incurred. (b) In addition to the other powers and duties specifically delegated to it, the State Lands Commission shall have authority to examine financial and operating records of any city relating to the production and sale of oil, gas, and other hydrocarbons under any operating agreement or other type of lease or agreement for the production of oil, gas, or other hydrocarbons and to conduct such other investigations and studies as it may deem necessary in connection therewith. The provisions of this section shall be applicable only with respect to tide or submerged lands granted in trust to cities by the State. The provisions of this section shall not apply to activities regulated by Chapter 29 of the Statutes of the 1956 First Extraordinary Session.