This bill amends the review criteria for submerged leases of coastal waters. Previously, the statutes did not allow a submerged lease to interfere with public use or enjoyment of docking facilities by creating a 1,000 foot area of protection around docking facilities. This bill increases that protected area to 3,000 feet around docking areas. The bill also adds, as part of the criteria that must be met in granting a lease, that the proposed project will not adversely affect the overall economic interests of riparian owners. The bill also defines riparian owner to mean a shorefront owner whose property boundaries are within 3,000 feet of the proposed lease boundaries.