Any person who trespasses upon any lands owned or controlled by the state and under the jurisdiction of the commission, including, but not limited to, tidelands, submerged lands, the beds of navigable rivers, streams, lakes, bays, estuaries, inlets, or straits, or any school lands, lieu lands, or swamp and overflowed lands, without lawful authority, is liable to the state for the amount of damages which may be assessed therefor, in any civil action, in any court having jurisdiction.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1081.)