State Property: San Pasqual Battlefield State Park.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Alvarez
Last action: 2026-04-23
Official status: From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 22. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill does not specify a timeline for when the transfers must occur, leaving it open-ended.

San Pasqual Battlefield State Park Land Transfer

This law requires the state to transfer land within San Pasqual Battlefield State Park to the San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians and exempts this land from property taxes.

What This Bill Does

Requires the Director of General Services to quitclaim all interests of the state in the land it owns within San Pasqual Battlefield State Park, consisting of 3 parcels totaling approximately 3.68 acres, to the San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians at no cost.
Exempts the transferred land from property taxation.
Encourages the City of San Diego to transfer its owned land within the park to the tribe and requires the state to help with this process if the city agrees.
States that the state will not reimburse local agencies or school districts for lost tax revenue due to these exemptions.

Who It Names or Affects

The San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians
The City of San Diego
Local government agencies and school districts

Terms To Know

Quitclaim: A legal document that transfers ownership of property without guaranteeing clear title.
Ad valorem tax: A type of tax based on the value of a product or asset, such as real estate taxes.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify when the land transfer will happen.
It is unclear how much local agencies and schools might lose in property tax revenue due to this exemption.

Bill History

2026-04-23 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 22. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-04-20 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on G.O.
2026-04-16 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended.
2026-04-15 California Legislative Information
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on G.O. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 14).
2026-04-07 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on W., P., & W.
2026-04-06 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on W., P., & W. Read second time and amended.
2026-03-23 California Legislative Information
Referred to Coms. on W., P., & W. and G.O.
2026-02-21 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2026-02-20 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 2770, as amended, Alvarez.
State Property: San Pasqual Battlefield State Park.
Existing law authorizes the Director of General Services to execute grants to real property belonging to the state in the name and upon behalf of the state, whenever the sale or exchange of real property is authorized or contemplated by law, if no other state agency is specifically authorized and directed to execute the grants.
This bill would require the director to quitclaim to the San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians, at no cost to the tribe,
and subject to specified conditions,
all interests of the state in the land that it owns within the San Pasqual Battlefield State Park, consisting of 3 parcels of land totaling approximately 3.68 acres.
The bill
would exempt the land from property taxation. By imposing additional duties on locals in the administration of this exemption, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
This bill would encourage the City of San Diego to transfer to the San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians all of the city’s interests in the land the city owns within the San Pasqual Battlefield State Park, and if the city agrees to the transfer, would require the state, at no cost to the tribe, to relinquish or transfer to the San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians all rights and interests that the state has in those lands through lease, permit, or otherwise, and to take any and all other actions necessary to effectuate the city’s transfer of the land to the San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians.
This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the San
Pasqual Band of Mission Indians.
This bill would make legislative findings and declarations related to a gift of public funds.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Existing law requires the state to
reimburse local agencies annually for certain property tax revenues lost as a result of any exemption or classification of property for purposes of ad valorem property taxation.
This bill would provide that, notwithstanding those provisions, no appropriation is made and the state shall not reimburse local agencies for property tax revenues lost by them pursuant to the bill.

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