State Property: San Pasqual Battlefield State Park.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide details on why the bill is necessary beyond legislative findings and declarations.

San Pasqual Battlefield State Park Land Transfer

This law requires the state to transfer its land within the San Pasqual Battlefield State Park to the San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians and encourages the City of San Diego to do the same.

What This Bill Does

• Requires the Director of General Services to quitclaim all interests of the state in approximately 3.68 acres of land within the San Pasqual Battlefield State Park to the San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians at no cost.
• Encourages the City of San Diego to transfer its land within the park to the tribe and requires the state to assist if the city agrees.

Who It Names or Affects

• The San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians
• The State of California, specifically the Director of General Services
• The City of San Diego

Terms To Know

Quitclaim

A legal document that transfers ownership without guaranteeing clear title.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify what will happen if the City of San Diego decides not to transfer its land.
• It is unclear how much support there is from other state agencies for this law.

Official Summary Text

AB 971, as amended, Alvarez.
San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians: ancestral lands.
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, 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.
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.
Existing law governs various interactions between the state and federally recognized Native American tribes within the state. Existing law encourages and authorizes state agencies to cooperate with federally recognized California Indian tribes on matters of economic development and improvement for the tribes.
This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to return ancestral land to the San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians.

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