CaliforniaCalifornia would transfer park land to the San Pasqual Band
If the tribe’s council accepts the required conditions, California would transfer its park land to the San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians for cultural and educational use.
What it does
The state would give the tribe its interests in about 3.68 acres at San Pasqual Battlefield State Park, if the tribe’s council accepts the land under the bill’s conditions.
If San Diego agrees to give its park land to the tribe, the state would transfer or give up its own rights in that land and take steps to complete the transfer.
The transferred land and its improvements would not be taxed as real estate, but the state would not repay local agencies for property tax revenue they lose.
Argument forThe transfer could let the tribe create a public place to share its history, while keeping recreation on existing trails and roads.
Argument againstThe limits on public recreation and the lack of state reimbursement for lost property tax revenue could leave local agencies with less flexibility and funding.
More detail
The state would transfer its interests in three parcels to the San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians at no cost. The transfer covers the state’s interests in three parcels within San Pasqual Battlefield State Park, totaling about 3.68 acres. The transfer is valid only if the tribe’s Tribal Council adopts a resolution accepting the land under the bill’s conditions. The tribe could use the land commercially only for an educational or cultural center and related activities, such as a gift shop or snack bar; other commercial use and development, including gaming, would be barred. The land could not be sold or used as security for borrowing, though it could be transferred to the United States to hold in trust for the tribe. Public recreation would be limited to existing trails and roads; off-road vehicles and e-bikes would be barred. The state would make the transfer forthwith after the required tribal council resolution.
The state would give up or transfer its rights in the city-owned park land to the tribe and take steps to complete the city’s transfer. This applies to land within the park that the City of San Diego owns and to the state’s interests in that land, including rights under leases or permits. The state would act at no cost to the tribe. The city’s agreement to transfer its land triggers the state’s required actions.
The transferred land would be exempt from property taxes, and the state would not reimburse local agencies for property tax revenue lost because of the exemption. The exemption applies to the transferred land and its improvements. The bill makes no appropriation for reimbursement of lost property tax revenue. The exemption applies to the land and improvements transferred under the bill.
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History
- 2026
- Sep 27Vetoed by Governor Gavin Newsom.Latest
- Sep 10Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 31
- Vote recorded AB 2770 Alvarez Concurrence in Senate Amendments By PATEL. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 30Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6870.).Major
- Aug 28In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB2770 Alvarez et al. By Jones. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 28Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.).Passed Senate
- Aug 24Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 21Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Aug 13Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 13From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).Minor
- Aug 3In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.Minor
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- Jul 2Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Major
- Jul 1From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 1).Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 22From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.Major
- Jun 12Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.Minor
- Jun 12Withdrawn from committee.Major
- Jun 11From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on G.O.Major
- Jun 3Referred to Coms. on G.O. and N.R. & W.Minor
- May 27In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Vote recorded AB 2770 Alvarez Assembly Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- May 26Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Page 5346.)Passed Assembly
- May 18Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- May 14From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- May 6In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.Minor
- Apr 23From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 22. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Apr 22
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 20Re-referred to Com. on G.O.Minor
- Apr 16Read second time and amended.Major
- Apr 15From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on G.O. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 14).Major
- Apr 14
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Governmental Organization]. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 7Re-referred to Com. on W., P., & W.Minor
- Apr 6From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on W., P., & W. Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 23Referred to Coms. on W., P., & W. and G.O.Minor
- Feb 21From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
- Feb 20Read first time. To print.Introduced
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