State Property: San Pasqual Battlefield State Park.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill aims to return land within the San Pasqual Battlefield State Park to the San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians, acknowledging past injustices and the tribe’s ancestral claims. It requires the state to quitclaim its interests in the park’s land to the tribe, at no cost, and encourages the City of San Diego to do the same. The legislation also includes findings and declarations regarding the historical wrongs committed against the tribe and the state’s intention to rectify them.
Key provisions
- The state must quitclaim its land within the San Pasqual Battlefield State Park to the San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians at no cost.
- The City of San Diego is encouraged to transfer its land within the park to the tribe.
- The state must relinquish all existing rights and interests (leases, permits, etc.) in the transferred land.
- The bill includes legislative findings and declarations regarding historical injustices.
- The bill includes legislative findings and declarations regarding a gift of public funds.
- A new section (14673.14) is added to the Government Code to formalize these transfers.
- The legislation acknowledges Executive Order N-15-19 apologizing for past actions against Native Americans.
- The legislation aligns with the Governor’s statement of administration policy supporting tribal land acquisition.
Who is affected
- San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians
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