AB 1735
Park property: City of Cathedral City.
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Appropriation
No
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Bill overview
This bill clarifies the City of Cathedral City’s ability to repurpose a portion of park property acquired with state grant funds. Specifically, it allows the city to convert a portion of these parks into a fire station, provided they acquire replacement park land of equal or greater recreational value, approved by the Department of Parks and Recreation, and at no cost to the state. The bill aims to address the city’s need for a fire station while ensuring continued access to park resources.
Key provisions
- Allows the City of Cathedral City to use park property acquired with state grants for a fire station.
- Requires the city to acquire replacement park property of equal or greater recreational value.
- The Department of Parks and Recreation must approve the replacement property.
- The city must not incur any costs for the replacement property.
- The bill applies to grant money from the Roberti-Z’berg-Harris Urban Open-Space and Recreation Program Act and the Nejedly-Hart State, Urban, and Coastal Park Bond Act of 1976.
Who is affected
- City of Cathedral City
- Department of Parks and Recreation
- Residents of Cathedral City
- State of California (through grant programs)
Notable changes
- Modifies the allowable uses of park property acquired with state grant funds.
- Introduces a requirement for replacement park land acquisition.
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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 1735
| Introduced by Assembly Member Wallis |
| February 05, 2026 |
An act relating to park property.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1735, as introduced, Wallis. Park property: City of Cathedral City.
The Roberti-Z’berg-Harris Urban Open-Space and Recreation Program Act provides grants to cities, counties, and certain districts for recreational purposes, open-space purposes, or both, on the basis of population and need. The act requires property acquired or developed with the grant money to be used by the grant recipient only for the purpose for which the grant moneys were requested and prohibits any other use of the area except by a specific act of the Legislature.
The Nejedly-Hart State, Urban, and Coastal Park Bond Act of 1976 provides grants to cities, counties, and certain districts for acquisition, development, or restoration of real property for park, beach, recreational, and historical resources preservation purposes. The act requires property acquired or developed with the grant money to be used by the grant recipient only for the purpose for which the grant moneys were requested and prohibits any other use of the area except by a specific act of the Legislature.
This bill would provide that it is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that would authorize the City of Cathedral City to remove from public recreational use, and use as a fire station, a portion of park property in the city acquired or improved with the grant moneys from the above acts, subject to the acquisition of replacement park property of equal or greater recreational value approved by the Department of Parks and Recreation, to be used for park purposes, and at no cost to the state.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that would authorize the City of Cathedral City to remove from public recreational use, and use as a fire station, a portion of park property in the city acquired or improved with grant moneys from the Roberti-Z’berg-Harris Urban Open-Space and Recreation Program Act (Chapter 3.2 (commencing with Section 5620) of Division 5 of the Public Resources Code) and the Nejedly-Hart State, Urban, and Coastal Park Bond Act of 1976 (Chapter 1.68 (commencing with Section 5096.111) of Division 5 of the Public Resources Code), subject to the acquisition of replacement park property of equal or greater recreational value approved by the Department of Parks and Recreation, to be used for park purposes, and at no cost to the state.