State parks: Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation: Tolowa Dunes State Park.
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Fiscal committee
No
Appropriation
No
Current location
Water, Parks and Wildlife
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Progress
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill proposes to return approximately 4,301 acres of state-owned land within Tolowa Dunes State Park to the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation at no cost to the nation. It also aims to terminate existing leases related to grazing and other rights on the land. The bill includes provisions to exempt the transferred land from property taxes and requires the Department of General Services to grant the land to the tribe, subject to specific conditions and restrictions designed to protect cultural and natural resources.
Key provisions
- Returns approximately 4,301 acres of Tolowa Dunes State Park land to the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation.
- Terminates leases between the state and third parties related to the transferred land.
- Exempts the transferred land from property taxation.
- Requires the Department of General Services to grant the land to the tribe.
- Prohibits commercial development, including gaming, on the transferred land.
- Restricts the sale or transfer of the land, except for potential trust status with the United States.
- Requires Tribal Council approval for the land transfer.
- Limits public access to existing trails and beaches within the park.
Who is affected
- Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation
- California State Parks Visitors
- Local Residents of Del Norte County
- State of California (Department of General Services)
- Third-party lessees of state land
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