CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 971Introduced by Assembly Member AlvarezFebruary 20, 2025 An act relating to Native American tribes. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 971, as introduced, Alvarez. San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians: ancestral lands.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.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to return ancestral land to the San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians. CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 971Introduced by Assembly Member AlvarezFebruary 20, 2025 An act relating to Native American tribes. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 971, as introduced, Alvarez. San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians: ancestral lands.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.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 971 Introduced by Assembly Member AlvarezFebruary 20, 2025 Introduced by Assembly Member Alvarez February 20, 2025 An act relating to Native American tribes. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 971, as introduced, Alvarez. San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians: ancestral lands. 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. 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. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to return ancestral land to the San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to return ancestral land to the San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians. SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to return ancestral land to the San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians. SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to return ancestral land to the San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians. ### SECTION 1.