Gov. Code, § 54261 · Article 11. Native American Ancestral Lands
Gov. Code, § 54261
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) “Economic benefits” may include, but are not limited to the following:
(1) Employment growth.
(2) Housing development.
(3) Infrastructure and environmental improvements.
(4) Assistance to schools and education.
(5) Assistance to public safety agencies and departments.
(6) Assistance to nonprofit organizations.
(b) “Fair evaluation of a fee-to-trust application” means consideration by a local government of a specific, individual fee-to-trust application on a case-by-case basis.
(c) “Fee-to-trust” refers to the land acquisition procedures described in Part 151 of Title 25 of the Code of Federal Regulations (25 C.F.R. 151).
(d) “Local government” as used in this article refers to a county, a city, a city and county, and a special district.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 291, Sec. 1. (SB 712) Effective January 1, 2022.
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