California Public Resources Code Section 5096.102

Pursuant to Section 5096.96, the City of Palm Springs may authorize the use, for flood control structures, of the part of Tahquitz Regional Park adjoining Tahquitz Creek, which was acquired with a grant of state funds appropriated in Item 412A (200) of the Budget Act of 1974 (Chapter 1522, Statutes of 1974) and disbursed pursuant to Agreement Number 33-0007, subject to all of the following conditions: (a) The City of Palm Springs and the Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District shall jointly fund the construction of a storage, curatorial, and interpretive facility within Tahquitz Regional Park. The plans and specifications of the facility shall be agreed upon by the city, the district, and the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, acting through its Tribal Council. (b) The city shall enter into an agreement with the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, acting through its Tribal Council, that requires the city to transfer title to the remainder of Tahquitz Regional Park to the United States in trust for the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians and requires the Tribal Council on behalf of the tribe to maintain and operate, at no cost to the city, except as specified in the agreement, any recreational facilities at the park and the storage, curatorial, and interpretive facilities in perpetuity and for the use and benefit of the general public. This agreement shall be made part of the deed or other instrument transferring title. No consideration shall be paid for the real property consisting of Tahquitz Regional Park and all improvements thereon, but the city shall be reimbursed by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, acting through its Tribal Council, for all reasonable costs directly incurred in making the transfer, as specified in the agreement. (c) Prior to entering into the agreements specified in subdivisions (a) and (b), the City Council of Palm Springs shall hold at least one public hearing on using part of Tahquitz Regional Park for flood control structures and on the proposed storage, curatorial, and interpretive facility and any proposed recreational facilities. (d) The Department of Parks and Recreation shall review and approve the agreement specified in subdivision (b) and the plans and specifications for the proposed storage, curatorial, and interpretive facility, as agreed to pursuant to subdivision (a).