CA SB231

Authorizes the Department of Transportation to transfer the Blues Beach property in Mendocino County (located along State Route 1 between post miles 73.65 and 75.62) at no cost to a qualified nonprofit corporation organized by California Native American tribes for environmental protection purposes.

Defines qualified nonprofit corporation as a Section 501(c)(3) nonprofit organized by the Sherwood Valley Band of Pomo Indians, Round Valley Indian Tribes, or Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians (or other tribes with majority approval) for environmental and cultural resource protection.

Requires the transferee nonprofit to maintain the property for natural habitat conservation and Native American cultural resource protection, assume long-term maintenance responsibility, and allow public access during daylight hours (sunrise to sunset) with exceptions for Native American cultural activities.

Restricts the nonprofit from transferring the property without department approval, subdividing it, charging access fees, permitting commercial development or gaming, or using it for mitigation of other development.

Requires property to automatically revert to the Department of Transportation if the nonprofit fails to maintain it or ceases to exist, with all reversion costs borne by the nonprofit rather than the state.