Welfare and Institutions Code section 7205
(a)
There shall be excepted and reserved in the state all deposits of minerals, including oil and gas, in the property and to the state, or persons authorized by the state, the right to prospect for, mine, and remove such deposits from the property.(b)
If the city shall cease to use the property for public purposes, all right, title, and interest of the county in and to the property shall cease and the property shall revert and rest in the state.
Source:
Section 7205, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=7205.
(accessed Apr. 24, 2025).