To take certain land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Pechanga Band of Indians, and for other purposes.
Sponsored By: Representative Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48]
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Summary
Takes approximately 860 acres of Bureau of Land Management land into trust for the Pechanga Band of Indians. The parcel must be kept as open space and protected for archaeological, cultural, and wildlife resources, and it may not host class II or class III gaming.
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- Tribe: Adds about 860 acres to the Pechanga Band's reservation and places that land under federal trust rules while subjecting it to the bill's open-space and preservation conditions.
- Conservation and neighbors: Requires open-space maintenance and limits construction and utilities to uses that protect cultural and wildlife resources, narrowing development options on the parcel.
- Existing rights and users: Preserves all current encumbrances, liens, rights-of-way, reciprocal road agreements, licenses, leases, permits, easements, and any water or service agreements so existing arrangements continue.
- Records and public access: A map describing the parcel will be filed with the Interior Department and made available for public inspection.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Advance notice for Pechanga land MOU changes
If enacted, the Tribe would need to give at least 45 days’ notice before ending the memorandum of understanding for this land. It would need to notify the House Natural Resources Committee, the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, and the local members of Congress. The Tribe would also report any MOU termination or violation to those parties, unless it happens because the Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve is disestablished.
Pechanga land trust with open-space rules
If enacted, the bill would place about 1,261 acres in Riverside County into federal trust for the Pechanga Band and add it to the Tribe's reservation. The land would follow the usual rules for tribal trust land and stay subject to any valid liens, roads, leases, permits, and easements already in place. It would be kept as open space to protect cultural sites and wildlife. Utilities or structures could be built only if they fit those open-space and protection goals. No Class II or Class III gaming would be allowed on this land. Existing water rights and service agreements would not change, and a map would be on file at the Bureau of Land Management for public view.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48]
CA • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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