To take certain land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Pechanga Band of Indians, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5682 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5682

  To take certain land in the State of California into trust for the
    benefit of the Pechanga Band of Indians, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 3, 2025

   Mr. Issa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL

  To take certain land in the State of California into trust for the
    benefit of the Pechanga Band of Indians, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF LAND INTO TRUST FOR THE PECHANGA BAND OF
              INDIANS.

    (a) In General.--Subject to valid existing rights and the
conditions described in subsection (d), the covered land is hereby
taken into trust for the benefit of the Tribe.
    (b) Administration.--The land taken into trust under subsection (a)
shall be--
            (1) part of the reservation of the Tribe; and
            (2) administered in accordance with the laws and
        regulations generally applicable to property held in trust by
        the United States for the benefit of an Indian Tribe.
    (c) Termination of MOU.--
            (1) In general.--At least 45 days before termination of the
        MOU entered into under subsection (b)(3), the Tribe shall
        submit notice of the termination to--
                    (A) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House
                of Representatives;
                    (B) the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate;
                    (C) the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs; and
                    (D) the members of Congress representing the area
                subject to the MOU.
            (2) Report.--The Tribe shall report any termination or
        violation of the MOU to the parties identified in paragraph
        (1), unless the violation or termination is due to the
        disestablishment of the Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve.
    (d) Conditions.--
            (1) In general.--The land taken into trust under subsection
        (a) shall be--
                    (A) subject to all valid liens, rights-of-way,
                reciprocal road rights-of-way agreements, licenses,
                leases, permits, and easements existing on the date of
                the enactment of this Act;
                    (B) maintained as open space; and
                    (C) used only for--
                            (i) purposes consistent with the
                        maintenance of the land as open space; and
                            (ii) the protection, preservation, and
                        maintenance of the archaeological, cultural,
                        and wildlife resources on the land.
            (2) Construction and maintenance.--Nothing in this
        paragraph prohibits the construction or maintenance of
        utilities or structures that are--
                    (A) consistent with the maintenance of the land
                taken into trust under subsection (a) as open space;
                and
                    (B) constructed for the protection, preservation,
                and maintenance of the archaeological, cultural, and
                wildlife resources on the land.
            (3) Prohibition on gaming.--The land taken into trust under
        subsection (a) shall not be used for any class II gaming or
        class III gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (as
        those terms are defined in section 4 of that Act (25 U.S.C.
        2703)).
    (e) Rights and Agreements.--Nothing in this Act shall alter, or
require the alteration of, any existing water rights or service
agreements.
    (f) Map on File.--The Map shall be kept on file and available for
public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land
Management.
    (g) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (1) Covered land.--The term ``covered land'' means all
        right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the
        approximately 1,261 acres of land in Riverside County,
        California, administered by the Bureau of Land Management and
        generally depicted as ``___'' on the Map.
            (2) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map titled ``___'',
        and dated ___.
            (3) MOU.--The term ``MOU'' means a memorandum of
        understanding that applies to the covered land.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of the Interior.
            (5) Tribe.--The term ``Tribe'' means the Pechanga Band of
        Indians.
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