To take certain land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Pechanga Band of Indians, and for other purpo...
Officially: “To take certain land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Pechanga Band of Indians, and for other purposes.” Read the full text
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1Transfer of land into trust for the Pechanga Band of Indians
This section would take about 1,261 acres of land in Riverside County, California, that the Bureau of Land Management currently administers, into trust for the benefit of the Pechanga Band of Indians, subject to valid existing rights and to the conditions listed in this section. The land would become part of the Tribe's reservation and would be administered under the same laws and regulations that generally apply to property the United States holds in trust for an Indian Tribe. At least 45 days before the Tribe ends a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that applies to the land, the Tribe would have to notify the House Committee on Natural Resources, the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, and the members of Congress representing the area covered by the MOU. The Tribe would also have to report any termination or violation of the MOU to those same recipients, unless the termination or violation is due to the disestablishment of the Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve. The land taken into trust would remain subject to all valid liens, rights-of-way, reciprocal road rights-of-way agreements, licenses, leases, permits, and easements that exist on the date this Act becomes law. The land would have to be maintained as open space and could be used only for purposes consistent with that open-space status and for the protection, preservation, and maintenance of the archaeological, cultural, and wildlife resources on the land, though this would not prevent building or maintaining utilities or structures that are consistent with keeping the land as open space and that are built to protect, preserve, or maintain those archaeological, cultural, and wildlife resources. The land could not be used for class II or class III gaming, as those terms are defined under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. Nothing in the Act would alter, or require the alteration of, any existing water rights or service agreements. A map showing the boundaries of the land would be kept on file and made available for public inspection at the appropriate Bureau of Land Management offices. The section defines covered land as the roughly 1,261 acres of United States interest in Riverside County described above; Map as the specific map on file that depicts the land; MOU as a memorandum of understanding that applies to the covered land; Secretary as the Secretary of the Interior; and Tribe as the Pechanga Band of Indians.
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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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