The roughly 860 acres are federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management rather than held in trust for the Pechanga Band.
This bill takes about 860 acres of land in California and places it into trust for the Pechanga Band of Indians, allowing them to manage it for cultural and environmental purposes.
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No committee member filed a written objection. The committee approved it by unanimous consent.
This bill takes approximately 860 acres of land in Riverside County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Pechanga Band of Indians. The land is currently administered by the Bureau of Land Management. The land taken into trust shall be (1) part of the tribe's reservation; (2) maintained as an open space; and (3) used only for purposes consistent with the maintenance of the land as open space and for the protection, preservation, and maintenance of the archaeological, cultural, and wildlife resources on the land. Further, the bill prohibits gaming on the land.
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