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

Summary

Transfers about 860 acres of Bureau of Land Management land in Riverside County, California, into federal trust for the benefit of the Pechanga Band of Indians and adds the land to the Tribe’s reservation. The land must remain open space, be managed to protect archaeological, cultural, and wildlife resources, remain subject to existing easements and agreements, preserve existing water rights and service agreements, and is expressly prohibited from being used for Class II or Class III gaming.

• About 860 acres of BLM land in Riverside County are taken into trust for the Pechanga Band of Indians.
• The land is added to the Tribe’s reservation and administered under federal Indian trust law.
• Use is limited to open-space purposes and protection of archaeological, cultural, and wildlife resources.
• Existing encumbrances, easements, agreements, and water rights on the land are preserved.
• Class II and Class III gaming are expressly prohibited on the conveyed land.
• A dated map of the covered land must be maintained in BLM offices.
• The change is a targeted land conveyance and does not authorize broad new federal programs or spending.