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Calendar No. 562 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3857 

[Report No. 118–247] 

To take certain land in the State of California into trust for the benefit 

of the Jamul Indian Village of California, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 29, 2024 

Mr. PADILLA (for himself and Ms. BUTLER) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs 

NOVEMBER 18, 2024 

Reported by Mr. SCHATZ, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To take certain land in the State of California into trust 

for the benefit of the Jamul Indian Village of California, 

and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Jamul Indian Village 

5 Land Transfer Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. LAND TO BE TAKEN INTO TRUST FOR THE JAMUL 

2 INDIAN VILLAGE OF CALIFORNIA. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The approximately 172.1 acres of 

4 land owned in fee by the Jamul Indian Village of Cali5 fornia located in San Diego, California, and described in 

6 subsection (b) are hereby taken into trust by the United 

7 States for the benefit of the Jamul Indian Village of Cali8 fornia. 

9 (b) LAND DESCRIPTIONS.—The land referred to in 

10 subsection (a) is the following: 

11 (1) PARCEL 1.—The parcels of land totaling ap12 proximately 161.23 acres, located in San Diego 

13 County, California, that are held in fee by the Jamul 

14 Indian Village of California, as legally described in 

15 Document No. 2022–0010260 in the Official 

16 Records of the Office of the Recorder, San Diego 

17 County, California, and recorded January 7, 2022. 

18 (2) PARCEL 2.—The parcel of land totaling ap19 proximately 6 acres, located in San Diego County, 

20 California, that is held in fee by the Jamul Indian 

21 Village of California, as legally described in Docu22 ment No. 2021–0540770 in the Official Records of 

23 the Office of the Recorder, San Diego County, Cali24 fornia, and recorded July 29, 2021. 

25 (3) PARCEL 3.—The parcel of land totaling ap26 proximately 4.03 acres, located in San Diego CounVerDate Sep 11 2014 03:22 Nov 19, 2024 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6401 E:\BILLS\S3857.RS S3857

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1 ty, California, that is held in fee by the Jamul In2 dian Village of California, as legally described in 

3 Document No. 1998–0020339 in the Official 

4 Records of the Office of the Recorder, San Diego 

5 County, California, and recorded January 15, 1998. 

6 (4) PARCEL 4.—The parcel of land comprised 

7 of approximately 0.84 acres, located in San Diego 

8 County, California, that is held in fee by the Jamul 

9 Indian Village of California, as legally described in 

10 Document No. 2017–0410384 in the Official 

11 Records of the Office of the Recorder, San Diego 

12 County, California, and recorded September 7, 2017. 

13 (c) ADMINISTRATION.—Land taken into trust under 

14 subsection (a) shall be— 

15 (1) part of the reservation of the Jamul Indian 

16 Village of California; and 

17 (2) administered in accordance with the laws 

18 and regulations generally applicable to property held 

19 in trust by the United States for the benefit of an 

20 Indian Tribe. 

21 (d) GAMING PROHIBITED.—Land taken into trust 

22 under subsection (a) shall not be used for any class II 

23 gaming or class III gaming under the Indian Gaming Reg24 ulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) (as those terms are 

25 defined in section 4 of that Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)). 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Jamul Indian Village 

3 Land Transfer Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. LAND TO BE TAKEN INTO TRUST FOR THE JAMUL 

5 INDIAN VILLAGE OF CALIFORNIA. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The approximately 167.23 acres of 

7 land owned in fee by the Jamul Indian Village of California 

8 located in San Diego, California, and described in sub9 section (b) are hereby taken into trust by the United States 

10 for the benefit of the Jamul Indian Village of California. 

11 (b) LAND DESCRIPTIONS.—The land referred to in sub12 section (a) is the following: 

13 (1) PARCEL 1.—The parcels of land totaling ap14 proximately 161.23 acres, located in San Diego Coun15 ty, California, that are held in fee by the Jamul In16 dian Village of California, as legally described in 

17 Document No. 2022–0010260 in the Official Records 

18 of the Office of the Recorder, San Diego County, Cali19 fornia, and recorded January 7, 2022. 

20 (2) PARCEL 2.—The parcel of land totaling ap21 proximately 6 acres, located in San Diego County, 

22 California, that is held in fee by the Jamul Indian 

23 Village of California, as legally described in Docu24 ment No. 2021–0540770 in the Official Records of the 

25 Office of the Recorder, San Diego County, California, 

26 and recorded July 29, 2021. 


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1 (c) REAFFIRMATION OF CERTAIN LAND HELD IN

2 TRUST.— 

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—Congress reaffirms the ap4 proximately 4.87 acres of land located in San Diego, 

5 California, and described in paragraph (2) that was 

6 taken into trust by the United States for the benefit 

7 of the Jamul Indian Village of California on July 19 

8 and August 19, 2024. 

9 (2) LAND DESCRIPTIONS.—The land referred to 

10 in paragraph (1) is the following: 

11 (A) PARCEL 3.—The parcel of land totaling 

12 approximately 4.03 acres, located in San Diego 

13 County, California, that is held in fee by the 

14 Jamul Indian Village of California, as legally 

15 described in Document No. 1998–0020339 in the 

16 Official Records of the Office of the Recorder, 

17 San Diego County, California, and recorded 

18 January 15, 1998. 

19 (B) PARCEL 4.—The parcel of land com20 prised of approximately 0.84 acres, located in 

21 San Diego County, California, that is held in fee 

22 by the Jamul Indian Village of California, as le23 gally described in Document No. 2017–0410384 

24 in the Official Records of the Office of the ReVerDate Sep 11 2014 03:22 Nov 19, 2024 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\S3857.RS S3857

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1 corder, San Diego County, California, and re2 corded September 7, 2017. 

3 (d) ADDITIONAL TRUST ACQUISITION.—The Secretary 

4 of the Interior shall accept title in and to, and place into 

5 trust by the United States for the benefit of the Jamul In6 dian Village of California, the land depicted as ‘‘Proposed 

7 1.1. acres’’ on the map of the California Department of Fish 

8 and Wildlife entitled ‘‘Amended Acres Proposal’’ and dated 

9 May 2023 if that land is conveyed or otherwise transferred 

10 to the United States by, or on behalf of, the Jamul Indian 

11 Village of California. 

12 (e) ADMINISTRATION.—Land taken into trust under 

13 subsections (a) and (d) shall be— 

14 (1) part of the reservation of the Jamul Indian 

15 Village of California; and 

16 (2) administered in accordance with the laws 

17 and regulations generally applicable to property held 

18 in trust by the United States for the benefit of an In19 dian Tribe. 

20 (f) GAMING PROHIBITED.—Land described in sub21 sections (b), (c)(2), and (d) shall not be used for any class 

22 II gaming or class III gaming under the Indian Gaming 

23 Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) (as those terms are 

24 defined in section 4 of that Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)). 


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Calendar No. 562 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3857 

[Report No. 118–247] 

A BILL 

To take certain land in the State of California into 

of California, and for other purposes. trust for the benefit of the Jamul Indian Village 

NOVEMBER 18, 2024 

Reported with an amendment 


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