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Union Calendar No. 550 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1031 

[Report No. 116–666] 

To take certain land located in San Diego County, California, into trust 

for the benefit of the Pala Band of Mission Indians, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 6, 2019 

Mr. VARGAS (for himself and Mr. COOK) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

DECEMBER 18, 2020 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

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

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 6, 2019] 


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A BILL 

To take certain land located in San Diego County, California, 

into trust for the benefit of the Pala Band of Mission 

Indians, and for other purposes. 


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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 ‘‘Pala Band of Mission 

5 Indians Land Transfer Act of 2020’’. 

6 SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF LAND IN TRUST FOR THE PALA BAND 

7 OF MISSION INDIANS. 

8 (a) TRANSFER AND ADMINISTRATION.— 

9 (1) TRANSFER OF LANDS INTO TRUST.—If, not 

10 later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 

11 of this Act, the Tribe transfers title to the land de12 scribed in subsection (b) to the United States, the Sec13 retary, not later than 180 days after such transfer, 

14 shall take that land into trust for the benefit of the 

15 Tribe. 

16 (2) ADMINISTRATION.—The land transferred 

17 under paragraph (1) shall be part of the Pala Indian 

18 Reservation and administered in accordance with the 

19 laws and regulations generally applicable to land held 

20 in trust by the United States for an Indian Tribe. 

21 (b) LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF LANDS TRANSFERRED.— 

22 The land referred to in subsection (a)(1) is the approxi23 mately 700 acres of land located in San Diego County, 

24 California, described as follows: 


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1 THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN BELOW IS 

2 SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, STATE 

3 OF CALIFORNIA, AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: 

4 PARCEL 28 (APN 128-020-24): THE SOUTHEAST 

5 QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER, SEC6 TION 4 TOWNSHIP 10 SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST, SAN 

7 BERNARDINO MERIDIAN, IN THE COUNTY OF SAN 

8 DIEGO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ACCORDING TO 

9 THE OFFICIAL PLAT THEREOF. 

10 PARCEL 29 (APN 128-020-21, 128-020-40): THE 

11 SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST 

12 QUARTER AND THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF 

13 SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 

14 10 SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST, SAN BERNARDINO ME15 RIDIAN, IN THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, STATE OF 

16 CALIFORNIA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL PLAT 

17 THEREOF. EXCEPTING FROM SAID NORTHWEST 

18 QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER THE 

19 SOUTHWEST QUARTER THEREOF. 

20 PARCEL 30 (APN 128-020-22 AND 41): THE 

21 SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST 

22 QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER, AND 

23 THE EAST HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER 

24 OF SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 10 SOUTH, RANGE 2 

25 WEST, SAN BERNARDINO MERIDIAN, IN THE 


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1 COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, 

2 ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL PLAT THEREOF. 

3 PARCEL 31(APN 110-160-05 AND 09; AND 128-020- 

4 30): THE SOUTH HALF OF THE NORTHWEST 

5 QUARTER AND THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF 

6 SECTION 33, TOWNSHIP 9 SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST, 

7 SAN BERNARDINO MERIDIAN, IN THE COUNTY OF 

8 SAN DIEGO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, TOGETHER 

9 WITH LOTS 3 AND 4 IN SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 10 

10 SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST, SAN BERNARDINO MERID11 IAN, IN THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, STATE OF 

12 CALIFORNIA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL PLAT 

13 THEREOF. EXCEPTING THE NORTHWEST QUAR14 TER OF THE SOUTH HALF OF THE NORTHWEST 

15 QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 33. ALSO EXCEPTING 

16 ALL THAT PORTION OF THE ABOVE, DESCRIBED 

17 AS A WHOLE AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE 

18 SECTION CORNER COMMON TO SECTIONS 4 AND 5, 

19 TOWNSHIP 10 SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST, SAN 

20 BERNARDINO MERIDIAN, AND SECTIONS 32 AND 

21 33, TOWNSHIP 9 SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST, SAN 

22 BERNARDINO MERIDIAN; THENCE NORTH 10° 29’ 

23 35’’ EAST ALONG THE COMMON BOUNDARY LINE 

24 BETWEEN SAID SECTIONS 32 AND 33, A DISTANCE 

25 OF 1,333.43 FEET; THENCE LEAVING SAID COMMON 


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1 BOUNDARY LINE, SOUTH 04° 51’ 07’’ EAST A DIS2 TANCE OF 465.32 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 01° 12’ 27’’ 

3 EAST, A DISTANCE OF 2,095.22 FEET TO THE 

4 SOUTHERLY BOUNDARY LINE OF LOT 4 (THE 

5 NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST 

6 QUARTER) OF SAID SECTION 4; THENCE ALONG 

7 SAID SOUTHERLY LINE, SOUTH 88° 10’ 29’’ WEST, 

8 A DISTANCE OF 300.01 FEET TO THE COMMON 

9 BOUNDARY LINE BETWEEN SAID SECTIONS 4 AND 

10 5; THENCE NORTH 01° 12’ 27’’ WEST ALONG SAID 

11 COMMON BOUNDARY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 1,257.00 

12 FEET TO SAID SECTION CORNER COMMON SEC13 TIONS 4, 5, 32 AND 33, AND THE POINT OF BEGIN14 NING. 

15 PARCEL 32 (APN: 128-340-31): THAT PORTION 

16 OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTH17 WEST QUARTER OF SECTION 4 AND THE NORTH18 WEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER 

19 OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 9, 

20 ALL IN TOWNSHIP 10 SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST, SAN 

21 BERNARDINO MERIDIAN, IN THE COUNTY OF SAN 

22 DIEGO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ACCORDING TO 

23 THE OFFICIAL PLAT THEREOF, DESCRIBED AS A 

24 WHOLE AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE NORTH25 EAST CORNER OF THE WEST HALF OF THE 


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1 NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 9, 

2 BEING THE SOUTHEASTERLY CORNER OF LAND 

3 DESCRIBED IN PARCEL 1 IN DEED TO 

4 GEORGIETTE M. PFAU, RECORDED MARCH 3, 1960 

5 AS FILE/PAGE NO. 44210 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS; 

6 THENCE ALONG THE SOUTHERLY BOUNDARY OF 

7 SAID LAND NORTH 79° 17’ 00’’ WEST, 199.34 FEET; 

8 AND NORTH 85° 10’ 00’’ WEST, 421.35 FEET TO THE 

9 BEGINNING OF A TANGENT CURVE CONCAVE 

10 SOUTHEASTERLY HAVING A RADIUS OF 75.00 

11 FEET, SAID BEGINNING OF CURVE BEING A POINT 

12 ON THE CENTER LINE OF THAT CERTAIN 60.00 

13 FOOT STRIP OF LAND DESCRIBED AS PARCEL 2 

14 IN SAID DEED TO GEORGIETTE M. PFAU ABOVE 

15 REFERRED TO; THENCE ALONG THE CENTER 

16 LINE OF SAID STRIP THE FOLLOWING COURSES 

17 AND DISTANCES: SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG THE 

18 ARC OF SAID CURVE THROUGH A CENTRAL 

19 ANGLE OF 36° 49’ 00’’ A DISTANCE OF 48.19 FEET; 

20 TANGENT TO SAID CURVE SOUTH 58° 01’ 00’’ WEST 

21 142.89 FEET TO THE BEGINNING OF A TANGENT 

22 CURVE CONCAVE NORTHWESTERLY, HAVING A 

23 RADIUS OF 60.00 FEET; SOUTHWESTERLY AND 

24 WESTERLY ALONG THE ARC OF SAID CURVE 

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1 TANCE OF 37.41 FEET; TANGENT TO SAID CURVE 

2 NORTH 86° 15’ 30’’ WEST, 126.49 FEET TO THE BE3 GINNING OF A TANGENT CURVE CONCAVE SOUTH4 EASTERLY, HAVING A RADIUS OF 50.00 FEET; 

5 SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG THE ARC OF SAID 

6 CURVE THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 41° 35’ 

7 30’’ A DISTANCE OF 36.30 FEET; TANGENT TO SAID 

8 CURVE SOUTH 52° 09’ 00’’ WEST, 114.53 FEET TO 

9 THE BEGINNING OF A TANGENT CURVE CONCAVE 

10 NORTHERLY, HAVING A RADIUS OF 50.00 FEET; 

11 WESTERLY ALONG THE ARC OF SAID CURVE 

12 THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 52° 12’ 40’’ A DIS13 TANCE OF 45.56 FEET; AND TANGENT TO SAID 

14 CURVE NORTH 75° 38’ 20’’ WEST, 46.66 FEET TO AN 

15 ANGLE POINT IN THE BOUNDARY OF SAID PAR16 CEL 1 OF SAID LAND OF GEORGIETTE M. PFAU; 

17 THENCE ALONG A PORTION OF THE BOUNDARY 

18 OF SAID LAND, NORTH 25° 05’ 30’’ WEST, 500.00 

19 FEET TO AN ANGLE POINT IN SAID BOUNDARY; 

20 THENCE LEAVING SAID BOUNDARY NORTH 78° 14’ 

21 56’’ EAST, 533.65 FEET; THENCE NORTH 06° 01’ 28’’ 

22 WEST, 213.81 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 76° 40’ 01’’ 

23 EAST 851.88 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EAST LINE 

24 OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTH25 WEST QUARTER; THENCE ALONG SAID EAST LINE 


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1 SOUTH 4° 47’ 28’’ EAST, 486.32 FEET TO THE TRUE 

2 POINT OF BEGINNING; EXCEPTING THEREFROM 

3 THAT PORTION GRANTED TO SAN DIEGO GAS AND 

4 ELECTRIC COMPANY BY DEED RECORDED OCTO5 BER 13, 1970 AS FILE/PAGE NO. 185466 OF OFFI6 CIAL RECORDS. ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM 

7 ONE-HALF OF ANY OIL, MINERAL, AND/OR ORE 

8 RIGHTS RESERVED BY AGNES M. COUSER BY 

9 DEEDS RECORDED MARCH 3, 1960 AS FILE/PAGE 

10 NO. 44210 AND 44212 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. 

11 PARCEL 33: AN EASEMENT FOR ROAD AND 

12 PUBLIC UTILITY PURPOSES OVER, UNDER, UPON 

13 AND ACROSS A STRIP OF LAND 30.00 FEET IN 

14 WIDTH LYING WITHIN THE SOUTHWEST QUAR15 TER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 

16 4, TOWNSHIP 10 SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST, SAN 

17 BERNARDINO MERIDIAN, IN THE COUNTY OF SAN 

18 DIEGO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, THE NORTHEAST19 ERLY LINE OF SAID STRIP BEING THAT COURSE 

20 FORMING THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF PAR21 CEL 32 HEREINABOVE BEING DESCRIBED THERE22 IN AS ‘‘NORTH 25° 05’ 30’’ WEST, 500.00 FEET’’. EX23 CEPTING THEREFROM THAT PORTION LYING 

24 WITHIN THE 60.00 FOOT STRIP DESCRIBED AS 

25 PARCEL 11 HEREINABOVE. 


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1 PARCEL 34: AN EASEMENT FOR ROAD AND 

2 PUBLIC UTILITY PURPOSES OVER THAT PORTION 

3 OF SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 4, 

4 TOWNSHIP 10 SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST, SAN 

5 BERNARDINO MERIDIAN, MORE PARTICULARLY 

6 DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE 

7 MOST SOUTHERLY CORNER OF LAND DESCRIBED 

8 IN THE DEED TO SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC 

9 COMPANY BY INSTRUMENT RECORDED OCTOBER 

10 13, 1970 AS FILE/PAGE NO. 185466 OF OFFICIAL 

11 RECORDS; THENCE NORTH 24° 33’ 26’’ WEST, 375.07 

12 FEET; THENCE NORTH 11°10’ 14’’ EAST 498.52 

13 FEET; THENCE NORTH 72° 57’ 24’’ EAST, 43.36 

14 FEET TO THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID WEST15 ERLY 300.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 01° 12’ 27’’ 

16 EAST PARALLEL WITH THE WESTERLY LINE OF 

17 SAID SECTION 4, A DISTANCE OF 20.79 FEET; 

18 THENCE SOUTH 72° 57’ 24’’ WEST, 25.82 FEET; 

19 THENCE SOUTH 11° 10’ 14’’ WEST, 472.17 FEET; 

20 THENCE NORTH 65° 26’ 24’’ EAST, 5.36 FEET; 

21 THENCE SOUTH 24° 33’ 36 EAST, 305.59 FEET TO 

22 SAID EASTERLY LINE OF THE WESTERLY 300.00 

23 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 01° 12’ 22’’ EAST ALONG 

24 SAID EASTERLY LINE 75.59 FEET TO THE POINT 

25 OF BEGINNING. 


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1 PARCEL 35 (APN 128-340-32): THAT PORTION 

2 OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTH3 WEST QUARTER OF SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 10 

4 SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST, SAN BERNARDINO MERID5 IAN, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL PLAT THERE6 OF DESCRIBED A FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A 

7 POINT IN THE EAST LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST 

8 QUARTER OF SOUTHWEST QUARTER, DISTANT 

9 THEREON, NORTH 4° 47’ 28’’ WEST, 486.34 FEET 

10 FROM THE SOUTHEAST CORNER THEREOF; 

11 THENCE NORTH 76° 40’ 01’’ WEST, 851.88 FEET; 

12 THENCE SOUTH 6° 01’ 28’’ EAST 213.81 FEET; 

13 THENCE SOUTH 78° 14’ 56’’ WEST 533.65 FEET TO 

14 THE MOST WESTERLY CORNER OF THE LAND DE15 SCRIBED IN PARCEL 1 OF DEED TO GERALD F. 

16 LAMP, ET AL. RECORDED SEPTEMBER 5, 1962 AS 

17 FILE/PAGE NO. 153042 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS OF 

18 SAN DIEGO COUNTY; THENCE ALONG THE BOUND19 ARY OF SAID LAND, NORTH 10° 38’ 20’’ EAST 498.48 

20 FEET, NORTH 72° 25’ 30’’ EAST, 198.04 FEET, 

21 NORTH 81° 04’ 00’’ EAST 539.56 FEET, AND NORTH 

22 3° 52’ 50’’ WEST 261.33 FEET TO THE NORTH LINE 

23 OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SOUTHWEST 

24 QUARTER; THENCE ALONG SAID NORTH LINE, 

25 NORTH 86° 14’ 50’’ EAST 466.75 FEET TO THE 


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1 NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SOUTHWEST 

2 QUARTER OF SOUTHWEST QUARTER; THENCE 

3 SOUTH 4° 47’ 28’’ EAST 802.72 FEET TO THE POINT 

4 OF BEGINNING. EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT 

5 PORTION GRANTED TO SAN DIEGO GAS AND 

6 ELECTRIC COMPANY, BY DEED RECORDED OCTO7 BER 13, 1970 AS FILE/PAGE NO. 185466 OF OFFI8 CIAL RECORDS. ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM 

9 ONE-HALF OF ANY OIL, MINERAL, AND/OR ORE 

10 RIGHTS RESERVED BY AGNES M. COUSER, IN 

11 DEEDS RECORDED MARCH 3, 1960 AS FILE/PAGE 

12 NO. 44210 AND 44212 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. 

13 PARCEL 36: AN EASEMENT FOR ROAD AND 

14 PUBLIC UNTILITY PURPOSES OVER, UNDER, 

15 ALONG AND ACROSS THAT PORTION OF THE 

16 SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 

17 10 SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST, SAN BERNARDINO ME18 RIDIAN, IN THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, STATE OF 

19 CALIFORNIA, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THERE20 OF, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE 

21 MOST WESTERLY CORNER OF LAND DESCRIBED 

22 IN THAT CERTAIN DEED TO THE SAN DIEGO GAS 

23 AND ELECTRIC COMPANY, RECORDED OCTOBER 

24 13, 1970 AS FILE/PAGENO. 185466 OF OFFICIAL 

25 RECORDS; THENCE NORTH 78° 14’ 56’’ EAST, 64.89 


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1 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 10° 38’ 20’’ WEST TO THE 

2 SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID SAN DIEGO GAS 

3 AND ELECTRIC COMPANY’S LAND; THENCE ALONG 

4 SAID SOUTHWESTERLY LINE NORTH 25° 05’ 30’’ 

5 WEST (RECORD NORTH 24° 33’ 36’’ WEST PER 

6 DEED) TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. EXCEPTING 

7 THEREFROM THAT PORTION LYING WITHIN PAR8 CEL 34 HEREINABOVE DESCRIBED. 

9 PARCEL A (APN 110-370-09, PORTIONS 128-020- 

10 03, 128-020-04 AND 110-150-25): PARCEL A OF CER11 TIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE RECORDED FEBRUARY 

12 2, 2017, AS INSTRUMENT NO. 20170056637 OF OFFI13 CIAL RECORDS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALI14 FORNIA, FURTHER DESCRIBED AS: 

15 GOVERNMENT LOT 3 IN SECTION 5, AND THAT 

16 PORTION OF THE SOUTH HALF OF THE NORTH17 EAST QUARTER OF SECTION 5, LYING EASTERLY 

18 OF THE SOUTHERLY PROLONGATION OF THE 

19 WESTERLY LINE OF GOVERNMENT LOT 3, ALL IN 

20 SECTION 5, TOWNSHIP 10 SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST, 

21 SAN BERNARDINO MERIDIAN, IN THE COUNTY OF 

22 SAN DIEGO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ACCORDING 

23 TO THE OFFICIAL PLAT THEREOF. 

24 TOGETHER WITH 


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1 THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTH2 EAST QUARTER OF SECTION 32, TOWNSHIP 9 

3 SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST, SAN BERNARDINO MERID4 IAN, IN THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, STATE OF 

5 CALIFORNIA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL PLAT 

6 THEREOF. 

7 AND TOGETHER WITH 

8 A PORTION OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER 

9 OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 32, 

10 TOWNSHIP 9 SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST, SAN 

11 BERNARDINO MERIDIAN, IN THE COUNTY OF SAN 

12 DIEGO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ACCORDING TO 

13 THE OFFICIAL PLAT THEREOF, DESCRIBED AS 

14 FOLLOWS: 

15 BEGINNING AT A POINT WHICH IS SOUTH 

16 86°35’20’’ WEST 823.77 FEET FROM THE NORTH17 EAST CORNER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF 

18 THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 32, 

19 AS DESCRIBED IN DEED TO JOSEPH L. LUCIO 

20 AND IRMA LUCIO, RECORDED AUGUST 28, 1968 AS 

21 INSTRUMENT NO. 148485 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS; 

22 THENCE NORTH 86°35’20’’ EAST 823.77 FEET TO 

23 THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE SOUTHWEST 

24 QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 32; THENCE SOUTH 

25 07°00’06’’ EAST 1352.95 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST 


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1 CORNER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE 

2 SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 32; 

3 THENCE SOUTH 89°55’10’’ WEST ALONG THE 

4 SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID SECTION 32, A DIS5 TANCE OF 846.18 FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE 

6 SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF THE SAN DIEGO AQ7 UEDUCT EASEMENT 150.00 FOOT WIDE, AS SAID 

8 EASEMENT IS DESCRIBED IN BOOK 3386, PAGE 147 

9 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY; THENCE 

10 ALONG SAID SOUTHWESTERLY LINE NORTH 

11 26°44’25’’ WEST (RECORDED NORTH 26°44’15’’ 

12 WEST) 1012.09 FEET TO THE MOST NORTHERLY 

13 CORNER OF THE LAND DESCRIBED IN DEED TO 

14 IDA SCHAAP, ET AL, RECORDED NOVEMBER 2, 

15 1962 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 188661 OF OFFICIAL 

16 RECORDS; THENCE NORTH 58°43’53’’ EAST 753.65 

17 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. 

18 (c) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 

19 shall— 

20 (1) enlarge, impair, or otherwise affect any right 

21 or claim of the Tribe to any land or interest in land 

22 that is in existence before the date of the enactment 

23 of this Act; 

24 (2) affect any water right of the Tribe in exist25 ence before the date of the enactment of this Act; or 


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1 (3) terminate or limit any access in any way to 

2 any right-of-way or right-of-use issued, granted, or 

3 permitted before the date of the enactment of this Act. 

4 (d) RESTRICTED USE OF TRANSFERRED LANDS.—The 

5 Tribe may not conduct, on the land taken into trust for 

6 the Tribe pursuant to this Act, gaming activities— 

7 (1) as a matter of claimed inherent authority; or 

8 (2) under any Federal law, including the Indian 

9 Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) and 

10 regulations promulgated by the Secretary or the Na11 tional Indian Gaming Commission under that Act. 

12 (e) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section: 

13 (1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

14 the Secretary of the Interior. 

15 (2) TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Tribe’’ means the Pala 

16 Band of Mission Indians. 


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Union Calendar No. 550 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1031 

[Report No. 116–666] 

A BILL 

To take certain land located in San Diego County, 

Band of Mission Indians, and for other purposes. California, into trust for the benefit of the Pala 

DECEMBER 18, 2020 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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