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Union Calendar No. 450 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4867 

[Report No. 113–606] 

To provide for certain land to be taken into trust for the benefit of Morongo 

Band of Mission Indians, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 12, 2014 

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

referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014 

Additional sponsors: Mr. CA ́RDENAS and Mr. LAMALFA

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014 

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 June 12, 2014] 


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A BILL 

To provide for certain land to be taken into trust for the 

benefit of Morongo 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 ‘‘Economic Development 

5 Through Tribal Land Exchange Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions 

8 apply: 

9 (1) BANNING.—The term ‘‘Banning’’ means the 

10 City of Banning, which is located in Riverside Coun11 ty, California adjacent to the Morongo Indian Res12 ervation. 

13 (2) FIELDS.—The term ‘‘Fields’’ means Lloyd L. 

14 Fields, the owner of record of Parcel A. 

15 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map enti16 tled ‘Morongo Indian Reservation, County of River17 side, State of California Land Exchange Map’, and 

18 dated May 22, 2014, which is on file in the Bureau 

19 of Land Management State Office in Sacramento, 

20 California. 

21 (4) PARCEL A.—The term ‘‘Parcel A’’ means the 

22 approximately 41.15 acres designated on the map as 

23 ‘‘Fields lands’’. 


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1 (5) PARCEL B.—The term ‘‘Parcel B’’ means the 

2 approximately 41.15 acres designated on the map as 

3 ‘‘Morongo lands’’. 

4 (6) PARCEL C.—The term ‘‘Parcel C’’ means the 

5 approximately 1.21 acres designated on the map as 

6 ‘‘Banning land’’. 

7 (7) PARCEL D.—The term ‘‘Parcel D’’ means the 

8 approximately 1.76 acres designated on the map as 

9 ‘‘Easement to Banning’’. 

10 (8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

11 the Secretary of the Interior. 

12 (9) TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Tribe’’ means the 

13 Morongo Band of Mission Indians, a federally recog14 nized Indian tribe. 

15 SEC. 3. TRANSFER OF LANDS; TRUST LANDS, EASEMENT. 

16 (a) TRANSFER OF PARCEL A AND PARCEL B AND

17 EASEMENT OVER PARCEL D.—Subject to any valid exist18 ing rights of any third parties and to legal review and ap19 proval of the form and content of any and all instruments 

20 of conveyance and policies of title insurance, upon receipt 

21 by the Secretary of confirmation that Fields has duly exe22 cuted and deposited with a mutually acceptable and jointly 

23 instructed escrow holder in California a deed conveying 

24 clear and unencumbered title to Parcel A to the United 

25 States in trust for the exclusive use and benefit of the Tribe, 


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1 and upon receipt by Fields of confirmation that the Sec2 retary has duly executed and deposited into escrow with the 

3 same mutually acceptable and jointly instructed escrow 

4 holder a patent conveying clear and unencumbered title in 

5 fee simple to Parcel B to Fields and has duly executed and 

6 deposited into escrow with the same mutually acceptable 

7 and jointly instructed escrow holder an easement to the City 

8 for a public right-of-way over Parcel D, the Secretary shall 

9 instruct the escrow holder to simultaneously cause— 

10 (1) the patent to Parcel B to be recorded and 

11 issued to Fields; 

12 (2) the easement over Parcel D to be recorded 

13 and issued to the City; and 

14 (3) the deed to Parcel A to be delivered to the 

15 Secretary, who shall immediately cause said deed to 

16 be recorded and held in trust for the Tribe. 

17 (b) TRANSFER OF PARCEL C.—After the simultaneous 

18 transfer of parcels A, B, and D under subsection (a), upon 

19 receipt by the Secretary of confirmation that the City has 

20 vacated its interest in Parcel C pursuant to all applicable 

21 State and local laws, the Secretary shall immediately cause 

22 Parcel C to be held in trust for the Tribe subject to— 

23 (1) any valid existing rights of any third par24 ties; and 


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1 (2) legal review and approval of the form and 

2 content of any and all instruments of conveyance. 


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Union Calendar No. 450 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4867 

[Report No. 113–606] 

A BILL 

To provide for certain land to be taken into trust 

ans, and for other purposes. for the benefit of Morongo Band of Mission IndiSEPTEMBER 19, 2014 

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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