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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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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pala Band of Mission 
Indians Land Transfer Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF LAND IN TRUST FOR THE PALA BAND 
OF MISSION INDIANS. 
(a) TRANSFER AND ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) TRANSFER OF LANDS INTO TRUST.—If, not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Tribe transfers title to the land de-
scribed in subsection (b) to the United States, the Sec-
retary, not later than 180 days after such transfer, 
shall take that land into trust for the benefit of the 
Tribe. 
(2) ADMINISTRATION.—The land transferred 
under paragraph (1) shall be part of the Pala Indian 
Reservation and administered in accordance with the 
laws and regulations generally applicable to land held 
in trust by the United States for an Indian Tribe. 
(b) LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF LANDS TRANSFERRED.— 
The land referred to in subsection (a)(1) is the approxi-
mately 700 acres of land located in San Diego County, 
California, described as follows: 
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THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN BELOW IS 
SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, STATE 
OF CALIFORNIA, AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: 
PARCEL 28 (APN 128-020-24): THE SOUTHEAST 
QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER, SEC-
TION 4 TOWNSHIP 10 SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST, SAN 
BERNARDINO MERIDIAN, IN THE COUNTY OF SAN 
DIEGO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ACCORDING TO 
THE OFFICIAL PLAT THEREOF. 
PARCEL 29 (APN 128-020-21, 128-020-40): THE 
SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST 
QUARTER AND THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF 
SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 
10 SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST, SAN BERNARDINO ME-
RIDIAN, IN THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, STATE OF 
CALIFORNIA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL PLAT 
THEREOF. EXCEPTING FROM SAID NORTHWEST 
QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER THE 
SOUTHWEST QUARTER THEREOF. 
PARCEL 30 (APN 128-020-22 AND 41): THE 
SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST 
QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER, AND 
THE EAST HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER 
OF SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 10 SOUTH, RANGE 2 
WEST, SAN BERNARDINO MERIDIAN, IN THE 
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COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, 
ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL PLAT THEREOF. 
PARCEL 31(APN 110-160-05 AND 09; AND 128-020- 
30): THE SOUTH HALF OF THE NORTHWEST 
QUARTER AND THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF 
SECTION 33, TOWNSHIP 9 SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST, 
SAN BERNARDINO MERIDIAN, IN THE COUNTY OF 
SAN DIEGO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, TOGETHER 
WITH LOTS 3 AND 4 IN SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 10 
SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST, SAN BERNARDINO MERID-
IAN, IN THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, STATE OF 
CALIFORNIA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL PLAT 
THEREOF. EXCEPTING THE NORTHWEST QUAR-
TER OF THE SOUTH HALF OF THE NORTHWEST 
QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 33. ALSO EXCEPTING 
ALL THAT PORTION OF THE ABOVE, DESCRIBED 
AS A WHOLE AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE 
SECTION CORNER COMMON TO SECTIONS 4 AND 5, 
TOWNSHIP 10 SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST, SAN 
BERNARDINO MERIDIAN, AND SECTIONS 32 AND 
33, TOWNSHIP 9 SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST, SAN 
BERNARDINO MERIDIAN; THENCE NORTH 10° 29’ 
35’’ EAST ALONG THE COMMON BOUNDARY LINE 
BETWEEN SAID SECTIONS 32 AND 33, A DISTANCE 
OF 1,333.43 FEET; THENCE LEAVING SAID COMMON 
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SOUTH 4° 47’ 28’’ EAST, 486.32 FEET TO THE TRUE 
POINT OF BEGINNING; EXCEPTING THEREFROM 
THAT PORTION GRANTED TO SAN DIEGO GAS AND 
ELECTRIC COMPANY BY DEED RECORDED OCTO-
BER 13, 1970 AS FILE/PAGE NO. 185466 OF OFFI-
CIAL RECORDS. ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM 
ONE-HALF OF ANY OIL, MINERAL, AND/OR ORE 
RIGHTS RESERVED BY AGNES M. COUSER BY 
DEEDS RECORDED MARCH 3, 1960 AS FILE/PAGE 
NO. 44210 AND 44212 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. 
PARCEL 33: AN EASEMENT FOR ROAD AND 
PUBLIC UTILITY PURPOSES OVER, UNDER, UPON 
AND ACROSS A STRIP OF LAND 30.00 FEET IN 
WIDTH LYING WITHIN THE SOUTHWEST QUAR-
TER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 
4, TOWNSHIP 10 SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST, SAN 
BERNARDINO MERIDIAN, IN THE COUNTY OF SAN 
DIEGO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, THE NORTHEAST-
ERLY LINE OF SAID STRIP BEING THAT COURSE 
FORMING THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF PAR-
CEL 32 HEREINABOVE BEING DESCRIBED THERE-
IN AS ‘‘NORTH 25° 05’ 30’’ WEST, 500.00 FEET’’. EX-
CEPTING THEREFROM THAT PORTION LYING 
WITHIN THE 60.00 FOOT STRIP DESCRIBED AS 
PARCEL 11 HEREINABOVE. 
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PARCEL 34: AN EASEMENT FOR ROAD AND 
PUBLIC UTILITY PURPOSES OVER THAT PORTION 
OF SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 4, 
TOWNSHIP 10 SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST, SAN 
BERNARDINO MERIDIAN, MORE PARTICULARLY 
DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE 
MOST SOUTHERLY CORNER OF LAND DESCRIBED 
IN THE DEED TO SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC 
COMPANY BY INSTRUMENT RECORDED OCTOBER 
13, 1970 AS FILE/PAGE NO. 185466 OF OFFICIAL 
RECORDS; THENCE NORTH 24° 33’ 26’’ WEST, 375.07 
FEET; THENCE NORTH 11°10’ 14’’ EAST 498.52 
FEET; THENCE NORTH 72° 57’ 24’’ EAST, 43.36 
FEET TO THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID WEST-
ERLY 300.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 01° 12’ 27’’ 
EAST PARALLEL WITH THE WESTERLY LINE OF 
SAID SECTION 4, A DISTANCE OF 20.79 FEET; 
THENCE SOUTH 72° 57’ 24’’ WEST, 25.82 FEET; 
THENCE SOUTH 11° 10’ 14’’ WEST, 472.17 FEET; 
THENCE NORTH 65° 26’ 24’’ EAST, 5.36 FEET; 
THENCE SOUTH 24° 33’ 36 EAST, 305.59 FEET TO 
SAID EASTERLY LINE OF THE WESTERLY 300.00 
FEET; THENCE SOUTH 01° 12’ 22’’ EAST ALONG 
SAID EASTERLY LINE 75.59 FEET TO THE POINT 
OF BEGINNING. 
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PARCEL 35 (APN 128-340-32): THAT PORTION 
OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTH-
WEST QUARTER OF SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 10 
SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST, SAN BERNARDINO MERID-
IAN, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL PLAT THERE-
OF DESCRIBED A FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A 
POINT IN THE EAST LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST 
QUARTER OF SOUTHWEST QUARTER, DISTANT 
THEREON, NORTH 4° 47’ 28’’ WEST, 486.34 FEET 
FROM 
THE 
SOUTHEAST 
CORNER 
THEREOF; 
THENCE NORTH 76° 40’ 01’’ WEST, 851.88 FEET; 
THENCE SOUTH 6° 01’ 28’’ EAST 213.81 FEET; 
THENCE SOUTH 78° 14’ 56’’ WEST 533.65 FEET TO 
THE MOST WESTERLY CORNER OF THE LAND DE-
SCRIBED IN PARCEL 1 OF DEED TO GERALD F. 
LAMP, ET AL. RECORDED SEPTEMBER 5, 1962 AS 
FILE/PAGE NO. 153042 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS OF 
SAN DIEGO COUNTY; THENCE ALONG THE BOUND-
ARY OF SAID LAND, NORTH 10° 38’ 20’’ EAST 498.48 
FEET, NORTH 72° 25’ 30’’ EAST, 198.04 FEET, 
NORTH 81° 04’ 00’’ EAST 539.56 FEET, AND NORTH 
3° 52’ 50’’ WEST 261.33 FEET TO THE NORTH LINE 
OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SOUTHWEST 
QUARTER; THENCE ALONG SAID NORTH LINE, 
NORTH 86° 14’ 50’’ EAST 466.75 FEET TO THE 
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NORTHEAST 
CORNER 
OF 
SAID 
SOUTHWEST 
QUARTER OF SOUTHWEST QUARTER; THENCE 
SOUTH 4° 47’ 28’’ EAST 802.72 FEET TO THE POINT 
OF BEGINNING. EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT 
PORTION GRANTED TO SAN DIEGO GAS AND 
ELECTRIC COMPANY, BY DEED RECORDED OCTO-
BER 13, 1970 AS FILE/PAGE NO. 185466 OF OFFI-
CIAL RECORDS. ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM 
ONE-HALF OF ANY OIL, MINERAL, AND/OR ORE 
RIGHTS RESERVED BY AGNES M. COUSER, IN 
DEEDS RECORDED MARCH 3, 1960 AS FILE/PAGE 
NO. 44210 AND 44212 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. 
PARCEL 36: AN EASEMENT FOR ROAD AND 
PUBLIC UNTILITY PURPOSES OVER, UNDER, 
ALONG AND ACROSS THAT PORTION OF THE 
SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 
10 SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST, SAN BERNARDINO ME-
RIDIAN, IN THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, STATE OF 
CALIFORNIA, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THERE-
OF, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE 
MOST WESTERLY CORNER OF LAND DESCRIBED 
IN THAT CERTAIN DEED TO THE SAN DIEGO GAS 
AND ELECTRIC COMPANY, RECORDED OCTOBER 
13, 1970 AS FILE/PAGENO. 185466 OF OFFICIAL 
RECORDS; THENCE NORTH 78° 14’ 56’’ EAST, 64.89 
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FEET; THENCE SOUTH 10° 38’ 20’’ WEST TO THE 
SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID SAN DIEGO GAS 
AND ELECTRIC COMPANY’S LAND; THENCE ALONG 
SAID SOUTHWESTERLY LINE NORTH 25° 05’ 30’’ 
WEST (RECORD NORTH 24° 33’ 36’’ WEST PER 
DEED) TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. EXCEPTING 
THEREFROM THAT PORTION LYING WITHIN PAR-
CEL 34 HEREINABOVE DESCRIBED. 
PARCEL A (APN 110-370-09, PORTIONS 128-020- 
03, 128-020-04 AND 110-150-25): PARCEL A OF CER-
TIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE RECORDED FEBRUARY 
2, 2017, AS INSTRUMENT NO. 20170056637 OF OFFI-
CIAL RECORDS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALI-
FORNIA, FURTHER DESCRIBED AS: 
GOVERNMENT LOT 3 IN SECTION 5, AND THAT 
PORTION OF THE SOUTH HALF OF THE NORTH-
EAST QUARTER OF SECTION 5, LYING EASTERLY 
OF THE SOUTHERLY PROLONGATION OF THE 
WESTERLY LINE OF GOVERNMENT LOT 3, ALL IN 
SECTION 5, TOWNSHIP 10 SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST, 
SAN BERNARDINO MERIDIAN, IN THE COUNTY OF 
SAN DIEGO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ACCORDING 
TO THE OFFICIAL PLAT THEREOF. 
TOGETHER WITH 
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THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTH-
EAST QUARTER OF SECTION 32, TOWNSHIP 9 
SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST, SAN BERNARDINO MERID-
IAN, IN THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, STATE OF 
CALIFORNIA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL PLAT 
THEREOF. 
AND TOGETHER WITH 
A PORTION OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER 
OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 32, 
TOWNSHIP 9 SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST, SAN 
BERNARDINO MERIDIAN, IN THE COUNTY OF SAN 
DIEGO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ACCORDING TO 
THE OFFICIAL PLAT THEREOF, DESCRIBED AS 
FOLLOWS: 
BEGINNING AT A POINT WHICH IS SOUTH 
86°35’20’’ WEST 823.77 FEET FROM THE NORTH-
EAST CORNER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF 
THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 32, 
AS DESCRIBED IN DEED TO JOSEPH L. LUCIO 
AND IRMA LUCIO, RECORDED AUGUST 28, 1968 AS 
INSTRUMENT NO. 148485 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS; 
THENCE NORTH 86°35’20’’ EAST 823.77 FEET TO 
THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE SOUTHWEST 
QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 32; THENCE SOUTH 
07°00’06’’ EAST 1352.95 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST 
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