I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5682 
To take certain land in the State of California into trust for the benefit 
of the Pechanga Band of Indians, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 3, 2025 
Mr. ISSA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To take certain land in the State of California into trust 
for the benefit of the Pechanga Band of Indians, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF LAND INTO TRUST FOR THE 
PECHANGA BAND OF INDIANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights 
and the conditions described in subsection (d), the covered 
land is hereby taken into trust for the benefit of the Tribe. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.—The land taken into trust 
under subsection (a) shall be— 
(1) part of the reservation of the Tribe; and 
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(2) administered in accordance with the laws 
and regulations generally applicable to property held 
in trust by the United States for the benefit of an 
Indian Tribe. 
(c) TERMINATION OF MOU.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—At least 45 days before ter-
mination of the MOU entered into under subsection 
(b)(3), the Tribe shall submit notice of the termi-
nation to— 
(A) the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives; 
(B) the Committee on Indian Affairs of the 
Senate; 
(C) the Assistant Secretary for Indian Af-
fairs; and 
(D) the members of Congress representing 
the area subject to the MOU. 
(2) REPORT.—The Tribe shall report any ter-
mination or violation of the MOU to the parties 
identified in paragraph (1), unless the violation or 
termination is due to the disestablishment of the 
Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve. 
(d) CONDITIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The land taken into trust 
under subsection (a) shall be— 
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(A) subject to all valid liens, rights-of-way, 
reciprocal road rights-of-way agreements, li-
censes, leases, permits, and easements existing 
on the date of the enactment of this Act; 
(B) maintained as open space; and 
(C) used only for— 
(i) purposes consistent with the main-
tenance of the land as open space; and 
(ii) the protection, preservation, and 
maintenance of the archaeological, cultural, 
and wildlife resources on the land. 
(2) CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE.—Noth-
ing in this paragraph prohibits the construction or 
maintenance of utilities or structures that are— 
(A) consistent with the maintenance of the 
land taken into trust under subsection (a) as 
open space; and 
(B) constructed for the protection, preser-
vation, and maintenance of the archaeological, 
cultural, and wildlife resources on the land. 
(3) PROHIBITION ON GAMING.—The land taken 
into trust under subsection (a) shall not be used for 
any class II gaming or class III gaming under the 
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (as those terms are 
defined in section 4 of that Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)). 
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(e) RIGHTS AND AGREEMENTS.—Nothing in this Act 
shall alter, or require the alteration of, any existing water 
rights or service agreements. 
(f) MAP ON FILE.—The Map shall be kept on file 
and available for public inspection in the appropriate of-
fices of the Bureau of Land Management. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) COVERED LAND.—The term ‘‘covered land’’ 
means all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to the approximately 1,261 acres of 
land in Riverside County, California, administered 
by the Bureau of Land Management and generally 
depicted as ‘‘lll’’ on the Map. 
(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map ti-
tled ‘‘lll’’, and dated lll. 
(3) MOU.—The term ‘‘MOU’’ means a memo-
randum of understanding that applies to the covered 
land. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(5) TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Tribe’’ means the 
Pechanga Band of Indians. 
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