To take certain lands in California into trust for the benefit of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-4059
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2019-07-25
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: California

Federal-Indian relations

Indian lands and resources rights

Land transfers
Latest action: action_date: 2020-02-05
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-07-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill takes approximately 2,560 acres of specified lands into trust for the benefit of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. Lands taken into trust shall be part of the tribe's reservation.</p> <p>Under the bill, gaming is prohibited on this land.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4059 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 25, 2019 Mr. Ruiz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To take certain lands in California into trust for the benefit of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, and for other purposes.

1. Lands to be taken into trust (a) In general The approximately 2,560 acres of land owned by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, numbered 16, 21, 27, and 29 and generally depicted as BLM Exchange Lands (2,560 Acres) on the map titled ACBCI/BLM LAND EXCHANGE is hereby taken into trust for the benefit of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. (b) Lands part of reservation Lands taken into trust by this section shall be part of the Tribe’s reservation and shall be administered in accordance with the laws and regulations generally applicable to property held in trust by the United States for an Indian tribe. (c) Gaming prohibited Lands taken into trust by this section for the benefit of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians shall not be eligible for gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act ( 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.).