Pala Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-277
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]
Introduced: 2023-02-07
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: California

Federal-Indian relations

Gambling

Indian claims

Indian lands and resources rights

Land transfers
Latest action: action_date: 2023-03-21
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 31.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-02-07
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Pala Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of </b><strong></strong><b>2023</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of the Interior to take approximately 721.12 acres of land in San Diego County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Pala Band of Mission Indians, if the tribe transfers title to that land to the United States. The land is made part of the Pala Indian Reservation.</p> <p>The bill generally prohibits gaming on any of the land taken into trust.</p>

action_date: 2023-03-21
action_desc: Reported to Senate
text: <p><b>Pala Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of </b><strong></strong><b>2023</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of the Interior to take approximately 721.12 acres of land in San Diego County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Pala Band of Mission Indians, if the tribe transfers title to that land to the United States. The land is made part of the Pala Indian Reservation.</p> <p>The bill generally prohibits gaming on any of the land taken into trust.</p>

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 31 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 277 [Report No. 118–2] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 7, 2023 Mr. Padilla introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs March 21, 2023 Reported by Mr. Schatz , without amendment 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pala Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2023 . 2. Transfer of land into trust for the Pala Band of Mission Indians (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (2) Tribe The term Tribe means the Pala Band of Mission Indians. (b) Transfer and administration (1) Transfer of land into trust If, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Tribe transfers title to the land referred to in subsection (c) to the United States, the Secretary, not later than 180 days after the date of that transfer, shall take that land into trust for the benefit of the Tribe. (2) Administration The land taken into trust 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. (c) Land description The land referred to in subsection (b)(1) is the approximately 721.12 acres of land located in San Diego County, California, generally depicted as Gregory Canyon Property Boundary on the map entitled Pala Gregory Canyon Property Boundary and Parcels and dated May 12, 2020. (d) Rules of construction Nothing in this section— (1) enlarges, impairs, or otherwise affects any right or claim of the Tribe to any land or interest in land that is in existence before the date of enactment of this Act; (2) affects any water right of the Tribe in existence before the date of enactment of this Act; or (3) terminates or limits any access in any way to any right-of-way or right-of-use issued, granted, or permitted before the date of enactment of this Act. (e) Restricted use of transferred lands The Tribe may not conduct, on the land taken into trust under subsection (b)(1), gaming activities— (1) as a matter of claimed inherent authority; or (2) under any Federal law, including the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act ( 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq. ) and regulations promulgated by the Secretary or the National Indian Gaming Commission under that Act.

March 21, 2023 Reported without amendment

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 277 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 7, 2023 Mr. Padilla introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pala Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2023 . 2. Transfer of land into trust for the Pala Band of Mission Indians (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (2) Tribe The term Tribe means the Pala Band of Mission Indians. (b) Transfer and administration (1) Transfer of land into trust If, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Tribe transfers title to the land referred to in subsection (c) to the United States, the Secretary, not later than 180 days after the date of that transfer, shall take that land into trust for the benefit of the Tribe. (2) Administration The land taken into trust 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. (c) Land description The land referred to in subsection (b)(1) is the approximately 721.12 acres of land located in San Diego County, California, generally depicted as Gregory Canyon Property Boundary on the map entitled Pala Gregory Canyon Property Boundary and Parcels and dated May 12, 2020. (d) Rules of construction Nothing in this section— (1) enlarges, impairs, or otherwise affects any right or claim of the Tribe to any land or interest in land that is in existence before the date of enactment of this Act; (2) affects any water right of the Tribe in existence before the date of enactment of this Act; or (3) terminates or limits any access in any way to any right-of-way or right-of-use issued, granted, or permitted before the date of enactment of this Act. (e) Restricted use of transferred lands The Tribe may not conduct, on the land taken into trust under subsection (b)(1), gaming activities— (1) as a matter of claimed inherent authority; or (2) under any Federal law, including the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act ( 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq. ) and regulations promulgated by the Secretary or the National Indian Gaming Commission under that Act.