Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2007
PL 110-383 (H.R.2963), enacted 10/10/2008

122 STAT. 4090 
PUBLIC LAW 110–383—OCT. 10, 2008 
Public Law 110–383 
110th Congress 
An Act 
To transfer certain land in Riverside County, California, and San Diego County, 
California, from the Bureau of Land Management to the United States to be 
held in trust for the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pechanga Band of Luiseno 
Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF LAND IN TRUST FOR PECHANGA BAND OF 
LUISENO MISSION INDIANS. 
(a) TRANSFER AND ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) TRANSFER.—Effective on the date of the enactment of 
this Act and subject to valid existing rights, all right, title, 
and interest of the United States in and to the Federal lands 
described in subsection (b) (including all improvements thereon, 
appurtenances thereto, and rights to all minerals thereon or 
therein, including oil and gas, water, and related resources) 
shall be held by the United States in trust for the Pechanga 
Band of Luiseno Mission Indians, a federally recognized Indian 
tribe. Such transfer shall not include the 12.82 acres of lands 
more or less, including the facilities, improvements, and appur-
tenances associated with the existing 230 kV transmission line 
in San Diego County and its 300 foot corridor, more particularly 
described as a portion of sec. 6, T. 9 S., R. 2 W., San Bernardino 
Base and Meridian, which shall be sold by the Bureau of 
Land Management for fair market value to San Diego Gas 
& Electric Company not later than 30 days after the completion 
of the cadastral survey described in subsection (c) and the 
appraisal described in subsection (d). 
(2) ADMINISTRATION.—The land transferred under para-
graph (1) shall be part of the Pechanga Indian Reservation 
and administered in accordance with— 
(A) the laws and regulations generally applicable to 
property held in trust by the United States for an Indian 
tribe; and 
(B) a memorandum of understanding entered into 
between the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians 
the Bureau of Land Management, and the United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service on November 11, 2005, which 
shall remain in effect until the date on which the Western 
Deadline. 
Effective date. 
Pechanga Band 
of Luiseno 
Mission 
Indians Land 
Transfer Act of 
2007. 
Oct. 10, 2008 
[H.R. 2963] 
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122 STAT. 4091 
PUBLIC LAW 110–383—OCT. 10, 2008 
Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation 
Plan expires. 
(3) NOTIFICATION.—At least 45 days before terminating 
the memorandum of understanding entered into under para-
graph (2)(B), the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, 
the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
or the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians, as applicable, 
shall submit notice of the termination 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 Affairs; and 
(D) the members of Congress representing the area 
subject to the memorandum of understanding. 
(4) TERMINATION OR VIOLATION OF THE MEMORANDUM OF 
UNDERSTANDING.—The Director of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment and the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians shall 
submit to Congress notice of the termination or a violation 
of the memorandum of understanding entered into under para-
graph (2)(B) unless the purpose for the termination or violation 
is the expiration or cancellation of the Western Riverside 
County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan. 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The lands referred to in subsection 
(a) consist of approximately 1,178 acres in Riverside County, Cali-
fornia, and San Diego County, California, as referenced on the 
map titled, ‘‘H.R. 28, the Pechanga Land Transfer Act’’ and dated 
May 2, 2007, 2007, which, before the transfer under such subsection, 
were administered by the Bureau of Land Management and are 
more particularly described as follows: 
(1) Sections 24, 29, 31, and 32 of township 8 south, range 
2 west, San Bernardino base and meridian. 
(2) Section 6 of township 9 south, range 2 west, lots 2, 
3, 5 and 6, San Bernardino Base and Meridian. 
(3) Mineral Survey 3540, section 22 of township 5 south, 
range 4 west, San Bernardino base and meridian. 
(c) SURVEY.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Office of Cadastral Survey of the Bureau 
of Land Management shall complete a survey of the lands trans-
ferred and to be sold under subsection (a) for the purpose of estab-
lishing the boundaries of the lands. 
(d) CONVEYANCE OF UTILITY CORRIDOR.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall convey to the San 
Diego Gas & Electric Company all right, title, and interest 
of the United States in and to the utility corridor upon— 
(A) the completion of the survey required under sub-
section (c); 
(B) the receipt by the Secretary of all rents and other 
fees that may be due to the United States for use of 
the utility corridor, if any; and 
(C) the receipt of payment by United States from the 
San Diego Gas & Electric Company of consideration in 
an amount equal to the fair market value of the utility 
corridor, as determined by an appraisal conducted under 
paragraph (2). 
(2) APPRAISAL.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date on which the survey of the utility corridor is completed 
Deadline. 
Deadline. 
Notification. 
Deadline. 
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122 STAT. 4092 
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under subsection (c), the Secretary shall complete an 
appraisal of the utility corridor. 
(B) APPLICABLE LAW.—The appraisal under subpara-
graph (A) shall be conducted in accordance with— 
(i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal 
Land Acquisitions; and 
(ii) 
the 
Uniform 
Standards 
of 
Professional 
Appraisal Practice. 
(3) COSTS.—The San Diego Gas & Electric Company shall 
pay the costs of carrying out the conveyance of the utility 
corridor under paragraph (1), including any associated survey 
and appraisal costs. 
(4) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—The Secretary shall deposit 
any amounts received under paragraph (1)(C) of this section 
in the Federal Land Disposal Account established under section 
206(a) of the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act (43 
U.S.C. 2305(a)). 
(e) MAP ON FILE.—The map referred to in subsection (b) shall 
be on file in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment. 
(f) LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 
(1) PUBLICATION.—On approval of the survey completed 
under subsection (c) by the duly elected tribal council of the 
Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians, the Secretary of 
the Interior shall publish in the Federal Register— 
(A) a legal description of the boundary lines; and 
(B) legal description of the lands transferred under 
subsection (a). 
(2) EFFECT.—Beginning on the date on which the legal 
descriptions are published under paragraph (1), such legal 
descriptions shall be the official legal descriptions of the 
boundary lines and the lands transferred under subsection 
(a). 
(g) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act shall— 
(1) enlarge, impair, or otherwise affect any right or claim 
of the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians to any land 
or interest in land that is in existence before the date of 
the enactment of this Act; 
(2) affect any water right of the Pechanga Band of Luiseno 
Mission Indians in existence before the date of the enactment 
of this Act; or 
(3) terminate any right-of-way or right-of-use issued, 
granted, or permitted before the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
(h) RESTRICTED USE OF TRANSFERRED LANDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The lands transferred under subsection 
(a) may be used only as open space and for the protection, 
preservation, and maintenance of the archaeological, cultural, 
and wildlife resources thereon. 
(2) NO ROADS.—There shall be no roads other than for 
maintenance purposes constructed on the lands transferred 
under subsection (a). 
(3) DEVELOPMENT PROHIBITED.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—There shall be no development of 
infrastructure or buildings on the land transferred under 
subsection (a). 
Effective date. 
Federal Register, 
publication. 
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122 STAT. 4093 
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2963: 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 110–503 (Comm. on Indian Affairs). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: 
Vol. 153 (2007): July 30, considered and passed House. 
Vol. 154 (2008): Sept. 26, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
Sept. 29, House concurred in Senate amendments. 
(B) OPEN
SPACE.—The land transferred under sub-
section (a) shall be— 
(i) maintained as open space; and 
(ii) used only for— 
(I) purposes consistent with the maintenance 
of the land as open space; and 
(II) the protection, preservation, and mainte-
nance of the archaeological, cultural, and wildlife 
resources on the land transferred. 
(C) EFFECT.—Nothing in this paragraph prohibits the 
construction or maintenance of utilities or structures that 
are— 
(i) consistent with the maintenance of the land 
transferred under subsection (a) as open space; and 
(ii) constructed for the protection, preservation, 
and maintenance of the archaeological, cultural, and 
wildlife resources on the land transferred. 
(4) GAMING PROHIBITED.—The Pechanga Band of Luiseno 
Mission Indians may not conduct, on any land acquired by 
the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians pursuant to 
this Act, gaming activities or activities conducted in conjunction 
with the operation of a casino— 
(A) as a matter of claimed inherent authority; or 
(B) under any Federal law (including the Indian 
Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) (including 
any regulations promulgated by the Secretary or the 
National Indian Gaming Commission under that Act)). 
Approved October 10, 2008. 
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