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107th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3476
To protect certain lands held in fee by the Pechanga Band of Luiseno
Mission Indians from condemnation until a final decision is made by the
Secretary of the Interior regarding a pending fee to trust application
for that land, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 13, 2001
Mr. Issa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
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A BILL
To protect certain lands held in fee by the Pechanga Band of Luiseno
Mission Indians from condemnation until a final decision is made by the
Secretary of the Interior regarding a pending fee to trust application
for that land, 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. LAND OF PECHANGA BAND OF LUISENO MISSION INDIANS.
(a) Limitation on Conveyance.--Land described in subsection (b) (or
any interest in that land) shall not be voluntarily or involuntarily
transferred or otherwise made available for condemnation until the date
on which--
(1)(A) the Secretary of the Interior renders a final
decision on the fee to trust application pending on the date of
the enactment of this Act concerning the land; and
(B) final decisions have been rendered regarding all
appeals relating to that application decision; or
(2) the fee to trust application described in paragraph
(1)(A) is withdrawn.
(b) Description of Land.--The land referred to in subsection (a) is
land located in Riverside County, California, that is held in fee by
the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians, as described in Document
No. 211130 of the Office of the Recorder, Riverside County, California,
and recorded on May 15, 2001.
(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section designates, or
shall be used to construe, any land described in subsection (b) (or any
interest in that land) as an Indian reservation, Indian country, Indian
land, or reservation land (as those terms are defined under any Federal
law (including a regulation)) for any purpose under any Federal law.
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