YourVoice.Now Summary
EnvironmentCorporate BenefitsTransparency & Accountability860 acres of public land would be held in trust for a California tribe — open space, no casinos.
Environment
The law would require the land to stay open space. Utilities or small structures could still be built, but only to help protect what is on the site.
Use of the land would be limited to protecting wildlife and the archaeological and cultural sites on it. That limit is written into the law, not left to an agency to decide.
The 860 acres are public land run today by the Bureau of Land Management. The United States would still hold the title, but would hold it for the Pechanga Band, as part of the tribe's reservation.
Corporate Benefits
Class II and class III gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act could not happen on these acres. That covers bingo halls and casino-style games.
Transparency & Accountability
The map showing which acres move into trust would be kept at Bureau of Land Management offices. Anyone could go in and look at it.
More about this bill
Most people would see no change in daily life. About 860 acres in Riverside County, California would go into federal trust for the Pechanga Band of Indians. The government would keep the title, but hold the land for the tribe. The acres would join the tribe's reservation. Today the Bureau of Land Management (the agency that runs federal public land) looks after them. The land would have to stay open space. It could be used only to protect wildlife, cultural sites, and artifacts there. Small structures and utilities would be allowed if they serve that purpose. Casinos and other gaming would be banned on the land. Existing water rights, road access, leases, and service deals would not change. A map of the exact acres would stay on file for anyone to view at Bureau of Land Management offices.
Congressional Summary
This bill takes approximately 860 acres of land in Riverside County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Pechanga Band of Indians. The land is currently administered by the Bureau of Land Management.The land taken into trust shall be (1) part of the tribe's reservation; (2) maintained as an open space; and (3) used only for purposes consistent with the maintenance of the land as open space and for the protection, preservation, and maintenance of the archaeological, cultural, and wildlife resources on the land. Further, the bill prohibits gaming on the land.
Legislative Subjects
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Reported to House
- Action Date
- 2026-04-02
- Date Added
- 2026-05-29
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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