The Pechanga Band of Indians in Riverside County, California will receive approximately 860 acres of federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land transferred into U.S.-held trust and added to their reservation. The land must be permanently maintained as open space and used exclusively for the protection and preservation of archaeological, cultural, and wildlife resources on the property. Existing easements, water rights, liens, and service agreements affecting the land all remain in place. Gaming of any class is explicitly prohibited on this parcel under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
Environmental Concerns
- Statutory open-space restriction on 860 Riverside County BLM acres — land closed to any extractive or development use
- Archaeological, cultural, and wildlife resource protections — land use limited by statute to preservation and maintenance activities
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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