Roughly 860 acres of federally managed Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land in Riverside County, California would be transferred into federal trust for the Pechanga Band of Indians, making it part of the tribe’s reservation. The land must be kept as open space and may only be used for protecting archaeological sites, cultural resources, and wildlife — not for housing, commercial development, or gaming. Existing rights-of-way, easements, and water rights on the property are preserved.
Environmental Concerns
- Open-space and conservation designation — 860 BLM acres permanently restricted to archaeological, cultural, and wildlife preservation use
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.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- Senate
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in Senate
- Action Date
- 2026-03-11
- Date Added
- 2026-06-08
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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