[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2989 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2989

 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.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 23, 2002

  Mrs. Boxer introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs

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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.

    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 the 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        (1)(A) is withdrawn.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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