[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2963 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)]
In the Senate of the United States,
September 26 (legislative day, September 17), 2008.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R.
2963) entitled ``An Act to transfer certain land in Riverside County,
California, and San Diego County, California, from the Bureau of Land
Management to the United States to be held in trust for the Pechanga
Band of Luiseno Mission Indians, and for other purposes.'', do pass
with the following
AMENDMENTS:
(1)On page 3, line 12, strike [and the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service,] and insert the Bureau of Land Management, and the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service on November 11, 2005, which shall
remain in effect until the date on which the Western Riverside County
Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan expires.
(3) Notification.--At least 45 days before terminating the
memorandum of understanding entered into under paragraph
(2)(B), the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, the
Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or the
Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians, as applicable, shall
submit notice of the termination to--
(A) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House
of Representatives;
(B) the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate;
(C) the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs; and
(D) the members of Congress representing the area
subject to the memorandum of understanding.
(4) Termination or violation of the memorandum of
understanding.--The Director of the Bureau of Land Management
and the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians shall submit
to Congress notice of the termination or a violation of the
memorandum of understanding entered into under paragraph (2)(B)
unless the purpose for the termination or violation is the
expiration or cancellation of the Western Riverside County
Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan.
(2)On page 3, line 18, strike [January 12] and insert May 2, 2007
(3)On page 7, line 11, after ``only'' insert: as open space and
(4)On page 7, after line 16, insert:
(3) Development prohibited.--
(A) In general.--There shall be no development of
infrastructure or buildings on the land transferred
under subsection (a).
(B) Open space.--The land transferred under
subsection (a) shall be--
(i) maintained as open space; and
(ii) used only for--
(I) purposes consistent with the
maintenance of the land as open space;
and
(II) the protection, preservation,
and maintenance of the archaeological,
cultural, and wildlife resources on the
land transferred.
(C) Effect.--Nothing in this paragraph prohibits
the construction or maintenance of utilities or
structures that are--
(i) consistent with the maintenance of the
land transferred under subsection (a) as open
space; and
(ii) constructed for the protection,
preservation, and maintenance of the
archaeological, cultural, and wildlife
resources on the land transferred.
(4) Gaming prohibited.--The Pechanga Band of Luiseno
Mission Indians may not conduct, on any land acquired by the
Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians pursuant to this Act,
gaming activities or activities conducted in conjunction with
the operation of a casino--
(A) as a matter of claimed inherent authority; or
(B) under any Federal law (including the Indian
Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.)
(including any regulations promulgated by the Secretary
or the National Indian Gaming Commission under that
Act)).
Attest:
Secretary.
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
H.R. 2963
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AMENDMENTS