[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8483 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8483
To take certain land in the State of California into trust for the
benefit of the Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians
of the Barona Reservation, California, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 23, 2026
Mr. Issa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources
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A BILL
To take certain land in the State of California into trust for the
benefit of the Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians
of the Barona Reservation, California, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band
of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2026''.
SEC. 2. LAND TO BE TAKEN INTO TRUST FOR THE BARONA GROUP OF CAPITAN
GRANDE BAND OF MISSION INDIANS.
(a) In General.--Subject to valid existing rights and the
conditions described in subsections (c) and (d)--
(1) administrative jurisdiction of Parcel 2 and Parcel 3 is
transferred to the Secretary; and
(2) the covered land is taken into trust for the benefit of
an Indian Tribe.
(b) Administration.--The land taken into trust under subsection (a)
shall be--
(1) part of the reservation of the Tribe; and
(2) administered in accordance with the laws and
regulations generally applicable to property held in trust by
the United States for the benefit of an Indian Tribe.
(c) Conditions.--The land taken into trust under subsection (a)
shall be subject to--
(1) all valid liens, rights-of-way, reciprocal road rights-
of-way agreements, licenses, leases, permits, and easements
existing on the date of the enactment of this Act;
(2) the continuing right of the public to access the land
for recreational, scenic, scientific, and conservation uses, to
motorized access to roads, and to recreational access to
trails, including Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service
trails codesignated for public passage, existing on the date of
the enactment of this Act, subject to reasonable rules and
regulations promulgated by the Tribe in consultation with the
Secretary; and
(3) such rights-of-way as the Secretary, in consultation
with the Secretary of Agriculture, considers necessary to
provide employees of the Bureau of Land Management and the
Forest Service access for emergency purposes, including search
and rescue, wildfire suppression, and health and safety
evacuation operations.
(d) Gaming Prohibited.--The land taken into trust under subsection
(a) shall not be used for any class II gaming or class III gaming under
the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (as those terms are defined in section
4 of that Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)).
(e) Water Rights and Agreements.--Nothing in this Act shall alter,
or require the alteration of, any existing water rights or service
agreements.
(f) Definitions.--In this Act:
(1) Covered land.--The term ``covered land'' means all
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to
Parcel 1, Parcel 2, and Parcel 3.
(2) Parcel 1.--The term ``Parcel 1'' means the
approximately 160 acres of land administered by the Bureau of
Land Management generally depicted as ``3310810100'' on the map
titled ``BLM Lands into Trust for the Barona Band of Mission
Indians'' dated July 24, 2025.
(3) Parcel 2.--The term ``Parcel 2'' means the
approximately 160 acres of land identified on the San Diego
County Assessor's Map as APN 331-081-02, comprised of the
Southeast Quarter of Section 8, Township 14 South, Range 2
East, San Bernardino Meridian (as delineated in the Official
Survey accepted on February 26, 1944).
(4) Parcel 3.--The term ``Parcel 3'' means the
approximately 516.21 acres of land identified as APN 331-090-12
on the San Diego County Assessor's Map, comprised of the
following portions of Section 9, Township 14 South, Range 2
East, San Bernardino Meridian (documented in Record of Survey
No. 13180, dated May 9, 1991):
(A) The South Half.
(B) The Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter.
(C) The South Half of the Northeast Quarter.
(D) The Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter.
(5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(6) Tribe.--The term ``Tribe'' means the Barona Group of
Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians of the Barona
Reservation, California.
(7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
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