[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 185 (Thursday, December 12, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6985-S6987]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
JAMUL INDIAN VILLAGE LAND TRANSFER ACT
Mr. PADILLA. Mr. President, as if in legislative session,
notwithstanding
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rule XXII, I also ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the
immediate consideration of Calendar No. 562, S. 3857.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:
A bill (S. 3857) to take certain land in the State of
California into trust for the benefit of the Jamul Indian
Village of California, and for other purposes.
There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill,
which had been reported from the Committee on Indian Affairs, with an
amendment to strike all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu
thereof the following:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Jamul Indian Village Land
Transfer Act''.
SEC. 2. LAND TO BE TAKEN INTO TRUST FOR THE JAMUL INDIAN
VILLAGE OF CALIFORNIA.
(a) In General.--The approximately 167.23 acres of land
owned in fee by the Jamul Indian Village of California
located in San Diego, California, and described in subsection
(b) are hereby taken into trust by the United States for the
benefit of the Jamul Indian Village of California.
(b) Land Descriptions.--The land referred to in subsection
(a) is the following:
(1) Parcel 1.--The parcels of land totaling approximately
161.23 acres, located in San Diego County, California, that
are held in fee by the Jamul Indian Village of California, as
legally described in Document No. 2022-0010260 in the
Official Records of the Office of the Recorder, San Diego
County, California, and recorded January 7, 2022.
(2) Parcel 2.--The parcel of land totaling approximately 6
acres, located in San Diego County, California, that is held
in fee by the Jamul Indian Village of California, as legally
described in Document No. 2021-0540770 in the Official
Records of the Office of the Recorder, San Diego County,
California, and recorded July 29, 2021.
(c) Reaffirmation of Certain Land Held in Trust.--
(1) In general.--Congress reaffirms the approximately 4.87
acres of land located in San Diego, California, and described
in paragraph (2) that was taken into trust by the United
States for the benefit of the Jamul Indian Village of
California on July 19 and August 19, 2024.
(2) Land descriptions.--The land referred to in paragraph
(1) is the following:
(A) Parcel 3.--The parcel of land totaling approximately
4.03 acres, located in San Diego County, California, that is
held in fee by the Jamul Indian Village of California, as
legally described in Document No. 1998-0020339 in the
Official Records of the Office of the Recorder, San Diego
County, California, and recorded January 15, 1998.
(B) Parcel 4.--The parcel of land comprised of
approximately 0.84 acres, located in San Diego County,
California, that is held in fee by the Jamul Indian Village
of California, as legally described in Document No. 2017-
0410384 in the Official Records of the Office of the
Recorder, San Diego County, California, and recorded
September 7, 2017.
(d) Additional Trust Acquisition.--The Secretary of the
Interior shall accept title in and to, and place into trust
by the United States for the benefit of the Jamul Indian
Village of California, the land depicted as ``Proposed 1.1.
acres'' on the map of the California Department of Fish and
Wildlife entitled ``Amended Acres Proposal'' and dated May
2023 if that land is conveyed or otherwise transferred to the
United States by, or on behalf of, the Jamul Indian Village
of California.
(e) Administration.--Land taken into trust under
subsections (a) and (d) shall be--
(1) part of the reservation of the Jamul Indian Village of
California; 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.
(f) Gaming Prohibited.--Land described in subsections (b),
(c)(2), and (d) shall not be used for any class II gaming or
class III gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25
U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) (as those terms are defined in section 4
of that Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)).
Mr. PADILLA. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the
committee-reported substitute amendment be withdrawn; that the Padilla
substitute amendment at the desk be considered and agreed to; and that
the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The committee-reported amendment in the nature of a substitute was
withdrawn.
The amendment (No. 3323) in the nature of a substitute was agreed to
as follows:
(Purpose: In the nature of a substitute)
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the
following:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Jamul Indian Village Land
Transfer Act''.
SEC. 2. TRUST LAND FOR THE JAMUL INDIAN VILLAGE OF
CALIFORNIA.
(a) In General.--The approximately 172.10 acres of land
described in subsection (b) is held in trust by the United
States for the benefit of the Jamul Indian Village of
California.
(b) Land Descriptions.--The land referred to in subsection
(a) is the following:
(1) Parcel 1.--The parcels of land totaling approximately
161.23 acres, located in San Diego County, California, that
are held in fee by the Jamul Indian Village of California, as
legally described in Document No. 2022-0010260 in the
Official Records of the Office of the Recorder, San Diego
County, California, and recorded January 7, 2022.
(2) Parcel 2.--The parcel of land totaling approximately 6
acres, located in San Diego County, California, that is held
in fee by the Jamul Indian Village of California, as legally
described in Document No. 2021-0540770 in the Official
Records of the Office of the Recorder, San Diego County,
California, and recorded July 29, 2021.
(3) Parcel 3.--The parcel of land totaling approximately
4.03 acres, located in San Diego County, California, as
legally described in Document No. 1998-0020339 in the
Official Records of the Office of the Recorder, San Diego
County, California, and recorded January 15, 1998.
(4) Parcel 4.--The parcel of land comprised of
approximately 0.84 acres, located in San Diego County,
California, as legally described in Document No. 2017-0410384
in the Official Records of the Office of the Recorder, San
Diego County, California, and recorded September 7, 2017.
(c) Additional Trust Acquisition.--The Secretary of the
Interior shall accept title in and to, and place into trust
by the United States for the benefit of the Jamul Indian
Village of California, the land depicted as ``Proposed 1.1.
acres'' on the map of the California Department of Fish and
Wildlife entitled ``Amended Acres Proposal'' and dated May
2023 if that land is conveyed or otherwise transferred to the
United States by, or on behalf of, the Jamul Indian Village
of California.
(d) Administration.--Land taken into trust under
subsections (a) and (c) shall be--
(1) part of the reservation of the Jamul Indian Village of
California; 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.
(e) Gaming Prohibited.--Land described in subsections (b)
and (c) shall not be used for any class II gaming or class
III gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C.
2701 et seq.) (as those terms are defined in section 4 of
that Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)).
The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading
and was read the third time.
Mr. PADILLA. I know of no further debate on the bill, as amended.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate?
If not, the question is, Shall the bill, as amended, pass?
The bill (S. 3857), as amended, was passed.
Mr. PADILLA. Mr. President, I also ask unanimous consent that the
motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Mr. PADILLA. Mr. President, I want to thank you and our colleagues
for your support of these two measures, which will help Tribes in my
home State of California regain control of their rightful ancestral
lands and help the Federal Government take steps to fulfill our sacred
trust responsibility to Tribal nations.
The first of these bills that we just approved, the Jamul Indian
Village Land Transfer Act, will establish in trust over 170 acres of
land in San Diego County for the Jamul Indian Village of California.
For the Jamul people, what was once over 640 acres of ancestral lands
has diminished to just 6 acres--one of the smallest reservations in the
country.
In 2005, Tribal members voluntarily moved off the reservation to
allow the Tribe to pursue economic development opportunities and become
less reliant on the Federal Government. But in order to build a true
homeland fitting for their Tribe, the Jamul Indian Village purchased
four parcels of land--a combined 172 acres in total--in San Diego
County.
By establishing this land in Federal trust, the U.S. Government is
now fulfilling our obligation to the Jamul people and returning their
Tribal members back to their permanent and proper homeland.
I want to take a moment to thank Representative Darrell Issa for his
work in the House of Representatives as well as Senators Schatz and
Murkowski here in the Senate.
I also want to thank all the members of the Jamul Indian Village who
have been such honorable and relentless advocates for their community.
Thank you, colleagues, for supporting and passing this bill.
S. 4000
I also thank you for your support in passing S. 4000, my bill to make
sure
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the Indian Reauthorization Act applies to the Lytton Rancheria of
California.
The Indian Reorganization Act addresses a legacy of
disenfranchisement for Native communities across the country. It was a
landmark bill that helped Tribes reestablish their sovereignty and
rebuild their communities after decades of immoral assimilation
policies attempted to tear them apart.
The bill we just approved would simply provide clarity that the
Lytton Rancheria of California is able to place land into trust through
the Department of the Interior's standard land-to-trust process.
I again thank my partners, Senators Schatz and Murkowski, for their
support and thank you all for your support in passing both of these
measures today.
I yield the floor.
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