[House Report 116-666]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


116th Congress   }                                    {         Report
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 2d Session      }                                    {        116-666

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         PALA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS LAND TRANSFER ACT OF 2020

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 December 18, 2020.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on 
            the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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 Mr. Grijalva, from the Committee on Natural Resources, submitted the 
                               following

                              R E P O R T

                        [To accompany H.R. 1031]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred 
the bill (H.R. 1031) to take certain land located in San Diego 
County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Pala Band 
of Mission Indians, and for other purposes, having considered 
the same, reports favorably thereon with an amendment and 
recommends that the bill as amended do pass.
    The amendment is as follows:
  Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
following:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

  This Act may be cited as the ``Pala Band of Mission Indians Land 
Transfer Act of 2020''.

SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF LAND IN TRUST FOR THE PALA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS.

  (a) Transfer and Administration.--
          (1) Transfer of lands into trust.--If, not later than 180 
        days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Tribe 
        transfers title to the land described in subsection (b) to the 
        United States, the Secretary, not later than 180 days after 
        such transfer, shall take that land into trust for the benefit 
        of the Tribe.
          (2) Administration.--The land transferred under paragraph (1) 
        shall be part of the Pala Indian Reservation and administered 
        in accordance with the laws and regulations generally 
        applicable to land held in trust by the United States for an 
        Indian Tribe.
  (b) Legal Description of Lands Transferred.--The land referred to in 
subsection (a)(1) is the approximately 700 acres of land located in San 
Diego County, California, described as follows:
  THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN BELOW IS SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF SAN 
DIEGO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
  PARCEL 28 (APN 128-020-24): THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST 
QUARTER, SECTION 4 TOWNSHIP 10 SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST, SAN BERNARDINO 
MERIDIAN, IN THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ACCORDING TO 
THE OFFICIAL PLAT THEREOF.
  PARCEL 29 (APN 128-020-21, 128-020-40): THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE 
NORTHWEST QUARTER AND THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF 
SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 10 SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST, SAN BERNARDINO MERIDIAN, IN 
THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL 
PLAT THEREOF. EXCEPTING FROM SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST 
QUARTER THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER THEREOF.
  PARCEL 30 (APN 128-020-22 AND 41): THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE 
NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER, AND THE EAST HALF OF THE 
SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 10 SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST, SAN 
BERNARDINO MERIDIAN, IN THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, 
ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL PLAT THEREOF.
  PARCEL 31(APN 110-160-05 AND 09; AND 128-020-30): THE SOUTH HALF OF 
THE NORTHWEST QUARTER AND THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 33, TOWNSHIP 
9 SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST, SAN BERNARDINO MERIDIAN, IN THE COUNTY OF SAN 
DIEGO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, TOGETHER WITH LOTS 3 AND 4 IN SECTION 4, 
TOWNSHIP 10 SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST, SAN BERNARDINO MERIDIAN, IN THE COUNTY 
OF SAN DIEGO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL PLAT 
THEREOF. EXCEPTING THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTH HALF OF THE 
NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 33. ALSO EXCEPTING ALL THAT PORTION 
OF THE ABOVE, DESCRIBED AS A WHOLE AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE SECTION 
CORNER COMMON TO SECTIONS 4 AND 5, TOWNSHIP 10 SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST, SAN 
BERNARDINO MERIDIAN, AND SECTIONS 32 AND 33, TOWNSHIP 9 SOUTH, RANGE 2 
WEST, SAN BERNARDINO MERIDIAN; THENCE NORTH 10 29' 35'' EAST ALONG THE 
COMMON BOUNDARY LINE BETWEEN SAID SECTIONS 32 AND 33, A DISTANCE OF 
1,333.43 FEET; THENCE LEAVING SAID COMMON BOUNDARY LINE, SOUTH 04 51' 
07'' EAST A DISTANCE OF 465.32 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 01 12' 27'' EAST, A 
DISTANCE OF 2,095.22 FEET TO THE SOUTHERLY BOUNDARY LINE OF LOT 4 (THE 
NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER) OF SAID SECTION 4; THENCE 
ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY LINE, SOUTH 88 10' 29'' WEST, A DISTANCE OF 
300.01 FEET TO THE COMMON BOUNDARY LINE BETWEEN SAID SECTIONS 4 AND 5; 
THENCE NORTH 01 12' 27'' WEST ALONG SAID COMMON BOUNDARY LINE, A 
DISTANCE OF 1,257.00 FEET TO SAID SECTION CORNER COMMON SECTIONS 4, 5, 
32 AND 33, AND THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
  PARCEL 32 (APN: 128-340-31): THAT PORTION OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF 
THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 4 AND THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE 
NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 9, ALL IN 
TOWNSHIP 10 SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST, SAN BERNARDINO MERIDIAN, IN THE COUNTY 
OF SAN DIEGO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL PLAT 
THEREOF, DESCRIBED AS A WHOLE AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE NORTHEAST 
CORNER OF THE WEST HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 9, 
BEING THE SOUTHEASTERLY CORNER OF LAND DESCRIBED IN PARCEL 1 IN DEED TO 
GEORGIETTE M. PFAU, RECORDED MARCH 3, 1960 AS FILE/PAGE NO. 44210 OF 
OFFICIAL RECORDS; THENCE ALONG THE SOUTHERLY BOUNDARY OF SAID LAND 
NORTH 79 17' 00'' WEST, 199.34 FEET; AND NORTH 85 10' 00'' WEST, 
421.35 FEET TO THE BEGINNING OF A TANGENT CURVE CONCAVE SOUTHEASTERLY 
HAVING A RADIUS OF 75.00 FEET, SAID BEGINNING OF CURVE BEING A POINT ON 
THE CENTER LINE OF THAT CERTAIN 60.00 FOOT STRIP OF LAND DESCRIBED AS 
PARCEL 2 IN SAID DEED TO GEORGIETTE M. PFAU ABOVE REFERRED TO; THENCE 
ALONG THE CENTER LINE OF SAID STRIP THE FOLLOWING COURSES AND 
DISTANCES: SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG THE ARC OF SAID CURVE THROUGH A CENTRAL 
ANGLE OF 36 49' 00'' A DISTANCE OF 48.19 FEET; TANGENT TO SAID CURVE 
SOUTH 58 01' 00'' WEST 142.89 FEET TO THE BEGINNING OF A TANGENT CURVE 
CONCAVE NORTHWESTERLY, HAVING A RADIUS OF 60.00 FEET; SOUTHWESTERLY AND 
WESTERLY ALONG THE ARC OF SAID CURVE THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 35 43' 
00'' A DISTANCE OF 37.41 FEET; TANGENT TO SAID CURVE NORTH 86 15' 30'' 
WEST, 126.49 FEET TO THE BEGINNING OF A TANGENT CURVE CONCAVE 
SOUTHEASTERLY, HAVING A RADIUS OF 50.00 FEET; SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG THE 
ARC OF SAID CURVE THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 41 35' 30'' A DISTANCE OF 
36.30 FEET; TANGENT TO SAID CURVE SOUTH 52 09' 00'' WEST, 114.53 FEET 
TO THE BEGINNING OF A TANGENT CURVE CONCAVE NORTHERLY, HAVING A RADIUS 
OF 50.00 FEET; WESTERLY ALONG THE ARC OF SAID CURVE THROUGH A CENTRAL 
ANGLE OF 52 12' 40'' A DISTANCE OF 45.56 FEET; AND TANGENT TO SAID 
CURVE NORTH 75 38' 20'' WEST, 46.66 FEET TO AN ANGLE POINT IN THE 
BOUNDARY OF SAID PARCEL 1 OF SAID LAND OF GEORGIETTE M. PFAU; THENCE 
ALONG A PORTION OF THE BOUNDARY OF SAID LAND, NORTH 25 05' 30'' WEST, 
500.00 FEET TO AN ANGLE POINT IN SAID BOUNDARY; THENCE LEAVING SAID 
BOUNDARY NORTH 78 14' 56'' EAST, 533.65 FEET; THENCE NORTH 06 01' 
28'' WEST, 213.81 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 76 40' 01'' EAST 851.88 FEET TO A 
POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST 
QUARTER; THENCE ALONG SAID EAST LINE SOUTH 4 47' 28'' EAST, 486.32 
FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PORTION 
GRANTED TO SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY BY DEED RECORDED OCTOBER 
13, 1970 AS FILE/PAGE NO. 185466 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. ALSO EXCEPTING 
THEREFROM ONE-HALF OF ANY OIL, MINERAL, AND/OR ORE RIGHTS RESERVED BY 
AGNES M. COUSER BY DEEDS RECORDED MARCH 3, 1960 AS FILE/PAGE NO. 44210 
AND 44212 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS.
  PARCEL 33: AN EASEMENT FOR ROAD AND PUBLIC UTILITY PURPOSES OVER, 
UNDER, UPON AND ACROSS A STRIP OF LAND 30.00 FEET IN WIDTH LYING WITHIN 
THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 
10 SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST, SAN BERNARDINO MERIDIAN, IN THE COUNTY OF SAN 
DIEGO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF SAID STRIP BEING 
THAT COURSE FORMING THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF PARCEL 32 HEREINABOVE 
BEING DESCRIBED THEREIN AS ``NORTH 25 05' 30'' WEST, 500.00 FEET''. 
EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PORTION LYING WITHIN THE 60.00 FOOT STRIP 
DESCRIBED AS PARCEL 11 HEREINABOVE.
  PARCEL 34: AN EASEMENT FOR ROAD AND PUBLIC UTILITY PURPOSES OVER THAT 
PORTION OF SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 10 SOUTH, 
RANGE 2 WEST, SAN BERNARDINO MERIDIAN, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS 
FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE MOST SOUTHERLY CORNER OF LAND DESCRIBED IN 
THE DEED TO SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY BY INSTRUMENT RECORDED 
OCTOBER 13, 1970 AS FILE/PAGE NO. 185466 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS; THENCE 
NORTH 24 33' 26'' WEST, 375.07 FEET; THENCE NORTH 1110' 14'' EAST 
498.52 FEET; THENCE NORTH 72 57' 24'' EAST, 43.36 FEET TO THE EASTERLY 
LINE OF SAID WESTERLY 300.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 01 12' 27'' EAST 
PARALLEL WITH THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID SECTION 4, A DISTANCE OF 20.79 
FEET; THENCE SOUTH 72 57' 24'' WEST, 25.82 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 11 10' 
14'' WEST, 472.17 FEET; THENCE NORTH 65 26' 24'' EAST, 5.36 FEET; 
THENCE SOUTH 24 33' 36 EAST, 305.59 FEET TO SAID EASTERLY LINE OF THE 
WESTERLY 300.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 01 12' 22'' EAST ALONG SAID 
EASTERLY LINE 75.59 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
  PARCEL 35 (APN 128-340-32): THAT PORTION OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF 
THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 10 SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST, 
SAN BERNARDINO MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL PLAT THEREOF 
DESCRIBED A FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT IN THE EAST LINE OF SAID 
SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SOUTHWEST QUARTER, DISTANT THEREON, NORTH 4 47' 
28'' WEST, 486.34 FEET FROM THE SOUTHEAST CORNER THEREOF; THENCE NORTH 
76 40' 01'' WEST, 851.88 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 6 01' 28'' EAST 213.81 
FEET; THENCE SOUTH 78 14' 56'' WEST 533.65 FEET TO THE MOST WESTERLY 
CORNER OF THE LAND DESCRIBED IN PARCEL 1 OF DEED TO GERALD F. LAMP, ET 
AL. RECORDED SEPTEMBER 5, 1962 AS FILE/PAGE NO. 153042 OF OFFICIAL 
RECORDS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY; THENCE ALONG THE BOUNDARY OF SAID LAND, 
NORTH 10 38' 20'' EAST 498.48 FEET, NORTH 72 25' 30'' EAST, 198.04 
FEET, NORTH 81 04' 00'' EAST 539.56 FEET, AND NORTH 3 52' 50'' WEST 
261.33 FEET TO THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SOUTHWEST 
QUARTER; THENCE ALONG SAID NORTH LINE, NORTH 86 14' 50'' EAST 466.75 
FEET TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SOUTHWEST 
QUARTER; THENCE SOUTH 4 47' 28'' EAST 802.72 FEET TO THE POINT OF 
BEGINNING. EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PORTION GRANTED TO SAN DIEGO GAS 
AND ELECTRIC COMPANY, BY DEED RECORDED OCTOBER 13, 1970 AS FILE/PAGE 
NO. 185466 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM ONE-HALF OF 
ANY OIL, MINERAL, AND/OR ORE RIGHTS RESERVED BY AGNES M. COUSER, IN 
DEEDS RECORDED MARCH 3, 1960 AS FILE/PAGE NO. 44210 AND 44212 OF 
OFFICIAL RECORDS.
  PARCEL 36: AN EASEMENT FOR ROAD AND PUBLIC UNTILITY PURPOSES OVER, 
UNDER, ALONG AND ACROSS THAT PORTION OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF 
SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 10 SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST, SAN BERNARDINO MERIDIAN, IN 
THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT 
THEREOF, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE MOST WESTERLY CORNER OF 
LAND DESCRIBED IN THAT CERTAIN DEED TO THE SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC 
COMPANY, RECORDED OCTOBER 13, 1970 AS FILE/PAGENO. 185466 OF OFFICIAL 
RECORDS; THENCE NORTH 78 14' 56'' EAST, 64.89 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 10 
38' 20'' WEST TO THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID SAN DIEGO GAS AND 
ELECTRIC COMPANY'S LAND; THENCE ALONG SAID SOUTHWESTERLY LINE NORTH 25 
05' 30'' WEST (RECORD NORTH 24 33' 36'' WEST PER DEED) TO THE POINT OF 
BEGINNING. EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PORTION LYING WITHIN PARCEL 34 
HEREINABOVE DESCRIBED.
  PARCEL A (APN 110-370-09, PORTIONS 128-020-03, 128-020-04 AND 110-
150-25): PARCEL A OF CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE RECORDED FEBRUARY 2, 
2017, AS INSTRUMENT NO. 20170056637 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS OF SAN DIEGO 
COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, FURTHER DESCRIBED AS:
  GOVERNMENT LOT 3 IN SECTION 5, AND THAT PORTION OF THE SOUTH HALF OF 
THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 5, LYING EASTERLY OF THE SOUTHERLY 
PROLONGATION OF THE WESTERLY LINE OF GOVERNMENT LOT 3, ALL IN SECTION 
5, TOWNSHIP 10 SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST, SAN BERNARDINO MERIDIAN, IN THE 
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL 
PLAT THEREOF.
  TOGETHER WITH
  THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 32, 
TOWNSHIP 9 SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST, SAN BERNARDINO MERIDIAN, IN THE COUNTY 
OF SAN DIEGO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL PLAT 
THEREOF.
  AND TOGETHER WITH
  A PORTION OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF 
SECTION 32, TOWNSHIP 9 SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST, SAN BERNARDINO MERIDIAN, IN 
THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL 
PLAT THEREOF, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
  BEGINNING AT A POINT WHICH IS SOUTH 8635'20'' WEST 823.77 FEET FROM 
THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER 
OF SAID SECTION 32, AS DESCRIBED IN DEED TO JOSEPH L. LUCIO AND IRMA 
LUCIO, RECORDED AUGUST 28, 1968 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 148485 OF OFFICIAL 
RECORDS; THENCE NORTH 8635'20'' EAST 823.77 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST 
CORNER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 32; THENCE SOUTH 
0700'06'' EAST 1352.95 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE SOUTHWEST 
QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 32; THENCE SOUTH 
8955'10'' WEST ALONG THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID SECTION 32, A DISTANCE 
OF 846.18 FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF THE SAN DIEGO 
AQUEDUCT EASEMENT 150.00 FOOT WIDE, AS SAID EASEMENT IS DESCRIBED IN 
BOOK 3386, PAGE 147 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY; THENCE ALONG 
SAID SOUTHWESTERLY LINE NORTH 2644'25'' WEST (RECORDED NORTH 
2644'15'' WEST) 1012.09 FEET TO THE MOST NORTHERLY CORNER OF THE LAND 
DESCRIBED IN DEED TO IDA SCHAAP, ET AL, RECORDED NOVEMBER 2, 1962 AS 
INSTRUMENT NO. 188661 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS; THENCE NORTH 5843'53'' EAST 
753.65 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
  (c) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this Act shall--
          (1) enlarge, impair, or otherwise affect any right or claim 
        of the Tribe to any land or interest in land that is in 
        existence before the date of the enactment of this Act;
          (2) affect any water right of the Tribe in existence before 
        the date of the enactment of this Act; or
          (3) terminate or limit any access in any way to any right-of-
        way or right-of-use issued, granted, or permitted before the 
        date of the enactment of this Act.
  (d) Restricted Use of Transferred Lands.--The Tribe may not conduct, 
on the land taken into trust for the Tribe pursuant to this Act, gaming 
activities--
          (1) as a matter of claimed inherent authority; or
          (2) under any Federal law, including the Indian Gaming 
        Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) and regulations 
        promulgated by the Secretary or the National Indian Gaming 
        Commission under that Act.
  (e) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
          (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
        the Interior.
          (2) Tribe.--The term ``Tribe'' means the Pala Band of Mission 
        Indians.

                          PURPOSE OF THE BILL

    The purpose of H.R. 1031 is to take certain land located in 
San Diego County, California, into trust for the benefit of the 
Pala Band of Mission Indians.

                  BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION

    H.R. 1031 directs the Department of the Interior (DOI) to 
take approximately 700 acres of land located in San Diego 
County, CA, into trust for the benefit of the Pala Band of 
Mission Indians. The land includes the remaining portion of 
Gregory Mountain (Chokla) that is not on the existing Pala 
Reservation, as well as other sacred and culturally important 
sites in Gregory Canyon. The land was purchased to protect and 
preserve these sites. The bill also stipulates that current 
land and water rights are not affected by its enactment, nor 
are any rights-of-way or rights-of-use that are currently 
permitted. Lastly, the Pala Band may not conduct any gaming 
activities on the land.

                            COMMITTEE ACTION

    H.R. 1031 was introduced on February 6, 2019, by 
Representative Juan Vargas (D-CA). The bill was referred solely 
to the Committee on Natural Resources, and within the Committee 
to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United 
States. On June 5, 2019, the Subcommittee held a hearing on the 
bill. On July 29, 2020, the Natural Resources Committee met to 
consider the bill. The Subcommittee was discharged by unanimous 
consent. Chair Raul M. Grijalva (D-AZ) offered an amendment 
designated Grijalva #1. The amendment was agreed to by 
unanimous consent. No additional amendments were offered, and 
the bill, as amended, was adopted and ordered favorably 
reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent.

                                HEARINGS

    For the purposes of section 103(i) of H. Res. 6 of the 
116th Congress--the following hearing was used to develop or 
consider H.R. 1031: hearing by the Subcommittee for Indigenous 
Peoples of the United States held on June 5, 2019.

            COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

    Regarding clause 2(b)(1) of rule X and clause 3(c)(1) of 
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the 
Committee on Natural Resources' oversight findings and 
recommendations are reflected in the body of this report.

      COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XIII AND CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT

    1. Cost of Legislation and the Congressional Budget Act. 
With respect to the requirements of clause 3(c)(2) and (3) of 
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and 
sections 308(a) and 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974, the Committee has received the following estimate for the 
bill from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office:

                                     U.S. Congress,
                               Congressional Budget Office,
                                  Washington, DC, November 5, 2020.
Hon. Raul M. Grijalva,
Chairman, Committee on Natural Resources,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has 
prepared the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 1031, the Pala 
Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2020.
    If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be 
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Jon Sperl.
            Sincerely,
                                         Phillip L. Swagel,
                                                          Director.
    Enclosure.

	    [GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT]
    

    H.R. 1031 would direct the Department of the Interior (DOI) 
to take into trust approximately 700 acres of land in San Diego 
County, California, owned by the Pala Band of Mission Indians. 
Under the bill, DOI would hold title to that land for the 
benefit of the tribe. The legislation also would prohibit 
certain types of gaming on those lands. Using information 
provided by DOI, CBO estimates that any administrative costs to 
implement H.R. 1031 would not be significant.
    H.R. 1031 would impose an intergovernmental mandate as 
defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA). The bill 
would prohibit state and local governments from taxing land 
taken into trust for the Pala Band of Mission Indians. Based on 
information from San Diego County, the taxable value of the 
land that would be placed into trust is approximately $2.3 
million. That taxable value indicates that foregone property 
tax and fee revenues would fall significantly below the annual 
threshold established in UMRA ($84 million in 2020, adjusted 
annually for inflation).
    The bill contains no private-sector mandates.
    The CBO staff contacts for this estimate are Jon Sperl (for 
federal costs) and Rachel Austin (for mandates). The estimate 
was reviewed by H. Samuel Papenfuss, Deputy Director of Budget 
Analysis.
    2. General Performance Goals and Objectives. As required by 
clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII, the general performance goals and 
objectives of this bill are to take certain land located in San 
Diego County, California, into trust for the benefit of the 
Pala Band of Mission Indians.

                           EARMARK STATEMENT

    This bill does not contain any Congressional earmarks, 
limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined 
under clause 9(e), 9(f), and 9(g) of rule XXI of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives.

                 UNFUNDED MANDATES REFORM ACT STATEMENT

    According to CBO, the bill would impose an 
intergovernmental mandate, as defined in the Unfunded Mandates 
Reform Act (UMRA), that would fall significantly below the 
annual threshold established in UMRA. The bill contains no 
private-sector mandates. CBO's full analysis is reproduced 
above.

                           EXISTING PROGRAMS

    This bill does not establish or reauthorize a program of 
the federal government known to be duplicative of another 
program.

                  APPLICABILITY TO LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

    The Committee finds that the legislation does not relate to 
the terms and conditions of employment or access to public 
services or accommodations within the meaning of section 
102(b)(3) of the Congressional Accountability Act.

               PREEMPTION OF STATE, LOCAL, OR TRIBAL LAW

    Any preemptive effect of this bill over state, local, or 
tribal law is intended to be consistent with the bill's 
purposes and text and the Supremacy Clause of Article VI of the 
U.S. Constitution.

                        CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW

    If enacted, this bill would make no changes to existing 
law.

        SUPPLEMENTAL, MINORITY, ADDITIONAL, OR DISSENTING VIEWS

    None.

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