[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 122, 110th Congress, 2nd Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

122 STAT. 4090

Public Law 110-383
110th Congress

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. [NOTE: Oct. 10, 2008 -  [H.R. 2963]]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, [NOTE: Pechanga Band of
Luiseno Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2007.]
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission
Indians Land Transfer Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF LAND IN TRUST FOR PECHANGA BAND OF LUISENO
MISSION INDIANS.

(a) Transfer and Administration.--
(1) [NOTE: Effective date.] Transfer.--Effective on the
date of the enactment of this Act and subject to valid existing
rights, all right, title, and interest of the United States in
and to the Federal lands described in subsection (b) (including
all improvements thereon, appurtenances thereto, and rights to
all minerals thereon or therein, including oil and gas, water,
and related resources) shall be held by the United States in
trust for the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians, a
federally recognized Indian tribe. [NOTE: Deadline.] Such
transfer shall not include the 12.82 acres of lands more or
less, including the facilities, improvements, and appurtenances
associated with the existing 230 kV transmission line in San
Diego County and its 300 foot corridor, more particularly
described as a portion of sec. 6, T. 9 S., R. 2 W., San
Bernardino Base and Meridian, which shall be sold by the Bureau
of Land Management for fair market value to San Diego Gas &
Electric Company not later than 30 days after the completion of
the cadastral survey described in subsection (c) and the
appraisal described in subsection (d).
(2) Administration.--The land transferred under paragraph
(1) shall be part of the Pechanga Indian Reservation and
administered in accordance with--
(A) the laws and regulations generally applicable to
property held in trust by the United States for an
Indian tribe; and
(B) a memorandum of understanding entered into
between the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians 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

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Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation
Plan expires.
(3) Notification.--At [NOTE: Deadline.]  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) [NOTE: Notification.] 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.

(b) Description of Land.--The lands referred to in subsection (a)
consist of approximately 1,178 acres in Riverside County, California,
and San Diego County, California, as referenced on the map titled,
``H.R. 28, the Pechanga Land Transfer Act'' and dated May 2, 2007, 2007,
which, before the transfer under such subsection, were administered by
the Bureau of Land Management and are more particularly described as
follows:
(1) Sections 24, 29, 31, and 32 of township 8 south, range 2
west, San Bernardino base and meridian.
(2) Section 6 of township 9 south, range 2 west, lots 2, 3,
5 and 6, San Bernardino Base and Meridian.
(3) Mineral Survey 3540, section 22 of township 5 south,
range 4 west, San Bernardino base and meridian.

(c) [NOTE: Deadline.] Survey.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Office of Cadastral Survey of the
Bureau of Land Management shall complete a survey of the lands
transferred and to be sold under subsection (a) for the purpose of
establishing the boundaries of the lands.

(d) Conveyance of Utility Corridor.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall convey to the San Diego
Gas & Electric Company all right, title, and interest of the
United States in and to the utility corridor upon--
(A) the completion of the survey required under
subsection (c);
(B) the receipt by the Secretary of all rents and
other fees that may be due to the United States for use
of the utility corridor, if any; and
(C) the receipt of payment by United States from the
San Diego Gas & Electric Company of consideration in an
amount equal to the fair market value of the utility
corridor, as determined by an appraisal conducted under
paragraph (2).
(2) Appraisal.--
(A) [NOTE: Deadline.] In general.--Not later than
90 days after the date on which the survey of the
utility corridor is completed

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under subsection (c), the Secretary shall complete an
appraisal of the utility corridor.
(B) Applicable law.--The appraisal under
subparagraph (A) shall be conducted in accordance with--
(i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for
Federal Land Acquisitions; and
(ii) the Uniform Standards of Professional
Appraisal Practice.
(3) Costs.--The San Diego Gas & Electric Company shall pay
the costs of carrying out the conveyance of the utility corridor
under paragraph (1), including any associated survey and
appraisal costs.
(4) Disposition of proceeds.--The Secretary shall deposit
any amounts received under paragraph (1)(C) of this section in
the Federal Land Disposal Account established under section
206(a) of the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act (43
U.S.C. 2305(a)).

(e) Map on File.--The map referred to in subsection (b) shall be on
file in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management.
(f) Legal Descriptions.--
(1) Publication.--On [NOTE: Federal Register,
publication.] approval of the survey completed under subsection
(c) by the duly elected tribal council of the Pechanga Band of
Luiseno Mission Indians, the Secretary of the Interior shall
publish in the Federal Register--
(A) a legal description of the boundary lines; and
(B) legal description of the lands transferred under
subsection (a).
(2) [NOTE: Effective date.] Effect.--Beginning on the date
on which the legal descriptions are published under paragraph
(1), such legal descriptions shall be the official legal
descriptions of the boundary lines and the lands transferred
under subsection (a).

(g) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this Act shall--
(1) enlarge, impair, or otherwise affect any right or claim
of the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians 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 Pechanga Band of Luiseno
Mission Indians in existence before the date of the enactment of
this Act; or
(3) terminate any right-of-way or right-of-use issued,
granted, or permitted before the date of enactment of this Act.

(h) Restricted Use of Transferred Lands.--
(1) In general.--The lands transferred under subsection (a)
may be used only as open space and for the protection,
preservation, and maintenance of the archaeological, cultural,
and wildlife resources thereon.
(2) No roads.--There shall be no roads other than for
maintenance purposes constructed on the lands transferred under
subsection (a).
(3) Development prohibited.--
(A) In general.--There shall be no development of
infrastructure or buildings on the land transferred
under subsection (a).

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(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)).

Approved October 10, 2008.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 2963:
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SENATE REPORTS: No. 110-503 (Comm. on Indian Affairs).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
Vol. 153 (2007):
July 30, considered and passed
House.
Vol. 154 (2008):
Sept. 26, considered and passed
Senate, amended.
Sept. 29, House concurred in Senate
amendments.