[117th Congress Public Law 329]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[[Page 136 STAT. 6112]]
Public Law 117-329
117th Congress
An Act
To take certain lands in California into trust for the benefit of the
Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, and for other
purposes. <<NOTE: Jan. 5, 2023 - [H.R. 897]>>
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Agua Caliente
Land Exchange Fee to Trust Confirmation Act.>>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Agua Caliente Land Exchange Fee to
Trust Confirmation Act''.
SEC. 2. LANDS TO BE TAKEN INTO TRUST.
(a) In General.--The approximately 2,560 acres of land owned by the
Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians generally depicted as ``Lands to
be Taken into Trust'' on the map entitled ``Agua Caliente Band of
Cahuilla Indians Land to be Taken into Trust'' and dated November 17,
2021, is hereby taken into trust by the United States for the benefit of
the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians.
(b) Lands Part of Reservation.--Lands taken into trust by this
section shall be part of the Tribe's reservation and shall be
administered in accordance with the laws and regulations generally
applicable to property held in trust by the United States for an Indian
Tribe.
(c) Gaming Prohibited.--Lands taken into trust by this section for
the benefit of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
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shall not be eligible for gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
(25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.).
Approved January 5, 2023.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 897 (S. 3273):
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 117-194 (Comm. on Natural Resources).
SENATE REPORTS: No. 117-125 (Comm. on Indian Affairs) accompanying S.
3273.
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
Vol. 167 (2021):
Dec. 1, 8, considered and passed
House.
Vol. 168 (2022):
Dec. 21, considered and passed
Senate.
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