118th CONGRESS 2d Session |
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.
February 29, 2024
Mr. Padilla (for himself and Ms. Butler) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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 172.1 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.
(3) 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.
(4) 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.
(c) Administration.—Land taken into trust under subsection (a) 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.
(d) Gaming prohibited.—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 (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) (as those terms are defined in section 4 of that Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)).