H.R. 8483

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8483 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8483

To take certain land in the State of California into trust for the 
benefit of the Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians 
of the Barona Reservation, California, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 23, 2026

Mr. Issa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources

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A BILL

To take certain land in the State of California into trust for the 
benefit of the Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians 
of the Barona Reservation, California, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band 
of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. LAND TO BE TAKEN INTO TRUST FOR THE BARONA GROUP OF CAPITAN 
GRANDE BAND OF MISSION INDIANS.

(a) In General.--Subject to valid existing rights and the 
conditions described in subsections (c) and (d)--
(1) administrative jurisdiction of Parcel 2 and Parcel 3 is 
transferred to the Secretary; and
(2) the covered land is taken into trust for the benefit of 
an Indian Tribe.
(b) Administration.--The land taken into trust under subsection (a) 
shall be--
(1) part of the reservation of the Tribe; 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.
(c) Conditions.--The land taken into trust under subsection (a) 
shall be subject to--
(1) all valid liens, rights-of-way, reciprocal road rights-
of-way agreements, licenses, leases, permits, and easements 
existing on the date of the enactment of this Act;
(2) the continuing right of the public to access the land 
for recreational, scenic, scientific, and conservation uses, to 
motorized access to roads, and to recreational access to 
trails, including Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service 
trails codesignated for public passage, existing on the date of 
the enactment of this Act, subject to reasonable rules and 
regulations promulgated by the Tribe in consultation with the 
Secretary; and
(3) such rights-of-way as the Secretary, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Agriculture, considers necessary to 
provide employees of the Bureau of Land Management and the 
Forest Service access for emergency purposes, including search 
and rescue, wildfire suppression, and health and safety 
evacuation operations.
(d) Gaming Prohibited.--The 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 (as those terms are defined in section 
4 of that Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)).
(e) Water Rights and Agreements.--Nothing in this Act shall alter, 
or require the alteration of, any existing water rights or service 
agreements.
(f) Definitions.--In this Act:
(1) Covered land.--The term ``covered land'' means all 
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 
Parcel 1, Parcel 2, and Parcel 3.
(2) Parcel 1.--The term ``Parcel 1'' means the 
approximately 160 acres of land administered by the Bureau of 
Land Management generally depicted as ``3310810100'' on the map 
titled ``BLM Lands into Trust for the Barona Band of Mission 
Indians'' dated July 24, 2025.
(3) Parcel 2.--The term ``Parcel 2'' means the 
approximately 160 acres of land identified on the San Diego 
County Assessor's Map as APN 331-081-02, comprised of the 
Southeast Quarter of Section 8, Township 14 South, Range 2 
East, San Bernardino Meridian (as delineated in the Official 
Survey accepted on February 26, 1944).
(4) Parcel 3.--The term ``Parcel 3'' means the 
approximately 516.21 acres of land identified as APN 331-090-12 
on the San Diego County Assessor's Map, comprised of the 
following portions of Section 9, Township 14 South, Range 2 
East, San Bernardino Meridian (documented in Record of Survey 
No. 13180, dated May 9, 1991):
(A) The South Half.
(B) The Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter.
(C) The South Half of the Northeast Quarter.
(D) The Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter.
(5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
of the Interior.
(6) Tribe.--The term ``Tribe'' means the Barona Group of 
Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians of the Barona 
Reservation, California.
(7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
of the Interior.
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