H.R. 8546

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8546 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8546

To amend the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians Water Rights 
Settlement Act to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 28, 2026

Mr. Issa (for himself and Mr. Calvert) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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A BILL

To amend the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians Water Rights 
Settlement Act to make technical corrections, 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 ``Pechanga Band of Indians Water 
Rights Settlement Technical Amendments Act''.

SEC. 2. PECHANGA BAND OF INDIANS WATER RIGHTS SETTLEMENT TECHNICAL 
AMENDMENTS.

(a) Definition of Reservation.--Section 3403(33) of the Pechanga 
Band of Luiseno Mission Indians Water Rights Settlement Act (Public Law 
114-322; 130 Stat. 1757) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``means the land'' and 
all that follows through the period at the end of the 
subparagraph and inserting the following: ``means--
``(i) land set aside for the Band by the 
Executive order dated June 27, 1882;
``(ii) land set aside for the Band by the 
Executive order dated January 9, 1907; and
``(iii) land added to the reservation of 
the Band on any of the following dates:
``(I) August 29, 1893.
``(II) March 11, 1907.
``(III) February 21, 1931.
``(IV) May 25, 1931.
``(V) August 12, 1971.
``(VI) August 8, 1988.
``(VII) November 1, 1988.
``(VIII) October 10, 2008.'';
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); 
and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
``(B) Inclusions.--The term `Reservation' 
includes--
``(i) any contiguous land held in trust by 
the United States for the Band on the 
enforceability date; and
``(ii) any contiguous land--
``(I) located within the Santa 
Margarita River Watershed; and
``(II) placed into trust by the 
United States for the Band after the 
enforceability date.''.
(b) Additional Uses of Pechanga Water Quality Account.--Section 
3409(h)(4) of the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians Water Rights 
Settlement Act (Public Law 114-322; 130 Stat. 1769) is amended by 
striking ``groundwater desalination activities within the Wolf Valley 
Basin'' and inserting ``activities to address water quality issues 
within the Wolf Valley Basin''.
(c) Effect of Section.--
(1) Definition of pechanga settlement agreement.--In this 
subsection, the term ``Pechanga Settlement Agreement'' has the 
meaning given that term in section 3403 of the Pechanga Band of 
Luiseno Mission Indians Water Rights Settlement Act (Public Law 
114-322; 130 Stat. 1755).
(2) Pechanga settlement agreement.--
(A) Finding.--Congress finds that the parties to 
the Pechanga Settlement Agreement have agreed to amend 
the Pechanga Settlement Agreement (and any exhibit to 
the Pechanga Settlement Agreement) as necessary to 
conform the Pechanga Settlement Agreement (and the 
exhibits to the Pechanga Settlement Agreement) in 
accordance with the amendments made by this section.
(B) Authorization.--The Secretary of the Interior 
shall promptly execute the amendments to the Pechanga 
Settlement Agreement (or any exhibit to the Pechanga 
Settlement Agreement) described in subparagraph (A).
(3) Enforceability date.--Nothing in this section (or an 
amendment made by this section) affects--
(A) the status of satisfaction of any condition 
precedent described in section 3407(e) of the Pechanga 
Band of Luiseno Mission Indians Water Rights Settlement 
Act (Public Law 114-322; 130 Stat. 1765); or
(B) the validity of the finding published by the 
Secretary of the Interior pursuant to that section on 
October 1, 2020, in the notice entitled ``Statement of 
Findings: Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians 
Water Rights Settlement Act'' (85 Fed. Reg. 61966) that 
those conditions precedent were fully satisfied.
(4) Existing water rights.--Nothing in this section alters, 
or requires the alteration of, any water right in existence on 
the date of enactment of this Act.
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