Public Law 117–329: To take certain lands in California into trust for the benefit of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, and for other purposes.

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PUBLIC LAW 117–329—JAN. 5, 2023
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.

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,

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 136 STAT. 6113 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):

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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