S. 4053 · In committee · Native Americans

A bill to take certain land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Pechanga Band of Indians, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Alex Padilla (D-CA)

What it does

• Transfer approximately 860 acres of Bureau of Land Management land in Riverside County, California into trust for the Pechanga Band of Indians.
• Designate the trust land as part of the tribe's reservation and require it to be maintained as open space.
• Restrict use of the trust land to purposes consistent with archaeological, cultural, and wildlife resource protection and preservation.
• Prohibit gaming operations on the trust land.

Official summary

This bill takes approximately 860 acres of land in Riverside County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Pechanga Band of Indians. The land is currently administered by the Bureau of Land Management. The land taken into trust shall be (1) part of the tribe's reservation; (2) maintained as an open space; and (3) used only for purposes consistent with the maintenance of the land as open space and for the protection, preservation, and maintenance of the archaeological, cultural, and wildlife resources on the land. Further, the bill prohibits gaming on the land.

Latest action

Sep 23, 2026: Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.

Committee: Senate Indian Affairs