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117th Congress · House

Pala Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2021

Subjects: California · Federal-Indian relations · Gambling · Indian claims · Indian lands and resources rights · Land transfers · Native Americans

In plain language

  • House bill in the 117th Congress.
  • Directs the Department of the Interior to take approximately 721.12 acres of land in San Diego County, California.
  • House passed it on Nov 2, 2021 (substantive).
Official summary (Congressional Research Service)

Pala Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2021 This bill directs the Department of the Interior to take approximately 721.12 acres of land in San Diego County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Pala Band of Mission Indians, if the tribe transfers title to that land to the United States. The land is made part of the Pala Indian Reservation. The bill generally prohibits gaming on any of the land taken into trust.

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