S. 4417

119 S4417 IS: Pechanga Band of Indians Water Rights Settlement Technical Amendments Act
 U.S. Senate
 2026-04-28
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 II  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 4417  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   April 28, 2026   Mr. Padilla  (for himself and  Mr. Schiff ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Indian Affairs    A BILL
To amend the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Mission Indians Water Rights Settlement Act to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Pechanga Band of Indians Water Rights Settlement Technical Amendments Act  .
2.
Pechanga Band of Indians water rights settlement technical amendments
(a)
Definition of Reservation
Section 3403(33) of the Pechanga Band of Luiseño 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 Luiseño 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 Luiseño 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 Luiseño 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 Luiseño 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.