Pechanga Band of Indians Water Rights Settlement Technical Amendments Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4417 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4417 To amend the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians Water Rights Settlement Act to make technical corrections, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ 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 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