Pechanga Band of Indians Water Rights Settlement Technical Amendments Act
Committee hearing: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- Committee hearing
- Started in
- Senate
- Latest action
- Jul 29, 2026
What it does
The bill amends the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Mission Indians Water Rights Settlement Act to update the legal definition of the Band’s reservation by specifying exact dates and executive orders for land additions and including certain trust-held lands within the Santa Margarita River Watershed. It also broadens the permissible uses of the Pechanga Water Quality account to address general water quality issues in the Wolf Valley Basin, replacing the prior narrow focus on groundwater desalination. The bill ensures that these technical changes do not affect existing water rights, the enforceability date of the settlement, or the validity of prior federal findings regarding the settlement’s…
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