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Pechanga leaders urge Congress to return adjacent BLM parcels to tribal trust
Summary
Pechanga Band councilman Mark Luker told the subcommittee that H.R. 5682 would transfer about 1,261 acres adjacent to the reservation, including parts of Paweska (Puesca) Mountain, into trust to preserve sacred sites and environmental corridors; he said the transfer would not change land use or create new development.
WASHINGTON — Councilman Mark Luker of the Pechanga Band of Indians told the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Nov. 17 that H.R. 5682 would restore tribal stewardship over about 1,261 acres of BLM land adjacent to the Pechanga reservation, including culturally significant portions of Paweska (also written as Puesca) Mountain.
Luker said the parcels are directly adjacent to reservation land and include sites central to…
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