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President Obama signs Barona Band land clarification into law





President Barack Obama signed S.3193, the Barona Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Clarification Act, into law on December 28.

The bill clarifies which land is held in trust for the Barona Band of Mission Indians in California under a law that was enacted in 2004.

The Senate approved the bill on September 22. The House passed it on December 17.

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