Political Quotes

“this bill would settle claims made by the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indian Tribe against two irrigation districts in Southern California. Some 11,000 acres of reservation land has been unusable by the tribe due to flooding by the Salton Sea. The tribe had originally accepted the land with the understanding that the Salton Sea would recede allowing the tribe access to the lands. When this did not occur, the tribe filed a trespass suit against the two local irrigation districts. The courts found for the tribe and to head off additional litigation, the Department of the Interior brought all the parties together to work out a settlement. H.R. 3640 would enact the administration's settlement. Passage of H.R. 3640 will allow the Torres-Martinez Tribe to procure land to utilize for the tribe's benefit and put an end to an 80-year dispute. It will lift barriers which have impeded needed improvements to California Highway 86. Further, it will ensure proper drainage for the local water districts.”