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  • BONO MACK: SOBOBA WATER RIGHTS SETTLEMENT WILL HELP IMPROVE WATER RELIABILITY, STIMULATE TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT
    Aug 15, 2008  - Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45), joined by Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne, today attended a signing ceremony celebrating the passage of her legislation to resolve decades of water disputes in Western Riverside County. The Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians Settlement Act (Public Law 110-... More
  • BONO MACK, SECRETARY KEMPTHORNE TO ATTEND SETTLEMENT SIGNING CEREMONY
    Aug 13, 2008  - On Fri., Aug. 15, Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45) will participate in a signing ceremony celebrating passage of her landmark water settlement legislation, the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians Settlement Act (Public Law 110-297). Bono Mack’s legislation reflects a negotiated resolution of longstan... More
  • BONO MACK’S HISTORIC WATER SETTLEMENT BILL SIGNED INTO LAW
    Jul 31, 2008  - Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack’s (CA-45) bill to resolve an ongoing water dispute and bring a long-awaited solution to this issue for the Soboba Tribe, local residents and water districts was signed today by the President. The Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians Settlement Act of 2007, H.R. 4841, will put ... More
  • BONO MACK’S LANDMARK WATER SETTLEMENT BILL PASSES SENATE, ON TRACK TO BECOME LAW
    Jul 24, 2008  - Approved by Unanimous Consent in the U.S. Senate, Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack’s (CA-45) bill to resolve decades of water disputes and bring much-deserved reparation for the Soboba Tribe and local residents is now heading to the President's desk for his signature. The Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians ... More
  • BONO MACK’S LANDMARK WATER SETTLEMENT BILL PASSES HOUSE
    May 21, 2008  - Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45) today praised House passage of the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians Settlement Act of 2007, H.R. 4841. The bill, introduced by Bono Mack last year, would resolve an ongoing lawsuit over water resources in Riverside County and create new sources of water for local r... More
  • BONO MACK: HEARING POSITIVE STEP FOR WATER SETTLEMENT BILL
    Mar 13, 2008  - In an effort to solve a decades-long water resources battle, Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45) today testified in the House Water and Power Subcommittee on her legislation, H.R. 4841, the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians Settlement Act of 2007, which would resolve an ongoing lawsuit over water reso... More
  • BONO INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO SETTLE DECADES-OLD TRIBAL INDIAN WATER RIGHTS CONFLICT
    Mar 1, 2007  - After decades of litigation and negotiations surrounding water rights between the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians and leading Southern California water agencies, Congresswoman Mary Bono (CA-45) today introduced historic legislation that puts to rest this long-standing dispute. The bill, The Sobob... More