The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians placed the winning bid on 25 acres of surplus state land.

The tribe paid just over $7 million for the land, The Riverside Press-Enterprise reported. The purchase more than triples the tribe's holdings near a planned hotel and retail development, the paper said.

The tribe already owns 12 acres where it plans to break ground on a hotel in 2006. A tribal official said plans haven't been made for the new purchase.

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Surplus hospital land is bought (The Riverside Press-Enterprise 12/8)
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Relevant Links:
San Manuel Band of Mission Indians - http://www.sanmanuel-nsn.gov

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