Pit River Land Transfer Act of 2025

Alex Padilla

Democrat · CA · Senator

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• Adam B. Schiff (D-CA)Original· 2025-09-18

Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.

2026-06-03

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Pit River Land Transfer Act of 2025 This bill takes approximately 583.79 acres of specified lands in California into trust for the benefit of the Pit River Tribe. Specifically, the bill directs the Department of the Interior to take into trust for the benefit of the tribe approximately 583.79 acres of federal land managed by the Forest Service (but excluding approximately 20.03 acres of roads, highways, and public rights-of-way subject to existing easements). This land shall be part of the tribe's reservation. Further, the bill prohibits gaming on the land taken into trust.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 2871 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2871 To take certain Federal land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Pit River Tribe, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 18 (legislative day, September 16), 2025 Mr. Padilla (for himself and Mr. Schiff) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To take certain Federal land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Pit River Tribe, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Pit River Land Transfer Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. LAND TO BE TAKEN INTO TRUST. (a) Administrative Transfer.--Administrative jurisdiction of the Four Corners Federal land is hereby transferred from the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary. (b) Land To Be Taken Into Trust.--Subject to valid existing rights, the Four Corners Federal land is hereby taken into trust by the Secretary for the benefit of the Tribe. (c) Survey.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct a complete survey of the Four Corners Federal land. (d) Administration.--On being taken into trust under this section, the Four Corners Federal land shall be-- (1) considered part of the Reservation of the Tribe; and (2) administered by the Secretary in accordance with the laws and regulations generally applicable to property held in trust by the United States for an Indian Tribe. (e) Gaming Prohibited.--The land taken into trust under this section shall not be used for any class II gaming or class III gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) (as those terms are defined in section 4 of that Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)). (f) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Four corners federal land.-- (A) In general.--The term ``Four Corners Federal land'' means the approximately 583.79 acres of land managed by the Forest Service, as generally depicted within the ``Proposed Land Conveyance'' boundary on the Map, including improvements and appurtenances thereon. (B) Exclusion.--The term ``Four Corners Federal land'' does not include the approximately 20.03 acres of roads, highways, and public rights-of-way subject to existing easements generally depicted within the ``Proposed Land Conveyance'' boundary on the Map. (2) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map prepared by the Forest Service entitled ``Proposed Land Conveyance to the Pit River Tribe'' and dated November 6, 2024. (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Interior. (4) Tribe.-- (A) In general.--The term ``Tribe'' means the Pit River Tribe, California. (B) Inclusions.--The term ``Tribe'' includes the XL Ranch, Big Bend, Likely, Lookout, Montgomery Creek, and Roaring Creek Rancherias. <all>

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