[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2302 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2302
To take certain Federal land in the State of California into trust for
the benefit of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 24, 2025
Mr. McClintock introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources
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A BILL
To take certain Federal land in the State of California into trust for
the benefit of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, 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 ``Shingle Springs Band of Miwok
Indians Land Transfer Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. REVOCATION OF PUBLIC LAND ORDER; LANDS TO BE TAKEN INTO TRUST.
(a) Revocation of Public Land Order.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law--
(1) Public Land Order 3309 (Sacramento 071209), dated
January 17, 1964 (29 Fed. Reg. 609), is revoked; and
(2) jurisdiction over the land described in the public land
order referred to in paragraph (1) is transferred to the
Secretary.
(b) Trust Transfer.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary
shall place the following land into trust for the benefit of the Tribe:
(1) The approximately 85.3 acres of land generally depicted
as ``BLM Land - Proposed Transfer into Trust'' on the Map.
(2) The approximately 118.84 acres of land generally
depicted as ``Indian Creek Ranch - Proposed Transfer into Trust
Land Status'' on the Map.
(c) Lands Part of Reservation; Administration.--The land taken into
trust under subsection (b)--
(1) is hereby declared to be part of the Reservation; and
(2) shall be 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.
(d) Gaming Prohibited.--Land taken into trust under subsection (b)
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)).
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map prepared by the
Bureau of Land Management titled ``Proposed Bureau of Land
Management Land Transfer to Shingle Springs Rancheria'' and
dated February 25, 2025.
(2) Reservation.--The term ``Reservation'' means the
reservation of the Tribe.
(3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(4) Tribe.--The term ``Tribe'' means the Shingle Springs
Band of Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs Rancheria (Verona
Tract), California.
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