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[H.R. 2302 Reported in House (RH)]
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Union Calendar No. 242
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2302
[Report No. 119-286]
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
September 15, 2025
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March
24, 2025]
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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 80 acres of land generally depicted
as ``BLM Land-Proposed Transfer into Trust'' on the Map.
(2) The approximately 185 acres of land generally depicted
as ``Indian Creek Ranch-Proposed Transfer into Trust Land
Status'' on the Map.
(c) Review; Survey.--
(1) Review.--Before the deadline described in subsection
(b), the Secretary shall conduct a review of the land described
in that subsection to determine if a survey of the land is
required.
(2) Survey.--
(A) In general.--If the Secretary determines that a
survey is required under paragraph (1) after conducting
the review required under that paragraph, the
Secretary--
(i) shall perform a survey of the land
taken into trust under subsection (b); and
(ii) may make minor corrections to the
survey and legal land description of the land
described in that subsection as the Secretary
determines to be necessary to correct clerical,
typographical, and surveying errors.
(B) Availability.--A survey conducted under
subparagraph (A) shall be kept on file and available
for public inspection in the appropriate office of the
Bureau of Indian Affairs.
(d) 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.
(e) 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)).
(f) 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 May 2, 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.
Union Calendar No. 242
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2302
[Report No. 119-286]
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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.
_______________________________________________________________________
September 15, 2025
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed