[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2871 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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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.


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                   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

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                                 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.
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