Pit River Land Transfer Act of 2025
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Pit River Land Transfer Act of 2025 transfers the Four Corners Federal land into trust for the Pit River Tribe, California, including the XL Ranch, Big Bend, Likely, Lookout, Montgomery Creek, and Roaring Creek Rancherias. The House-passed text defines the Four Corners Federal land as approximately 583.79 acres managed by the Forest Service within the proposed conveyance boundary on the November 6, 2024 Forest Service map, including improvements and appurtenances, but excluding approximately 20.03 acres of roads, highways, and public rights-of-way subject to existing easements. The Secretary of Agriculture must provide a complete survey within 180 days. Once in trust, the land becomes part of the Pit River Tribe Reservation, is administered under federal Indian trust-property rules, and may not be used for class II or class III gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
Who Benefits and How
The Pit River Tribe, XL Ranch Rancheria, Big Bend Rancheria, Likely Rancheria, Lookout Rancheria, Montgomery Creek Rancheria, Roaring Creek Rancheria, Pit River tribal members, tribal land managers, and reservation planners benefit from trust status, reservation status, clearer boundaries, and federal administration of the Four Corners land.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Forest Service, Secretary of Agriculture, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior trust-land administrators, federal survey staff, land-record offices, road and right-of-way users, and potential class II or class III gaming operators must complete the survey, transfer federal land-management responsibilities, update records, administer trust status, respect existing road easements, and comply with the gaming prohibition.
Key Provisions
- Adds approximately 583.79 acres of Forest Service-managed Four Corners Federal land to trust for the Pit River Tribe.
- Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to provide a complete survey to Interior within 180 days.
- Provides that the trust land becomes part of the Pit River Tribe Reservation.
- Excludes approximately 20.03 acres of roads, highways, and public rights-of-way from the Four Corners Federal land definition.
- Prohibits class II and class III gaming on the transferred land.
- Defines the Tribe to include the XL Ranch, Big Bend, Likely, Lookout, Montgomery Creek, and Roaring Creek Rancherias.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Takes approximately 583.79 acres of Forest Service-managed Four Corners Federal land into trust for the Pit River Tribe, requires an Agriculture Department survey within 180 days, makes the land part of the Pit River Tribe Reservation, excludes about 20.03 acres of roads and rights-of-way, and bars class II and class III gaming.
Key Policy Areas
Tribal Affairs, Public Lands, Gaming
Primary Purpose
Takes approximately 583.79 acres of Forest Service-managed Four Corners Federal land into trust for the Pit River Tribe, requires an Agriculture Department survey within 180 days, makes the land part of the Pit River Tribe Reservation, excludes about 20.03 acres of roads and rights-of-way, and bars class II and class III gaming.
Policy Domains
Substantive provisions
Identified Gains
- Pit River Tribe
- XL Ranch Rancheria
- Big Bend Rancheria
- Likely Rancheria
- Lookout Rancheria
- Montgomery Creek Rancheria
- Roaring Creek Rancheria
- Pit River tribal members
- Tribal land managers
Identified Costs
- Forest Service
- Secretary of Agriculture
- Department of the Interior
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Interior trust-land administrators
- Federal survey staff
- Land-record offices
- Potential class II gaming operators
- Potential class III gaming operators
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
Passed HouseCommittee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian …
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to …
Passed House (inferred from eh version)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, …
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules …
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without …
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5886-5888)
Mr. Stauber moved to suspend the rules and pass the …
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, Forest Service
Potential class II gaming operators, Potential class III gaming operators
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "land"
- → Four Corners Federal land
- "tribe"
- → Pit River Tribe, California
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