HR3925-119

What This Bill Does

If the Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation offers its mapped property, the Secretary of Agriculture must accept and convey approximately 1,475 acres of federal forest land in exchange for about 1,460 acres owned by the Nation. The reported bill allows one year after the offer for this process. Acquired land becomes part of San Bernardino National Forest. The exchange is expressly exempt from section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act; acreage alone does not establish equal value.

Who Benefits and How

The federally recognized Nation gains the specified federal parcels and associated property interests. Forest Service administrators gain the mapped replacement parcels for national-forest management and retain access-and-use easements over portions of roads 1N22, 1N24 and 1N25. Tribal community members may benefit from stewardship of ancestral lands. The bill does not expressly place the conveyed land in trust or authorize gaming.

Who Bears the Burden and How

The Nation must pay for the surveys and enter a recorded agreement preserving the historical and cultural integrity of the Arrowhead landmark to a mutually agreed extent. The agreement is due within one year of enactment. Forest Service staff and the Nation must approve the surveys; they may agree to minor boundary and map corrections. Compared with the introduced bill, both 120-day deadlines become one year and the survey standard becomes explicit approval rather than reasonable satisfaction.

Key Provisions

• Requires the mapped exchange after an offer by the Nation, subject to stated conditions.
• Protects Forest Service road easements and requires a recorded Arrowhead landmark preservation agreement.
• Requires mutually approved surveys paid for by the Nation and permits agreed minor boundary corrections.
• Exempts this exchange from section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act.