S2735-119

What This Bill Does

The bill transfers land to trust status for the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians. It revokes Public Land Order 3309, transfers jurisdiction over that land to the Secretary of the Interior, requires roughly 80 acres of BLM land and 185 acres of Indian Creek Ranch land to be taken into trust within 180 days subject to valid existing rights, allows survey review and corrections, makes the land part of the reservation, and prohibits class II and class III gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.

Who Benefits and How

The Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians benefits because the bill moves specified lands into trust for the Tribe and adds them to the reservation. Tribal government offices benefit from clearer federal trust administration of the BLM and Indian Creek Ranch parcels. Bureau of Indian Affairs land staff benefit from map, survey, and legal-description authority that clarifies the transfer record. Reservation residents benefit if the trust transfer supports non-gaming governmental, conservation, housing, cultural, or community uses.

Who Bears the Burden and How

The Secretary of the Interior must place the lands into trust within 180 days, subject to valid existing rights. Bureau of Indian Affairs survey staff must review whether a survey is needed and keep any survey available for public inspection. Gaming developers bear a restriction because transferred land cannot be used for class II or class III gaming. Federal land records offices must update jurisdiction, reservation, map, and trust-land documentation.

Key Provisions

• Revokes Public Land Order 3309 and transfers jurisdiction over the covered land to the Secretary of the Interior.
• Requires approximately 80 acres of BLM land and 185 acres of Indian Creek Ranch land to be placed into trust for the Tribe within 180 days.
• Authorizes survey review, survey completion, and minor corrections to legal descriptions and mapping errors.
• Declares the transferred land part of the reservation and subject to laws for property held in trust for an Indian Tribe.
• Prohibits class II and class III gaming on land taken into trust under the bill.