A bill to reaffirm the applicability of the Indian Reorganization Act to the Lytton Rancheria of California, and for other purposes.
Summary
What This Bill Does
Confirms that the Lytton Rancheria of California is covered by the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 despite any other law. That matters because section 5 of the Act authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire land and hold it in trust for an Indian tribe. Any land taken into trust under the bill becomes part of the Lytton Rancheria reservation and is administered under the ordinary federal rules for Indian trust property.
Who Benefits and How
The Lytton Rancheria of California benefits directly because the bill removes legal doubt about Indian Reorganization Act coverage and gives the Tribe a clear statutory path to have land acquired in trust. Trust status can strengthen tribal land security, support self-government, and make future reservation planning less dependent on case-by-case legal arguments over IRA eligibility. The Department of the Interior also receives clear authority for trust acquisitions for this Tribe.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Department of the Interior must process any qualifying land-into-trust applications and administer resulting trust land under federal Indian-property rules. Local governments and non-tribal land-use interests near potential trust parcels may bear indirect burdens because land placed in trust becomes reservation land and can move some land-use and tax questions out of ordinary local control.
Key Provisions
- Reaffirms that the Lytton Rancheria of California is subject to the Indian Reorganization Act notwithstanding other law.
- Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire and take land into trust for the Tribe under 25 U.S.C. 5108.
- Provides that land taken into trust becomes part of the Lytton Rancheria reservation.
- Requires trust land to be administered under laws and regulations generally applicable to United States trust property for Indian tribes.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Reaffirms that the Indian Reorganization Act applies to the Lytton Rancheria of California and lets the Secretary of the Interior take land into trust for the Tribe under section 5 of that Act.
Key Policy Areas
Tribal Affairs, Public Lands
Primary Purpose
Reaffirms that the Indian Reorganization Act applies to the Lytton Rancheria of California and lets the Secretary of the Interior take land into trust for the Tribe under section 5 of that Act.
Policy Domains
Section 1 - Lytton Rancheria IRA and trust-land reaffirmation
Identified Gains
- Lytton Rancheria of California
- Department of the Interior trust-land program
Identified Costs
- Department of the Interior
- Local governments near Lytton Rancheria trust parcels
- Non-tribal land-use interests near trust parcels
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
Passed SenateHeld at the desk.
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8747-8748; …
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous …
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. …
Reported by Ms. Murkowski, without amendment
Passed Senate (inferred from es version)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. …
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment …
Stakeholder Effects
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Local governments near Lytton Rancheria
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "tribe"
- → Lytton Rancheria of California
- "secretary"
- → Secretary of the Interior
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Section 5 of the 1934 Act lets the Secretary of the Interior acquire land and hold it in trust for an Indian tribe.
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