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S2871119th CongressWALLET

Pit River Land Transfer Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Senator Padilla, Alex [D-CA]

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Summary

Transfer of about 584 acres into trust for the Pit River Tribe would put the Four Corners Federal land into the Tribe’s reservation and move management from the Forest Service to the Department of the Interior. The bill would also ban class II and class III gaming on that land.

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  • Pit River Tribe: The bill would place approximately 583.8 acres into trust and make the land part of the Tribe’s Reservation. The land would be administered under the federal rules that apply to trust land for Indian tribes.
  • Federal land management: The bill would transfer administrative jurisdiction from the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of the Interior and require a complete survey of the Four Corners Federal land within 180 days.
  • Public access and gaming: About 20.0 acres of roads and public rights-of-way are excluded and remain subject to existing easements. The land may not be used for class II or class III gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Transfer Pit River land into trust

If enacted, this bill would move about 583.79 acres called the Four Corners Federal land from the Forest Service to the Interior Department. The Interior Secretary would take the land into trust for the Pit River Tribe and it would become part of the Tribe's Reservation. The land would remain subject to any valid existing rights and to federal trust laws. The bill would ban class II and class III gaming on the parcel and require a full survey within 180 days of enactment. The parcel is defined by a Forest Service map dated November 6, 2024, and the bill excludes about 20.03 acres of roads and rights-of-way and names the included Pit River rancherias.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Padilla, Alex [D-CA]

CA • D

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 9/18/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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