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This bill would place about 584 acres of federal land in California into trust for the Pit River Tribe. The land would become part of the tribe’s reservation and would be managed under the rules that apply to land held in trust for an Indian tribe by the federal government. The bill also makes clear that the land cannot be used for class II or class III gaming, and it keeps existing rights and access on certain roads and public rights-of-way in place.
- The land covered is called the “Four Corners Federal land” and is mostly Forest Service land shown on a map prepared in November 2024.
- About 20 acres of roads, highways, and public rights-of-way are excluded from the transfer.
- The Secretary of Agriculture must provide a complete survey of the land to the Secretary of the Interior within 180 days after the bill becomes law.
- The transferred land must be administered as part of the Pit River Tribe Reservation, but it cannot be used for tribal casino-style gaming.
Official Summaries
Pit River Land Transfer Act of 2025
This bill takes approximately 603.94 acres of specified lands in California into trust for the benefit of the Pit River Tribe.
Specifically, the bill directs the Department of the Interior to take the following lands into trust for the benefit of the tribe: (1) approximately 583.79 acres of federal land managed by the Forest Service (but excluding approximately 20.03 acres of roads, highways, and public rights-of-way subject to existing easements), and (2) approximately 40.18 acres of fee land held by the tribe. These combined lands, approximately 603.94 acres, shall be part of the tribe's reservation. Further, the bill prohibits gaming on the land taken into trust.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2400 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2400
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
December 16, 2025
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs
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AN ACT
To take certain Federal land in the State of California into trust for
the benefit of the Pit River Tribe.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pit River Land Transfer Act of
2025''.
SEC. 2. LAND TO BE TAKEN INTO TRUST.
(a) Transfer of Four Corners Federal Land.--
(1) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights, the Four
Corners Federal land is hereby taken into trust by the
Secretary for the benefit of the Tribe.
(2) Survey.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall
provide to the Secretary a complete survey of the Four Corners
Federal land.
(b) Administration.--Upon being taken into trust under this
section, the lands taken into trust by the Secretary for the benefit of
the Tribe shall be--
(1) considered part of the Pit River Tribe Reservation; and
(2) administered by the Secretary in accordance with the
laws and regulations generally applicable to property held in
trust by the United States for an Indian Tribe.
(c) Gaming Prohibited.--Land taken into trust under this section
shall not be used for any class II gaming or class III gaming under the
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) (as those terms
are defined in section 4 of that Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)).
(d) Definitions.--In this Act:
(1) Four corners federal land.--
(A) In general.--The term ``Four Corners Federal
land'' means the approximately 583.79 acres of land
managed by the Forest Service generally depicted within
the ``Proposed Land Conveyance'' boundary on the Map,
including improvements and appurtenances thereon.
(B) Exclusion.--The term ``Four Corners Federal
land'' does not include the approximately 20.03 acres
of roads, highways, and public rights-of-way subject to
existing easements generally depicted within the
``Proposed Land Conveyance'' boundary on the Map.
(2) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map titled ``Proposed
Land Conveyance to the Pit River Tribe'' prepared by the Forest
Service and dated November 6, 2024.
(3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(4) Tribe.--The term ``Tribe'' means the Pit River Tribe,
California (includes XL Ranch, Big Bend, Likely, Lookout,
Montgomery Creek, and Roaring Creek Rancherias).
Passed the House of Representatives December 15, 2025.
Attest:
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,
Clerk.