Pit River Land Transfer Act of 2025
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Topic: Native Americans
Sponsor: Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R) - CA
Summary
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.
Legislative Subjects
California; Indian lands and resources rights; Land transfers; Native Americans
Latest Action
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
2025-12-16
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