Pit River Land Transfer Act of 2025
The Pit River Land Transfer Act of 2025 would take about 584 acres of federal land in California (called the Four Corners Federal land) and place it into trust for the Pit River Tribe. Once in trust, the land would be treated as part of the Tribe’s reservation and managed by the Interior Department under the usual rules for tribal trust lands. The bill also prohibits any Class II or Class III gaming on this land. Before the transfer is completed, the Forest Service (administering the land) must provide a complete survey to the Interior Department within 180 days of enactment. The transfer is “subject to valid existing rights,” meaning current easements or uses on the land would continue. The land is defined and described in a map prepared by the Forest Service.
Key Points
- 1Transfers approximately 583.79 acres of Four Corners Federal land into trust for the Pit River Tribe; the land is to be part of the Tribe’s reservation and governed by the federal trust land framework.
- 2About 20.03 acres of roads, highways, and public rights-of-way within the boundary are excluded from the transfer.
- 3The Secretary of the Interior would administer the land once it is in trust, applying laws and regulations that generally govern tribal trust lands.
- 4Gaming on the land is prohibited for Class II and Class III gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
- 5A complete survey of the land must be provided to the Interior Secretary within 180 days of enactment; the land transfer is defined and described by a Forest Service map (Nov. 6, 2024) and key terms (Four Corners Federal land, Map, Secretary, Tribe) are specified.