HR 2302119th CongressIn Committee

Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians Land Transfer Act of 2025

Introduced: Mar 24, 2025

Sponsor: Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] (R-California)

Housing & Urban DevelopmentInfrastructure

Standard Summary

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This bill would relocate two specified parcels of federal land in California into trust for the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians. It revokes a 1964 Public Land Order that previously governed the land and transfers jurisdiction to the Secretary of the Interior. Within 180 days of enactment, the Secretary would place about 80 acres and about 185 acres (as shown on a map prepared by the Bureau of Land Management) into trust for the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, making them part of the Tribe’s Reservation and subject to federal trust ownership and administration. The bill requires a land review to determine if a survey is needed, and if so, a survey would be conducted and any minor corrections to land descriptions could be made and publicly shared. Importantly, lands placed in trust under this bill would not be used for Class II or Class III gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. The defined terms clarify which lands and tribe are involved and confirm that the Secretary of the Interior would administer the land.

Key Points

1Revocation of Public Land Order 3309 (1964) and transfer of jurisdiction over the affected land to the Secretary of the Interior.
2Two parcels totaling roughly 80 acres and 185 acres would be taken into trust for the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, becoming part of the Tribe’s Reservation.
3The transfer must occur within 180 days after enactment, subject to valid existing rights, with a process to review the land for a possible survey.
4If a survey is required, the Secretary shall conduct it and may make minor corrections to the land description; the survey would be publicly available.
5Gaming prohibition on the trust lands: no Class II or Class III gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.

Impact Areas

Primary group/area affected: The Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians (Shingle Springs Rancheria) and their members, who would gain additional trust land that can support governance, housing, and development initiatives.Secondary group/area affected: Local communities and jurisdictions in the area (including county and state agencies) that interact with tribal land and land-use planning, law enforcement, and natural resources management.Additional impacts: The land would be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as trust land, which typically means different taxation and land-use rules than non-trust federal or state land; gaming on the trust lands would be prohibited under the Act, potentially affecting tribal economic development plans that might otherwise include gaming. Public access to the survey and land documents would be provided, enhancing transparency.

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