This bill allows the Pit River Tribe in California to gain ownership of specific federal land, which will help support their community and cultural heritage.
Pit River Land Transfer Act of 2025This 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.
1. This bill transfers about 584 acres of federal land in California to the Pit River Tribe. 2. The land will be held in trust for the benefit of the Tribe. 3. The Secretary of Agriculture must complete a survey of the land within 180 days. 4. The land cannot be used for any type of gaming activities. 5. The land will be considered part of the Pit River Tribe Reservation.
The Pit River Tribe and its members will benefit from this land transfer.