The legislation authorizes the transfer of specific National Forest System land to the Secretary of the Interior for the benefit of the Tonto Apache Tribe.
The Secretary of Agriculture is responsible for transferring administrative jurisdiction over the designated land.
The land to be taken into trust includes various parcels totaling 3,000 acres in Gila County, Arizona, with specific legal descriptions provided.
The land will become part of the Tonto Apache Tribe’s Reservation and will be administered according to applicable laws for trust land held for Indian Tribes.
The legislation withdraws the specified land from all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under public land laws, as well as from mining laws and mineral leasing laws, subject to existing rights.
