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The bill transfers ~584 acres into federal trust to strengthen the Pit River Tribe's land base and access to federal services while preserving existing easements and banning certain gaming, trading increased tribal sovereignty and services for limits on land control, potential loss of gaming-driven economic opportunity, some changes to public access, and modest taxpayer/admin costs.
Members of the Pit River Tribe will receive ~583.79 acres placed into federal trust, expanding the Tribe's land base and formal tribal sovereignty over those acres.
Pit River Tribe members will become eligible for federal programs and services tied to trust land status, improving access to federal housing, health, education, and other benefits.
The Forest Service must survey the property within 180 days, clarifying land boundaries and legal status for the Tribe and federal land managers and reducing the risk of future title disputes.
The Pit River Tribe and nearby residents will face limits on tribal control because existing roads, highways, and easement holders retain their rights on the conveyed land, which can complicate tribal land-use planning.
Members of the Pit River Tribe lose the option to develop Class II and III gaming on the acquired land, removing a significant potential source of tribal economic development and revenue.
Rural communities and public land users may experience reduced public access or changes in federal land management where Forest Service land is conveyed into trust, affecting recreation and local land uses.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to take ~583.79 acres of Forest Service land into trust for the Pit River Tribe, excluding ~20.03 acres of public rights-of-way, and bans Class II/III gaming on the land.
Transfers roughly 583.79 acres of Forest Service-managed land into federal trust for the benefit of the Pit River Tribe, excluding about 20.03 acres of existing roads, highways, and rights-of-way. The Secretary of Agriculture must deliver a survey of the property within 180 days, and the land—once taken into trust—will be added to the tribe’s reservation and managed under federal Indian trust law, with an explicit prohibition on Class II and Class III gaming on the transferred parcels.
Introduced March 27, 2025 by Doug Lamalfa · Last progress December 16, 2025