Preserve the Traditional Cultural Place Chí’chil Biłdagoteel Historic District Act

Summary

Designates the Chí’chil Biłdagoteel (Oak Flat) area as a historic district and requires the Secretary of Agriculture to preserve the natural condition and cultural integrity of the National Forest System land within that district. It withdraws those National Forest lands from public land disposal and mining laws, bars mining and mining-related infrastructure on the protected National Forest parcels, and requires government-to-government consultation with Tribes and cooperative agreements to ensure access for traditional cultural activities.

• Creates a statutory designation for the Chí’chil Biłdagoteel Historic District and identifies it as a traditional cultural place.
• Withdraws National Forest System land within the district from public land disposal, mining laws, and mineral/leasing authorities.
• Bans mining and mining-related infrastructure on National Forest System land inside the district, including pipelines, utilities, waste disposal, and new roads.
• Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to preserve natural and cultural conditions on protected National Forest parcels.
• Mandates government-to-government consultations with Tribes and allows cooperative agreements to secure tribal access for traditional activities.
• Includes congressional findings describing the area’s cultural significance and notes a prior land transfer to Resolution Copper.
• Limits apply to National Forest System land within the district; transferred lands held by Resolution Copper are defined as part of the district but are not explicitly reversed.
• Does not appropriate funds or create new federal spending programs; it changes land-use legal authorities and agency duties.