119 HR 2302 IH: Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians Land Transfer Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-03-24 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 2302IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMarch 24, 2025Mr. McClintock introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural ResourcesA BILLTo take certain Federal land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians Land Transfer Act of 2025.

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Revocation of public land order; Lands to be taken into trust

(a)

Revocation of public land order

Notwithstanding any other provision of law— (1)Public Land Order 3309 (Sacramento 071209), dated January 17, 1964 (29 Fed. Reg. 609), is revoked; and (2)jurisdiction over the land described in the public land order referred to in paragraph (1) is transferred to the Secretary. (b)

Trust transfer

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary shall place the following land into trust for the benefit of the Tribe: (1)The approximately 85.3 acres of land generally depicted as BLM Land - Proposed Transfer into Trust on the Map. (2)The approximately 118.84 acres of land generally depicted as Indian Creek Ranch - Proposed Transfer into Trust Land Status on the Map. (c)

Lands part of reservation; administration

The land taken into trust under subsection (b)— (1)is hereby declared to be part of the Reservation; and (2)shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance with the laws and regulations generally applicable to property held in trust by the United States for an Indian Tribe. (d)

Gaming prohibited

Land taken into trust under subsection (b) shall not be used for any class II gaming or class III gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) (as those terms are defined in section 4 of that Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)). (e)

Definitions

In this section: (1)

Map

The term Map means the map prepared by the Bureau of Land Management titled Proposed Bureau of Land Management Land Transfer to Shingle Springs Rancheria and dated February 25, 2025. (2)

Reservation

The term Reservation means the reservation of the Tribe. (3)

Secretary

The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (4)

Tribe

The term Tribe means the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs Rancheria (Verona Tract), California.