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H.R. 2400 · House bill · 119th Congress
This 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.
That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 2400) entitled “An Act to take certain Federal land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Pit River Tribe.”, do pass with the following
This Act may be cited as the “Pit River Land Transfer Act of 2026”.
(a) Administrative transfer.— The Secretary of Agriculture shall transfer administrative jurisdiction over the Four Corners Federal land to the Secretary.
(b) Land to be taken into trust.— Subject to valid existing rights, the Four Corners Federal land shall be taken into trust by the Secretary for the benefit of the Tribe.
(c) Survey.— Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall carry out a complete survey of the Four Corners Federal land, including the areas described in subsection (g)(1)(B).
(d) Administrative provisions corrections.— The Secretary, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Tribe may, by mutual agreement, make minor corrections and adjustments to the land taken into trust under this section to facilitate land management, including corrections and adjustments to the survey carried out pursuant to subsection (c).
(e) Administration.— On being taken into trust under this section, the Four Corners Federal land shall be—
(1) considered part of the Reservation of the Tribe; and
(2) 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.
(f) Gaming prohibited.— The land taken into trust under this section 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)).
(g) Definitions.— In this section:
(1) Four Corners Federal land.—
(A) In general.— The term Four Corners Federal land means the approximately 557 acres of land managed by the Forest Service, as generally depicted within the “Proposed Land Conveyance” boundary on the Map, including improvements and appurtenances thereon.
(B) Exclusion.— The term Four Corners Federal land does not include the approximately 87 acres of roads, highways, public rights-of-way, easements, and special use permit areas subject to existing easements generally depicted within the “Proposed Land Conveyance” boundary on the Map.
(2) Map.— The term Map means the map prepared by the Forest Service entitled “Proposed Land Conveyance to the Pit River Tribe” and dated June 30, 2026.
(3) Secretary.— The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior.
(4) Tribe.— The term Tribe means the Pit River Tribe, California (includes XL Ranch, Big Bend, Likely, Lookout, Montgomery Creek, and Roaring Creek Rancherias).