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Union Calendar No. 245 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2400 
[Report No. 119–289] 
To take certain Federal land in the State of California into trust for the 
benefit of the Pit River Tribe. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 27, 2025 
Mr. LAMALFA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
SEPTEMBER 15, 2025 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 27, 2025] 
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A BILL 
To take certain Federal land in the State of California into 
trust for the benefit of the Pit River Tribe. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pit River Land Transfer 
Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. LAND TO BE TAKEN INTO TRUST. 
(a) TRANSFER OF FOUR CORNERS FEDERAL LAND.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, the Four Corners Federal land is hereby taken 
into trust by the Secretary for the benefit of the Tribe. 
(2) SURVEY.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agri-
culture shall provide to the Secretary a complete sur-
vey of the Four Corners Federal land. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.—Upon being taken into trust 
under this section, the lands taken into trust by the Sec-
retary for the benefit of the Tribe shall be— 
(1) considered part of the Pit River Tribe Res-
ervation; 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 In-
dian Tribe. 
(c) GAMING PROHIBITED.—Land taken into trust 
under this section shall not be used for any class II gaming 
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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)). 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) FOUR CORNERS FEDERAL LAND.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Four Corners 
Federal land’’ means the approximately 583.79 
acres of land managed by the Forest Service gen-
erally depicted within the ‘‘Proposed Land Con-
veyance’’ boundary on the Map, including im-
provements and appurtenances thereon. 
(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘Four Corners 
Federal land’’ does not include the approxi-
mately 20.03 acres of roads, highways, and pub-
lic rights-of-way subject to existing easements 
generally depicted within the ‘‘Proposed Land 
Conveyance’’ boundary on the Map. 
(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map ti-
tled ‘‘Proposed Land Conveyance to the Pit River 
Tribe’’ prepared by the Forest Service and dated No-
vember 6, 2024. 
(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 
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Bend, Likely, Lookout, Montgomery Creek, and Roar-
ing Creek Rancherias). 
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Union Calendar No. 245 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2400 
[Report No. 119–289] 
A BILL 
To take certain Federal land in the State of Cali-
fornia into trust for the benefit of the Pit River 
Tribe. 
SEPTEMBER 15, 2025 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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