Shingle Springs Land Transfer Act

Full Title:
Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians Land Transfer Act of 2025

Summary#

This Act would revoke Public Land Order 3309 (dated January 17, 1964) and transfer jurisdiction over that land to the Secretary of the Interior. Not later than 180 days after enactment, and subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary must place into trust for the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians: about 80 acres shown as "BLM Land-Proposed Transfer into Trust" and about 185 acres shown as "Indian Creek Ranch-Proposed Transfer into Trust Land Status" on the map. The Secretary must review the land and, if a survey is needed, perform a survey and may make minor corrections to the legal description. Any survey must be kept on file and available for public inspection. The land placed into trust is declared part of the Tribe's reservation and will be administered as other trust property held for a tribe. The Act explicitly prohibits class II and class III gaming on the land under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. The map referenced is a Bureau of Land Management map dated May 2, 2025.

What it means for you#

  • For the Tribe: The specified parcels would become trust land and part of the Tribe's reservation, administered by the Secretary of the Interior.
  • For nearby land users and holders of existing rights: Existing valid rights remain in place (the transfer is subject to valid existing rights).
  • For the public: Any required survey will be kept on file and available for public inspection.
  • For gaming: The transferred land may not be used for class II or class III gaming.

Expenses#

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