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To take certain land into trust for the benefit of the Las Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians.
To take certain land into trust for the benefit of the Las Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians.
Summary
- Takes approximately 3,156 acres of Bureau of Land Management land into trust for the Las Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians
- Makes the transferred land part of the Las Vegas Tribe's reservation
- Requires the Secretary of Interior to complete a survey of the land within 180 days to establish its boundaries
- Requires the Las Vegas Tribe to grant a 300-foot right-of-way for high-voltage renewable energy transmission facilities on the land
- Prohibits Class II and Class III gaming (as defined in the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act) on the transferred land
- Repeals Section 3092 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV)
1 cosponsor
Actions (4)
- Jun 9, 2026 Subcommittee Hearings Held · house
- Jun 3, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs. · house
- Dec 19, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. · house
- Dec 19, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 19, 2025
Ms. Titus introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
A BILL
To take certain land into trust for the benefit of the Las Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR THE LAS VEGAS PAIUTE TRIBE.
(a) Land Into Trust.—Subject to valid existing rights, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the covered land—
(1) is hereby taken into trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe; and
(2) shall be part of the reservation of the Tribe.
(b) Survey.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a survey to establish the boundaries of the land taken into trust under subsection (a).
(c) Renewable Energy Transmission Corridor.—As a condition of taking the land into trust under subsection (a), not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, an approximately 300-foot- wide right-of-way (as generally depicted on the Map) shall be granted by the Tribe to a qualified electric utility for the construction and maintenance of high-voltage transmission facilities consistent with existing renewable energy transmission agreements between the Tribe and the qualified electric utility on the Snow Mountain Reservation.
(d) Gaming.—Class II gaming and class III gaming (as those terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)) are prohibited on the land taken into trust under subsection
(a).
(e) Water Rights.—
(1) In general.—Nothing in this section affirms or denies Federal reserved rights to surface water or groundwater for any land taken into trust under subsection (a).
(2) State water rights.—The Tribe shall retain any right or claim to water under State law for any land taken into trust under subsection (a).
(f) Intergovernmental Agreement.—Nothing in this section affects the implementation of the March 2021 Intergovernmental Agreement between the Tribe and the City of Las Vegas.
(g) Conforming Amendment.—Section 3092 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. “Buck” McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3870) is repealed.
(h) Definition.—In this section:
(1) Covered land.—The term “covered land” means the approximately 3,156 acres of land administered by the Bureau of Land Management, as generally depicted on the Map.
(2) Map.—The term “Map” means the map titled “Southern Nevada Land Management” and dated November 14, 2024.
(3) Secretary.—The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.
(4) Tribe.—The term “Tribe” means the Las Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians of the Las Vegas Indian Colony, Nevada. <all>
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