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Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians Land Transfer Act of 2025
To 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.
Summary
This bill transfers approximately 265 acres of Federal land in California into trust for the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, consisting of about 80 acres of Bureau of Land Management land and about 185 acres from Indian Creek Ranch. The transferred land would be added to the tribe's reservation and administered according to Federal laws governing trust property held for Indian tribes. The Secretary of the Interior must complete the transfer within 180 days of enactment and conduct a review to determine if a survey is needed. The transferred land cannot be used for gaming purposes under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. A 1964 Public Land Order affecting the land would be revoked as part of this transfer.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA)
1 cosponsor
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA)
Actions (4)
- May 20, 2026 Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. · senate
- Dec 17, 2025 Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. · senate
- Sep 8, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6403) · senate
- Sep 8, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Committee action
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Meetings where this bill was on the agenda
- Business meeting to consider S.236, to amend the Act of August 9, 1955 (commonly known as the "Long-Term Leasing Act"), to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land in the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation and land held in trust for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), S.1513, to take certain Federal land in the State of Washington into trust for the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, S.2098, to provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Southcentral Foundation located in Anchorage, Alaska, S.2735, to take certain Federal land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, H.R.681, to amend the Act of August 9, 1955 (commonly known as the "Long-Term Leasing Act"), to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), H.R.2302, to take certain Federal land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, H.R.2388, to take certain Federal land in the State of Washington into trust for the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, and H.R.3620, to provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Southcentral Foundation located in Anchorage, Alaska; to be immediately followed by an oversight hearing to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2027 for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian Health Service.
- Business meeting to consider S.3383, to amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to make improvements to that Act; to be immediately followed by hearings to examine S.236, to amend the Act of August 9, 1955 (commonly known as the "Long-Term Leasing Act"), to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land in the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation and land held in trust for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), S.1508, to confer jurisdiction on the State of Utah with respect to civil causes of action arising on or within the Indian lands of the Shivwits Band of Paiutes, S.1513, to take certain Federal land in the State of Washington into trust for the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, S.2735, to take certain Federal land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians.
Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 8, 2025
Mr. Padilla (for himself and Mr. Schiff) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs
A BILL
To 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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians Land Transfer Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. 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 80 acres of land generally depicted as “BLM Land-Proposed Transfer into Trust” on the Map.
(2) The approximately 185 acres of land generally depicted as “Indian Creek Ranch-Proposed Transfer into Trust Land Status” on the Map.
(c) Review; Survey.—
(1) Review.—Before the deadline described in subsection
(b), the Secretary shall conduct a review of the land described in that subsection to determine if a survey of the land is required.
(2) Survey.—
(A) In general.—If the Secretary determines that a survey is required under paragraph (1) after conducting the review required under that paragraph, the Secretary—
(i) shall perform a survey of the land taken into trust under subsection (b); and
(ii) may make minor corrections to the survey and legal land description of the land described in that subsection as the Secretary determines to be necessary to correct clerical, typographical, and surveying errors.
(B) Availability.—A survey conducted under subparagraph (A) shall be kept on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
(d) 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.
(e) 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)).
(f) 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 May 2, 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. <all>
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