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Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] · D–OR
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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2026-09-16 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
This proposal would place about 18,628 acres of federal land in a trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, meaning the United States would hold the land for the Tribe’s benefit. The land would become part of the Grand Ronde Reservation, with valid existing rights preserved. The trust transfer would take effect the day after the Interior Secretary records a required agreement securing existing administrative access.
(1) Grand ronde The term Grand Ronde means the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon. (2) Grand ronde conveyance land The term Grand Ronde Conveyance Land means the approximately 18,628 acres of Federal land, as generally depicted on the Map.
Subject to valid existing rights, including rights-of-way, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Grand Ronde Conveyance Land, including any improvements located on the Grand Ronde Conveyance Land, appurtenances to the Grand Ronde Conveyance Land, and mineral and other subsurface interests on or in the Grand Ronde Conveyance Land, including oil and gas, shall be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of Grand Ronde.
(c) Administration The land taken into trust under subsection (b) shall be— (1) part of the Grand Ronde Reservation;
(g) Effective date Subsection (b) shall take effect on the day after the date on which the Secretary records the agreement entered into under section 4(c)(1).
the Secretary shall enter into an agreement with Grand Ronde that secures existing administrative access by the Secretary to the Grand Ronde Conveyance Land.
(4) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior.
The bill is titled the Grand Ronde Land Transfer Act of 2026. It identifies the land by reference to a Forest Service map dated July 23, 2026.
This Act may be cited as the Grand Ronde Land Transfer Act of 2026.
(2) Grand ronde conveyance land The term Grand Ronde Conveyance Land means the approximately 18,628 acres of Federal land, as generally depicted on the Map. (3) Map The term Map means the map prepared by the Forest Service entitled Grand Ronde Land Transfer Act of 2026 and dated July 23, 2026.
Administrative responsibility would move from the Agriculture Secretary to the Interior Secretary. The trust would include the United States’ interests in improvements, associated property rights, and underground resources, including minerals, oil and gas. Valid existing rights, including rights to cross or use the land, would remain protected.
(4) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior.
(a) Administrative transfer Administrative jurisdiction over the Grand Ronde Conveyance Land is hereby transferred from the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary.
Subject to valid existing rights, including rights-of-way, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Grand Ronde Conveyance Land, including any improvements located on the Grand Ronde Conveyance Land, appurtenances to the Grand Ronde Conveyance Land, and mineral and other subsurface interests on or in the Grand Ronde Conveyance Land, including oil and gas, shall be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of Grand Ronde.
The transferred land would be administered under the laws and regulations generally governing land that the United States holds in trust for an Indian Tribe.
(c) Administration The land taken into trust under subsection (b) shall be— (1) part of the Grand Ronde Reservation; and (2) administered in accordance with the laws and regulations generally applicable to property held in trust by the United States for the benefit of an Indian Tribe.
Within two years after enactment, the Secretary would have to provide a legal description and complete a boundary survey. If the survey conflicts with a map, acreage estimate or land description, the survey would control unless the Secretary and Grand Ronde agree otherwise.
(d) Survey (1) In general Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— (A) provide a legal description of the Grand Ronde Conveyance Land; and (B) complete a survey to establish the boundaries of the land taken into trust under subsection (b). (2) Conflicts If there is a conflict between the survey completed under paragraph (1)(B) and a map, acreage estimate, or description of any land to be taken into trust under subsection (b), the survey shall control unless the Secretary and Grand Ronde mutually agree otherwise.
The map, legal description and survey would have the same legal effect as if written into the Act and would be available for public inspection in the Secretary’s office. The Secretary could correct clerical or typographical errors in the map or legal description.
(e) Force and effect The Map and the legal description and survey described in subsection (d)(1) shall have the same force and effect as if included in this Act, except that the Secretary may correct any clerical or typographical errors in the Map or legal description. (f) Public availability The Map and the legal description and survey described in subsection (d)(1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the Secretary.
Unless the bill expressly provides otherwise, it would preserve Grand Ronde’s existing rights or claims to land or interests in land as of enactment.
(a) In general Unless expressly provided in this Act, nothing in this Act affects any right or claim of Grand Ronde existing on the date of enactment of this Act to any land or interest in land.
Applicable federal rules governing exports of unprocessed logs harvested from federal land would apply to unprocessed logs harvested from the transferred land. The land could not be used for gambling classified as class II or class III under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
(b) Prohibitions (1) Exports of unprocessed logs Any applicable Federal law (including regulations) relating to the export of unprocessed logs harvested from Federal land shall apply to any unprocessed logs that are harvested from the Grand Ronde Conveyance Land. (2) Gaming prohibited The land taken into trust under section 3(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)).
Within 180 days after enactment, the Secretary would have to enter an agreement with Grand Ronde securing the Secretary’s existing administrative access. The trust transfer would take effect the day after the Secretary records that agreement; the bill states no separate recording deadline.
(c) Agreements (1) Memorandum of agreement for administrative access Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into an agreement with Grand Ronde that secures existing administrative access by the Secretary to the Grand Ronde Conveyance Land.
(g) Effective date Subsection (b) shall take effect on the day after the date on which the Secretary records the agreement entered into under section 4(c)(1).
When the administrative-access agreement is made, the Secretary would have to provide Grand Ronde with all reciprocal right-of-way agreements—agreements for mutual access—and cooperative agreements concerning the land that existed as of enactment. Once the land enters trust, Grand Ronde would have to continue the access those agreements provide permanently.
(2) Reciprocal right-of-way agreements (A) In general On the date on which the agreement is entered into under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide to Grand Ronde all reciprocal right-of-way and cooperative agreements to the Grand Ronde Conveyance Land in existence as of the date of enactment of this Act. (B) Continued access Beginning on the date on which the Grand Ronde Conveyance Land is taken into trust under section 3(b), Grand Ronde shall continue the access provided by the agreements described in subparagraph (A) in perpetuity.
When the land enters trust, it would not be subject to the land use planning requirements of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 or the Act of August 28, 1937, subject to the bill’s forest-management qualification. Forest management would have to comply with all applicable federal and Tribal laws. The supplied text does not establish which requirements currently apply or the full practical effect of this provision.
(d) Land use planning requirements (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), on the date on which the Grand Ronde Conveyance Land is taken into trust under section 3(b), the Grand Ronde Conveyance land shall not be subject to the land use planning requirements of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) or the Act of August 28, 1937 (50 Stat. 874, chapter 876; 43 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.). (2) Forest management Any forest management activity that is carried out on the Grand Ronde Conveyance Land shall be managed in accordance with all applicable Federal and Tribal laws.
The land would remain open for public hunting, fishing and general recreation. Grand Ronde could restrict or regulate access for public safety, administration, fish or wildlife management, or emergencies.
(3) Public access The Grand Ronde Conveyance Land shall remain open to the public for hunting, fishing, and general recreation, subject to the condition that Grand Ronde may restrict or regulate access to the Grand Ronde Conveyance Land for reasons of public safety, administration, fish or wildlife management, or emergencies.
The supplied official-actions snapshot, updated October 13, 2026, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Natural Resources on September 16, 2026.
Source snapshot updated 2026-10-13T12:50:42Z. 2026-09-16: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. 2026-09-16: Introduced in House
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Reviewed version: Introduced in House · 2026-09-16. These findings describe provisions and who may benefit; they are not judgments of waste, corruption, or motive.
This review covers the supplied bill text. “None identified” does not rule out provisions in later versions or accompanying reports and disclosures.
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The findings identify narrowly specified property treatment and a related planning exception. This classification does not judge their justification.
The Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon would receive the benefit of a federal trust holding covering approximately 18,628 acres and associated federal property and resource interests. This is a specific property benefit forming the bill’s main policy, subject to valid existing rights.
(1) Grand ronde The term Grand Ronde means the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon. (2) Grand ronde conveyance land The term Grand Ronde Conveyance Land means the approximately 18,628 acres of Federal land, as generally depicted on the Map.
Subject to valid existing rights, including rights-of-way, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Grand Ronde Conveyance Land, including any improvements located on the Grand Ronde Conveyance Land, appurtenances to the Grand Ronde Conveyance Land, and mineral and other subsurface interests on or in the Grand Ronde Conveyance Land, including oil and gas, shall be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of Grand Ronde.
The land transferred for Grand Ronde’s benefit would receive a specific exemption from the land use planning requirements of two named federal laws when it enters trust. This exception accompanies the transfer; forest management would have to comply with all applicable federal and Tribal laws. The supplied text does not establish which planning requirements currently apply or the exemption’s full practical effect.
shall be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of Grand Ronde.
(d) Land use planning requirements (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), on the date on which the Grand Ronde Conveyance Land is taken into trust under section 3(b), the Grand Ronde Conveyance land shall not be subject to the land use planning requirements of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) or the Act of August 28, 1937 (50 Stat. 874, chapter 876; 43 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.). (2) Forest management Any forest management activity that is carried out on the Grand Ronde Conveyance Land shall be managed in accordance with all applicable Federal and Tribal laws.
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