The Tonto Apache Land Transfer Act directs the federal government to transfer approximately 3,950 acres of National Forest System land in Gila County, Arizona to the Department of the Interior, which will then hold the land in trust for the Tonto Apache Tribe. Once transferred, the land becomes part of the tribe's reservation and will be managed according to federal laws governing trust land held for Native American tribes. The bill also withdraws the land from future mining claims, mineral leasing, and other commercial exploitation, while preserving existing rights such as easements and contracts already in place. The legislation requires the transfer to occur as soon as practicable after the bill is enacted and does not appear to include specific funding allocations or implementation timelines beyond this directive.
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