S. 5440 — Grand Ronde Land Transfer Act of 2026

This section defines terms for the Act, including "Grand Ronde" as the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon and "Grand Ronde Conveyance Land" as approximately 18,628 acres of Federal land depicted on the map entitled “Grand Ronde Land Transfer Act of 2026” and dated July 23, 2026. It also defines the "Map" and the "Secretary" as the Secretary of the Interior.

This section transfers administrative jurisdiction over the Grand Ronde Conveyance Land from the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of the Interior and places all right, title, and interest in the land into trust for the benefit of Grand Ronde. The land becomes part of the Grand Ronde Reservation and is administered under laws applicable to Indian trust land. The Secretary must complete a legal description and boundary survey of the land within 2 years after enactment.

This section preserves any existing right or claim of Grand Ronde to land or interests in land. It applies federal unprocessed log export laws to the conveyance land and prohibits class II or III gaming on land taken into trust. It directs the Secretary to enter a memorandum of agreement within 180 days securing administrative access and to transfer all existing reciprocal rights-of-way agreements, which Grand Ronde must continue in perpetuity. It exempts the land from federal land use planning requirements under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and the Act of August 28, 1937, while requiring forest management under applicable federal and Tribal laws and keeping the land open to the public for hunting, fishing, and recreation, subject to specified restrictions.