Colorado River Indian Reservation Boundary Correction Act

H.R. 794, the Colorado River Indian Reservation Boundary Correction Act, restores approximately 16,000 acres of land in western Arizona to the Colorado River Indian Tribes. This law corrects a century-old boundary dispute by returning land that was originally part of the reservation in 1875 but was later excluded by a 1915 executive order.

For citizens and local residents, the primary impact is the transfer of this land into federal trust for the benefit of the Tribes, though existing state-owned lands are specifically excluded from the transfer. Additionally, the law includes a strict prohibition against using any of the restored land for gambling or gaming activities.