Pinal Central
The Bureau of Land Management has approved the noncompetitive sale of two public land parcels totaling just over 3,380 acres to the Gila River Indian Community for just over $9.6 million.
The GRIC, composed of members of the Pima Tribe and the Maricopa Tribe, has historical ties to these lands and the parcels include cultural resources and archaeological sites that are of considerable significance to tribal members, the BLM said.
The action supports Public Law 115-350, the Gila River Indian Community Federal Rights-of-Way, Easements and Boundary Clarification Act. The law directs the Department of the Interior, acting through the BLM, to sell these lands, known as the Lower Sonoran Lands, to benefit the Gila River Indian Community and treat them as part of the community’s reservation.
