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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 929 

To take certain land in the State of Washington into trust for the benefit 

of the Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 9, 2023 

Mr. KILMER (for himself and Ms. STRICKLAND) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To take certain land in the State of Washington into trust 

for the benefit of the Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup 

Reservation, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Puyallup Tribe of Indi5 ans Land Into Trust Confirmation Act of 2023’’. 

6 SEC. 2. LAND TO BE TAKEN INTO TRUST FOR THE BENEFIT 

7 OF THE PUYALLUP TRIBE OF THE PUYALLUP 

8 RESERVATION. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—The approximately 17.264 acres 

10 of land owned in fee by the Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup 


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1 Reservation in Pierce County, Washington, and described 

2 in subsection (b) is hereby taken into trust by the United 

3 States for the benefit of the Puyallup Tribe of the Puy4 allup Reservation. 

5 (b) LAND DESCRIPTIONS.— 

6 (1) PARCEL 1.—Lots 1 to 4, inclusive, Block 

7 85, Map of Tacoma Tidelands, as surveyed and plat8 ted by the Board of Appraisers of Tide and Shore 

9 Lands for Pierce County, according to Plat filed for 

10 record on September 14, 1895, in the Office of the 

11 County Auditor, in Tacoma, Pierce County, Wash12 ington. 

13 (2) PARCEL 2.—Lots 5 to 9, inclusive, Block 

14 85, Map of Tacoma Tidelands, as surveyed and plat15 ted by the Board of Appraisers of Tide and Shore 

16 Lands for Pierce County, according to Plat filed for 

17 record on September 14, 1895, in the Office of the 

18 County Auditor, in Tacoma, Pierce County, Wash19 ington. 

20 (3) PARCEL 3.—Parcel A of City of Tacoma 

21 Boundary Line Adjustment MPD2011– 

22 40000166230, recorded October 12, 2011, under 

23 Pierce County Auditor Recording No. 

24 201110125009, as corrected by Affidavit of Minor 

25 Correction of Map Recorded September 25, 2012, 


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1 under Pierce County Auditor Recording No. 

2 201209250440. 

3 (c) ADMINISTRATION.—Land taken into trust under 

4 subsection (a) shall be— 

5 (1) part of the Reservation of the Puyallup 

6 Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation; and 

7 (2) administered in accordance with the laws 

8 and regulations generally applicable to property held 

9 in trust by the United States for the benefit of an 

10 Indian Tribe. 

11 (d) ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY.—Notwithstanding 

12 any other provision of law, the United States shall not 

13 be liable for any environmental contamination that oc14 curred on the land described in subsection (b) on or before 

15 the date on which that land is taken into trust under sub16 section (a). 

17 (e) GAMING PROHIBITED.—Land taken into trust 

18 under subsection (a) shall not be used for any class II 

19 gaming or class III gaming under the Indian Gaming Reg20 ulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) (as those terms are 

21 defined in section 4 of that Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)). 

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