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Union Calendar No. 349 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 929 

[Report No. 118–423] 

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 

MARCH 12, 2024 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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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. 


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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 

11 Reservation in Pierce County, Washington, and described 

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

13 States for the benefit of the Puyallup Tribe of the Puy14 allup Reservation. 

15 (b) LAND DESCRIPTIONS.— 

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

17 85, Map of Tacoma Tidelands, as surveyed and plat18 ted by the Board of Appraisers of Tide and Shore 

19 Lands for Pierce County, according to Plat filed for 

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

21 County Auditor, in Tacoma, Pierce County, Wash22 ington. 

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

24 85, Map of Tacoma Tidelands, as surveyed and plat25 ted by the Board of Appraisers of Tide and Shore 


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1 Lands for Pierce County, according to Plat filed for 

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

3 County Auditor, in Tacoma, Pierce County, Wash4 ington. 

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

6 Boundary Line Adjustment MPD2011– 

7 40000166230, recorded October 12, 2011, under 

8 Pierce County Auditor Recording No. 

9 201110125009, as corrected by Affidavit of Minor 

10 Correction of Map Recorded September 25, 2012, 

11 under Pierce County Auditor Recording No. 

12 201209250440. 

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

14 subsection (a) shall be— 

15 (1) part of the Reservation of the Puyallup 

16 Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation; and 

17 (2) administered in accordance with the laws 

18 and regulations generally applicable to property held 

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

20 Indian Tribe. 

21 (d) ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY.—Notwithstanding 

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

23 be liable for any environmental contamination that oc24 curred on the land described in subsection (b) on or before 


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1 the date on which that land is taken into trust under sub2 section (a). 

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

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

5 gaming or class III gaming under the Indian Gaming Reg6 ulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) (as those terms are 

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


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Union Calendar No. 349 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 929 

[Report No. 118–423] 

A BILL 

To take certain land in the State of Washington 

poses. of the Puyallup Reservation, and for other purinto trust for the benefit of the Puyallup Tribe 

MARCH 12, 2024 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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