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Calendar No. 273 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 382 

[Report No. 118–130] 

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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 9, 2023 

Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Mrs. MURRAY) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs 

DECEMBER 12, 2023 

Reported by Mr. SCHATZ, without amendment 

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’’. 


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

2 OF THE PUYALLUP TRIBE OF THE PUYALLUP 

3 RESERVATION. 

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

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

6 Reservation in Pierce County, Washington, and described 

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

8 States for the benefit of the Puyallup Tribe of the Puy9 allup Reservation. 

10 (b) LAND DESCRIPTIONS.— 

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

12 85, Map of Tacoma Tidelands, as surveyed and plat13 ted by the Board of Appraisers of Tide and Shore 

14 Lands for Pierce County, according to Plat filed for 

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

16 County Auditor, in Tacoma, Pierce County, Wash17 ington. 

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

19 85, Map of Tacoma Tidelands, as surveyed and plat20 ted by the Board of Appraisers of Tide and Shore 

21 Lands for Pierce County, according to Plat filed for 

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

23 County Auditor, in Tacoma, Pierce County, Wash24 ington. 

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

26 Boundary Line Adjustment MPD2011– 


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1 40000166230, recorded October 12, 2011, under 

2 Pierce County Auditor Recording No. 

3 201110125009, as corrected by Affidavit of Minor 

4 Correction of Map Recorded September 25, 2012, 

5 under Pierce County Auditor Recording No. 

6 201209250440. 

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

8 subsection (a) shall be— 

9 (1) part of the Reservation of the Puyallup 

10 Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation; and 

11 (2) administered in accordance with the laws 

12 and regulations generally applicable to property held 

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

14 Indian Tribe. 

15 (d) ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY.—Notwithstanding 

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

17 be liable for any environmental contamination that oc18 curred on the land described in subsection (b) on or before 

19 the date on which that land is taken into trust under sub20 section (a). 

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

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

23 gaming or class III gaming under the Indian Gaming Reg24 ulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) (as those terms are 

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


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Calendar No. 273 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 382 

[Report No. 118–130] 

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 

DECEMBER 12, 2023 

Reported without amendment 


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