111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1061 

AN ACT 

To transfer certain land to the United States to be held 

in trust for the Hoh Indian Tribe, to place land into 

trust for the Hoh Indian Tribe, 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, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Hoh Indian Tribe Safe 

3 Homelands Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this Act: 

6 (1) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

7 means the approximately 37-acre parcel of land— 

8 (A) administered by the National Park 

9 Service; 

10 (B) located in sec. 20, T. 26N, R. 13W, 

11 W.M., south of the Hoh River; and 

12 (C) depicted on the Map. 

13 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en14 titled ‘‘Hoh Indian Tribe Safe Homelands Act Land 

15 Acquisition Map’’ and dated May 14, 2009. 

16 (3) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed17 eral land’’ means the approximately 434 acres of 

18 land— 

19 (A) owned by the Tribe; and 

20 (B) depicted on the Map. 

21 (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

22 the Secretary of the Interior. 

23 (5) TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Tribe’’ means the Hoh 

24 Indian Tribe. 

25 SEC. 3. LAND TAKEN INTO TRUST FOR BENEFIT OF TRIBE. 

26 (a) FEDERAL LAND.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Effective beginning on the 

2 date of enactment of this Act— 

3 (A) all right, title, and interest of the 

4 United States in and to the Federal land are 

5 considered to be held in trust by the United 

6 States for the benefit of the Tribe, without any 

7 action required to be taken by the Secretary; 

8 and 

9 (B) the Federal land shall be excluded 

10 from the boundaries of Olympic National Park. 

11 (2) SURVEY BY TRIBE.— 

12 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Tribe shall— 

13 (i) conduct a survey of the boundaries 

14 of the Federal land; and 

15 (ii) submit the survey to the Director 

16 of the National Park Service for review 

17 and concurrence. 

18 (B) ACTION BY DIRECTOR.—Not later 

19 than 90 days after the date on which the survey 

20 is submitted under subparagraph (A)(ii), the 

21 Director of the National Park Service shall— 

22 (i) complete the review of the survey; 

23 and 

24 (ii) provide to the Tribe a notice of 

25 concurrence with the survey. 
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1 (C) AVAILABILITY OF SURVEY.—Not later 

2 than 120 days after the date on which the no3 tice of concurrence is provided to the Tribe 

4 under subparagraph (B)(ii), the Secretary 

5 shall— 

6 (i) submit a copy of the survey to the 

7 appropriate committees of Congress; and 

8 (ii) make the survey available for pub9 lic inspection at the appropriate office of 

10 the Secretary. 

11 (b) NON-FEDERAL LAND.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—On fulfillment of each condi13 tion described in paragraph (2), and upon compli14 ance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 

15 1969, the Secretary shall take the non-Federal land 

16 into trust for the benefit of the Tribe. 

17 (2) CONDITIONS.—The conditions referred to in 

18 paragraph (1) are that the Tribe shall— 

19 (A) convey to the Secretary all right, title, 

20 and interest in and to the non-Federal land; 

21 and 

22 (B) submit to the Secretary a request to 

23 take the non-Federal land into trust for the 

24 Tribe. 
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1 (c) CONGRESSIONAL INTENT.—It is the intent of 

2 Congress that— 

3 (1) the condition of the Federal land as in ex4 istence on the date of enactment of this Act should 

5 be preserved and protected; 

6 (2) the natural environment existing on the 

7 Federal land on the date of enactment of this Act 

8 should not be altered, except as otherwise provided 

9 by this Act; and 

10 (3) the Tribe and the National Park Service 

11 shall work cooperatively regarding issues of mutual 

12 concern relating to this Act. 

13 (d) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—Not later than 120 days 

14 after the survey required by subsection (a)(2)(A) has been 

15 reviewed and concurred in by the National Park Service, 

16 the Secretary shall make the Map available to the appro17 priate congressional committees. The Map also shall be 

18 available for public inspection at the appropriate offices 

19 of the Secretary. 

20 SEC. 4. USE OF FEDERAL LAND BY TRIBE; COOPERATIVE 

21 EFFORTS. 

22 (a) USE OF FEDERAL LAND BY TRIBE.— 

23 (1) RESTRICTIONS ON USE.—The use of the 

24 Federal land by the Tribe shall be subject to the fol25 lowing conditions: 
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1 (A) BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES.—No 

2 commercial, residential, industrial, or other 

3 building or structure shall be constructed on 

4 the Federal land. 

5 (B) NATURAL CONDITION AND ENVIRON6 MENT.—The Tribe— 

7 (i) shall preserve and protect the con8 dition of the Federal land as in existence 

9 on the date of enactment of this Act; and 

10 (ii) shall not carry out any activity 

11 that would adversely affect the natural en12 vironment of the Federal land, except as 

13 otherwise provided by this Act. 

14 (C) LOGGING AND HUNTING.—To main15 tain use of the Federal land as a natural wild16 life corridor and provide for protection of exist17 ing resources of the Federal land, no logging or 

18 hunting shall be allowed on the Federal land. 

19 (D) ROADS.— 

20 (i) ROUTINE MAINTENANCE.—Routine 

21 maintenance may be conducted on the 2- 

22 lane county road that crosses the Federal 

23 land as in existence on the date of enact24 ment of this Act. 
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1 (ii) EXPANSION.—The county road 

2 described in clause (i) may not be widened 

3 or otherwise expanded. 

4 (iii) RECONSTRUCTION.—If the coun5 ty road described in clause (i) is com6 promised due to a flood or other natural or 

7 unexpected occurrence, the county road 

8 may be reconstructed to ensure access to 

9 relevant areas. 

10 (iv) OTHER ACCESS ROUTES.—Except 

11 as provided in clause (iii) and subsection 

12 (b)(2), no other road or access route shall 

13 be permitted on the Federal land. 

14 (2) USES APPROVED BY TREATY.— 

15 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Tribe may author16 ize any member of the Tribe to use the Federal 

17 land for— 

18 (i) ceremonial purposes; or 

19 (ii) any other activity approved by a 

20 treaty between the United States and the 

21 Tribe. 

22 (B) NO EFFECT ON TREATY RIGHTS OF

23 TRIBE.—Nothing in this Act affects any treaty 

24 right of the Tribe in existence on the date of 

25 enactment of this Act. 
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1 (b) COOPERATIVE EFFORTS.—The Secretary and the 

2 Tribe— 

3 (1) shall enter into cooperative agreements— 

4 (A) for joint provision of emergency fire 

5 aid, on completion of the proposed emergency 

6 fire response building of the Tribe; and 

7 (B) to provide opportunities for the public 

8 to learn more regarding the culture and tradi9 tions of the Tribe; 

10 (2) may develop and establish on land taken 

11 into trust for the benefit of the Tribe pursuant to 

12 this Act a multipurpose, nonmotorized trail from 

13 Highway 101 to the Pacific Ocean; and 

14 (3) shall work cooperatively on any other issues 

15 of mutual concern relating to land taken into trust 

16 for the benefit of the Tribe pursuant to this Act. 

17 SEC. 5. TREATMENT OF TRUST LAND AS PART OF RESERVA18 TION. 

19 All land taken into trust for the benefit of the Tribe 

20 pursuant to this Act shall be a part of the reservation of 

21 the Tribe. 

22 SEC. 6. GAMING PROHIBITION. 

23 The Tribe may not conduct on any land taken into 

24 trust pursuant to this Act any gaming activities— 
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1 (1) as a matter of claimed inherent authority; 

2 or 

3 (2) under any Federal law (including the Indian 

4 Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) 

5 (including any regulations promulgated by the Sec6 retary or the National Indian Gaming Commission 

7 pursuant to that Act)). 

Passed the House of Representatives June 8, 2010. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 
111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1061 

AN ACT 

To transfer certain land to the United States to be 

other purposes. land into trust for the Hoh Indian Tribe, and for held in trust for the Hoh Indian Tribe, to place