I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 374
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to take certain tribally-owned 
reservation land into trust for the Puyallup Tribe. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 26, 2005
Mr. DICKS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Resources 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to take certain trib-
ally-owned reservation land into trust for the Puyallup 
Tribe.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds as follows: 
(1) Congress supports the goals of Indian self-
determination and economic development. 
(2) Congress supports the efforts of Indian 
tribes to promote their economic development ef-
forts, wherever possible, in cooperation with State 
and local governments and others.
(3) The Puyallup tribe, a signatory to the 1854 
Treaty of Medicine Creek, has a reservation in 
Washington State. 
(4) The Puyallup tribe, which operates gaming 
facilities pursuant to a compact with the State of 
Washington, is a significant source of jobs in the 
area of Tacoma, Washington. 
(5) The Port of Tacoma is an independent, mu-
nicipal corporation that operates under State ena-
bling legislation. 
(6) The Port of Tacoma is also a significant 
source of jobs in the area of Tacoma, Washington. 
(7) The Port of Tacoma is in the process of ex-
panding its operations to provide greater economic 
opportunities for the City of Tacoma, Pierce County, 
and the State of Washington. 
(8) The Port of Tacoma’s expansion requires 
the closure of the primary access road for one of the 
Puyallup tribe’s gaming operations. Without this ac-
cess road, the Puyallup tribe’s gaming facility will 
no longer be economically viable at its current loca-
tion. To avoid economic dislocation, including for the 
employees of the current facility, the Puyallup tribe 
has identified land on the Puyallup Reservation that
would provide a suitable substitute location for its 
gaming facility. 
(9) The Puyallup tribe, as a result of the Port 
of Tacoma’s road closure, seeks to have certain land 
taken into trust within its reservation. 
(10) The Puyallup tribe has worked closely and 
cooperatively with all affected entities, and the State 
of Washington, Pierce County, the City of Tacoma, 
the City of Fife, and the Port of Tacoma all support 
the Puyallup tribe in connection with this trust land 
acquisition. 
SEC. 2. TRUST LAND ACQUISITION. 
The Secretary shall accept the conveyance of and 
take into trust for the benefit of the Puyallup Tribe the 
following land located within the Puyallup Reservation: 
(1) Approximately 10.5 acres in Fife, Wash-
ington, consisting of the following parcels: 
Tax parcel number 0420076005 described 
as follows: LOT ‘‘A’’ OF DBLR 95–08–15–
0496 DESC AS BEG AT NE COR OF L 1 
OF S P 89–08–08–0412 TH S ALG W MAR 
OF 58TH AVE E 550.08 FT TO N MAR OF 
FIFE I–5 OFFRAMP TH S 87 DEG 37 MIN 
15 SEC W 175.32 FT TH N 86 DEG 40 MIN 
15 SEC W 150.7 FT TH N 03 DEG 19 MIN
45 SEC E 15 FT TH ALG C TO R CENTER 
BEARS N 03 DEG 19 MIN 45 SEC E 319.3 
FT DIST THRU CENTRL ANGLE OF 26 
DEG 01 MIN 10 SEC ARC DIST OF 145 FT 
TH N 29 DEG 20 MIN 53 SEC E 15 FT TH 
N 60 DEG 39 MIN 07 SEC W 12 FT TH S 
31 DEG 32 MIN 17 SEC W 4.76 FT TH 
NWLY ALG C TO R CENTER BEARS N 31 
DEG 36 MIN 19 SEC E 309.3 FT DIST 
THRU CENTRAL ANGLE OF 06 DEG 11 
MIN 11 SEC ARC DIST OF 33.4 FT TH N 
52 DEG 12 MIN 30 SEC W 103.2 FT TH N 
00 DEG 25 MIN 25 SEC E 77.11 FT TH S 
89 DEG 53 MIN 30 SEC E 193.43 FT TH N 
00 DEG 25 MIN 25 SEC E 320 FT TO S 
MAR OF PAC HWY TH E ALG SD MAR 385 
FT TO POB TOG/W EASE & RESTR OF 
REC OUT OF 04–20–06–3-102 & 2–116 SEG 
B0368JU 11/19/90BO DC5/20/96JU. 
Tax parcel number 0420076006 described 
as follows: LOT ‘‘B’’ OF DBLR 95–08–15–
0496 DESC AS BEG AT NE COR OF L 2 
OF S P 89–08–02–0412 TH S 00 DEG 25 
MIN 25 SEC W 320 FT TH N 89 DEG 53 
MIN 30 SEC W 193.43 FT TH S 00 DEG 25
MIN 25 SEC W 77.11 FT TH S 52 DEG 12 
MIN 30 SEC E 103.2 FT TH SELY ALG C 
TO L CENTER BEARS N 37 DEG 47 MIN 
30 SEC E 309.3 FT DIST THRU CENTRAL 
ANGLE OF 06 DEG 11 MIN 11 SEC ARC 
DIST OF 33.4 FT TH N 31 DEG 32 MIN 17 
SEC E 4.76 FT TH S 60 DEG 39 MIN 07 
SEC E 12 FT TH S 29 DEG 20 MIN 53 SEC 
W 15 FT TO NLY MAR OF FIFE I–5 
OFFRAMP TH NWLY ALG C TO R CEN-
TER BEARS N 29 DEG 20 MIN 53 SEC E 
319.3 FT DIST THRU CENTRAL ANGLE 
OF 47.05 FT TH N 52 DEG 12 MIN 30 SEC 
W 108.15 FT TH N 00 DEG 25 MIN 25 SEC 
E 402 FT TO S MAR OF PACIFIC HWY TH 
E ALG SD MAR 203.43 FT TO POB TOG/
W EASE & RESTRICTIONS OF REC OUT 
OF 04–20–06–3-102 SEG B0368JU 11/19/
90BO DC5/20/96JU. 
Tax parcel number 0420076007 described 
as follows: L 3 OF S P 89–08–02–0412 TOG/
W EASE & RESTRICTIONS OF REC OUT 
OF 04–20–06–3-102 & 2–116 SEG B0368JU 
11/19/90BO.
Tax parcel number 0420076008 described 
as follows: Section 07 Township 20 Range 04 
Quarter 23 : L 4 OF S P 89–08–02–0412 
EXC THAT POR CYD TO STATE OF 
WASH PER ETN 842928 TOG/W FOLL 
DESC PROP COM AT HES AL26 6+38.0 
POT ON AL26 LI SURVEY OF SR 5 TAC 
TO KING CTY LI TH S 88 DEG 54 MIN 30 
SEC E 95 FT TO POB TH S 01 DEG 05 
MIN 30 SEC W 87.4 FT TH WLY TO A PT 
OPP HES AL26 5+50.6 POT ON SD AL26 
LI SURVEY & 75 FT ELY THEREFROM 
TH NWLY TO A PT OPP AL26 5+80.6 ON 
SD LI SURVEY & 55 FT ELY THERE-
FROM TH NLY PAR/W SD LI SURVEY TO 
N LI OF GOVT LOT 1 TH N 88 DEG 54 
MIN 30 SEC E TO POB TOG/W EASE & 
RESTR OF REC OUT OF 04–20–06–3-102 
8JU 
SEG 
B–0368JU 
11–19–90BO 
DC9967JU02–11–94CL. 
(2) An area of up to approximately 20 acres lo-
cated within the Puyallup Indian Reservation in Ta-
coma, Washington, and abutting other trust land of 
the Puyallup tribe consisting of the following par-
cels: