Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act

Bill: 118-hr-9371
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
Introduced: 2024-08-16
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Federal-Indian relations

Indian lands and resources rights

Land transfers

Washington State
Latest action: action_date: 2024-08-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9371 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 16, 2024 Mr. Kilmer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To take certain lands in the State of Washington into trust for the benefit of the Quinault Indian Nation, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act . 2. Lands to be transferred (a) In general Subject to valid existing rights, the approximately 72 acres located in the State of Washington and generally depicted as Allotment 1157 on the map entitled Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act and dated February 02, 2024, shall be administratively transferred from the United States Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, to the United States Department of the Interior for the land which shall be taken into trust for the benefit of the Quinault Indian Nation. (b) Lands part of reservation; Administration The land taken into trust by subsection (a) is— (1) hereby declared to be part of the Quinault Indian Reservation; and (2) shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior in accordance with the laws and regulations generally applicable to property held in trust by the United States for an Indian Tribe. (c) Gaming prohibited The land taken into trust under subsection (a) shall not be eligible for gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act ( 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq. ). (d) No impact on treaty rights Nothing in this Act shall be interpreted as affecting treaty rights under the Treaty of Olympia. (e) Hazardous materials For purposes of the conveyance under subsection (a), the Secretary— (1) shall meet disclosure requirements for hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants under section 120(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9620(h) ); and (2) shall not otherwise be required to remediate or abate those hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants.