To provide the Quileute Indian Tribe Tsunami and Flood Protection, and for other purposes.
PL 112-97 (H.R.1162), enacted 02/27/2012

126 STAT. 257 
PUBLIC LAW 112–97—FEB. 27, 2012 
Public Law 112–97 
112th Congress 
An Act 
To provide the Quileute Indian Tribe Tsunami and Flood Protection, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK—QUILEUTE TRIBE. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map entitled 
‘‘Olympic National Park and Quileute Reservation Boundary 
Adjustment Map’’, numbered 149/80,059, and dated June 2010. 
(2) PARK.—The term ‘‘Park’’ means the Olympic National 
Park, located in the State of Washington. 
(3) RESERVATION.—The term ‘‘Reservation’’ means the 
Quileute Indian Reservation, located on the Olympic Peninsula 
in the State of Washington. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Interior. 
(5) TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Tribe’’ means the Quileute Indian 
Tribe in the State of Washington. 
(b) FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.— 
(1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(A) the Reservation is located on the western coast 
of the Olympic Peninsula in the State of Washington, bor-
dered by the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Park on 
the north, south, and east; 
(B) most of the Reservation village of La Push is located 
within the coastal flood plain, with the Tribe’s administra-
tive buildings, school, elder center, and housing all located 
in a tsunami zone; 
(C) for many decades, the Tribe and the Park have 
had a dispute over the Reservation boundaries along the 
Quillayute River; 
(D) in recent years, this dispute has intensified as 
the Tribe has faced an urgent need for additional lands 
for housing, schools, and other Tribe purposes outside the 
tsunami and Quillayute River flood zones; and 
(E) the lack of a settlement of this dispute threatens 
to adversely impact the public’s existing and future rec-
reational use of several attractions in the Park that are 
accessed by the public’s use of Reservation lands. 
(2) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are— 
(A) to resolve the longstanding dispute along portions 
of the northern boundary of the Quileute Indian Reserva-
tion; 
Washington. 
16 USC 251 note, 
1132 note. 
Feb. 27, 2012 
[H.R. 1162] 
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PUBLIC LAW 112–97—FEB. 27, 2012 
(B) to clarify public use and access to Olympic National 
Park lands that are contiguous to the Reservation; 
(C) to provide the Quileute Indian Tribe with approxi-
mately 275 acres of land currently located within the Park 
and approximately 510 acres of land along the Quillayute 
River, also within the Park; 
(D) to adjust the wilderness boundaries to provide the 
Quileute Indian Tribe Tsunami and flood protection; and 
(E) through the land conveyance, to grant the Tribe 
access to land outside of tsunami and Quillayute River 
flood zones, and link existing Reservation land with Tribe 
land to the east of the Park. 
(c) REDESIGNATION OF FEDERAL WILDERNESS LAND, OLYMPIC 
NATIONAL PARK CONVEYANCE.— 
(1) REDESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal land 
in the Park that was designated as part of the Olympic Wilder-
ness under title I of the Washington Park Wilderness Act 
of 1988 (Public Law 100–668; 102 Stat. 3961; 16 U.S.C. 1132 
note) and comprises approximately 222 acres, as generally 
depicted on the Map is hereby no longer designated as wilder-
ness, and is no longer a component of the National Wilderness 
Preservation System under the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 
et seq.). 
(2) LANDS
TO
BE
HELD
IN
TRUST.—All right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to the approximately 510 
acres generally depicted on the Map as ‘‘Northern Lands’’, 
and the approximately 275 acres generally depicted on the 
Map as ‘‘Southern Lands’’, are declared to be held in trust 
by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe without any 
further action by the Secretary. 
(3) 
BOUNDARY
ADJUSTMENT; 
SURVEY.—The 
Secretary 
shall— 
(A) adjust the boundaries of Olympic Wilderness and 
the Park to reflect the change in status of Federal lands 
under paragraph (2); and 
(B) as soon as practicable after the date of enactment 
of this section, conduct a survey, defining the boundaries 
of the Reservation and Park, and of the Federal lands 
taken into and held in trust that are adjacent to the north 
and south bank of the Quillayute River as depicted on 
the Map as ‘‘Northern Lands’’. 
(4) LAW APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN LAND.—The land taken 
into trust under this subsection shall not be subject to any 
requirements for valuation, appraisal, or equalization under 
any Federal law. 
(d) NON-FEDERAL LAND CONVEYANCE.—Upon completion and 
acceptance of an environmental hazard assessment, the Secretary 
shall take into trust for the benefit of the Tribe certain non-Federal 
land owned by the Tribe, consisting of approximately 184 acres, 
as depicted on the Map as ‘‘Eastern Lands’’, such non-Federal 
land shall be designated as part of the Reservation. 
(e) MAP REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) AVAILABILITY
OF
INITIAL
MAP.—The Secretary shall 
make the Map available for public inspection in appropriate 
offices of the National Park Service. The Map shall also depict 
any non-Federal land currently owned by the Tribe which is 
being placed in trust under this section. 
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PUBLIC LAW 112–97—FEB. 27, 2012 
(2) REVISED MAP.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the land transaction in subsections (d) and (e), the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate and Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives a revised map that depicts— 
(A) the Federal and non-Federal land taken into trust 
under this section and the Second Beach Trail; and 
(B) the actual boundaries of the Park as modified by 
the land conveyance. 
(f) JURISDICTION.—The land conveyed to the Tribe by this sec-
tion shall be designated as part of the Quileute Reservation and 
placed in the following jurisdictions: 
(1) TRUST LAND.—The same Federal, State, and Tribe juris-
diction as on all other trust lands within the Reservation, 
so long as the exercise of such jurisdiction does not conflict 
with the terms of the easement described in subsection (g) 
below. 
(2) TRIBE JURISDICTION.—Park visitors shall remain subject 
to the jurisdiction of the Tribe while on the Second Beach 
parking lot, on those portions of the Second Beach Trail on 
the Reservation, and Rialto Spit, to the same extent that such 
visitors are subject to the Tribe’s jurisdiction elsewhere on 
the Reservation. 
(g) GRANT OF EASEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH LAND CONVEY-
ANCE.— 
(1) EASEMENT
REQUIRED.—The conveyances under sub-
section (c)(2) shall be subject to the conditions described in 
this subsection. 
(2) REQUIRED
RIGHTS
UNDER
EASEMENT.—Any easement 
granted under this subsection must contain the following 
express terms: 
(A) NO
IMPACT
ON
EXISTING
RIGHTS.—An easement 
shall not limit the Tribe’s treaty rights or other existing 
rights. 
(B) RETENTION OF RIGHTS.—The Tribe retains the right 
to enforce its rules against visitors for disorderly conduct, 
drug and alcohol use, use or possession of firearms, and 
other disruptive behaviors. 
(C) MONITORING OF EASEMENT CONDITIONS.—The Park 
has the right, with prior notice to the Tribe, to access 
lands conveyed to the Tribe for purposes of monitoring 
compliance with any easement made under this subsection. 
(3) EXEMPTION FOR SUBSECTION (d) LAND.—The non-Federal 
land owned by the Tribe and being placed into trust by the 
Secretary in accordance with subsection (d) shall not be 
included in, or subject to, any easement or condition specified 
in this subsection. 
(4) REQUIRED TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The following speci-
fied land areas shall be subject to the following easement 
conditions: 
(A) CONDITIONS
ON
NORTHERN
LAND.—Certain land 
that will be added to the northern boundary of the Reserva-
tion by the land conveyance, from Rialto Beach to the 
east line of Section 23, shall be subject to an easement, 
which shall contain the following requirements: 
(i) The Tribe may lease or encumber the land, 
consistent with their status as trust lands, provided 
Designation. 
Deadline. 
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that the Tribe expressly subjects the conveyance or 
authorized use to the terms of the easement. 
(ii) The Tribe may place temporary, seasonal 
camps on the land, but shall not place or construct 
commercial residential, industrial, or other permanent 
buildings or structures. 
(iii) Roads on the land on the date of enactment 
of this Act may be maintained or improved, but no 
major improvements or road construction may occur, 
and any road improvements, temporary camps, or other 
uses of these lands shall not interfere with its use 
as a natural wildlife corridor. 
(iv) The Tribe may authorize Tribe members and 
third parties to engage in recreational, ceremonial, or 
treaty uses of the land provided that the Tribe adopts 
and enforces regulations permanently prohibiting the 
use of firearms in the Thunder Field area, and any 
areas south of the Quillayute River as depicted on 
the Map. 
(v) The Tribe may exercise its sovereign right to 
fish and gather along the Quillayute River in the 
Thunder Field area. 
(vi) The Tribe may, consistent with any applicable 
Federal law, engage in activities reasonably related 
to the restoration and protection of the Quillayute 
River and its tributaries and streams, weed control, 
fish and wildlife habitat improvement, Quillayute River 
or streambank stabilization, and flood control. The 
Tribe and the Park shall conduct joint planning and 
coordination for Quillayute River restoration projects, 
including streambank stabilization and flood control. 
(vii) Park officials and visitors shall have access 
to engage in activities along and in the Quillayute 
River and Dickey River that are consistent with past 
recreational uses, and the Tribe shall allow the public 
to use and access the Dickey River, and Quillayute 
River along the north bank, regardless of future 
changes in the Quillayute River or Dickey River align-
ment. 
(viii) Park officials and visitors shall have access 
to, and shall be allowed to engage in, activities on 
Tribal lands at Rialto Spit that are consistent with 
past recreational uses, and the Tribe shall have access 
to Park lands at Rialto Beach so that the Tribe may 
access and use the jetty at Rialto Beach. 
(B) CONDITIONS ON SECOND BEACH TRAIL AND ACCESS.— 
Certain Quileute Reservation land along the boundary 
between the Park and the southern portion of the Reserva-
tion, encompassing the Second Beach trailhead, parking 
area, and Second Beach Trail, shall be subject to a con-
servation and management easement, as well as any other 
necessary agreements, which shall implement the following 
provisions: 
(i) The Tribe shall allow Park officials and visitors 
to park motor vehicles at the Trail parking area 
existing on the date of enactment of this Act and 
to access the portion of the Trail located on Tribal 
Maintenance. 
Accessibility. 
Accessibility. 
Plans. 
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lands, and the Park shall be responsible for the costs 
of maintaining existing parking access to the Trail. 
(ii) The Tribe shall grant Park officials and visitors 
the right to peacefully use and maintain the portion 
of the Trail that is on Tribal lands, and the Park 
shall be responsible for maintaining the Trail and shall 
seek advance written approval from the Tribe before 
undertaking any major Trail repairs. 
(iii) The Park officials and the Tribe shall conduct 
joint planning and coordination regarding any proposed 
relocation of the Second Beach trailhead, the parking 
lot, or other portions of the Trail. 
(iv) The Tribe shall avoid altering the forested 
landscape of the Tribe-owned headlands between First 
and Second Beach in a manner that would adversely 
impact or diminish the aesthetic and natural experi-
ence of users of the Trail. 
(v) The Tribe shall reserve the right to make 
improvements or undertake activities at the Second 
Beach headlands that are reasonably related to 
enhancing fish habitat, improving or maintaining the 
Tribe’s hatchery program, or alterations that are 
reasonably related to the protection of the health and 
safety of Tribe members and the general public. 
(vi) The Park officials, after consultation with the 
Tribe, may remove hazardous or fallen trees on the 
Tribal-owned Second Beach headlands to the extent 
necessary to clear or safeguard the Trail, provided 
that such trees are not removed from Tribal lands. 
(vii) The Park officials and the Tribe shall nego-
tiate an agreement for the design, location, construc-
tion, and maintenance of a gathering structure in the 
Second Beach headlands overlook for the benefit of 
Park visitors and the Tribe, if such a structure is 
proposed to be built. 
(C) SOUTHERN LANDS EXEMPT.—All other land conveyed 
to the Tribe along the southern boundary of the Reservation 
under this section shall not be subject to any easements 
or conditions, and the natural conditions of such land may 
be altered to allow for the relocation of Tribe members 
and structures outside the tsunami and Quillayute River 
flood zones. 
(D) PROTECTION OF INFRASTRUCTURE.—Nothing in this 
Act is intended to require the modification of the parklands 
and resources adjacent to the transferred Federal lands. 
The Tribe shall be responsible for developing its lands 
in a manner that reasonably protects its property and 
facilities from adjacent parklands by locating buildings and 
facilities an adequate distance from parklands to prevent 
damage to these facilities from such threats as hazardous 
trees and wildfire. 
(h) EFFECT OF LAND CONVEYANCE ON CLAIMS.— 
(1) CLAIMS
EXTINGUISHED.—Upon the date of the land 
conveyances under subsections (d) and (e) and the placement 
of conveyed lands into trust for the benefit of the Tribe, any 
claims of the Tribe against the United States, the Secretary, 
or the Park relating to the Park’s past or present ownership, 
Contracts. 
Plans. 
Maintenance. 
Approval. 
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126 STAT. 262 
PUBLIC LAW 112–97—FEB. 27, 2012 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 1162: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 112–387 (Comm. on Natural Resources). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 158 (2012): 
Feb. 6, considered and passed House. 
Feb. 13, considered and passed Senate. 
entry, use, surveys, or other activities are deemed fully satisfied 
and extinguished upon a formal Tribal Council resolution, 
including claims related to the following: 
(A) LAND ALONG QUILLAYUTE RIVER.—The lands along 
the sections of the Quillayute River, starting east of the 
existing Rialto Beach parking lot to the east line of Section 
22. 
(B) SECOND BEACH.—The portions of the Federal or 
Tribal lands near Second Beach. 
(C) SOUTHERN BOUNDARY PORTIONS.—Portions of the 
Federal or Tribal lands on the southern boundary of the 
Reservation. 
(2) RIALTO BEACH.—Nothing in this section shall create 
or extinguish claims of the Tribe relating to Rialto Beach. 
(i) GAMING PROHIBITION.—No land taken into trust for the 
benefit of the Tribe under this Act shall be considered Indian 
lands for the purpose of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 
U.S.C. 2701 et seq.). 
Approved February 27, 2012. 
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