# 119-s-1513: Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Project Lands Restoration Act

119-s-1513, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Project Lands Restoration Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] (D-WA); status in_committee (as of 2026-10-28).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1513
- Congress: 119
- Title: Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Project Lands Restoration Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-04-29
- Sponsor: Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Native Americans
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-28

## Summary

**Transfers about 1,082.6 acres of federal land into trust for the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, expanding the Tribe's Reservation.** It waives standard federal valuation and appraisal requirements for that land, sets specific river-management rules for Elwha River parcels, and bars treating the transferred parcels as Indian lands for gaming purposes. - Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe and members: Adds roughly 1,082.6 acres to the Reservation and holds those parcels in trust without valuation, appraisal, or equalization under federal law. The Act explicitly preserves existing treaty rights. - River and environment: Portions along the Elwha River must be managed under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act with any needed modifications provided by the Elwha River Ecosystem and Fisheries Restoration Act. - Federal administration and gaming: The Secretary of the Interior must survey and define boundaries and may correct minor map or acreage errors. The transferred land may not be classified as Indian lands under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (D-WA), 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Lower Elwha Tribe land transfer: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would take about 1,082.63 acres of federal land shown on the December 2021 Olympic National Park map into trust for the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe. The land would become part of the Lower Elwha Indian Reservation. The Secretary of the Interior would survey and set boundaries, an…

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- 119-s-1503: Equality Act

## Sources
- [119-s-1513 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1513)

## Related
- [119-s-524: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-524)
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1513 (as of 2026-10-28).