Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act
Sponsored By: Senator Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would transfer about 72 acres in Washington from the U.S. Forest Service to the Department of the Interior to be taken into trust for the Quinault Indian Nation. It would make that land part of the Quinault Reservation, bar gaming there, and require Interior to meet hazardous-substance disclosure rules without requiring cleanup.
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- Quinault Indian Nation: The tribe would gain about 72 acres added to its reservation and held in trust by the Department of the Interior.
- Gaming regulators and tribal planning: The land taken into trust would be ineligible for gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
- Environmental and public health disclosure: The Secretary must meet disclosure requirements under CERCLA section 120(h) about hazardous substances when taking the land into trust but is not required to remediate or abate contamination.
- Federal land management: Administration shifts from the Forest Service to Interior and the land would be managed under laws and regulations for trust property, subject to valid existing rights.
- Treaty rights: Nothing in the bill affects treaty rights under the Treaty of Olympia (1855-56).
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Quinault land taken into trust
If enacted, the bill would transfer about 72 acres in Washington called Allotment 1157. That land would move from the Forest Service to the Department of the Interior and be taken into trust for the Quinault Indian Nation. It would become part of the Quinault Indian Reservation and be run under federal trust laws for tribes. The Secretary would have to disclose hazardous substances under CERCLA section 120(h). The bill would not require the federal government to clean up or remove those contaminants. The land would not be eligible for gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. Nothing in the bill would change rights under the Treaty of Olympia.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]
WA • D
Cosponsors
Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]
WA • D
Sponsored 4/29/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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