Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2389 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2389

  To take certain land in the State of Washington into trust for the
     benefit of the Quinault Indian Nation, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 26, 2025

 Ms. Randall introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL

  To take certain land in the State of Washington into trust for the
     benefit of the Quinault Indian Nation, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer
Act''.

SEC. 2. LAND TAKEN INTO TRUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE QUINAULT INDIAN
              NATION.

    (a) In General.--Subject to valid existing rights, the
approximately 72 acres of land 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 2, 2024, shall be
administratively transferred from the Forest Service to the Department
of the Interior and taken into trust for the benefit of the Quinault
Indian Nation.
    (b) Land Part of Reservation; Administration.--The land taken into
trust under subsection (a) shall be--
            (1) part of the Quinault Indian Reservation; and
            (2) 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 affects treaty
rights under the Treaty between the United States and the Qui-nai-elt
and Quil-leh-ute Indians, done at the Qui-nai-elt River July 1, 1855,
and Olympia January 25, 1856 (12 Stat. 971) (commonly known as the
``Treaty of Olympia'').
    (e) Hazardous Materials.--For purposes of the taking of land into
trust under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Interior--
            (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.
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