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Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act
To take certain land in the State of Washington into trust for the benefit of the Quinault Indian Nation, and for other purposes.
Summary
- Transfers approximately 72 acres of land in Washington (Allotment 1157) from the Forest Service to the Department of Interior to be held in trust for the Quinault Indian Nation.
- Designates the transferred land as part of the Quinault Indian Reservation to be administered by the Secretary of Interior under laws and regulations applicable to federally-held trust property for Indian tribes.
- Prohibits gaming on the transferred land under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
- Preserves all treaty rights of the Quinault Indian Nation under the Treaty of Olympia (1855-1856).
- Requires the Secretary of Interior to disclose any hazardous substances or contaminants on the land but does not require remediation or abatement of those substances.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] (D-WA)
1 cosponsor
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (D-WA)
Actions (4)
- Aug 5, 2026 Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably. · senate
- Jun 3, 2026 Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. · senate
- Apr 29, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. · senate
- Apr 29, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Meetings where this bill was on the agenda
- Business meeting to consider S.239, to take certain mineral interests into trust for the benefit of the Crow Tribe of Montana, S.1055, to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to modify the notification requirement for emergency contract health services for certain beneficiaries, S.1514, to take certain land in the State of Washington into trust for the benefit of the Quinault Indian Nation, S.3219, to transfer certain Federal land into trust for certain Indian Pueblos in the State of New Mexico, and H.R.2400, to take certain Federal land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Pit River Tribe.
- Hearings to examine S.630, to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to make payments to the Quapaw Nation and certain members of the Quapaw Nation in accordance with the recommendation of the United States Court of Federal Claims, S.1514 and H.R.2389, bills to take certain land in the State of Washington into trust for the benefit of the Quinault Indian Nation, S.2796, to provide for a land exchange in San Bernardino County, California, S.2871 and H.R.2400, bills to take certain Federal land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Pit River Tribe, S.3219, to transfer certain Federal land into trust for certain Indian Pueblos in the State of New Mexico, and S.3475 and H.R.2916, bills to authorize, ratify, and confirm the Agreement of Settlement and Compromise to Resolve the Akwesasne Mohawk Land Claim in the State of New York.
Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 29, 2025
Ms. Cantwell (for herself and Mrs. Murray) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs
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. <all>
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