[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9371 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9371

  To take certain lands 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

                            August 16, 2024

  Mr. Kilmer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To take certain lands 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. LANDS TO BE TRANSFERRED.

    (a) In General.--Subject to valid existing rights, the 
approximately 72 acres 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 02, 2024, shall be 
administratively transferred from the United States Forest Service, 
Department of Agriculture, to the United States Department of the 
Interior for the land which shall be taken into trust for the benefit 
of the Quinault Indian Nation.
    (b) Lands Part of Reservation; Administration.--The land taken into 
trust by subsection (a) is--
            (1) hereby declared to be part of the Quinault Indian 
        Reservation; and
            (2) shall be 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 shall be 
interpreted as affecting treaty rights under the Treaty of Olympia.
    (e) Hazardous Materials.--For purposes of the conveyance under 
subsection (a), the Secretary--
            (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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