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US SB1514

Bill

Status

Introduced

4/29/2025

Primary Sponsor

Maria Cantwell

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Origin

Senate

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Approximately 72 acres of land in Washington State (designated as "Allotment 1157") would be transferred from the Forest Service to the Department of the Interior and placed into trust for the Quinault Indian Nation

  • The transferred land would become part of the Quinault Indian Reservation and be administered under federal laws governing tribal trust property

  • Gaming activities under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act are explicitly prohibited on the transferred land

  • The bill preserves all existing treaty rights under the Treaty of Olympia (1855-1856) between the United States and the Qui-nai-elt and Quil-leh-ute Indians

  • The Secretary of the Interior must disclose any hazardous substances or contaminants on the land but is not required to remediate or clean them up

Legislative Description

Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act

Native Americans

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

4/29/2025

Committee Referrals

Indian Affairs4/29/2025

Full Bill Text

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