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This bill would move about 72 acres of federal land in Washington State from the Forest Service to the Department of the Interior and place it in trust for the Quinault Indian Nation. Once transferred, the land would become part of the Quinault Indian Reservation and be managed under the rules that apply to tribal trust land. The bill also makes clear that the land cannot be used for casino or other gaming, and it does not change any treaty rights. It includes a limited requirement for disclosure of any hazardous materials on the land, but it does not require the government to clean them up as part of the transfer.
- The land covered by the bill is about 72 acres and is identified in the bill as “Allotment 1157.”
- The land would be taken into trust for the benefit of the Quinault Indian Nation and added to the Quinault Indian Reservation.
- The Secretary of the Interior would manage the land under the normal rules for tribal trust property.
- The land would not be eligible for gaming under federal Indian gaming law, and the bill says it does not affect existing treaty rights.
Official Summaries
Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act
This bill administratively transfers approximately 72 acres of specified lands in Washington from the U.S. Forest Service to the Department of the Interior. Interior must take this land into trust for the benefit of the Quinault Indian Nation. Land taken into trust shall be part of the tribe's reservation.
The bill prohibits gaming on the land taken into trust.
The bill requires Interior, for purposes of taking the land into trust, to meet the disclosure requirements for hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants, without otherwise being required to remediate or abate those hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 2389 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2389
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
December 10, 2025
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs
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AN ACT
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.
Passed the House of Representatives December 9, 2025.
Attest:
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,
Clerk.