S 1514 ยท Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.
- Introduced
- Apr 29, 2025
- Latest action
- Jun 3, 2026
- Sponsor
- Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]
- Policy area
- Native Americans
- Cosponsors
- 1
Summary
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.
Recent actions
- Apr 29, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
- Apr 29, 2025 Introduced in Senate
Votes
No recorded votes are available for this bill.