Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act

The Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act would administratively transfer roughly 72 acres of specified lands in Washington State from the U.S. Forest Service to the Department of the Interior. If enacted, the Interior Department would be required to take this land into trust for the benefit of the Quinault Indian Nation, and the transferred land would become part of the tribe's reservation.

The bill includes two key restrictions on the transferred land. First, gaming would be prohibited on any land taken into trust under this legislation. Second, while the Interior Department would need to disclose information about any hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants present on the land, the bill would not require the department to remediate or clean up such substances.

Currently, the bill has been introduced in the Senate and referred to committee for consideration. It has not yet been voted on by the full chamber.