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Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue contextMr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 673, S. 1514.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:
A bill (S. 1514) to take certain land in the State of
Washington into trust for the benefit of the Quinault Indian
Nation, and for other purposes.
which had been reported from the Committee on Indian Affairs with amendments, as follows:
(The parts of the bill intended to be stricken are in boldfaced brackets, and the parts of the bill intended to be inserted are in italic.)
S. 1514
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.]
(a) Land to Be Taken Into Trust.—
(1) 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.
(2) Valid existing rights.—Any valid existing rights,
including easements, rights-of-way, permits, utility
corridors, access rights, and any other recorded or legally
recognized interests in the land taken into trust under
paragraph (1), shall remain in effect following the transfer
and trust acquisition under that paragraph unless modified,
relinquished, or terminated in accordance with applicable
Federal law.
(b) Land Part of Reservation; Administration.—The land
taken into trust under [subsection (a)] subsection (a)(1)
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)] subsection (a)(1) 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)] subsection (a)(1), 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.
Mr. THUNE. I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported amendments be agreed to; that the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed; and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The committee-reported amendments were agreed to.
The bill (S. 1514), as amended, was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, was read the third time, and passed, as follows:
S. 1514
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) Land to Be Taken Into Trust.—
(1) 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.
(2) Valid existing rights.—Any valid existing rights,
including easements, rights-of-way, permits, utility
corridors, access rights, and any other recorded or legally
recognized interests in the land taken into trust under
paragraph (1), shall remain in effect following the transfer
and trust acquisition under that paragraph unless modified,
relinquished, or terminated in accordance with applicable
Federal law.
(b) Land Part of Reservation; Administration.—The land
taken into trust under subsection (a)(1) 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)(1) 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)(1), 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.