S. 1514 · Passed Senate · Native Americans

Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act

Sponsor: Maria Cantwell (D-WA)

What it does

• Transfer approximately 72 acres of Forest Service land in Washington to the Department of the Interior to be held in trust for the Quinault Indian Nation.
• Designate the transferred land as part of the Quinault Indian Nation's reservation.
• Prohibit gaming activities on the transferred land.
• Require Interior to disclose hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants on the land without obligation to remediate them.

Official 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.

Latest action

Oct 5, 2026: Held at the desk.

Committee: Senate Indian Affairs