H.R. 9372 — Introduced in House

I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9372 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 16, 2024Mr. Kilmer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To take certain Federal land in the State of Washington into trust for the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Project Lands Restoration Act. 2. Land taken into trust for the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Reservation The term Reservation means the Lower Elwha Indian Reservation, also known as the Lower Elwha Reservation, located in the State of Washington. (2) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (3) Tribe The term Tribe means the Lower Elwha Tribal Community, also known as the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, in the State of Washington. (b) Land held in trust (1) In general Subject to all valid existing rights of the United States, the approximately 1,082.63 acres generally depicted as NPS Parcels to be Transferred to Tribe on the map entitled Olympic National Park Proposed Transfer of Elwha Lands, numbered 149/178020, and dated December 2021, are hereby declared to be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe. (2) Inclusion in reservation The land taken into trust under paragraph (1) is hereby declared to be part of the Reservation. (3) Law applicable to certain land The land taken into trust under paragraph (1) shall not be subject to any requirements for valuation, appraisal, or equalization under any Federal law. (c) Land management Of the lands taken into and held in trust under subsection (b), that portion of the Elwha River subject to section 3(c)(3) of the Elwha River Ecosystem and Fisheries Restoration Act (Public Law 102–495) shall be managed in accordance with section 1(b) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271), except for necessary modifications under section 3(c)(3) of the Elwha River Ecosystem and Fisheries Restoration Act. (d) Map and survey (1) Boundary adjustment; survey As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct a survey to define the boundaries of the land taken into and held in trust under subsection (b). (2) Adjustments The Secretary may make minor boundary adjustments to the lands taken into and held in trust under subsection (b) and may correct any minor errors in any map, acreage estimate, or description of the lands taken into and held in trust under subsection (b). (e) Gaming prohibition No land taken into trust for the benefit of the Tribe under this Act shall be considered Indian lands for the purpose of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.). 3. No impact on treaty rights Nothing in this Act shall be construed as affecting treaty rights under the Treaty of Point No Point.