Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act

HR 9371, the Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act, transfers approximately 72 acres of land from the U.S. Forest Service to the U.S. Department of the Interior for the Quinault Indian Nation. The land, located in Washington State, will be held in trust by the federal government for the tribe and officially declared part of the Quinault Indian Reservation. The bill explicitly prohibits gaming on this land under federal law and states that the transfer does not affect the tribe's existing treaty rights under the Treaty of Olympia. It also requires standard environmental disclosures for hazardous materials but does not obligate the government to clean up contamination. This transfer directly affects the Quinault Indian Nation by expanding its reservation land under federal trust management.