Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Project Lands Restoration Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
Takes about 1,082 acres of federal land from Olympic National Park into trust for the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe as part of the reservation, subject to valid existing rights, with a gaming prohibition and preservation of treaty rights.
Who Benefits and How
The tribe could gain a significant addition to its trust land base and reservation, supporting tribal land restoration while keeping treaty rights unaffected.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The National Park Service loses management of the transferred acreage, and the Interior Department must survey, define boundaries, and administer the land in trust.
Key Provisions
- Places approximately 1,082.63 acres shown on the designated map into trust for the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe.
- Makes the land part of the reservation and exempts it from certain federal valuation, appraisal, or equalization requirements.
- Requires management of the covered Elwha River portion consistent with the relevant Wild and Scenic Rivers and Elwha restoration laws.
- Requires a survey and allows minor boundary or description corrections, while barring gaming use of the transferred land.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Takes about 1,082 acres of federal land from Olympic National Park into trust for the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe as part of the reservation, subject to valid existing rights, with a gaming prohibition and preservation of treaty rights.
Key Policy Areas
Tribal Affairs, Public Lands, Environmental Protection
Primary Purpose
Takes about 1,082 acres of federal land from Olympic National Park into trust for the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe as part of the reservation, subject to valid existing rights, with a gaming prohibition and preservation of treaty rights.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, which gains reservation land and federal trust protection over the transferred acreage
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- The National Park Service and Interior officials responsible for managing the trust transfer and post-transfer administration
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
Passed HouseCommittee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment …
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian …
Passed House (inferred from eh version)
Passed House (inferred from eh version)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without …
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill …
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5080-5081)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate …
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules …
Mr. Crank moved to suspend the rules and pass the …
Stakeholder Effects
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Bureau of Indian Affairs, National Park Service
Positive-direction: National Park Service
Negative-direction: Bureau of Indian Affairs
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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