Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Project Lands Restoration Act

TL;DR (AI)

• This bill transfers approximately 1,082.63 acres of Federal land in Washington State into trust for the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, adding it to the Lower Elwha Indian Reservation.
• The bill clarifies that the land transfer does not impact the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe's treaty rights established in the 1855 Point no Point Treaty.
• Land taken into trust under this act will be managed according to the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, with modifications from the Elwha River Ecosystem and Fisheries Restoration Act, and is excluded from the definition of 'Indian lands' under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.