Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Project Lands Restoration Act
Key claim: About 1,083 acres in Washington are now held in federal trust as part of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe’s reservation, and casino gaming is banned on that land.
Abstract
(HR2388 · 119th Congress) Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Project Lands Restoration Act This bill takes approximately 1,082.63 acres of specified lands in Washington into trust for the benefit of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe. Land taken into trust shall be part of the tribe’s reservation. Further, the bill prohibits gaming on the land taken into trust. Latest action (2026-10-20): Became Public Law No: 119-128.
Why this matters
Land-into-trust transfers change the regulatory and tax regime over parcels — shifting zoning, property tax, and land-use authority from state and local jurisdictions to the tribe and federal government. For renters and builders near the reservation, this is a narrow but concrete change in which rules govern development on roughly 1,083 acres in Washington, with the statutory gaming ban preempting one high-impact land use.