Senator Cantwell D-WA: Restoration of Puyallup tribal lands [View all]

https://www.cantwell.senate.gov/news/press-releases/legislation-to-spur-economic-development-for-puyallup-tribe-heads-to-president-bidens-desk

04.11.24

Legislation to Spur Economic Development for Puyallup Tribe Heads to President Biden’s Desk

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Patty Murray (D-WA), and Representatives Derek Kilmer (D, WA-06) and Marilyn Strickland (D, WA-10) celebrated the House passage of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians Land into Trust Act. The bill now heads to President Biden’s desk for signature.

The Puyallup Tribe of Indians Land Into Trust Act (S. 382) places more than 17 acres of land currently owned by the Puyallup Tribe into trust, restoring part of the Tribe’s ancestral homeland and facilitating new economic development and job creation opportunities at the Port of Tacoma and on the Tacoma waterfront.

“Legislation helping the Puyallup Tribe create jobs in South Puget Sound is headed to the President’s desk to be signed into law. The Puyallup Tribe is an economic force and taking this land into trust allows the Tribe to continue to diversify its economy within its traditional lands on Commencement Bay,” said Sen. Cantwell.

“Bringing this land into trust will help the Puyallup Tribe pursue economic development on the Tacoma waterfront, expand critical infrastructure, and open up tax benefits for the entire community—not to mention that this bill will also restore part of the Tribe’s ancestral homeland, which matters a great deal,” said Sen. Murray. “I was proud to work with my colleagues on this legislation and am thrilled that our bill is now headed to President Biden’s desk. Ensuring that Tribal communities have what they need to grow and thrive is an important responsibility of the federal government and something I will always take seriously.”

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I know this is a press release. Link to Seattle Times with paywall:

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Congress adds 17 waterfront acres in Tacoma to Puyallup Reservation ...

1 day agoThe Puyallup Tribe has 17 more acres to call home on the Tacoma waterfront. Under legislation passed