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Press Release of Senator CantwellCommittee Passes Murray-Cantwell Bill to Help the Hoh Tribe Move Out of Flood PlainsHoh Indian Tribe Safe Homelands Act Would Transfer 37 Acres of Federal Land to the Hoh Tribe Thursday, August 06,2009 co-sponsored the legislation introduced by Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) earlier this year. “It’s time to move the Hoh Tribe out of the flood plains and out of harm’s way,” said Senator Cantwell. “The Hoh Tribe’s battle with Mother Nature has gone on for far too long. I am pleased the Indian Affairs Committee voted to take our responsibility to the Hoh Tribe seriously and transfer the ownership of a piece of federal land.”
The Hoh Indian Tribe Safe Homelands Act would:
· The 37 acre parcel of · A 190 acre former tree farm the Tribe has purchased. · A 160 acre parcel that was conveyed to the Tribe by the State of · A 66 acre parcel that the Tribe has purchased. · A 12 acre parcel that the Tribe has purchased. All of the parcels listed above are covered by the gaming prohibition included in the bill. The land taken into trust would be considered part of the Hoh Reservation. ###
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