Katimiîn and Ameekyáaraam Sacred Lands Act became law 197 days after introduction, with one cosponsor, a Democrat

Katimiîn and Ameekyáaraam Sacred Lands Act This act takes approximately 1,031 acres of specified lands in Siskiyou and Humboldt Counties, California, into trust for the benefit of the Karuk Tribe. Land taken into trust may be used for traditional and customary uses for the benefit of the tribe. Additionally, the land taken into trust must allow for continued access by the Forest Service for managing the component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System that flows through the land. The Department of Agriculture must enter into a memorandum of understanding with the tribe to establish mutual goals for the protection and enhancement of the river values of such component. Further, the act prohibits gaming on the land taken into trust.