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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2002

The Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California would receive 24 acres of land at Lake Tahoe under a bill near final Congressional approval.

The Senate on Wednesday approved the exchange. The bill prohibits commercial, residential or recreational development.

Get the Story:
Congress OK’s Tahoe legislation for Washoe Tribe (AP 11/21)

Get the Bill:
A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, Nevada, to the Secretary of the Interior, in trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California. (S.691)