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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3313 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for the 

benefit of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 23, 2013 

Mr. LAMALFA (for himself, Mr. CA ́RDENAS, Mr. DENHAM, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. 

VALADAO, and Mr. GARCIA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to take land into 

trust for the benefit of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash 

Mission Indians, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Santa Ynez Band of 

5 Chumash Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2013’’. 

6 SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF LAND IN TRUST FOR SANTA YNEZ 

7 BAND OF CHUMASH MISSION INDIANS. 

8 (a) TRANSFER AND ADMINISTRATION.— 


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1 (1) TRANSFER OF LANDS INTO TRUST.—If the 

2 Tribe transfers title to the land described in sub3 section (b) to the United States, the Secretary shall 

4 take that land into trust for the benefit of the Tribe. 

5 (2) ADMINISTRATION.—The land transferred 

6 under paragraph (1) shall be part of the Santa Ynez 

7 Indian Reservation and administered in accordance 

8 with the laws and regulations generally applicable to 

9 land held in trust by the United States for an Indian 

10 tribe. 

11 (3) EFFECT.—For purposes of certain Cali12 fornia State laws (including the California Land 

13 Conservation Act of 1965, Government Code Section 

14 51200, et seq.), placing the land described in sub15 section (b) into trust shall remove any restrictions 

16 on the property pursuant to California Government 

17 Code Section 51295 or any other provision of such 

18 Act. 

19 (b) LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF LANDS TRANS20 FERRED.—The lands to be transferred pursuant to this 

21 Act are described as follows: 

22 Legal Land Description/Site Location: 

23 Real property in the unincorporated area of the County 

24 of Santa Barbara, State of California, described as fol25 lows: 


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1 PARCEL 1: (APN: 141-121-51 AND PORTION OF 

2 APN 141-140-10) 

3 LOTS 9 THROUGH 18, INCLUSIVE, OF TRACT 18, 

4 IN THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, STATE OF 

5 CALIFORNIA, AS SHOWN ON THE MAP SHOWING 

6 THE SUBDIVISIONS OF THE CANADA DE LOS 

7 PINOS OR COLLEGE RANCHO, FILED IN RACK 3, 

8 AS MAP 4 IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RE9 CORDER OF SAID COUNTY. 

10 THIS LEGAL IS MADE PURSUANT TO THAT CER11 TAIN CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE RECORDED 

12 DECEMBER 5, 2001 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 01- 

13 105580 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. 

14 PARCEL 2: (PORTION OF APN: 141-140-10) 

15 LOTS 1 THROUGH 12, INCLUSIVE, OF TRACT 24, 

16 IN THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, STATE OF 

17 CALIFORNIA, AS SHOWN ON THE MAP SHOWING 

18 THE SUBDIVISIONS OF THE CANADA DE LOS 

19 PINOS OR COLLEGE RANCHO, FILED IN RACK 3, 

20 AS MAP 4 IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RE21 CORDER OF SAID COUNTY. 

22 THIS LEGAL IS MADE PURSUANT TO THAT CER23 TAIN CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE RECORDED 

24 DECEMBER 5, 2001 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 01- 

25 105581 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. 


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1 PARCEL 3: (PORTIONS OF APNS: 141-230-23 AND 

2 141-140-10) 

3 LOTS 19 AND 20 OF TRACT 18 AND THAT POR4 TION OF LOTS 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, AND 15 THROUGH 

5 20, INCLUSIVE, OF TRACT 16, IN THE COUNTY 

6 OF SANTA BARBARA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS 

7 SHOWN ON THE MAP SHOWING THE SUBDIVI8 SIONS OF THE CANADA DE LOS PINOS OR COL9 LEGE RANCHO, FILED IN RACK 3, AS MAP 4 IN 

10 THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF 

11 SAID COUNTY, THAT LIES NORTHEASTERLY OF 

12 THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF THE LAND 

13 GRANTED TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA BY AN 

14 EXECUTOR’S DEED RECORDED APRIL 2, 1968 IN 

15 BOOK 2227, PAGE 136 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS OF 

16 SAID COUNTY. 

17 THIS LEGAL IS MADE PURSUANT TO THAT CER18 TAIN CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE RECORDED 

19 DECEMBER 5, 2001 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 01- 

20 105582 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. 

21 PARCEL 4: (APN: 141-240-02 AND PORTION OF 

22 APN: 141-140-10) 

23 LOTS 1 THROUGH 12, INCLUSIVE, OF TRACT 25, 

24 IN THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, STATE OF 

25 CALIFORNIA, AS SHOWN ON THE MAP SHOWING 


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1 THE SUBDIVISIONS OF THE CANADA DE LOS 

2 PINOS OR COLLEGE RANCHO, FILED IN RACK 3, 

3 AS MAP 4 IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RE4 CORDER OF SAID COUNTY. 

5 THIS LEGAL IS MADE PURSUANT TO THAT CER6 TAIN CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE RECORDED 

7 DECEMBER 5, 2001 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 01- 

8 105583 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. 

9 PARCEL 5: (PORTION OF APN: 141-230-23) 

10 THAT PORTION OF LOTS 3 AND 6 OF TRACT 16, 

11 IN THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, STATE OF 

12 CALIFORNIA, AS SHOWN ON THE MAP SHOWING 

13 THE SUBDIVISIONS OF THE CANADA DE LOS 

14 PINOS OR COLLEGE RANCHO, FILED IN RACK 3, 

15 AS MAP 4 IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RE16 CORDER OF SAID COUNTY, THAT LIES NORTH17 EASTERLY OF THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF 

18 THE LAND GRANTED TO THE STATE OF CALI19 FORNIA BY AN EXECUTOR’S DEED RECORDED 

20 APRIL 2, 1968 IN BOOK 2227, PAGE 136 OF OFFI21 CIAL RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY. 

22 THIS LEGAL IS MADE PURSUANT TO THAT CER23 TAIN CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE RECORDED 

24 DECEMBER 5, 2001 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 01- 

25 105584 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. 


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1 (c) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 

2 shall— 

3 (1) enlarge, impair, or otherwise affect any 

4 right or claim of the Tribe to any land or interest 

5 in land that is in existence before the date of the en6 actment of this Act; 

7 (2) affect any water right of the Tribe in exist8 ence before the date of the enactment of this Act; 

9 or 

10 (3) terminate any right-of-way or right-of-use 

11 issued, granted, or permitted before the date of the 

12 enactment of this Act. 

13 (d) RESTRICTED USE OF TRANSFERRED LANDS.— 

14 The Tribe may not conduct, on the land described in sub15 section (b) taken into trust for the Tribe pursuant to this 

16 Act, gaming activities— 

17 (1) as a matter of claimed inherent authority; 

18 or 

19 (2) under any Federal law, including the Indian 

20 Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) 

21 and regulations promulgated by the Secretary or the 

22 National Indian Gaming Commission under that 

23 Act. 

24 (e) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section: 


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1 (1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

2 the Secretary of the Interior. 

3 (2) TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Tribe’’ means the 

4 Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians. 

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