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Calendar No. 559 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1491 

[Report No. 115–326] 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 29, 2017 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs 

AUGUST 23, 2018 

Reported by Mr. HOEVEN, without amendment 

AN ACT 

To reaffirm the action of 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 Indians Land Affirmation Act of 2017’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds the following: 


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1 (1) On October 13, 2017, the General Council 

2 of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians voted 

3 to approve the Memorandum of Agreement between 

4 the County of Santa Barbara and the Santa Ynez 

5 Band of Chumash Indians regarding the approxi6 mately 1,427.28 acres of land, commonly known as 

7 Camp 4, and authorized the Tribal Chairman to sign 

8 the Memorandum of Agreement. 

9 (2) On October 31, 2017, the Board of Super10 visors for the County of Santa Barbara approved the 

11 Memorandum of Agreement on Camp 4 and author12 ized the Chair to sign the Memorandum of Agree13 ment. 

14 (3) The Secretary of the Interior approved the 

15 Memorandum of Agreement pursuant to section 

16 2103 of the Revised Statutes (25 U.S.C. 81). 

17 SEC. 3. REAFFIRMATION OF STATUS AND ACTIONS. 

18 (a) RATIFICATION OF TRUST STATUS.—The action 

19 taken by the Secretary on January 20, 2017, to place ap20 proximately 1,427.28 acres of land located in Santa Bar21 bara County, California, into trust for the benefit of the 

22 Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians is hereby ratified 

23 and confirmed as if that action had been taken under a 

24 Federal law specifically authorizing or directing that ac25 tion. 


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1 (b) RATIFICATION OF ACTIONS OF THE SEC2 RETARY.—The actions taken by the Secretary to assume 

3 jurisdiction over the appeals relating to the fee-to-trust ac4 quisition of approximately 1,427.28 acres in Santa Bar5 bara County, California, on January 30, 2015, is hereby 

6 ratified and confirmed as if that action had been taken 

7 under a Federal law specifically authorizing or directing 

8 that action. 

9 (c) RATIFICATION OF ACTIONS OF THE SEC10 RETARY.—The actions taken by the Secretary to dismiss 

11 the appeals relating to the fee-to-trust acquisition of ap12 proximately 1,427.28 acres in Santa Barbara County, 

13 California, on January 19, 2017, is hereby ratified and 

14 confirmed as if that action had been taken under a Fed15 eral law specifically authorizing or directing that action. 

16 (d) ADMINISTRATION.— 

17 (1) ADMINISTRATION.—The land placed into 

18 trust for the benefit of the Santa Ynez Band of 

19 Chumash Indians by the Secretary of the Interior on 

20 January 20, 2017, shall be a part of the Santa Ynez 

21 Indian Reservation and administered in accordance 

22 with the laws and regulations generally applicable to 

23 the land held in trust by the United States for an 

24 Indian tribe. 


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1 (2) EFFECT.—For purposes of certain Cali2 fornia State laws (including the California Land 

3 Conservation Act of 1965, Government Code Section 

4 51200, et seq.), placing the land described in sub5 section (b) into trust shall remove any restrictions 

6 on the property pursuant to California Government 

7 Code Section 51295 or any other provision of such 

8 Act. 

9 (e) LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF LANDS TRANS10 FERRED.—The lands to be transferred pursuant to this 

11 Act are described as follows: 

12 Legal Land Description/Site Location:Real 

13 property in the unincorporated area of the County of 

14 Santa Barbara, State of California, described as fol15 lows: PARCEL 1: (APN: 141-121-51 AND POR16 TION OF APN 141-140-10)LOTS 9 THROUGH 

17 18, INCLUSIVE, OF TRACT 18, IN THE COUN18 TY OF SANTA BARBARA, STATE OF CALI19 FORNIA, AS SHOWN ON THE MAP SHOWING 

20 THE SUBDIVISIONS OF THE CANADA DE 

21 LOS PINOS OR COLLEGE RANCHO, FILED IN 

22 RACK 3, AS MAP 4 IN THE OFFICE OF THE 

23 COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. THIS 

24 LEGAL IS MADE PURSUANT TO THAT CER25 TAIN CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE REVerDate Sep 11 2014 21:26 Aug 23, 2018 Jkt 079200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1491.RS H1491

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1 CORDED DECEMBER 5, 2001 AS INSTRU2 MENT NO. 01-105580 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. 

3 PARCEL 2: (PORTION OF APN: 141-140- 

4 10)LOTS 1 THROUGH 12, INCLUSIVE, OF 

5 TRACT 24, IN THE COUNTY OF SANTA BAR6 BARA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS SHOWN 

7 ON THE MAP SHOWING THE SUBDIVISIONS 

8 OF THE CANADA DE LOS PINOS OR COL9 LEGE RANCHO, FILED IN RACK 3, AS MAP 4 

10 IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RE11 CORDER OF SAID COUNTY.THIS LEGAL IS 

12 MADE PURSUANT TO THAT CERTAIN CER13 TIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE RECORDED DE14 CEMBER 5, 2001 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 01- 

15 105581 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. PARCEL 3: 

16 (PORTIONS OF APNS: 141-230-23 AND 141- 

17 140-10)LOTS 19 AND 20 OF TRACT 18 AND 

18 THAT PORTION OF LOTS 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, AND 

19 15 THROUGH 20, INCLUSIVE, OF TRACT 16, 

20 IN THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, 

21 STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS SHOWN ON THE 

22 MAP SHOWING THE SUBDIVISIONS OF THE 

23 CANADA DE LOS PINOS OR COLLEGE RAN24 CHO, FILED IN RACK 3, AS MAP 4 IN THE 

25 OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF 


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1 SAID COUNTY, THAT LIES NORTHEAST2 ERLY OF THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF 

3 THE LAND GRANTED TO THE STATE OF 

4 CALIFORNIA BY AN EXECUTOR’S DEED RE5 CORDED APRIL 2, 1968 IN BOOK 2227, PAGE 

6 136 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS OF SAID COUN7 TY.THIS LEGAL IS MADE PURSUANT TO 

8 THAT CERTAIN CERTIFICATE OF COMPLI9 ANCE RECORDED DECEMBER 5, 2001 AS IN10 STRUMENT NO. 01-105582 OF OFFICIAL 

11 RECORDS. PARCEL 4: (APN: 141-240-02 AND 

12 PORTION OF APN: 141-140-10)LOTS 1 

13 THROUGH 12, INCLUSIVE, OF TRACT 25, IN 

14 THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, STATE 

15 OF CALIFORNIA, AS SHOWN ON THE MAP 

16 SHOWING THE SUBDIVISIONS OF THE CAN17 ADA DE LOS PINOS OR COLLEGE RANCHO, 

18 FILED IN RACK 3, AS MAP 4 IN THE OFFICE 

19 OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID 

20 COUNTY.THIS LEGAL IS MADE PURSUANT 

21 TO THAT CERTAIN CERTIFICATE OF COM22 PLIANCE RECORDED DECEMBER 5, 2001 AS 

23 INSTRUMENT NO. 01-105583 OF OFFICIAL 

24 RECORDS. PARCEL 5: (PORTION OF APN: 

25 141-230-23)THAT PORTION OF LOTS 3 AND 6 


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1 OF TRACT 16, IN THE COUNTY OF SANTA 

2 BARBARA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS 

3 SHOWN ON THE MAP SHOWING THE SUB4 DIVISIONS OF THE CANADA DE LOS PINOS 

5 OR COLLEGE RANCHO, FILED IN RACK 3, AS 

6 MAP 4 IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RE7 CORDER OF SAID COUNTY, THAT LIES 

8 NORTHEASTERLY OF THE NORTHEAST9 ERLY LINE OF THE LAND GRANTED TO 

10 THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA BY AN EXECU11 TOR’S DEED RECORDED APRIL 2, 1968 IN 

12 BOOK 2227, PAGE 136 OF OFFICIAL 

13 RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY.THIS LEGAL IS 

14 MADE PURSUANT TO THAT CERTAIN CER15 TIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE RECORDED DE16 CEMBER 5, 2001 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 01- 

17 105584 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. 

18 (f) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 

19 shall— 

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

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

22 in land that is in existence before the date of the en23 actment of this Act; 


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1 (2) affect any water right of the Tribe in exist2 ence before the date of the enactment of this Act; 

3 or 

4 (3) terminate or limit any access in any way to 

5 any right-of-way or right-of-use issued, granted, or 

6 permitted before the date of the enactment of this 

7 Act. 

8 (g) RESTRICTED USE OF TRANSFERRED LANDS.— 

9 The Tribe may not conduct, on the land described in sub10 section (b) taken into trust for the Tribe pursuant to this 

11 Act, gaming activities— 

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

13 or 

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

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

16 and regulations promulgated by the Secretary or the 

17 National Indian Gaming Commission under that 

18 Act. 

19 (h) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section: 

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

21 the Secretary of the Interior. 

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

23 Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians. 


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Calendar No. 559 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1491 

[Report No. 115–326] 

AN ACT 

To reaffirm the action of the Secretary of the Inteand for other purposes. Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians, rior to take land into trust for the benefit of the 

AUGUST 23, 2018 

Reported without amendment 


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