115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1491 

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, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

3 Chumash Indians Land Affirmation Act of 2017’’. 

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

5 Congress finds the following: 

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

7 of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians voted 

8 to approve the Memorandum of Agreement between 

9 the County of Santa Barbara and the Santa Ynez 

10 Band of Chumash Indians regarding the approxi11 mately 1,427.28 acres of land, commonly known as 

12 Camp 4, and authorized the Tribal Chairman to sign 

13 the Memorandum of Agreement. 

14 (2) On October 31, 2017, the Board of Super15 visors for the County of Santa Barbara approved the 

16 Memorandum of Agreement on Camp 4 and author17 ized the Chair to sign the Memorandum of Agree18 ment. 

19 (3) The Secretary of the Interior approved the 

20 Memorandum of Agreement pursuant to section 

21 2103 of the Revised Statutes (25 U.S.C. 81). 

22 SEC. 3. REAFFIRMATION OF STATUS AND ACTIONS. 

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

24 taken by the Secretary on January 20, 2017, to place ap25 proximately 1,427.28 acres of land located in Santa Bar26 bara County, California, into trust for the benefit of the 
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1 Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians is hereby ratified 

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

3 Federal law specifically authorizing or directing that ac4 tion. 

5 (b) RATIFICATION OF ACTIONS OF THE SEC6 RETARY.—The actions taken by the Secretary to assume 

7 jurisdiction over the appeals relating to the fee-to-trust ac8 quisition of approximately 1,427.28 acres in Santa Bar9 bara County, California, on January 30, 2015, is hereby 

10 ratified and confirmed as if that action had been taken 

11 under a Federal law specifically authorizing or directing 

12 that action. 

13 (c) RATIFICATION OF ACTIONS OF THE SEC14 RETARY.—The actions taken by the Secretary to dismiss 

15 the appeals relating to the fee-to-trust acquisition of ap16 proximately 1,427.28 acres in Santa Barbara County, 

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

18 confirmed as if that action had been taken under a Fed19 eral law specifically authorizing or directing that action. 

20 (d) ADMINISTRATION.— 

21 (1) ADMINISTRATION.—The land placed into 

22 trust for the benefit of the Santa Ynez Band of 

23 Chumash Indians by the Secretary of the Interior on 

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

25 Indian Reservation and administered in accordance 
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1 with the laws and regulations generally applicable to 

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

3 Indian tribe. 

4 (2) EFFECT.—For purposes of certain Cali5 fornia State laws (including the California Land 

6 Conservation Act of 1965, Government Code Section 

7 51200, et seq.), placing the land described in sub8 section (b) into trust shall remove any restrictions 

9 on the property pursuant to California Government 

10 Code Section 51295 or any other provision of such 

11 Act. 

12 (e) LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF LANDS TRANS13 FERRED.—The lands to be transferred pursuant to this 

14 Act are described as follows: 

15 Legal Land Description/Site Location:Real 

16 property in the unincorporated area of the County of 

17 Santa Barbara, State of California, described as fol18 lows: PARCEL 1: (APN: 141-121-51 AND POR19 TION OF APN 141-140-10)LOTS 9 THROUGH 

20 18, INCLUSIVE, OF TRACT 18, IN THE COUN21 TY OF SANTA BARBARA, STATE OF CALI22 FORNIA, AS SHOWN ON THE MAP SHOWING 

23 THE SUBDIVISIONS OF THE CANADA DE 

24 LOS PINOS OR COLLEGE RANCHO, FILED IN 

25 RACK 3, AS MAP 4 IN THE OFFICE OF THE 
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1 COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. THIS 

2 LEGAL IS MADE PURSUANT TO THAT CER3 TAIN CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE RE4 CORDED DECEMBER 5, 2001 AS INSTRU5 MENT NO. 01-105580 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. 

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

7 10)LOTS 1 THROUGH 12, INCLUSIVE, OF 

8 TRACT 24, IN THE COUNTY OF SANTA BAR9 BARA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS SHOWN 

10 ON THE MAP SHOWING THE SUBDIVISIONS 

11 OF THE CANADA DE LOS PINOS OR COL12 LEGE RANCHO, FILED IN RACK 3, AS MAP 4 

13 IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RE14 CORDER OF SAID COUNTY.THIS LEGAL IS 

15 MADE PURSUANT TO THAT CERTAIN CER16 TIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE RECORDED DE17 CEMBER 5, 2001 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 01- 

18 105581 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. PARCEL 3: 

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

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

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

22 15 THROUGH 20, INCLUSIVE, OF TRACT 16, 

23 IN THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, 

24 STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS SHOWN ON THE 

25 MAP SHOWING THE SUBDIVISIONS OF THE 
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1 CANADA DE LOS PINOS OR COLLEGE RAN2 CHO, FILED IN RACK 3, AS MAP 4 IN THE 

3 OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF 

4 SAID COUNTY, THAT LIES NORTHEAST5 ERLY OF THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF 

6 THE LAND GRANTED TO THE STATE OF 

7 CALIFORNIA BY AN EXECUTOR’S DEED RE8 CORDED APRIL 2, 1968 IN BOOK 2227, PAGE 

9 136 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS OF SAID COUN10 TY.THIS LEGAL IS MADE PURSUANT TO 

11 THAT CERTAIN CERTIFICATE OF COMPLI12 ANCE RECORDED DECEMBER 5, 2001 AS IN13 STRUMENT NO. 01-105582 OF OFFICIAL 

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

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

16 THROUGH 12, INCLUSIVE, OF TRACT 25, IN 

17 THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, STATE 

18 OF CALIFORNIA, AS SHOWN ON THE MAP 

19 SHOWING THE SUBDIVISIONS OF THE CAN20 ADA DE LOS PINOS OR COLLEGE RANCHO, 

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

22 OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID 

23 COUNTY.THIS LEGAL IS MADE PURSUANT 

24 TO THAT CERTAIN CERTIFICATE OF COM25 PLIANCE RECORDED DECEMBER 5, 2001 AS 
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1 INSTRUMENT NO. 01-105583 OF OFFICIAL 

2 RECORDS. PARCEL 5: (PORTION OF APN: 

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

4 OF TRACT 16, IN THE COUNTY OF SANTA 

5 BARBARA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS 

6 SHOWN ON THE MAP SHOWING THE SUB7 DIVISIONS OF THE CANADA DE LOS PINOS 

8 OR COLLEGE RANCHO, FILED IN RACK 3, AS 

9 MAP 4 IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RE10 CORDER OF SAID COUNTY, THAT LIES 

11 NORTHEASTERLY OF THE NORTHEAST12 ERLY LINE OF THE LAND GRANTED TO 

13 THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA BY AN EXECU14 TOR’S DEED RECORDED APRIL 2, 1968 IN 

15 BOOK 2227, PAGE 136 OF OFFICIAL 

16 RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY.THIS LEGAL IS 

17 MADE PURSUANT TO THAT CERTAIN CER18 TIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE RECORDED DE19 CEMBER 5, 2001 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 01- 

20 105584 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. 

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

22 shall— 

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

24 right or claim of the Tribe to any land or interest 
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1 in land that is in existence before the date of the en2 actment of this Act; 

3 (2) affect any water right of the Tribe in exist4 ence before the date of the enactment of this Act; 

5 or 

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

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

8 permitted before the date of the enactment of this 

9 Act. 

10 (g) RESTRICTED USE OF TRANSFERRED LANDS.— 

11 The Tribe may not conduct, on the land described in sub12 section (b) taken into trust for the Tribe pursuant to this 

13 Act, gaming activities— 

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

15 or 

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

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

18 and regulations promulgated by the Secretary or the 

19 National Indian Gaming Commission under that 

20 Act. 

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

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

23 the Secretary of the Interior. 
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1 (2) TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Tribe’’ means the 

2 Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians. 

Passed the House of Representatives November 28, 

2017. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 
115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1491 

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