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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1532 

To reaffirm that certain land has been taken into trust for the benefit 

of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 15, 2017 

Mr. BYRNE (for himself, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, and Mr. ROGERS of Alabama) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 

Resources 

A BILL 

To reaffirm that certain land has been taken into trust 

for the benefit of the Poarch Band of Creek 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 ‘‘Poarch Band of Creek 

5 Indians Land Reaffirmation Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REAFFIRMATION OF INDIAN TRUST LAND. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Lands described in subsection (b) 

8 that were taken into trust by the United States for the 

9 benefit of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians prior to the 


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1 date of enactment of this Act are reaffirmed, subject to 

2 valid existing rights, as trust land and shall remain as In3 dian country under section 1151 of title 18, United States 

4 Code. 

5 (b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in 

6 subsection (a) is comprised of the following: 

(1) The approximately 2291 7 ⁄2 acres described in 

8 the final Notice of the Department of the Interior’s 

9 Poarch Band of Creeks Establishment of Reserva10 tion (50 Fed. Reg. 15502 (April 18, 1985)), and 

11 Poarch Band of Creeks; Establishment of Reserva12 tion: Correction (50 Fed. Reg. 19813 (May 10, 

13 1985)), and shown on Poarch Band of Creek Indi14 ans Trust Lands Maps 1, 2, and 5 as ‘‘Reserva15 tion’’. 

16 (2) The approximately 1 acre named as Parcel 

17 5 located within the exterior geographic boundaries 

18 of Escambia County, Florida, which was taken into 

19 trust by the Department of the Interior via Statu20 tory Warranty Deed on November 21, 1984, shown 

21 on Poarch Band of Creek Indians Trust Lands Map 

22 7, and further described as: 

23 Commence at the Southeast corner of the 

24 Northwest Quarter of Section 5, Township 5 

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1 ida; thence go West along the South line of the 

2 Northwest Quarter of said Section 5 for a dis3 tance of 420 feet; thence run North for a dis4 tance of 40 feet to the point of beginning; 

5 thence continue North along said line for a dis6 tance of 210 feet; thence run West for a dis7 tance of 210 feet; thence run South for a dis8 tance of 210 feet; thence run East 210 feet to 

9 the point of beginning, containing one acre, 

10 more or less. 

11 (3) The approximately 1 acre named as Parcel 

12 6 located within the exterior geographic boundaries 

13 of Monroe County, Alabama, which was taken into 

14 trust by the Department of the Interior via Statu15 tory Warranty Deed on November 21, 1984, shown 

16 on Poarch Band of Creek Indians Trust Lands Map 

17 3, and further described as: 

18 One acre in a square in Southeast corner 

19 of the ten-acre strip on the North side of South 

20 Half of Southeast Quarter lying West of the 

21 highway in Section 26, Township 5 North, 

22 Range 6 East, being the same property con23 veyed to the Grantor by deed dated July 23, 

24 1984 and filed for record in the office of the 

25 Judge of Probate of Monroe County, Alabama 


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1 on July 23, 1984, and by correction deed dated 

2 November 21, 1984. 

3 (4) The approximately 10 acres named as Par4 cel 12 located within the exterior geographic bound5 aries of Escambia County, Alabama, which were 

6 taken into trust by the Department of the Interior 

7 via Correction Deed on November 21, 1988, shown 

8 on Poarch Band of Creek Indians Trust Lands Map 

9 4, and further described as: 

10 Begin at a 2′′ iron pipe at the intersection 

11 of the South line of Section 5, Township 1 

12 North, Range 6 East, and the East right of 

13 way line of Alabama State Highway No. 21; 

14 thence run S 89° 03′ 00′′ E along said South 

15 line of Section 5 a distance of 860.93 feet; 

16 thence run N 00° 04′ 57′′ W a distance of 

17 608.47 feet; thence run N 89° 56′ 20′′ W a dis18 tance of 575.73 feet to the aforementioned East 

19 right of way line of Alabama State Highway 

20 No. 21; thence run S 25° 32′ 21′′ W along said 

21 East right of way line a distance of 659.22 feet 

22 to the point of beginning, said property lying 

23 and being all in Section 5, Township 1 North, 

24 Range 6 East, and containing 10.09 acres, 

25 more or less. 


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1 (5) The approximately 10 acres named as Par2 cel 10 located within the exterior geographic bound3 aries of Escambia County, Alabama, which were 

4 taken into trust by the Department of the Interior 

5 via Warranty Deed on August 17, 1992, shown on 

6 Poarch Band of Creek Indians Trust Lands Map 2, 

7 and further described as: 

8 Commencing at the Southeast corner of 

9 the Northeast 1/4 of Southwest 1/4 - Section 

10 28 Township 2 North Range 6 East; thence 

11 North 577.5 feet; thence North 89 degrees 

12 West 2726 feet to the point of beginning; 

13 thence North 89 degrees West 100 feet; thence 

14 South 210 feet; thence North 89 degrees West 

15 855 feet; thence South 0 degrees 21 minutes 

16 West 378.37 feet; thence South 84 degrees 40 

17 minutes East 966 feet; thence North 28 degrees 

18 32 minutes East 300 feet; thence North 89 de19 grees West 148 feet; thence North 395.34 feet 

20 to point of beginning. Containing 10.08 acres. 

21 (6) The approximately 52 acres named as Par22 cel 14 located within the exterior geographic bound23 aries of Escambia County, Alabama, which was 

24 taken into trust by the Department of the Interior 

25 via Warranty Deed on August 17, 1992, shown on 


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1 Poarch Band of Creek Indians Trust Lands Map 1, 

2 and further described as: 

3 All of the North half of Northwest Quarter 

4 of Section 34, Township 2 North, Range 5 East 

5 lying East of the Poarch-Perdido Road. 

6 (7) The approximately 31 acres named as Par7 cel 15 located within the exterior geographic bound8 aries of Escambia County, Alabama, which were 

9 taken into trust by Warranty Deed on August 17, 

10 1992, shown on Poarch Band of Creek Indians 

11 Trust Lands Map 1, and further described as: 

12 All of the West Half of Northwest Quarter 

13 of Section 34, Township 2 North, Range 5 East 

14 lying North of Dees Road and West of the 

15 Poarch-Perdido Road. 

16 (8) The approximately 8 acres named as Parcel 

17 16 located within the exterior geographic boundaries 

18 of Escambia County, Alabama, which were taken 

19 into trust by the Department of the Interior via 

20 Warranty Deed on August 17, 1992, shown on 

21 Poarch Band of Creek Indians Trust Lands Map 1, 

22 and further described as: 

23 Beginning at the Southwest corner of 

24 Northwest Quarter of Southwest Quarter of 

25 Section 27, Township 2 North, Range 5 East; 


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1 thence run East 1145 feet to the public road; 

2 thence North 3 degrees 15 minutes East 380 

3 feet along said road; thence run West 1167 

4 feet; thence run South 380 feet to point of be5 ginning containing ten acres, except two acres 

6 described as follows: 

7 Beginning at the aforesaid point of begin8 ning thence run East 848 feet to the starting 

9 point; thence run North 297 feet, thence run 

10 East 298 feet, more or less, to the West right 

11 of way of Old Sullivan Mill Road; thence run 

12 Southwesterly along said right of way to the 

13 South line of Northwest Quarter of Southwest 

14 Quarter of said Section 27; thence run West 

15 297 feet to the starting point, containing eight 

16 acres, more or less. 

17 (9) The approximately 34 acres named as Par18 cel 22 located within the exterior geographic bound19 aries of Escambia County, Alabama, which was 

20 taken into trust by the Department of the Interior 

21 via Warranty Deed on August 17, 1992, shown on 

22 Poarch Band of Creek Indians Trust Lands Map 1, 

23 and further described as: 

24 Commence at a one-inch metal pipe being 

25 the Southwest corner of Section 27, Township 


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1 2 North, Range 5 East Escambia County, Ala2 bama; thence go N 00° 38′ 26′′ W along the 

3 West line of said Section 27 for a distance of 

4 8.0 feet to a point on the Northerly right of 

5 way line of Jackson Road (40 foot right of 

6 way), said point also being the point of begin7 ning; thence continue N 00° 38′ 26′′ W along 

8 said West section line for a distance of 1321.23 

9 feet to the Northwest corner of the Southwest 

10 Quarter of Southwest Quarter at said Section 

11 27; thence go N 89° 30′ 13′′ E along the North 

12 line of said Southwest Quarter of Southwest 

13 Quarter for a distance of 1146.48 feet to the 

14 Westerly right of way line of Poarch-Perdido 

15 Road (40 foot right of way); thence go S 00° 

16 34′ 55′′ W along said Westerly right of way line 

17 for a distance of 287.65 feet: thence go S 01° 

18 30′ 05′′ W for a distance of 40.0 feet; thence 

19 go S 00° 00′ 31′′ W along aforesaid Westerly 

20 right of way line for a distance of 195.59 feet; 

21 thence go S 02° 34′ 30′′ W along aforesaid 

22 right of way line for a distance of 172.73 feet; 

23 thence go S 04° 24′ 35′′ W along aforesaid 

24 right of way for a distance of 630.72 feet to the 

25 intersection with the Northerly right of way of 


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1 said Jackson Road; thence go S 89 39′ 16′′ W 

2 along said Northerly right of way line for a dis3 tance of 1071.43 feet to the point of beginning, 

4 it being the intention to describe herein and 

5 convey hereby all of the Southwest Quarter of 

6 Southwest Quarter of Section 27, Township 2 

7 North, Range 5 East, lying West of the public 

8 road. 

9 (10) The approximately 13 acres named as Par10 cel 17 located within the exterior geographic bound11 aries of Montgomery County, Alabama, which were 

12 taken into trust by the Department of the Interior 

13 via Warranty Deed on March 23, 1995, shown on 

14 Poarch Band of Creek Indians Trust Lands Map 6, 

15 and further described as: 

16 Commence at the SW corner of Section 27, 

17 T-17-N, R-19-E, Montgomery County, Alabama 

18 and run EAST, 4340.49 feet; thence NORTH, 

19 1806.29 feet to a point on existing fence line 

20 and being the Point of Beginning; Thence con21 tinue along said fence line S89°13′03′′E, 

22 136.34 feet; Thence continue along said fence 

23 line S23°49′20′′ E, 62.92 feet; Thence continue 

24 along said fence line N69°23′34′′E, 219.92 feet 

25 to an existing iron pin; Thence continue along 


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1 said fence line N17°23′26′′W, 968.84 feet to an 

2 existing iron pin; Thence leaving said fence line 

3 N18°23′28′′W, 503.62 feet to a point on the 

4 southeast edge of the Tallapoosa River; Thence 

5 along said edge S43°24′16′′W, 618.01 feet; 

6 Thence leaving said edge S39°49′22′′E, 150.00 

7 feet to a point on an existing fence line; Thence 

8 along said fence line S26°17′56′′E, 374.05 feet; 

9 Thence continue along said fence line 

10 S39°39′24′′E, 198.60 feet; Thence continue 

11 along said fence line S17°38′01′′E, 386.15 feet 

12 to the Point of Beginning. All lying in the E 1/ 

13 2 Section 27, T-17-N, R 19 E, Montgomery 

14 County, Alabama, and containing 12.86 acres 

15 more or less. 

16 (c) APPLICATION.—This Act shall apply to all claims, 

17 including claims challenging the validity of title or the ef18 fectiveness of any action of the Secretary acquiring and 

19 taking land described in subsection (b) into trust, that are 

20 pending on the date of enactment of this Act, or that are 

21 filed on or after that date. 

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