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Union Calendar No. 229 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1491 

[Report No. 115–319] 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 10, 2017 

Mr. LAMALFA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Natural Resources 

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017 

Additional sponsors: Mrs. TORRES, Mr. COOK, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. 

DENHAM, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. CA ́RDENAS, Mr. KNIGHT, Mr. 

COLE, Mr. NUNES, Mr. CORREA, Mr. VALADAO, and Mrs. MIMI WALTERS of California 

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 10, 2017] 


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A BILL 

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. 


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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. REAFFIRMATION OF STATUS AND ACTIONS. 

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

8 taken by the Secretary on January 20, 2017, to place ap9 proximately 1,427.28 acres of land located in Santa Bar10 bara County, California, into trust for the benefit of the 

11 Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians is hereby ratified 

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

13 Federal law specifically authorizing or directing that ac14 tion. 

15 (b) RATIFICATION OF ACTIONS OF THE SECRETARY.— 

16 The actions taken by the Secretary to assume jurisdiction 

17 over the appeals relating to the fee-to-trust acquisition of 

18 approximately 1,427.28 acres in Santa Barbara County, 

19 California, on January 30, 2015, is hereby ratified and 

20 confirmed as if that action had been taken under a Federal 

21 law specifically authorizing or directing that action. 

22 (c) RATIFICATION OF ACTIONS OF THE SECRETARY.— 

23 The actions taken by the Secretary to dismiss the appeals 

24 relating to the fee-to-trust acquisition of approximately 

25 1,427.28 acres in Santa Barbara County, California, on 


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1 January 19, 2017, is hereby ratified and confirmed as if 

2 that action had been taken under a Federal law specifically 

3 authorizing or directing that action. 

4 (d) ADMINISTRATION.— 

5 (1) ADMINISTRATION.—The land placed into 

6 trust for the benefit of the Santa Ynez Band of 

7 Chumash Indians by the Secretary of the Interior on 

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

9 Indian Reservation and administered in accordance 

10 with the laws and regulations generally applicable to 

11 the land held in trust by the United States for an In12 dian tribe. 

13 (2) EFFECT.—For purposes of certain California 

14 State laws (including the California Land Conserva15 tion Act of 1965, Government Code Section 51200, et 

16 seq.), placing the land described in subsection (b) into 

17 trust shall remove any restrictions on the property 

18 pursuant to California Government Code Section 

19 51295 or any other provision of such Act. 

20 (e) LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF LANDS TRANSFERRED.— 

21 The lands to be transferred pursuant to this Act are de22 scribed as follows: 

23 Legal Land Description/Site Location:Real prop24 erty in the unincorporated area of the County of 

25 Santa Barbara, State of California, described as folVerDate Sep 11 2014 22:40 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H1491.RH H1491

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

2 OF APN 141-140-10)LOTS 9 THROUGH 18, IN3 CLUSIVE, OF TRACT 18, IN THE COUNTY OF 

4 SANTA BARBARA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS 

5 SHOWN ON THE MAP SHOWING THE SUB6 DIVISIONS OF THE CANADA DE LOS PINOS 

7 OR COLLEGE RANCHO, FILED IN RACK 3, AS 

8 MAP 4 IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RE9 CORDER OF SAID COUNTY. THIS LEGAL IS 

10 MADE PURSUANT TO THAT CERTAIN CER11 TIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE RECORDED DE12 CEMBER 5, 2001 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 01- 

13 105580 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. PARCEL 2: 

14 (PORTION OF APN: 141-140-10)LOTS 1 

15 THROUGH 12, INCLUSIVE, OF TRACT 24, IN 

16 THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, STATE OF 

17 CALIFORNIA, AS SHOWN ON THE MAP SHOW18 ING THE SUBDIVISIONS OF THE CANADA DE 

19 LOS PINOS OR COLLEGE RANCHO, FILED IN 

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

21 COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY.THIS 

22 LEGAL IS MADE PURSUANT TO THAT CER23 TAIN CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE RE24 CORDED DECEMBER 5, 2001 AS INSTRUMENT 

25 NO. 01-105581 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. PARCEL 


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1 3: (PORTIONS OF APNS: 141-230-23 AND 141-140- 

2 10)LOTS 19 AND 20 OF TRACT 18 AND THAT 

3 PORTION OF LOTS 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, AND 15 

4 THROUGH 20, INCLUSIVE, OF TRACT 16, IN 

5 THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, STATE OF 

6 CALIFORNIA, AS SHOWN ON THE MAP SHOW7 ING THE SUBDIVISIONS OF THE CANADA DE 

8 LOS PINOS OR COLLEGE RANCHO, FILED IN 

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

10 COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY, THAT 

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

13 STATE OF CALIFORNIA BY AN EXECUTOR’S 

14 DEED RECORDED APRIL 2, 1968 IN BOOK 

15 2227, PAGE 136 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS OF 

16 SAID COUNTY.THIS LEGAL IS MADE PURSU17 ANT TO THAT CERTAIN CERTIFICATE OF 

18 COMPLIANCE RECORDED DECEMBER 5, 2001 

19 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 01-105582 OF OFFICIAL 

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

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

22 THROUGH 12, INCLUSIVE, OF TRACT 25, IN 

23 THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, STATE OF 

24 CALIFORNIA, AS SHOWN ON THE MAP SHOW25 ING THE SUBDIVISIONS OF THE CANADA DE 


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1 LOS PINOS OR COLLEGE RANCHO, FILED IN 

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

3 COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY.THIS 

4 LEGAL IS MADE PURSUANT TO THAT CER5 TAIN CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE RE6 CORDED DECEMBER 5, 2001 AS INSTRUMENT 

7 NO. 01-105583 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. PARCEL 

8 5: (PORTION OF APN: 141-230-23)THAT POR9 TION OF LOTS 3 AND 6 OF TRACT 16, IN THE 

10 COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, STATE OF 

11 CALIFORNIA, AS SHOWN ON THE MAP SHOW12 ING THE SUBDIVISIONS OF THE CANADA DE 

13 LOS PINOS OR COLLEGE RANCHO, FILED IN 

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

15 COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY, THAT 

16 LIES NORTHEASTERLY OF THE NORTHEAST17 ERLY LINE OF THE LAND GRANTED TO THE 

18 STATE OF CALIFORNIA BY AN EXECUTOR’S 

19 DEED RECORDED APRIL 2, 1968 IN BOOK 

20 2227, PAGE 136 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS OF 

21 SAID COUNTY.THIS LEGAL IS MADE PURSU22 ANT TO THAT CERTAIN CERTIFICATE OF 

23 COMPLIANCE RECORDED DECEMBER 5, 2001 

24 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 01-105584 OF OFFICIAL 

25 RECORDS. 


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

2 shall— 

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

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

5 that is in existence before the date of the enactment 

6 of this Act; 

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

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

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

11 permitted before the date of the enactment of this Act. 

12 (g) RESTRICTED USE OF TRANSFERRED LANDS.—The 

13 Tribe may not conduct, on the land described in subsection 

14 (b) taken into trust for the Tribe pursuant to this Act, gam15 ing activities— 

16 (1) as a matter of claimed inherent authority; or 

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

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

19 regulations promulgated by the Secretary or the Na20 tional Indian Gaming Commission under that Act. 

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

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

23 the Secretary of the Interior. 

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

25 Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians. 


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Union Calendar No. 229 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1491 

[Report No. 115–319] 

A BILL 

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 

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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