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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1532 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 17, 2018 

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

AN ACT 

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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Poarch Band of Creek 

3 Indians Land Reaffirmation Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. REAFFIRMATION OF INDIAN TRUST LAND. 

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

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

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

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

9 valid existing rights, as trust land and shall remain as In10 dian country under section 1151 of title 18, United States 

11 Code. 

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

13 subsection (a) is comprised of the following: 

(1) The approximately 2291 14 ⁄2 acres described in 

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

16 Poarch Band of Creeks Establishment of Reserva17 tion (50 Fed. Reg. 15502 (April 18, 1985)), and 

18 Poarch Band of Creeks; Establishment of Reserva19 tion: Correction (50 Fed. Reg. 19813 (May 10, 

20 1985)), and shown on Poarch Band of Creek Indi21 ans Trust Lands Maps 1, 2, and 5 as ‘‘Reserva22 tion’’. 

23 (2) The approximately 1 acre named as Parcel 

24 5 located within the exterior geographic boundaries 

25 of Escambia County, Florida, which was taken into 

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1 tory Warranty Deed on November 21, 1984, shown 

2 on Poarch Band of Creek Indians Trust Lands Map 

3 7, and further described as: 

4 Commence at the Southeast corner of the 

5 Northwest Quarter of Section 5, Township 5 

6 North, Range 33 West, Escambia County, Flor7 ida; thence go West along the South line of the 

8 Northwest Quarter of said Section 5 for a dis9 tance of 420 feet; thence run North for a dis10 tance of 40 feet to the point of beginning; 

11 thence continue North along said line for a dis12 tance of 210 feet; thence run West for a dis13 tance of 210 feet; thence run South for a dis14 tance of 210 feet; thence run East 210 feet to 

15 the point of beginning, containing one acre, 

16 more or less. 

17 (3) The approximately 1 acre named as Parcel 

18 6 located within the exterior geographic boundaries 

19 of Monroe County, Alabama, which was taken into 

20 trust by the Department of the Interior via Statu21 tory Warranty Deed on November 21, 1984, shown 

22 on Poarch Band of Creek Indians Trust Lands Map 

23 3, and further described as: 

24 One acre in a square in Southeast corner 

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


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1 Half of Southeast Quarter lying West of the 

2 highway in Section 26, Township 5 North, 

3 Range 6 East, being the same property con4 veyed to the Grantor by deed dated July 23, 

5 1984 and filed for record in the office of the 

6 Judge of Probate of Monroe County, Alabama 

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

8 November 21, 1984. 

9 (4) The approximately 10 acres named as Par10 cel 12 located within the exterior geographic bound11 aries of Escambia County, Alabama, which were 

12 taken into trust by the Department of the Interior 

13 via Correction Deed on November 21, 1988, shown 

14 on Poarch Band of Creek Indians Trust Lands Map 

15 4, and further described as: 

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

17 of the South line of Section 5, Township 1 

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

19 way line of Alabama State Highway No. 21; 

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

21 line of Section 5 a distance of 860.93 feet; 

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

23 608.47 feet; thence run N 89° 56′ 20′′ W a dis24 tance of 575.73 feet to the aforementioned East 

25 right of way line of Alabama State Highway 


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

2 East right of way line a distance of 659.22 feet 

3 to the point of beginning, said property lying 

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

5 Range 6 East, and containing 10.09 acres, 

6 more or less. 

7 (5) The approximately 10 acres named as Par8 cel 10 located within the exterior geographic bound9 aries of Escambia County, Alabama, which were 

10 taken into trust by the Department of the Interior 

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

12 Poarch Band of Creek Indians Trust Lands Map 2, 

13 and further described as: 

14 Commencing at the Southeast corner of 

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

16 28 Township 2 North Range 6 East; thence 

17 North 577.5 feet; thence North 89 degrees 

18 West 2726 feet to the point of beginning; 

19 thence North 89 degrees West 100 feet; thence 

20 South 210 feet; thence North 89 degrees West 

21 855 feet; thence South 0 degrees 21 minutes 

22 West 378.37 feet; thence South 84 degrees 40 

23 minutes East 966 feet; thence North 28 degrees 

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1 grees West 148 feet; thence North 395.34 feet 

2 to point of beginning. Containing 10.08 acres. 

3 (6) The approximately 52 acres named as Par4 cel 14 located within the exterior geographic bound5 aries of Escambia County, Alabama, which was 

6 taken into trust by the Department of the Interior 

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

8 Poarch Band of Creek Indians Trust Lands Map 1, 

9 and further described as: 

10 All of the North half of Northwest Quarter 

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

12 lying East of the Poarch-Perdido Road. 

13 (7) The approximately 31 acres named as Par14 cel 15 located within the exterior geographic bound15 aries of Escambia County, Alabama, which were 

16 taken into trust by Warranty Deed on August 17, 

17 1992, shown on Poarch Band of Creek Indians 

18 Trust Lands Map 1, and further described as: 

19 All of the West Half of Northwest Quarter 

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

21 lying North of Dees Road and West of the 

22 Poarch-Perdido Road. 

23 (8) The approximately 8 acres named as Parcel 

24 16 located within the exterior geographic boundaries 

25 of Escambia County, Alabama, which were taken 


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1 into trust by the Department of the Interior via 

2 Warranty Deed on August 17, 1992, shown on 

3 Poarch Band of Creek Indians Trust Lands Map 1, 

4 and further described as: 

5 Beginning at the Southwest corner of 

6 Northwest Quarter of Southwest Quarter of 

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

8 thence run East 1145 feet to the public road; 

9 thence North 3 degrees 15 minutes East 380 

10 feet along said road; thence run West 1167 

11 feet; thence run South 380 feet to point of be12 ginning containing ten acres, except two acres 

13 described as follows: 

14 Beginning at the aforesaid point of begin15 ning thence run East 848 feet to the starting 

16 point; thence run North 297 feet, thence run 

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

18 of way of Old Sullivan Mill Road; thence run 

19 Southwesterly along said right of way to the 

20 South line of Northwest Quarter of Southwest 

21 Quarter of said Section 27; thence run West 

22 297 feet to the starting point, containing eight 

23 acres, more or less. 

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1 aries of Escambia County, Alabama, which was 

2 taken into trust by the Department of the Interior 

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

4 Poarch Band of Creek Indians Trust Lands Map 1, 

5 and further described as: 

6 Commence at a one-inch metal pipe being 

7 the Southwest corner of Section 27, Township 

8 2 North, Range 5 East Escambia County, Ala9 bama; thence go N 00° 38′ 26′′ W along the 

10 West line of said Section 27 for a distance of 

11 8.0 feet to a point on the Northerly right of 

12 way line of Jackson Road (40 foot right of 

13 way), said point also being the point of begin14 ning; thence continue N 00° 38′ 26′′ W along 

15 said West section line for a distance of 1321.23 

16 feet to the Northwest corner of the Southwest 

17 Quarter of Southwest Quarter at said Section 

18 27; thence go N 89° 30′ 13′′ E along the North 

19 line of said Southwest Quarter of Southwest 

20 Quarter for a distance of 1146.48 feet to the 

21 Westerly right of way line of Poarch-Perdido 

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

23 34′ 55′′ W along said Westerly right of way line 

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

25 30′ 05′′ W for a distance of 40.0 feet; thence 


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

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

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

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

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

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

7 intersection with the Northerly right of way of 

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

9 along said Northerly right of way line for a dis10 tance of 1071.43 feet to the point of beginning, 

11 it being the intention to describe herein and 

12 convey hereby all of the Southwest Quarter of 

13 Southwest Quarter of Section 27, Township 2 

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

15 road. 

16 (10) The approximately 13 acres named as Par17 cel 17 located within the exterior geographic bound18 aries of Montgomery County, Alabama, which were 

19 taken into trust by the Department of the Interior 

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

21 Poarch Band of Creek Indians Trust Lands Map 6, 

22 and further described as: 

23 Commence at the SW corner of Section 27, 

24 T–17–N, R–19–E, Montgomery County, Ala25 bama and run EAST, 4340.49 feet; thence 


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1 NORTH, 1806.29 feet to a point on existing 

2 fence line and being the Point of Beginning; 

3 Thence continue along said fence line 

4 S89°13′03′′E, 136.34 feet; Thence continue 

5 along said fence line S23°49′20′′ E, 62.92 feet; 

6 Thence continue along said fence line 

7 N69°23′34′′E, 219.92 feet to an existing iron 

8 pin; Thence continue along said fence line 

9 N17°23′26′′W, 968.84 feet to an existing iron 

10 pin; Thence leaving said fence line 

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

12 southeast edge of the Tallapoosa River; Thence 

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

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

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

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

17 Thence continue along said fence line 

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

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

to the Point of Beginning. All lying in the E 1 20 ⁄2

21 Section 27, T–17–N, R–19–E, Montgomery 

22 County, Alabama, and containing 12.86 acres 

23 more or less. 

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

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1 fectiveness of any action of the Secretary acquiring and 

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

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

4 filed on or after that date. 

Passed the House of Representatives January 16, 

2018. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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