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Calendar No. 400 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 317 

[Report No. 116–191] 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 30, 2019 

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

JANUARY 6, 2020 

Reported by Mr. HOEVEN, with an amendment 

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

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 2019’’. 

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 (e) 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 

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

3 PARCEL 2: (PORTION OF APN: 141-140-10) 

4 LOTS 1 THROUGH 12, INCLUSIVE, OF TRACT 

5 24, IN THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, 

6 STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS SHOWN ON THE 

7 MAP SHOWING THE SUBDIVISIONS OF THE 

8 CANADA DE LOS PINOS OR COLLEGE RAN9 CHO, FILED IN RACK 3, AS MAP 4 IN THE 

10 OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF 

11 SAID COUNTY.THIS LEGAL IS MADE PURSU12 ANT TO THAT CERTAIN CERTIFICATE OF 

13 COMPLIANCE RECORDED DECEMBER 5, 

14 2001 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 01-105581 OF OF15 FICIAL RECORDS. PARCEL 3: (PORTIONS OF 

16 APNS: 141-230-23 AND 141-140-10) LOTS 19 

17 AND 20 OF TRACT 18 AND THAT PORTION 

18 OF LOTS 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, AND 15 THROUGH 

19 20, INCLUSIVE, OF TRACT 16, IN THE COUN20 TY OF SANTA BARBARA, STATE OF CALI21 FORNIA, AS SHOWN ON THE MAP SHOWING 

22 THE SUBDIVISIONS OF THE CANADA DE 

23 LOS PINOS OR COLLEGE RANCHO, FILED IN 

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

25 COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY, 

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1 THAT LIES NORTHEASTERLY OF THE 

2 NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF THE LAND 

3 GRANTED TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 

4 BY AN EXECUTOR’S DEED RECORDED 

5 APRIL 2, 1968 IN BOOK 2227, PAGE 136 OF 

6 OFFICIAL RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY.THIS 

7 LEGAL IS MADE PURSUANT TO THAT CER8 TAIN CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE RE9 CORDED DECEMBER 5, 2001 AS INSTRU10 MENT NO. 01-105582 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. 

11 PARCEL 4: (APN: 141-240-02 AND PORTION 

12 OF APN: 141-140-10) LOTS 1 THROUGH 12, 

13 INCLUSIVE, OF TRACT 25, IN THE COUNTY 

14 OF SANTA BARBARA, STATE OF CALI15 FORNIA, AS SHOWN ON THE MAP SHOWING 

16 THE SUBDIVISIONS OF THE CANADA DE 

17 LOS PINOS OR COLLEGE RANCHO, FILED IN 

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

19 COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY.THIS 

20 LEGAL IS MADE PURSUANT TO THAT CER21 TAIN CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE RE22 CORDED DECEMBER 5, 2001 AS INSTRU23 MENT NO. 01-105583 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. 

24 PARCEL 5: (PORTION OF APN: 141-230-23) 

25 THAT PORTION OF LOTS 3 AND 6 OF TRACT 

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1 16, IN THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, 

2 STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS SHOWN ON THE 

3 MAP SHOWING THE SUBDIVISIONS OF THE 

4 CANADA DE LOS PINOS OR COLLEGE RAN5 CHO, FILED IN RACK 3, AS MAP 4 IN THE 

6 OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF 

7 SAID COUNTY, THAT LIES NORTHEAST8 ERLY OF THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF 

9 THE LAND GRANTED TO THE STATE OF 

10 CALIFORNIA BY AN EXECUTOR’S DEED RE11 CORDED APRIL 2, 1968 IN BOOK 2227, PAGE 

12 136 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS OF SAID COUN13 TY.THIS LEGAL IS MADE PURSUANT TO 

14 THAT CERTAIN CERTIFICATE OF COMPLI15 ANCE RECORDED DECEMBER 5, 2001 AS IN16 STRUMENT NO. 01-105584 OF OFFICIAL 

17 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 (e) 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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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

3 Chumash Indians Land Affirmation Act of 2019’’. 

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

5 Congress finds the following: 

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

7 the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians voted to 

8 approve the Memorandum of Agreement between the 

9 County of Santa Barbara and the Santa Ynez Band 

10 of Chumash Indians regarding the approximately 

11 1,427.28 acres of land, commonly known as Camp 4, 

12 and authorized the Tribal Chairman to sign the 

13 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 Agreement. 

18 (3) The Secretary of the Interior approved the 

19 Memorandum of Agreement pursuant to section 2103 

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

21 SEC. 3. LAND TO BE TAKEN INTO TRUST. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—The approximately 1,427.28 acres 

23 of land located in Santa Barbara County, California and 

24 described more particularly in subsection (c) is hereby 

25 taken into trust for the benefit of the Tribe, subject to valid 

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1 existing rights, contracts, and management agreements re2 lating to easements and rights-of-way. 

3 (b) ADMINISTRATION.— 

4 (1) ADMINISTRATION.—The land taken into trust 

5 under subsection (a) shall be a part of the Santa Ynez 

6 Indian Reservation and administered in accordance 

7 with the laws and regulations generally applicable to 

8 the land held in trust by the United States for an In9 dian tribe. 

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

11 State laws (including the California Land Conserva12 tion Act of 1965, Government Code Section 51200, et 

13 seq.), taking the land into trust under subsection (a) 

14 shall remove any restrictions on the property pursu15 ant to California Government Code Section 51295 or 

16 any other provision of such Act. 

17 (c) LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF LAND TAKEN INTO

18 TRUST.—The land taken into trust under subsection (a) is 

19 described as follows: 

20 Legal Land Description/Site Location: Real 

21 property in the unincorporated area of the County of 

22 Santa Barbara, State of California, described as fol23 lows: PARCEL 1: (APN: 141-121-51 AND PORTION 

24 OF APN 141-140-10) LOTS 9 THROUGH 18, IN25 CLUSIVE, OF TRACT 18, IN THE COUNTY OF 

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1 SANTA BARBARA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS 

2 SHOWN ON THE MAP SHOWING THE SUB3 DIVISIONS OF THE CANADA DE LOS PINOS 

4 OR COLLEGE RANCHO, FILED IN RACK 3, AS 

5 MAP 4 IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RE6 CORDER OF SAID COUNTY. THIS LEGAL IS 

7 MADE PURSUANT TO THAT CERTAIN CER8 TIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE RECORDED DE9 CEMBER 5, 2001 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 01- 

10 105580 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. PARCEL 2: 

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

12 THROUGH 12, INCLUSIVE, OF TRACT 24, IN 

13 THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, STATE OF 

14 CALIFORNIA, AS SHOWN ON THE MAP SHOW15 ING THE SUBDIVISIONS OF THE CANADA DE 

16 LOS PINOS OR COLLEGE RANCHO, FILED IN 

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

18 COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. THIS 

19 LEGAL IS MADE PURSUANT TO THAT CER20 TAIN CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE RE21 CORDED DECEMBER 5, 2001 AS INSTRUMENT 

22 NO. 01-105581 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. PARCEL 

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

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

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

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1 THROUGH 20, INCLUSIVE, OF TRACT 16, IN 

2 THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, STATE OF 

3 CALIFORNIA, AS SHOWN ON THE MAP SHOW4 ING THE SUBDIVISIONS OF THE CANADA DE 

5 LOS PINOS OR COLLEGE RANCHO, FILED IN 

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

7 COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY, THAT 

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

10 STATE OF CALIFORNIA BY AN EXECUTOR’S 

11 DEED RECORDED APRIL 2, 1968 IN BOOK 

12 2227, PAGE 136 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS OF 

13 SAID COUNTY. THIS LEGAL IS MADE PURSU14 ANT TO THAT CERTAIN CERTIFICATE OF 

15 COMPLIANCE RECORDED DECEMBER 5, 2001 

16 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 01-105582 OF OFFICIAL 

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

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

19 THROUGH 12, INCLUSIVE, OF TRACT 25, IN 

20 THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, STATE OF 

21 CALIFORNIA, AS SHOWN ON THE MAP SHOW22 ING THE SUBDIVISIONS OF THE CANADA DE 

23 LOS PINOS OR COLLEGE RANCHO, FILED IN 

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

25 COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. THIS 

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1 LEGAL IS MADE PURSUANT TO THAT CER2 TAIN CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE RE3 CORDED DECEMBER 5, 2001 AS INSTRUMENT 

4 NO. 01-105583 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. PARCEL 

5 5: (PORTION OF APN: 141-230-23) THAT POR6 TION OF LOTS 3 AND 6 OF TRACT 16, IN THE 

7 COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, STATE OF 

8 CALIFORNIA, AS SHOWN ON THE MAP SHOW9 ING THE SUBDIVISIONS OF THE CANADA DE 

10 LOS PINOS OR COLLEGE RANCHO, FILED IN 

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

12 COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY, THAT 

13 LIES NORTHEASTERLY OF THE NORTHEAST14 ERLY LINE OF THE LAND GRANTED TO THE 

15 STATE OF CALIFORNIA BY AN EXECUTOR’S 

16 DEED RECORDED APRIL 2, 1968 IN BOOK 

17 2227, PAGE 136 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS OF 

18 SAID COUNTY. THIS LEGAL IS MADE PURSU19 ANT TO THAT CERTAIN CERTIFICATE OF 

20 COMPLIANCE RECORDED DECEMBER 5, 2001 

21 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 01-105584 OF OFFICIAL 

22 RECORDS. 

23 (d) EFFECT.—Nothing in this Act shall— 

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

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

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1 that is in existence before the date of the enactment 

2 of this Act; 

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

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

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

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

8 (e) RESTRICTED USE OF LAND TAKEN INTO TRUST.— 

9 The Tribe may not conduct on the land taken into trust 

10 under subsection (a) gaming activities— 

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

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

13 Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) (in14 cluding regulations promulgated by the Secretary or 

15 the National Indian Gaming Commission under that 

16 Act). 

17 (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

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

19 the Secretary of the Interior. 

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

21 Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians. 

Calendar No. 400 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 317 

[Report No. 116–191] 

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 

JANUARY 6, 2020 

Reported with an amendment