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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5486 

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 

JUNE 15, 2016 

Mr. BYRNE (for himself, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, 

Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, and Mr. SESSIONS) 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.—All lands taken into trust by the 

8 United States for the benefit of the Poarch Band of Creek 

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1 affirmed as trust land and shall remain as Indian country 

2 under section 1151 of title 18, United States Code. 

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

4 subsection (a) is comprised of the following: 

(1) The approximately 2291 5 ⁄2 acres described in 

6 the final Notice of the Department of Interior’s 

7 Poarch Band of Creeks Establishment of Reserva8 tion (50 Fed. Reg. 15502 (April 18, 1985)), and 

9 Poarch Band of Creeks; Establishment of Reserva10 tion: Correction (50 Fed. Reg. 19813 (May 10, 

11 1985)), and shown on Poarch Band of Creek Indi12 ans Trust Lands Maps 1, 2, and 5 as ‘‘Reserva13 tion’’. 

14 (2) The approximately 1 acre named as Parcel 

15 5 located within the exterior geographic boundaries 

16 of Escambia County, Florida, which was taken into 

17 trust by the Department of Interior via Statutory 

18 Warranty Deed on November 21, 1984, shown on 

19 Poarch Band of Creek Indians Trust Lands Map 7, 

20 and further described as: 

21 Commence at the Southeast corner of the 

22 Northwest Quarter of Section 5, Township 5 

23 North, Range 33 West, Escambia County, Flor24 ida; thence go West along the South line of the 

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1 tance of 420 feet; thence run North for a dis2 tance of 40 feet to the point of beginning; 

3 thence continue North along said line for a dis4 tance of 210 feet; thence run West for a dis5 tance of 210 feet; thence run South for a dis6 tance of 210 feet; thence run East 210 feet to 

7 the point of beginning, containing one acre, 

8 more or less. 

9 (3) The approximately 1 acre named as Parcel 

10 6 located within the exterior geographic boundaries 

11 of Monroe County, Alabama, which was taken into 

12 trust by the Department of Interior via Statutory 

13 Warranty Deed on November 21, 1984, shown on 

14 Poarch Band of Creek Indians Trust Lands Map 3, 

15 and further described as: 

16 One acre in a square in Southeast corner 

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

18 Half of Southeast Quarter lying West of the 

19 highway in Section 26, Township 5 North, 

20 Range 6 East, being the same property con21 veyed to the Grantor by deed dated July 23, 

22 1984 and filed for record in the office of the 

23 Judge of Probate of Monroe County, Alabama 

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

25 November 21, 1984. 


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1 (4) The approximately 10 acres named as Par2 cel 12 located within the exterior geographic bound3 aries of Escambia County, Alabama, which were 

4 taken into trust by the Department of Interior via 

5 Correction Deed on November 21, 1988, shown on 

6 Poarch Band of Creek Indians Trust Lands Map 4, 

7 and further described as: 

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

9 of the South line of Section 5, Township 1 

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

11 way line of Alabama State Highway No. 21; 

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

13 line of Section 5 a distance of 860.93 feet; 

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

15 608.47 feet; thence run N 89° 56′ 20′′ W a dis16 tance of 575.73 feet to the aforementioned East 

17 right of way line of Alabama State Highway 

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

19 East right of way line a distance of 659.22 feet 

20 to the point of beginning, said property lying 

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

22 Range 6 East, and containing 10.09 acres, 

23 more or less. 

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1 aries of Escambia County, Alabama, which were 

2 taken into trust by the Department of Interior via 

3 Warranty Deed on August 17, 1992, shown on 

4 Poarch Band of Creek Indians Trust Lands Map 2, 

5 and further described as: 

6 Commencing at the Southeast corner of 

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

8 28 Township 2 North Range 6 East; thence 

9 North 577.5 feet; thence North 89 degrees 

10 West 2726 feet to the point of beginning; 

11 thence North 89 degrees West 100 feet; thence 

12 South 210 feet; thence North 89 degrees West 

13 855 feet; thence South 0 degrees 21 minutes 

14 West 378.37 feet; thence South 84 degrees 40 

15 minutes East 966 feet; thence North 28 degrees 

16 32 minutes East 300 feet; thence North 89 de17 grees West 148 feet; thence North 395.34 feet 

18 to point of beginning. Containing 10.08 acres. 

19 (6) The approximately 52 acres named as Par20 cel 14 located within the exterior geographic bound21 aries of Escambia County, Alabama, which was 

22 taken into trust by the Department of Interior via 

23 Warranty Deed on August 17, 1992, shown on 

24 Poarch Band of Creek Indians Trust Lands Map 1, 

25 and further described as: 


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1 All of the North half of Northwest Quarter 

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

3 lying East of the Poarch-Perdido Road. 

4 (7) The approximately 31 acres named as Par5 cel 15 located within the exterior geographic bound6 aries of Escambia County, Alabama, which were 

7 taken into trust by Warranty Deed on August 17, 

8 1992, shown on Poarch Band of Creek Indians 

9 Trust Lands Map 1, and further described as: 

10 All of the West Half of Northwest Quarter 

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

12 lying North of Dees Road and West of the 

13 Poarch-Perdido Road. 

14 (8) The approximately 8 acres named as Parcel 

15 16 located within the exterior geographic boundaries 

16 of Escambia County, Alabama, which were taken 

17 into trust by the Department of Interior via War18 ranty Deed on August 17, 1992, shown on Poarch 

19 Band of Creek Indians Trust Lands Map 1, and fur20 ther described as: 

21 Beginning at the Southwest corner of 

22 Northwest Quarter of Southwest Quarter of 

23 Section 27, Township 2 North, Range 5 East, 

24 thence run East 1145 feet to the public road; 

25 thence North 3 degrees 15 minutes East 380 


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1 feet along said road; thence run West 1167 

2 feet; thence run South 380 feet to point of be3 ginning containing ten acres, except two acres 

4 described as follows: 

5 Beginning at the aforesaid point of begin6 ning thence run East 848 feet to the starting 

7 point; thence run North 297 feet, thence run 

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

9 of way of Old Sullivan Mill Road; thence run 

10 Southwesterly along said right of way to the 

11 South line of Northwest Quarter of Southwest 

12 Quarter of said Section 27; thence run West 

13 297 feet to the starting point, containing eight 

14 acres, more or less. 

15 (9) The approximately 34 acres named as Par16 cel 22 located within the exterior geographic bound17 aries of Escambia County, Alabama, which was 

18 taken into trust by the Department of Interior via 

19 Warranty Deed on August 17, 1992, shown on 

20 Poarch Band of Creek Indians Trust Lands Map 1, 

21 and further described as: 

22 Commence at a one-inch metal pipe being 

23 the Southwest corner of Section 27, Township 

24 2 North, Range 5 East Escambia County, Ala25 bama; thence go N 00° 38′ 26′′ W along the 


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1 West line of said Section 27 for a distance of 

2 8.0 feet to a point on the Northerly right of 

3 way line of Jackson Road (40 foot right of 

4 way), said point also being the point of begin5 ning; thence continue N 00° 38′ 26′′ W along 

6 said West section line for a distance of 1321.23 

7 feet to the Northwest corner of the Southwest 

8 Quarter of Southwest Quarter at said Section 

9 27; thence go N 89° 30′ 13′′ E along the North 

10 line of said Southwest Quarter of Southwest 

11 Quarter for a distance of 1146.48 feet to the 

12 Westerly right of way line of Poarch-Perdido 

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

14 34′ 55′′ W along said Westerly right of way line 

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

16 30′ 05′′ W for a distance of 40.0 feet; thence 

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

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

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

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

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

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

23 intersection with the Northerly right of way of 

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

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1 tance of 1071.43 feet to the point of beginning, 

2 it being the intention to describe herein and 

3 convey hereby all of the Southwest Quarter of 

4 Southwest Quarter of Section 27, Township 2 

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

6 road. 

7 (10) The approximately 13 acres named as Par8 cel 17 located within the exterior geographic bound9 aries of Montgomery County, Alabama, which were 

10 taken into trust by the Department of Interior via 

11 Warranty Deed on March 23, 1995, shown on 

12 Poarch Band of Creek Indians Trust Lands Map 6, 

13 and further described as: 

14 Commence at the SW corner of Section 27, 

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

16 and run EAST, 4340.49 feet; thence NORTH, 

17 1806.29 feet to a point on existing fence line 

18 and being the Point of Beginning; Thence con19 tinue along said fence line S89°13′03′′E, 

20 136.34 feet; Thence continue along said fence 

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

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

23 to an existing iron pin; Thence continue along 

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

25 existing iron pin; Thence leaving said fence line 


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

2 southeast edge of the Tallapoosa River; Thence 

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

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

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

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

7 Thence continue along said fence line 

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

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

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

11 2 Section 27, T-17-N, R 19 E, Montgomery 

12 County, Alabama, and containing 12.86 acres 

13 more or less. 

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

15 including claims challenging the validity of title or the ef16 fectiveness of any action of the Secretary acquiring and 

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

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

19 filed on or after that date. 

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