I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1157 
To authorize 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 
FEBRUARY 27, 2015 
Mr. LAMALFA (for himself, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. NUNES, Mr. COLE, Ms. 
MCCOLLUM, Mr. DENHAM, Mr. COOK, Mr. VALADAO, and Mr. MCCLIN-
TOCK) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To authorize 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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Santa Ynez Band of 
Chumash Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF LAND IN TRUST FOR SANTA YNEZ 
BAND OF CHUMASH MISSION INDIANS. 
(a) TRANSFER AND ADMINISTRATION.— 
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(1) TRANSFER OF LANDS INTO TRUST.—If the 
Tribe transfers title to the land described in sub-
section (b) to the United States, the Secretary shall 
take that land into trust for the benefit of the Tribe. 
(2) ADMINISTRATION.—The land transferred 
under paragraph (1) shall be part of the Santa Ynez 
Indian Reservation and administered in accordance 
with the laws and regulations generally applicable to 
land held in trust by the United States for an Indian 
tribe. 
(3) EFFECT.—For purposes of certain Cali-
fornia State laws (including the California Land 
Conservation Act of 1965, Government Code Section 
51200, et seq.), placing the land described in sub-
section (b) into trust shall remove any restrictions 
on the property pursuant to California Government 
Code Section 51295 or any other provision of such 
Act. 
(b) LEGAL
DESCRIPTION
OF
LANDS
TRANS-
FERRED.—The lands to be transferred pursuant to this 
Act are described as follows: 
Legal Land Description/Site Location: 
Real property in the unincorporated area of the County 
of Santa Barbara, State of California, described as fol-
lows: 
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PARCEL 1: (APN: 141-121-51 AND PORTION OF 
APN 141-140-10) 
LOTS 9 THROUGH 18, INCLUSIVE, OF TRACT 18, 
IN THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, STATE OF 
CALIFORNIA, AS SHOWN ON THE MAP SHOWING 
THE SUBDIVISIONS OF THE CANADA DE LOS 
PINOS OR COLLEGE RANCHO, FILED IN RACK 3, 
AS MAP 4 IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RE-
CORDER OF SAID COUNTY. 
THIS LEGAL IS MADE PURSUANT TO THAT CER-
TAIN CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE RECORDED 
DECEMBER 5, 2001 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 01- 
105580 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. 
PARCEL 2: (PORTION OF APN: 141-140-10) 
LOTS 1 THROUGH 12, INCLUSIVE, OF TRACT 24, 
IN THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, STATE OF 
CALIFORNIA, AS SHOWN ON THE MAP SHOWING 
THE SUBDIVISIONS OF THE CANADA DE LOS 
PINOS OR COLLEGE RANCHO, FILED IN RACK 3, 
AS MAP 4 IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RE-
CORDER OF SAID COUNTY. 
THIS LEGAL IS MADE PURSUANT TO THAT CER-
TAIN CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE RECORDED 
DECEMBER 5, 2001 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 01- 
105581 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. 
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PARCEL 3: (PORTIONS OF APNS: 141-230-23 AND 
141-140-10) 
LOTS 19 AND 20 OF TRACT 18 AND THAT POR-
TION OF LOTS 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, AND 15 THROUGH 
20, INCLUSIVE, OF TRACT 16, IN THE COUNTY 
OF SANTA BARBARA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS 
SHOWN ON THE MAP SHOWING THE SUBDIVI-
SIONS OF THE CANADA DE LOS PINOS OR COL-
LEGE RANCHO, FILED IN RACK 3, AS MAP 4 IN 
THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF 
SAID COUNTY, THAT LIES NORTHEASTERLY OF 
THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF THE LAND 
GRANTED TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA BY AN 
EXECUTOR’S DEED RECORDED APRIL 2, 1968 IN 
BOOK 2227, PAGE 136 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS OF 
SAID COUNTY. 
THIS LEGAL IS MADE PURSUANT TO THAT CER-
TAIN CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE RECORDED 
DECEMBER 5, 2001 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 01- 
105582 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. 
PARCEL 4: (APN: 141-240-02 AND PORTION OF 
APN: 141-140-10) 
LOTS 1 THROUGH 12, INCLUSIVE, OF TRACT 25, 
IN THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, STATE OF 
CALIFORNIA, AS SHOWN ON THE MAP SHOWING 
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THE SUBDIVISIONS OF THE CANADA DE LOS 
PINOS OR COLLEGE RANCHO, FILED IN RACK 3, 
AS MAP 4 IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RE-
CORDER OF SAID COUNTY. 
THIS LEGAL IS MADE PURSUANT TO THAT CER-
TAIN CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE RECORDED 
DECEMBER 5, 2001 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 01- 
105583 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. 
PARCEL 5: (PORTION OF APN: 141-230-23) 
THAT PORTION OF LOTS 3 AND 6 OF TRACT 16, 
IN THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, STATE OF 
CALIFORNIA, AS SHOWN ON THE MAP SHOWING 
THE SUBDIVISIONS OF THE CANADA DE LOS 
PINOS OR COLLEGE RANCHO, FILED IN RACK 3, 
AS MAP 4 IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RE-
CORDER OF SAID COUNTY, THAT LIES NORTH-
EASTERLY OF THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF 
THE LAND GRANTED TO THE STATE OF CALI-
FORNIA BY AN EXECUTOR’S DEED RECORDED 
APRIL 2, 1968 IN BOOK 2227, PAGE 136 OF OFFI-
CIAL RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY. 
THIS LEGAL IS MADE PURSUANT TO THAT CER-
TAIN CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE RECORDED 
DECEMBER 5, 2001 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 01- 
105584 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. 
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(c) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 
shall— 
(1) enlarge, impair, or otherwise affect any 
right or claim of the Tribe to any land or interest 
in land that is in existence before the date of the en-
actment of this Act; 
(2) affect any water right of the Tribe in exist-
ence before the date of the enactment of this Act; 
or 
(3) terminate any right-of-way or right-of-use 
issued, granted, or permitted before the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(d) RESTRICTED USE OF TRANSFERRED LANDS.— 
The Tribe may not conduct, on the land described in sub-
section (b) taken into trust for the Tribe pursuant to this 
Act, gaming activities— 
(1) as a matter of claimed inherent authority; 
or 
(2) under any Federal law, including the Indian 
Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) 
and regulations promulgated by the Secretary or the 
National Indian Gaming Commission under that 
Act. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section: 
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(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(2) TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Tribe’’ means the 
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians. 
Æ 
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