II 
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 pur-
poses. 
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 Indians Land Affirmation Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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(1) On October 13, 2017, the General Council 
of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians voted 
to approve the Memorandum of Agreement between 
the County of Santa Barbara and the Santa Ynez 
Band of Chumash Indians regarding the approxi-
mately 1,427.28 acres of land, commonly known as 
Camp 4, and authorized the Tribal Chairman to sign 
the Memorandum of Agreement. 
(2) On October 31, 2017, the Board of Super-
visors for the County of Santa Barbara approved the 
Memorandum of Agreement on Camp 4 and author-
ized the Chair to sign the Memorandum of Agree-
ment. 
(3) The Secretary of the Interior approved the 
Memorandum of Agreement pursuant to section 
2103 of the Revised Statutes (25 U.S.C. 81). 
SEC. 3. REAFFIRMATION OF STATUS AND ACTIONS. 
(a) RATIFICATION OF TRUST STATUS.—The action 
taken by the Secretary on January 20, 2017, to place ap-
proximately 1,427.28 acres of land located in Santa Bar-
bara County, California, into trust for the benefit of the 
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians is hereby ratified 
and confirmed as if that action had been taken under a 
Federal law specifically authorizing or directing that ac-
tion. 
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(b)
RATIFICATION
OF
ACTIONS
OF
THE
SEC-
RETARY.—The actions taken by the Secretary to assume 
jurisdiction over the appeals relating to the fee-to-trust ac-
quisition of approximately 1,427.28 acres in Santa Bar-
bara County, California, on January 30, 2015, is hereby 
ratified and confirmed as if that action had been taken 
under a Federal law specifically authorizing or directing 
that action. 
(c)
RATIFICATION
OF
ACTIONS
OF
THE
SEC-
RETARY.—The actions taken by the Secretary to dismiss 
the appeals relating to the fee-to-trust acquisition of ap-
proximately 1,427.28 acres in Santa Barbara County, 
California, on January 19, 2017, is hereby ratified and 
confirmed as if that action had been taken under a Fed-
eral law specifically authorizing or directing that action. 
(d) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) ADMINISTRATION.—The land placed into 
trust for the benefit of the Santa Ynez Band of 
Chumash Indians by the Secretary of the Interior on 
January 20, 2017, shall be a part of the Santa Ynez 
Indian Reservation and administered in accordance 
with the laws and regulations generally applicable to 
the land held in trust by the United States for an 
Indian tribe. 
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(2) 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 (e) into trust shall remove any restrictions 
on the property pursuant to California Government 
Code Section 51295 or any other provision of such 
Act. 
(e)
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: PARCEL 1: (APN: 141-121-51 AND POR-
TION OF APN 141-140-10) LOTS 9 THROUGH 
18, INCLUSIVE, OF TRACT 18, IN THE COUN-
TY OF SANTA BARBARA, STATE OF CALI-
FORNIA, 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 RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. THIS 
LEGAL IS MADE PURSUANT TO THAT CER-
TAIN CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE RE-
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CORDED DECEMBER 5, 2001 AS INSTRU-
MENT 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 RAN-
CHO, FILED IN RACK 3, AS MAP 4 IN THE 
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF 
SAID COUNTY.THIS LEGAL IS MADE PURSU-
ANT TO THAT CERTAIN CERTIFICATE OF 
COMPLIANCE
RECORDED
DECEMBER
5, 
2001 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 01-105581 OF OF-
FICIAL RECORDS. PARCEL 3: (PORTIONS OF 
APNS: 141-230-23 AND 141-140-10) LOTS 19 
AND 20 OF TRACT 18 AND THAT PORTION 
OF LOTS 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, AND 15 THROUGH 
20, INCLUSIVE, OF TRACT 16, IN THE COUN-
TY OF SANTA BARBARA, STATE OF CALI-
FORNIA, 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
RECORDER
OF
SAID
COUNTY, 
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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 RE-
CORDED DECEMBER 5, 2001 AS INSTRU-
MENT 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
CALI-
FORNIA, 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 RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY.THIS 
LEGAL IS MADE PURSUANT TO THAT CER-
TAIN CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE RE-
CORDED DECEMBER 5, 2001 AS INSTRU-
MENT NO. 01-105583 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. 
PARCEL 5: (PORTION OF APN: 141-230-23) 
THAT PORTION OF LOTS 3 AND 6 OF TRACT 
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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 RAN-
CHO, FILED IN RACK 3, AS MAP 4 IN THE 
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF 
SAID
COUNTY,
THAT
LIES
NORTHEAST-
ERLY OF THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF 
THE LAND GRANTED TO THE STATE OF 
CALIFORNIA BY AN EXECUTOR’S DEED RE-
CORDED APRIL 2, 1968 IN BOOK 2227, PAGE 
136 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS OF SAID COUN-
TY.THIS LEGAL IS MADE PURSUANT TO 
THAT CERTAIN CERTIFICATE OF COMPLI-
ANCE RECORDED DECEMBER 5, 2001 AS IN-
STRUMENT
NO.
01-105584
OF
OFFICIAL 
RECORDS. 
(f) 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; 
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(2) affect any water right of the Tribe in exist-
ence before the date of the enactment of this Act; 
or 
(3) terminate or limit any access in any way to 
any right-of-way or right-of-use issued, granted, or 
permitted before the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(g) RESTRICTED USE OF TRANSFERRED LANDS.— 
The Tribe may not conduct, on the land described in sub-
section (e) 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. 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section: 
(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. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Santa Ynez Band of 
Chumash Indians Land Affirmation Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) On October 13, 2017, the General Council of 
the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians voted to 
approve the Memorandum of Agreement between the 
County of Santa Barbara and the Santa Ynez Band 
of Chumash Indians regarding the approximately 
1,427.28 acres of land, commonly known as Camp 4, 
and authorized the Tribal Chairman to sign the 
Memorandum of Agreement. 
(2) On October 31, 2017, the Board of Super-
visors for the County of Santa Barbara approved the 
Memorandum of Agreement on Camp 4 and author-
ized the Chair to sign the Memorandum of Agreement. 
(3) The Secretary of the Interior approved the 
Memorandum of Agreement pursuant to section 2103 
of the Revised Statutes (25 U.S.C. 81). 
SEC. 3. LAND TO BE TAKEN INTO TRUST. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The approximately 1,427.28 acres 
of land located in Santa Barbara County, California and 
described more particularly in subsection (c) is hereby 
taken into trust for the benefit of the Tribe, subject to valid 
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existing rights, contracts, and management agreements re-
lating to easements and rights-of-way. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) ADMINISTRATION.—The land taken into trust 
under subsection (a) shall be a part of the Santa Ynez 
Indian Reservation and administered in accordance 
with the laws and regulations generally applicable to 
the land held in trust by the United States for an In-
dian tribe. 
(2) EFFECT.—For purposes of certain California 
State laws (including the California Land Conserva-
tion Act of 1965, Government Code Section 51200, et 
seq.), taking the land into trust under subsection (a) 
shall remove any restrictions on the property pursu-
ant to California Government Code Section 51295 or 
any other provision of such Act. 
(c) LEGAL DESCRIPTION
OF LAND TAKEN INTO 
TRUST.—The land taken into trust under subsection (a) is 
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: PARCEL 1: (APN: 141-121-51 AND PORTION 
OF APN 141-140-10) LOTS 9 THROUGH 18, IN-
CLUSIVE, OF TRACT 18, IN THE COUNTY OF 
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SANTA BARBARA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS 
SHOWN ON THE MAP SHOWING THE SUB-
DIVISIONS 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 CERTAIN CER-
TIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE RECORDED DE-
CEMBER 5, 2001 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 01- 
105580 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. PARCEL 2: 
(PORTION 
OF 
APN: 
141-140-10) 
LOTS 
THROUGH 12, INCLUSIVE, OF TRACT 24, IN 
THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, STATE OF 
CALIFORNIA, AS SHOWN ON THE MAP SHOW-
ING THE SUBDIVISIONS OF THE CANADA DE 
LOS PINOS OR COLLEGE RANCHO, FILED IN 
RACK 3, AS MAP 4 IN THE OFFICE OF THE 
COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. THIS 
LEGAL IS MADE PURSUANT TO THAT CER-
TAIN CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE RE-
CORDED DECEMBER 5, 2001 AS INSTRUMENT 
NO. 01-105581 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. PARCEL 
3: (PORTIONS OF APNS: 141-230-23 AND 141-140- 
10) LOTS 19 AND 20 OF TRACT 18 AND THAT 
PORTION OF LOTS 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, AND 15 
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THROUGH 20, INCLUSIVE, OF TRACT 16, IN 
THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, STATE OF 
CALIFORNIA, AS SHOWN ON THE MAP SHOW-
ING THE SUBDIVISIONS OF THE CANADA DE 
LOS PINOS OR COLLEGE RANCHO, FILED IN 
RACK 3, AS MAP 4 IN THE OFFICE OF THE 
COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY, THAT 
LIES NORTHEASTERLY OF THE NORTHEAST-
ERLY 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 PURSU-
ANT TO THAT CERTAIN 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 
THROUGH 12, INCLUSIVE, OF TRACT 25, IN 
THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, STATE OF 
CALIFORNIA, AS SHOWN ON THE MAP SHOW-
ING THE SUBDIVISIONS OF THE CANADA DE 
LOS PINOS OR COLLEGE RANCHO, FILED IN 
RACK 3, AS MAP 4 IN THE OFFICE OF THE 
COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. THIS 
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LEGAL IS MADE PURSUANT TO THAT CER-
TAIN CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE RE-
CORDED DECEMBER 5, 2001 AS INSTRUMENT 
NO. 01-105583 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. PARCEL 
5: (PORTION OF APN: 141-230-23) THAT POR-
TION OF LOTS 3 AND 6 OF TRACT 16, IN THE 
COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, STATE OF 
CALIFORNIA, AS SHOWN ON THE MAP SHOW-
ING THE SUBDIVISIONS OF THE CANADA DE 
LOS PINOS OR COLLEGE RANCHO, FILED IN 
RACK 3, AS MAP 4 IN THE OFFICE OF THE 
COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY, THAT 
LIES NORTHEASTERLY OF THE NORTHEAST-
ERLY 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 PURSU-
ANT TO THAT CERTAIN CERTIFICATE OF 
COMPLIANCE RECORDED DECEMBER 5, 2001 
AS INSTRUMENT NO. 01-105584 OF OFFICIAL 
RECORDS. 
(d) EFFECT.—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 
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that is in existence before the date of the enactment 
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 or limit any access in any way to 
any right-of-way or right-of-use issued, granted, or 
permitted before the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(e) RESTRICTED USE OF LAND TAKEN INTO TRUST.— 
The Tribe may not conduct on the land taken into trust 
under subsection (a) 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.) (in-
cluding regulations promulgated by the Secretary or 
the National Indian Gaming Commission under that 
Act). 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(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. 
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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 Inte-
rior to take land into trust for the benefit of the 
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians, 
and for other purposes. 
JANUARY 6, 2020 
Reported with an amendment 
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