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Union Calendar No. 554 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1157 
[Report No. 114–715] 
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 
SEPTEMBER 6, 2016 
Additional sponsors: Mrs. TORRES, Mr. VARGAS, Mrs. MIMI WALTERS of 
California, Mr. KNIGHT, and Mr. RUIZ 
SEPTEMBER 6, 2016 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 27, 2015] 
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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. 
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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 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF LAND IN TRUST FOR SANTA YNEZ 
BAND OF CHUMASH MISSION INDIANS. 
(a) TRANSFER AND ADMINISTRATION.— 
(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, 
subject to valid existing rights and to the terms relat-
ing to an easement as set forth in the stipulated judg-
ment in Willard W. Shepherd v. Fess Parker Ranch 
LLC filed in the Superior Court of the State of Cali-
fornia for the County of Santa Barbara on January 
26, 2004. 
(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. 
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(3) EFFECT.—For purposes of certain California 
State laws (including the California Land Conserva-
tion Act of 1965, Government Code Section 51200, et 
seq.), placing the land described in subsection (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 TRANSFERRED.— 
The lands to be transferred pursuant to this Act are de-
scribed as follows: 
Legal Land Description/Site Location: 
Real property in the unincorporated area of the County of 
Santa Barbara, State of California, described as follows: 
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 
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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. 
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, IN-
CLUSIVE, 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 RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY, THAT 
LIES NORTHEASTERLY OF THE NORTHEASTERLY 
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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 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 
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 
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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, 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 OFFICIAL 
RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY. 
THIS LEGAL IS MADE PURSUANT TO THAT CER-
TAIN CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE RECORDED 
DECEMBER 5, 2001 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 01-105584 
OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. 
(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 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. 
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(d) RESTRICTED USE OF TRANSFERRED LANDS.—The 
Tribe may not conduct, on the land described in subsection 
(b) taken into trust for the Tribe pursuant to this Act, gam-
ing 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 Na-
tional Indian Gaming Commission under that Act. 
(e) 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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Union Calendar No. 554 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1157 
[Report No. 114–715] 
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. 
SEPTEMBER 6, 2016 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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