IB 
Union Calendar No. 383 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1532 
[Report No. 115–513] 
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 
MARCH 15, 2017 
Mr. BYRNE (for himself, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. BROOKS of Ala-
bama, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, and Mr. ROGERS of Alabama) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
Resources 
JANUARY 11, 2018 
Additional sponsors: Mr. COLE, Mr. COOK, Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia, 
and Mr. DENHAM 
JANUARY 11, 2018 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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To reaffirm that certain land has been taken into trust 
for the benefit of the Poarch Band of Creek 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 ‘‘Poarch Band of Creek 
Indians Land Reaffirmation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REAFFIRMATION OF INDIAN TRUST LAND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Lands described in subsection (b) 
that were taken into trust by the United States for the 
benefit of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians prior to the 
date of enactment of this Act are reaffirmed, subject to 
valid existing rights, as trust land and shall remain as In-
dian country under section 1151 of title 18, United States 
Code. 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in 
subsection (a) is comprised of the following: 
(1) The approximately 2291⁄2 acres described in 
the final Notice of the Department of the Interior’s 
Poarch Band of Creeks Establishment of Reserva-
tion (50 Fed. Reg. 15502 (April 18, 1985)), and 
Poarch Band of Creeks; Establishment of Reserva-
tion: Correction (50 Fed. Reg. 19813 (May 10, 
1985)), and shown on Poarch Band of Creek Indi-
ans Trust Lands Maps 1, 2, and 5 as ‘‘Reserva-
tion’’. 
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(2) The approximately 1 acre named as Parcel 
5 located within the exterior geographic boundaries 
of Escambia County, Florida, which was taken into 
trust by the Department of the Interior via Statu-
tory Warranty Deed on November 21, 1984, shown 
on Poarch Band of Creek Indians Trust Lands Map 
7, and further described as: 
Commence at the Southeast corner of the 
Northwest Quarter of Section 5, Township 5 
North, Range 33 West, Escambia County, Flor-
ida; thence go West along the South line of the 
Northwest Quarter of said Section 5 for a dis-
tance of 420 feet; thence run North for a dis-
tance of 40 feet to the point of beginning; 
thence continue North along said line for a dis-
tance of 210 feet; thence run West for a dis-
tance of 210 feet; thence run South for a dis-
tance of 210 feet; thence run East 210 feet to 
the point of beginning, containing one acre, 
more or less. 
(3) The approximately 1 acre named as Parcel 
6 located within the exterior geographic boundaries 
of Monroe County, Alabama, which was taken into 
trust by the Department of the Interior via Statu-
tory Warranty Deed on November 21, 1984, shown 
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on Poarch Band of Creek Indians Trust Lands Map 
3, and further described as: 
One acre in a square in Southeast corner 
of the ten-acre strip on the North side of South 
Half of Southeast Quarter lying West of the 
highway in Section 26, Township 5 North, 
Range 6 East, being the same property con-
veyed to the Grantor by deed dated July 23, 
1984 and filed for record in the office of the 
Judge of Probate of Monroe County, Alabama 
on July 23, 1984, and by correction deed dated 
November 21, 1984. 
(4) The approximately 10 acres named as Par-
cel 12 located within the exterior geographic bound-
aries of Escambia County, Alabama, which were 
taken into trust by the Department of the Interior 
via Correction Deed on November 21, 1988, shown 
on Poarch Band of Creek Indians Trust Lands Map 
4, and further described as: 
Begin at a 2′′ iron pipe at the intersection 
of the South line of Section 5, Township 1 
North, Range 6 East, and the East right of 
way line of Alabama State Highway No. 21; 
thence run S 89° 03′ 00′′ E along said South 
line of Section 5 a distance of 860.93 feet; 
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