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Union Calendar No. 229 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1491 
[Report No. 115–319] 
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 purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 10, 2017 
Mr. LAMALFA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017 
Additional sponsors: Mrs. TORRES, Mr. COOK, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. 
DENHAM, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. KNIGHT, Mr. 
COLE, Mr. NUNES, Mr. CORREA, Mr. VALADAO, and Mrs. MIMI WAL-
TERS of California 
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017 
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 March 10, 2017] 
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A BILL 
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. 
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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 Indians Land Affirmation Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. 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. 
(b) RATIFICATION OF ACTIONS OF THE SECRETARY.— 
The actions taken by the Secretary to assume jurisdiction 
over the appeals relating to the fee-to-trust acquisition of 
approximately 1,427.28 acres in Santa Barbara 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 SECRETARY.— 
The actions taken by the Secretary to dismiss the appeals 
relating to the fee-to-trust acquisition of approximately 
1,427.28 acres in Santa Barbara County, California, on 
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January 19, 2017, is hereby ratified and confirmed as if 
that action had been taken under a Federal 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 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.), 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. 
(e) 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 prop-
erty in the unincorporated area of the County of 
Santa Barbara, State of California, described as fol-
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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 
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 
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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 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 
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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. 01-105583 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. 
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(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 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. 
(g) 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. 
(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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Union Calendar No. 229 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1491 
[Report No. 115–319] 
A BILL 
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. 
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017 
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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