,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #adia  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #aj1 #bjag,mr4
 ,la,malfa introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,natural ,resources  ,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 
,indians1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,santa ,ynez ,band of ,chumash      
,indians ,land ,affirmation ,act of     
#bjag4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds as
 follows3  7#a7 ,the ,chumash ,people   
have resided along ,california's        
,central ,coast since time immemorial4  
,prior to contact with ,european        
settlers in #agfi1 an estimated #bb1jjj 
,chumash lived in villages between      
,malibu and ,monterey1 ,california4     
7#b7 ,like many ,california ,indians1   
many of the ,chumash people were forced 
to live on ,spanish ,missions4 ,mission 

life was cruel and resulted in the      
decimation of the ,chumash people so    
that by #ahca1 the number of mission    
registered ,chumash had fallen to       
#b1ghh4  7#c7 ,after the dissolution of 
,mission ,santa ,ines1 in current day   
,santa ,ynez1 ,california1 the ,santa   
,ynez ,band of ,chumash ,indian was able
 to begin to reassemble its government  
and culture4 ,tribal leaders and members
 continued to be marginalized until the 
,united ,states granted the tribe #ii   
acres to establish its reservation in   
#aija4  7#d7 ,more than #ajj years      
later1 the tribe finally secured the    
resources to expand its reservation and 
purchased roughly #a1djj acres only a   
few miles away from its current lands4  
,this land is more accurately described 
in section #c7;e7 of this legislation4  
7#e7 ,on ,june #a1 #bjaa1 the ,santa    
,ynez ,band of ,chumash ,indians deliver
 a proposed cooperative agreement to the
 ,county of ,santa ,barbara as an       
initial offer to mitigate any potential 

impacts of taking the land into trust4  
7#f7 ,on ,june #bg1 #bjac1 after waiting
 more than two years for a response from
 ,santa ,barbara ,county to the tribe's 
proposed mitigation agreement1 the      
,santa ,ynez ,band of ,chumash ,indians 
submitted a fee-to-trust application for
 the ,camp #d property4  7#g7 ,the ,,bia
 published a ,notice of ,availability   
for the initial ,environmental          
,assessment and invited comments through
 an extended comment period ending on   
,november #ah1 #bjac4 ,in response to   
comments and changes in the plan for    
development of ,camp #d1 the ,,bia      
conducted another ,environmental        
,assessment4 ,a final1 revised ,,ea was 
published in ,may #bjad through a       
,notice of ,availability1 and comments  
on the revised ,environmental           
,assessment were accepted through and   
extended comment period ending ,july    
#ad1 #bjad4  7#h7 ,based on the comments
 submitted to the revised ,environmental
 ,assessment for the proposed ,federal  

action to accept the fee-to-trust       
transfer for the ,santa ,ynez ,band of  
,chumash ,indians1 the ,bureau of       
,indian ,affairs issued a ,finding of   
,no ,significant ,impact on ,october    
#bc1 #bjad4  7#i7 ,on ,december #bd1    
#bjad1 the ,bureau of ,indian ,affairs  
,pacific ,region issued a ,notice of    
,decision indicating its intent to      
accept the fee-to-trust transfer of the 
,camp #d land4  7#aj7 ,throughout #bjae1
 a number of parties appealed the       
,bureau of ,indian ,affairs' proposed   
decision to take the ,camp #d land into 
trust on behalf of the ,santa ,ynez     
,band of ,chumash ,indians4  7#aa7 ,on  
,january #ai1 #bjag1 ,department of the 
,interior ,principal ,deputy ,assistant 
,secretary-,indian ,affairs ,lawrence   
,s4 ,roberts dismissed the appeals and  
affirmed the ,december #bd1 #bjad1      
,bureau of ,indian ,affairs ,pacific    
,region decision to place the ,camp #d  
land into trust on behalf of the ,santa 
,ynez ,band of ,chumash ,indians4  #c4  

,reaffirmation of status and actions    
7a7 ,ratification of trust status ,the  
action taken by the ,secretary on       
,january #bj1 #bjaf1 to place           
approximately #a1dbg4bh acres of land   
located in ,santa ,barbara ,county1     
,california1 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 action4   
7b7 ,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 #a1dbg4bh 
acres in ,santa ,barbara ,county1       
,california1 on ,january #bj1 #bjae1 is 
hereby ratified and confirmed as if that
 action had been taken under a ,federal 
law specifically authorizing or         
directing that action4  7c7             
,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 #a1dbg4bh acres in    
,santa ,barbara ,county1 ,california1 on
 ,january #ai1 #bjag1 is hereby ratified
 and confirmed as if that action had    
been taken under a ,federal law         
specifically authorizing or directing   
that action4  7d7 ,administration  7#a7 
,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 
#bj1 #bjag1 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 tribe4  7#b7     
,effect ,for purposes of certain        
,california ,state laws 7including the  
,california ,land ,conservation ,act of 
#aife1 ,government ,code ,section       
#eabjj1 et seq471 placing the land      
described in subsection 7b7 into trust  

shall remove any restrictions on the    
property pursuant to ,california        
,government ,code ,section #eabie or any
 other provision of such ,act4  7e7     
,legal description of lands transferred 
,the lands to be transferred pursuant to
 this ,act are described as follows3    
,legal ,land ,description_/,site        
,location3,real property in the         
unincorporated area of the ,county of   
,santa ,barbara1 ,state of ,california1 
described as follows3 ,,parcel #a3      
7,,apn3 #ada-aba-ea ,,and ,,portion ,,of
 ,,apn #ada-adj-aj7,,lots #i ,,through  
#ah1 ,,inclusive1 ,,of ,,tract #ah1 ,,in
 ,,the ,,county ,,of ,,santa ,,barbara1 
,,state ,,of ,,california1 ,,as ,,shown 
,,on ,,the ,,map ,,showing ,,the        
,,subdivisions ,,of ,,the ,,canada ,,de 
,,los ,,pinos ,,or ,,college ,,rancho1  
,,filed ,,in ,,rack #c1 ,,as ,,map #d   
,,in ,,the ,,office ,,of ,,the ,,county 
,,recorder ,,of ,,said ,,county4 ,,this 
,,legal ,,is ,,made ,,pursuant ,,to     
,,that ,,certain ,,certificate ,,of     

,,compliance ,,recorded ,,december #e1  
#bjja ,,as ,,instrument ,,no4 #ja-ajeehj
 ,,of ,,official ,,records4 ,,parcel #b3
 7,,portion ,,of ,,apn3                 
#ada-adj-aj7,,lots #a ,,through #ab1    
,,inclusive1 ,,of ,,tract #bd1 ,,in     
,,the ,,county ,,of ,,santa ,,barbara1  
,,state ,,of ,,california1 ,,as ,,shown 
,,on ,,the ,,map ,,showing ,,the        
,,subdivisions ,,of ,,the ,,canada ,,de 
,,los ,,pinos ,,or ,,college ,,rancho1  
,,filed ,,in ,,rack #c1 ,,as ,,map #d   
,,in ,,the ,,office ,,of ,,the ,,county 
,,recorder ,,of ,,said ,,county4,,this  
,,legal ,,is ,,made ,,pursuant ,,to     
,,that ,,certain ,,certificate ,,of     
,,compliance ,,recorded ,,december #e1  
#bjja ,,as ,,instrument ,,no4 #ja-ajeeha
 ,,of ,,official ,,records4 ,,parcel #c3
 7,,portions ,,of ,,apns3 #ada-bcj-bc   
,,and #ada-adj-aj7,,lots #ai ,,and #bj  
,,of ,,tract #ah ,,and ,,that ,,portion 
,,of ,,lots #a1 #b1 #g1 #h1 #i1 #aj1    
,,and #ae ,,through #bj1 ,,inclusive1   
,,of ,,tract #af1 ,,in ,,the ,,county   

,,of ,,santa ,,barbara1 ,,state ,,of    
,,california1 ,,as ,,shown ,,on ,,the   
,,map ,,showing ,,the ,,subdivisions    
,,of ,,the ,,canada ,,de ,,los ,,pinos  
,,or ,,college ,,rancho1 ,,filed ,,in   
,,rack #c1 ,,as ,,map #d ,,in ,,the     
,,office ,,of ,,the ,,county ,,recorder 
,,of ,,said ,,county1 ,,that ,,lies     
,,northeasterly ,,of ,,the              
,,northeasterly ,,line ,,of ,,the ,,land
 ,,granted ,,to ,,the ,,state ,,of      
,,california ,,by ,,an ,,executor',s    
,,deed ,,recorded ,,april #b1 #aifh ,,in
 ,,book #bbbg1 ,,page #acf ,,of         
,,official ,,records ,,of ,,said        
,,county4,,this ,,legal ,,is ,,made     
,,pursuant ,,to ,,that ,,certain        
,,certificate ,,of ,,compliance         
,,recorded ,,december #e1 #bjja ,,as    
,,instrument ,,no4 #ja-ajeehb ,,of      
,,official ,,records4 ,,parcel #d3      
7,,apn3 #ada-bdj-jb ,,and ,,portion ,,of
 ,,apn3 #ada-adj-aj7,,lots #a ,,through 
#ab1 ,,inclusive1 ,,of ,,tract #be1 ,,in
 ,,the ,,county ,,of ,,santa ,,barbara1 

,,state ,,of ,,california1 ,,as ,,shown 
,,on ,,the ,,map ,,showing ,,the        
,,subdivisions ,,of ,,the ,,canada ,,de 
,,los ,,pinos ,,or ,,college ,,rancho1  
,,filed ,,in ,,rack #c1 ,,as ,,map #d   
,,in ,,the ,,office ,,of ,,the ,,county 
,,recorder ,,of ,,said ,,county4,,this  
,,legal ,,is ,,made ,,pursuant ,,to     
,,that ,,certain ,,certificate ,,of     
,,compliance ,,recorded ,,december #e1  
#bjja ,,as ,,instrument ,,no4 #ja-ajeehc
 ,,of ,,official ,,records4 ,,parcel #e3
 7,,portion ,,of ,,apn3                 
#ada-bcj-bc7,,that ,,portion ,,of ,,lots
 #c ,,and #f ,,of ,,tract #af1 ,,in     
,,the ,,county ,,of ,,santa ,,barbara1  
,,state ,,of ,,california1 ,,as ,,shown 
,,on ,,the ,,map ,,showing ,,the        
,,subdivisions ,,of ,,the ,,canada ,,de 
,,los ,,pinos ,,or ,,college ,,rancho1  
,,filed ,,in ,,rack #c1 ,,as ,,map #d   
,,in ,,the ,,office ,,of ,,the ,,county 
,,recorder ,,of ,,said ,,county1 ,,that 
,,lies ,,northeasterly ,,of ,,the       
,,northeasterly ,,line ,,of ,,the ,,land

 ,,granted ,,to ,,the ,,state ,,of      
,,california ,,by ,,an ,,executor',s    
,,deed ,,recorded ,,april #b1 #aifh ,,in
 ,,book #bbbg1 ,,page #acf ,,of         
,,official ,,records ,,of ,,said        
,,county4,,this ,,legal ,,is ,,made     
,,pursuant ,,to ,,that ,,certain        
,,certificate ,,of ,,compliance         
,,recorded ,,december #e1 #bjja ,,as    
,,instrument ,,no4 #ja-ajeehd ,,of      
,,official ,,records4  7f7 ,rules of    
construction ,nothing in this ,act      
shall--  7#a7 enlarge1 impair1 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 ,act2     
7#b7 affect any water right of the      
,tribe in existence before the date of  
the enactment of this ,act2 or  7#c7    
terminate or limit any access in any way
 to any right-of-way or right-of-use    
issued1 granted1 or permitted before the
 date of the enactment of this ,act4    
7g7 ,restricted use of transferred lands

 ,the ,tribe may not conduct1 on the    
land described in subsection 7b7 taken  
into trust for the ,tribe pursuant to   
this ,act1 gaming activities--  7#a7 as 
a matter of claimed inherent authority2 
or  7#b7 under any ,federal law1        
including the ,indian ,gaming           
,regulatory ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #bgja et
 seq47 and regulations promulgated by   
the ,secretary or the ,national ,indian 
,gaming ,commission under that ,act4    
7h7 ,definitions ,for the purposes of   
this section3 7#a7 ,secretary ,the term 
,secretary means the ,secretary of the  
,interior4  7#b7 ,tribe ,the term ,tribe
 means the ,santa ,ynez ,band of        
,chumash ,mission ,indians4