#aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #achh  ,,an ,,act  ,to take lands in
 ,sonoma ,county1 ,california1 into     
trust as part of the reservation of the 
,lytton ,rancheria of ,california1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,lytton  
,rancheria ,homelands ,act of #bjai4    
#b4 ,findings ,congress finds the       
following3  7#a7 ,the ,lytton ,rancheria
 of ,california is a federally          
recognized ,indian tribe that lost its  
homeland after its relationship to the  
,united ,states was unjustly and        
unlawfully terminated in #aieh4 ,the    
,tribe was restored to ,federal         
recognition in #aiia1 but the conditions
 of its restoration have prevented it   
from regaining a homeland on its        
original lands4  7#b7 ,congress needs to
 take action to reverse historic        
injustices that befell the ,tribe and   
that have prevented it from regaining a 
viable homeland for its people4  7#c7   
,prior to ,european contact there were  

as many as #cej1jjj ,indians living in  
what is now the ,state of ,california4  
,by the turn of the #aith century1 that 
number had been reduced to approximately
 #ae1jjj individuals1 many of them      
homeless and living in scattered bands  
and communities4  7#d7 ,the ,lytton     
,rancheria's original homeland was      
purchased by the ,united ,states in     
#aibf pursuant to congressional         
authority designed to remedy the unique 
tragedy that befell the ,indians of     
,california and provide them with       
reservations called ,rancherias to be   
held in trust by the ,united ,states4   
7#e7 ,after the ,lytton ,rancheria lands
 were purchased by the ,united ,states1 
the ,tribe settled on the land and      
sustained itself for several decades by 
farming and ranching4  7#f7 ,by the     
mid-#aiejs1 ,federal ,indian policy had 
shifted back towards a policy of        
terminating the ,federal relationship   
with ,indian tribes4 ,in #aieh1         
,congress enacted the ,rancheria ,act of

 #aieh 7#gb ,stat4 #fai71 which slated  
#da ,rancherias in ,california1         
including the ,lytton ,rancheria1 for   
termination after certain conditions    
were met4  7#g7 ,on ,august #a1 #aifa1  
the ,federal ,government terminated its 
relationship with the ,lytton           
,rancheria4 ,this termination was       
illegal because the conditions for      
termination under the ,rancheria ,act   
had never been met4 ,after termination  
was implemented1 the ,tribe lost its    
lands and was left without any means of 
supporting itself4  7#h7 ,in #aihg1 the 
,tribe joined three other tribes in a   
lawsuit against the ,united ,states     
challenging the illegal termination of  
their ,rancherias4 ,a ,stipulated       
,judgment in the case1 ,scotts ,valley  
,band of ,pomo ,indians of the ,sugar   
,bowl ,rancheria v4 ,united ,states1    
,no4 ,c-#hf-cffj 7,n4,d4,cal4 ,march    
#bb1 #aiia71 restored the ,lytton       
,rancheria to its status as a federally 
recognized ,indian tribe4  7#i7 ,the    

,stipulated ,judgment provides that the 
,lytton ,rancheria would have the       
individual and collective status and    
rights which it had prior to its        
termination and expressly contemplated  
the acquisition of trust lands for the  
,lytton ,rancheria4  7#aj7 ,the         
,stipulated ,judgment contains          
provisions1 included at the request of  
the local county governments and        
neighboring landowners1 that prohibit   
the ,lytton ,rancheria from exercising  
its full ,federal rights on its original
 homeland in the ,alexander ,valley4    
7#aa7 ,in #bjjj1 approximately #i4e     
acres of land in ,san ,pablo1           
,california1 was placed in trust status 
for the ,lytton ,rancheria for economic 
development purposes4  7#ab7 ,the ,tribe
 has since acquired1 from willing       
sellers at fair market value1 property  
in ,sonoma ,county near the ,tribe's    
historic ,rancheria4 ,this property1    
which the ,tribe holds in fee status1 is
 suitable for a new homeland for the    

,tribe4  7#ac7 ,on a portion of the land
 to be taken into trust1 which portion  
totals approximately #abd4ab acres1 the 
,tribe plans to build housing for its   
members and governmental and community  
facilities4  7#ad7 ,a portion of the    
land to be taken into trust is being    
used for viniculture1 and the ,tribe    
intends to develop more of the lands to 
be taken into trust for viniculture4    
,the ,tribe's investment in the ongoing 
viniculture operation has reinvigorated 
the vineyards1 which are producing      
high-quality wines4 ,the ,tribe is      
operating its vineyards on a sustainable
 basis and is working toward            
certification of sustainability4  7#ae7 
,no gaming shall be conducted on the    
lands to be taken into trust by this    
,act4  7#af7 ,no gaming shall be        
conducted on any lands taken into trust 
on behalf of the ,tribe in ,sonoma      
,county after the date of the enactment 
of this ,act4  7#ag7 ,by directing that 
these lands be taken into trust1 the    

,united ,states will ensure that the    
,lytton ,rancheria will finally have a  
permanently protected homeland on which 
the ,tribe can once again live          
communally and plan for future          
generations4 ,this action is necessary  
to fully restore the ,tribe to the      
status it had before it was wrongfully  
terminated in #aifa4  7#ah7 ,the ,tribe 
and ,county of ,sonoma have entered into
 a ,memorandum of ,agreement as amended 
in #bjah in which the ,county agrees to 
the lands in the ,county being taken    
into trust for the benefit of the ,tribe
 in consideration for commitments made  
by the ,tribe4  #c4 ,definitions ,for   
the purpose of this ,act1 the following 
definitions apply3 7#a7 ,county ,the    
term ,county means ,sonoma ,county1     
,california4  7#b7 ,secretary ,the term 
,secretary means the ,secretary of the  
,interior4  7#c7 ,tribe ,the term ,tribe
 means the ,lytton ,rancheria of        
,california4  #d4 ,lands to be taken    
into trust  7a7 ,in general ,the land   

owned by the ,tribe and generally       
depicted on the map titled ,lytton ,fee 
,owned ,property to be ,taken into      
,trust and dated ,may #a1 #bjae1 is     
hereby taken into trust for the benefit 
of the ,tribe1 subject to valid existing
 rights1 contracts1 and management      
agreements related to easements and     
rights-of-way4  7b7 ,lands ,to ,be ,made
 ,part of the ,reservation ,lands taken 
into trust under subsection 7a7 shall be
 part of the ,tribe's reservation and   
shall be administered in accordance with
 the laws and regulations generally     
applicable to property held in trust by 
the ,united ,states for an ,indian      
tribe4  #e4 ,gaming  7a7 ,lands taken   
into trust under this ,act ,lands taken 
into trust for the benefit of the ,tribe
 under section #d shall not be eligible 
for gaming under the ,indian ,gaming    
,regulatory ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #bgja et
 seq474  7b7 ,other lands taken into    
trust ,lands taken into trust for the   
benefit of the ,tribe in ,sonoma ,county

 after the date of the enactment of this
 ,act shall not be eligible for gaming  
under the ,indian ,gaming ,regulatory   
,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #bgaj et seq474  #f4
 ,applicability of certain law          
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 the ,memorandum of ,agreement      
entered into by the ,tribe and the      
,county concerning taking land in the   
,county into trust for the benefit of   
the ,tribe1 which was approved by the   
,county ,board of ,supervisors on ,march
 #aj1 #bjae1 and any addenda and        
supplement or amendment thereto1 is not 
subject to review or approval of the    
,secretary in order to be effective1    
including review or approval under      
section #bajc of the ,revised ,statutes 
7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ha74  ,passed the ,house
 of ,representatives ,march #bf1        
#bjai4;,clerk4