Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2013”.
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2013
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.
Sec. 2 Transfer of land in trust for Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians
Transfer and Administration—
Transfer of lands into trust— If the Tribe transfers title to the land described in subsection (b) to the United States, the Secretary shall take that land into trust for the benefit of the Tribe.
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.
Effect— For purposes of certain California State laws (including the California Land Conservation 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.
Legal description of lands transferred— The lands to be transferred pursuant to this Act are described as follows:
Rules of construction— Nothing in this Act shall—
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;
affect any water right of the Tribe in existence before the date of the enactment of this Act; or
terminate any right-of-way or right-of-use issued, granted, or permitted before the date of the enactment of this Act.
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, gaming activities—
as a matter of claimed inherent authority; or
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 National Indian Gaming Commission under that Act.
Definitions— For the purposes of this section:
Secretary— The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior.
Tribe— The term Tribe means the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians.