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Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Land Affirmation Act of 2019

From Introduced in House to Engrossed in House. 1 section amended between Introduced in House and Engrossed in House.

Sec. 3 Reaffirmation of status and actions

(a)
Ratification of trust status— The action taken by the Secretary on January 20, 2017, to place approximately 1,427.28 acres of land located in Santa Barbara 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 action.
(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 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 Indian tribe.
(2)
changed 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) (e) 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 described as follows:
(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 existence 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)
changed Restricted use of transferred lands— The Tribe may not conduct, on the land described in subsection (b) (e) taken into trust for the Tribe pursuant to this Act, gaming 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 National 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.