text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians 
  Land Affirmation Act of 2017''.
  
  SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
  
      Congress finds the following:
              (1) On October 13, 2017, the General Council of the Santa 
          Ynez Band of Chumash Indians voted to approve the Memorandum of 
          Agreement between the County of Santa Barbara and the Santa 
          Ynez Band of Chumash Indians regarding the approximately 
          1,427.28 acres of land, commonly known as Camp 4, and 
          authorized the Tribal Chairman to sign the Memorandum of 
          Agreement.
              (2) On October 31, 2017, the Board of Supervisors for the 
          County of Santa Barbara approved the Memorandum of Agreement on 
          Camp 4 and authorized the Chair to sign the Memorandum of 
          Agreement.
              (3) The Secretary of the Interior approved the Memorandum 
          of Agreement pursuant to section 2103 of the Revised Statutes 
          (25 U.S.C. 81).
  
  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) 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.
      (e) Legal Description of Lands Transferred.--The lands to be 
  transferred pursuant to this Act are described as follows:
              Legal Land Description/Site Location:Real property in the 
          unincorporated area of the County of Santa Barbara, State of 
          California, described as follows: PARCEL 1: (APN: 141-121-51 
          AND PORTION OF APN 141-140-10)LOTS 9 THROUGH 18, INCLUSIVE, OF 
          TRACT 18, IN THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, 
          AS SHOWN ON THE MAP SHOWING 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 CERTAIN CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE 
          RECORDED DECEMBER 5, 2001 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 01-105580 OF 
          OFFICIAL RECORDS. PARCEL 2: (PORTION OF APN: 141-140-10)LOTS 1 
          THROUGH 12, INCLUSIVE, OF TRACT 24, IN THE COUNTY OF SANTA 
          BARBARA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS SHOWN ON THE MAP SHOWING 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 CERTAIN 
          CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE RECORDED DECEMBER 5, 2001 AS 
          INSTRUMENT NO. 01-105581 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. PARCEL 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 SHOWING 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 NORTHEASTERLY 
          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 PURSUANT 
          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 1 THROUGH 
          12, INCLUSIVE, OF TRACT 25, IN THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, 
          STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS SHOWN ON THE MAP SHOWING 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 CERTAIN 
          CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE RECORDED DECEMBER 5, 2001 AS 
          INSTRUMENT NO. 01-105583 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. PARCEL 5: 
          (PORTION OF APN: 141-230-23)THAT PORTION OF LOTS 3 AND 6 OF 
          TRACT 16, IN THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, 
          AS SHOWN ON THE MAP SHOWING 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 NORTHEASTERLY 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 PURSUANT TO THAT CERTAIN CERTIFICATE 
          OF COMPLIANCE RECORDED DECEMBER 5, 2001 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 01-
          105584 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS.
      (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) 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--
              (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.
target: Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Land Affirmation Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill ratifies and confirms the actions of the Department of the Interior to: (1) take approximately 1,427 acres of land in Santa Barbara County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, (2) assume jurisdiction over the appeals relating to the acquisition of this land, and (3) dismiss those appeals. The land is made part of the Santa Ynez Indian Reservation. The bill removes restrictions on the land pursuant to certain state laws. Gaming is prohibited on this land.
feat_title: Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Land Affirmation Act of 2017