Congress 114 - HR 1157 - Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2016

Sponsor

Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA)

Cosponsors

Topics

California Federal-Indian relations Gambling Indian lands and resources rights Land transfers Native Americans

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Summary

Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2016

(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of the Interior to take specified lands in Santa Barbara County, California, into trust for the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians, subject to valid existing rights and to the terms in a certain stipulated judgment relating to a specified easement, if the Tribe transfers title to that land to the United States. (Placing that land into trust removes certain restrictions on the property under California law.)

The transferred land shall become part of the Santa Ynez Indian Reservation.

No gaming may be conducted on the land.

Actions

Sep 6, 2016

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 554.
Sep 6, 2016

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-715.
Jul 13, 2016

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 29 - 1.
Jul 13, 2016

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 12, 2016

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 12, 2016

Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs Discharged.
Jun 17, 2015

Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 23, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
Feb 27, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Feb 27, 2015

Introduced in House

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