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U.S. GOVERNMENT
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Calendar No. 559
115TH CONGRESS SEAEREPORT
2d Session J SENATE1 115-326
TO REAFFIRM THE ACTION OF 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
AUGUST 23, 2018.-Ordered to be printed
Mr. HOEVEN, from the Committee on Indian Affairs,
submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany H.R. 1491]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Indian Affairs, to which was referred the bill
(H.R. 1491) to reaffirm the action of 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, having consid-
ered the same, reports favorably thereon without amendment and
recommends the bill do pass.
PURPOSE
The purpose of the bill is reaffirm the Secretary of the Interior's
decision which placed in trust certain land which is located in the
County of Santa Barbara, California, for the benefit of the Santa
Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians.
BACKGROUND
The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians (Chumash
Tribe), a federally recognized tribe, is located in the County of
Santa Barbara (County), California. In 1901, 99-acres of land was
used to establish the Santa Ynez reservation for the Chumash
Tribe. Over time, the Chumash Tribe secured funding to build a
limited number of homes on their reservation.
In 2010, the Chumash Tribe purchased 1,427.28 acres of land,
known as Camp 4, to address its housing shortage. With the intent
of filing an application for the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) with-
in the U.S. Department of the Interior to take Camp 4 into trust,
the Chumash Tribe delivered a cooperative agreement to the Coun-
ty. After two years of negotiations with the County, in 2013, the
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