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“Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. LaMalfa), the sponsor of this particular piece of legislation. Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Speaker, I thank Mr. Bishop and Mr. Van Drew for their work on this effort here tonight. I am very excited about the support for this bill, and of course, I rise tonight in support of H.R. 317, which is the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Land Affirmation Act. It has always been a bipartisan effort to affirm the Department of the Interior to take land into trust for the benefit of the Chumash Tribe, codifying agreements reached between the Tribe and the county of Santa Barbara after much work. I am very proud of the good faith, bipartisan effort that has gone into this bill both in Congress and in the local community. For the several years I have been involved with this legislation, I have seen the Chumash Indians and the local government work together to build trust and act as good neighbors to forge an agreement that works for everyone. There is nothing controversial about this bill. It simply ensures the Tribe has the ability to provide housing for its members. I can't think of anyone who really should take issue with that effort. In fact, last Congress, this bill was passed both out of the Natural Resources Committee and on this House floor with unanimous consent. Mr. Speaker, I thank, in the committee, Chairman Grijalva and Ranking Member Bishop for their hard work in support of this legislation through the whole way.…”