[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4066 Reported in House (RH)]
Union Calendar No. 430
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4066
[Report No. 108-702]
To provide for the conveyance of certain land to the United States and
to revise the boundary of Chickasaw National Recreation Area, Oklahoma,
and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 30, 2004
Mr. Cole introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
September 28, 2004
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March
30, 2004]
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A BILL
To provide for the conveyance of certain land to the United States and
to revise the boundary of Chickasaw National Recreation Area, Oklahoma,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Land Exchange Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) By provision 64 of the agreement between the United
States and the Choctaws and Chickasaws dated March 21, 1902 (32
Stat. 641, 655-56), approved July 1, 1902, 640 acres of
property were ceded to the United States for the purpose of
creating Sulphur Springs Reservation, later known as Platt
National Park, to protect water and other resources and provide
public access.
(2) In 1976, Platt National Park, the Arbuckle Recreation
Area, and additional lands were combined to create Chickasaw
National Recreation Area to protect and expand water and other
resources as well as to memorialize the history and culture of
the Chickasaw Nation.
(3) More recently, the Chickasaw Nation has expressed
interest in establishing a cultural center inside or adjacent
to the park.
(4) The Chickasaw National Recreation Area's Final
Amendment to the General Management Plan (1994) found that the
best location for a proposed Chickasaw Nation Cultural Center
is within the Recreation Area's existing boundary and that the
selected cultural center site should be conveyed to the
Chickasaw Nation in exchange for land of equal value.
(5) The land selected to be conveyed to the Chickasaw
Nation holds significant historical and cultural connections to
the people of the Chickasaw Nation.
(6) The City of Sulphur, Oklahoma, is a key partner in this
land exchange through its donation of land to the Chickasaw
Nation for the purpose of exchange with the United States.
(7) The City of Sulphur, Oklahoma, has conveyed fee simple
title to the non-Federal land described as Tract 102-26 to the
Chickasaw Nation by Warranty Deed.
(8) The National Park Service, the Chickasaw Nation, and
the City of Sulphur, Oklahoma, have signed a preliminary
agreement to effect a land exchange for the purpose of the
construction of a cultural center.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to authorize, direct,
facilitate, and expedite the land conveyance in accordance with the
terms and conditions of this Act.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions apply:
(1) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means the
Chickasaw National Recreational Area lands and interests
therein, identified as Tract 102-25 on the Map.
(2) Non-federal land.--The term ``non-Federal land'' means
the lands and interests therein, formerly owned by the City of
Sulphur, Oklahoma, and currently owned by the Chickasaw Nation,
located adjacent to the existing boundary of Chickasaw National
Recreation Area and identified as Tract 102-26 on the Map.
(3) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map entitled
``Proposed Land Exchange and Boundary Revision, Chickasaw
National Recreation Area'', dated September 8, 2003, and
numbered 107/800035a.
(4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
SEC. 4. CHICKASAW NATIONAL RECREATION AREA LAND CONVEYANCE.
(a) Land Conveyance.--Not later than 6 months after the Chickasaw
Nation conveys all right, title, and interest in and to the non-Federal
land to the United States, the Secretary shall convey all right, title,
and interest in and to the Federal land to the Chickasaw Nation.
(b) Valuation of Land to Be Conveyed.--The fair market values of
the Federal land and non-Federal land shall be determined by an
appraisal acceptable to the Secretary and the Chickasaw Nation. The
appraisal shall conform with the Federal appraisal standards, as
defined in the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land
Acquisitions developed by the Interagency Land Acquisition Conference,
1992, and any amendments to these standards.
(c) Equalization of Values.--If the fair market values of the
Federal land and non-Federal land are not equal, the values may be
equalized by the payment of a cash equalization payment by the
Secretary or the Chickasaw Nation, as appropriate.
(d) Conditions.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), the
conveyance of the non-Federal land authorized under subsection
(a) shall not take place until the completion of all items
included in the Preliminary Exchange Agreement among the City
of Sulphur, the Chickasaw Nation, and the National Park
Service, executed on July 16, 2002, except as provided in
paragraph (2).
(2) Exception.--The item included in the Preliminary
Exchange Agreement among the City of Sulphur, the Chickasaw
Nation, and the National Park Service, executed on July 16,
2002, providing for the Federal land to be taken into trust for
the benefit of the Chickasaw Nation shall not apply.
(e) Administration of Acquired Land.--Upon completion of the land
exchange authorized under subsection (a), the Secretary--
(1) shall revise the boundary of Chickasaw National
Recreation Area to reflect that exchange; and
(2) shall administer the land acquired by the United States
in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
Union Calendar No. 430
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4066
[Report No. 108-702]
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A BILL
To provide for the conveyance of certain land to the United States and
to revise the boundary of Chickasaw National Recreation Area, Oklahoma,
and for other purposes.
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