110 HR 3570 IH: Fountainhead Property Land Transfer U.S. House of Representatives 2007-09-18 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3570 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 18, 2007 Mr. Boren introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To take certain property in McIntosh County, Oklahoma, into trust for the benefit of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Fountainhead Property Land Transfer Act.

2.

Transfer of land; land into trust

(a)

In general

Administrative jurisdiction of the Property is hereby transferred to the Secretary of the Interior. Upon receipt of consideration and costs required under subsection (d) and satisfaction of all terms specified by the Secretary under subsection (e), the Secretary shall take the Property into trust for the benefit of the Tribe. (b)

Description

The Property is the approximately 18 acres of Federal land located in McIntosh County, Oklahoma, within the boundary of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and located in Northwest Quarter of Section 3, Township 10 North, Range 16 East, McIntosh County, Oklahoma, at Lake Eufaula. (c)

Survey

The exact acreage and legal description of the Property shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be paid by the Tribe. (d)

Consideration; costs

The Tribe shall pay to the Secretary fair market value of the Property, as determined by the Secretary. All costs and administrative expenses associated with the transfer of administrative jurisdiction of the Property and taking the Property into trust pursuant to subsection (a), including costs of any environmental remediation, shall be paid by the Tribe. (e)

Other terms and conditions

The transfer of administrative jurisdiction of the Property and taking the Property into trust shall be subject to such other terms and conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States, including reservation of flowage easements consistent with the Acquisition Guide Line for Flowage Easement for the Lake Eufaula project and other applicable policies for that project. (f)

Definitions

For the purposes of this section: (1)

Property

The term Property means the Federal land described in subsection (b). (2)

Secretary

The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (3)

Tribe

The term Tribe means the Muscogee (Creek) Nation.