[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1554 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1554

 To take certain property in McIntosh County, Oklahoma, into trust for 
  the benefit of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 17, 2009

  Mr. Boren introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To take certain property in McIntosh County, Oklahoma, into trust for 
  the benefit of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, 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 ``Fountainhead Property Land Transfer 
Act''.

SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF LAND; LAND INTO TRUST.

    (a) In General.--Immediately after completion of the survey 
required under subsection (b), the receipt of consideration and costs 
required under subsection (c), and satisfaction of all terms specified 
by the Secretary of the Interior under subsection (d), administrative 
jurisdiction of the Property shall be transferred to the Secretary and 
the Secretary shall take the Property into trust for the benefit of the 
Tribe.
    (b) Survey.--The exact acreage and legal description of the 
Property shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary.
    (c) Consideration; Costs.--The Tribe shall pay to the Secretary--
            (1) fair market value of the Property, as determined by the 
        Secretary;
            (2) the cost of the survey required by subsection (b); and
            (3) 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.
    (d) 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.
    (e) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
            (1) Property.--The term ``Property'' means, subject to 
        valid existing rights, all right, title, and interest 
        (including improvements and appurtenances) of the United States 
        in and to the Federal land generally described as 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.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (3) Tribe.--The term ``Tribe'' means the Muscogee (Creek) 
        Nation.
    (f) Gaming.--Gaming pursuant to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act 
(25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) may not be conducted on the Property, except 
as provided under section 20(b)(1)(A) of the Indian Gaming Regulatory 
Act (25 U.S.C. 2719(b)(1)(A)).
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