[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 129 (Sunday, October 10, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11182-S11183]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      BOUNDARY REVISION OF THE CHICKASAW NATIONAL RECREATION AREA

  The bill (H.R. 4066) 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 was considered, 
ordered to a third reading, read the third time, and passed.

                               H.R. 4066

       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.

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       (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 then 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.

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the en bloc consideration of H.R. 3391, H.R. 3479, H.R. 
4593, H.R. 4827, H.R. 1630, and H.R. 4579 which are at the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. FRIST. I ask unanimous consent that the amendments at the desk be 
agreed to, the bills, as amended, if amended, be read a third time and 
passed, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table en bloc, and 
any statements relating to the bills be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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