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Union Calendar No. 293 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1554 

[Report No. 111–513] 

To take certain property in McIntosh County, Oklahoma, into trust for 

the benefit of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 17, 2009 

Mr. BOREN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Natural Resources 

JUNE 28, 2010 

Additional sponsor: Mr. COLE

JUNE 28, 2010 

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 17, 2009] 


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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. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fountainhead Property 

5 Land Transfer Act’’. 

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

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Immediately after completion of the 

8 survey required under subsection (b), the receipt of consider9 ation and costs required under subsection (c), and satisfac10 tion of all terms specified by the Secretary and the Sec11 retary of the Army under subsection (d), administrative ju12 risdiction of the Property shall be transferred from the Sec13 retary of the Army to the Secretary and the Secretary shall 

14 take the Property into trust for the benefit of the Tribe. 

15 (b) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal description 

16 of the Property shall be determined by a survey satisfactory 

17 to the Secretary and the Secretary of the Army. 

18 (c) CONSIDERATION; COSTS.—The Tribe shall pay— 

19 (1) to the Secretary of the Army fair market 

20 value of the Property, as determined by the Secretary 

21 of the Army; and 

22 (2) all costs and administrative expenses associ23 ated with the transfer of administrative jurisdiction 

24 of the Property and taking the Property into trust 

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1 vey provided for in subsection (b) and any environ2 mental remediation. 

3 (d) OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The transfer of 

4 administrative jurisdiction of the Property and taking the 

5 Property into trust shall be subject to such other terms and 

6 conditions as the Secretary and the Secretary of the Army 

7 consider appropriate to protect the interests of the United 

8 States, including reservation of flowage easements con9 sistent with the Acquisition Guide Line for Flowage Ease10 ment for the Lake Eufaula project and other applicable 

11 policies for that project. 

12 (e) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section: 

13 (1) PROPERTY.—The term ‘‘Property’’ means, 

14 subject to valid existing rights, all right, title, and in15 terest of the United States in and to the Federal land 

16 generally described as the approximately 18 acres of 

17 Federal land located in McIntosh County, Oklahoma, 

18 within the boundary of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation 

19 and located in Northwest Quarter of Section 3, Town20 ship 10 North, Range 16 East, McIntosh County, 

21 Oklahoma, at Lake Eufaula. 

22 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

23 the Secretary of the Interior. 

24 (3) TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Tribe’’ means the 

25 Muscogee (Creek) Nation. 


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1 (f) GAMING.—Gaming pursuant to the Indian Gaming 

2 Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) may not be con3 ducted on the Property, except as provided under section 

4 20(b)(1)(A) of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 

5 U.S.C. 2719(b)(1)(A)), notwithstanding the exception con6 tained in section 20(a)(2) of that Act (25 U.S.C. 

7 2719(a)(2)). 


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Union Calendar No. 293 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1554 

[Report No. 111–513] 

A BILL 

To take certain property in McIntosh County, Okla-

(Creek) Nation, and for other purposes. homa, into trust for the benefit of the Muscogee 

JUNE 28, 2010 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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