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Calendar No. 728 

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2374 

[Report No. 108–369] 

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. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 29, 2004 

Mr. NICKLES (for himself and Mr. INHOFE) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

SEPTEMBER 28, 2004 

Reported by Mr. DOMENICI, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

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. 

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

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Chickasaw National 

3 Recreation Area Land Exchange Act of 2004.’’. 

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 

5 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

6 (1) by provision 64 of the Agreement between 

7 the United States and the Choctaws and Chickasaws 

8 dated March 21, 1902, approved by the Act of July 

9 1, 1902 (32 Stat. 641, 655; chapter 1362), 640 

10 acres of property were ceded to the United States 

11 for the purpose of creating Sulphur Springs Res12 ervation, later known as ‘‘Platt National Park’’, to 

13 protect water and other resources and provide public 

14 access; 

15 (2) in 1976, Platt National Park, the Arbuckle 

16 Recreation Area, and additional land were combined 

17 to create Chickasaw National Recreation Area— 

18 (A) to protect and expand water and other 

19 resources; and 

20 (B) to memorialize the history and culture 

21 of the Chickasaw Nation; 

22 (3) recently, the Chickasaw Nation has ex23 pressed interest in establishing a cultural center in24 side or adjacent to the park; 
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1 (4) in the Final Amendment to the General 

2 Management Plan of the Chickasaw National Recre3 ation Area (1994), it was determined that— 

4 (A) the best location for a proposed Chick5 asaw Nation Cultural Center is within the exist6 ing boundary of the recreation area; and 

7 (B) the selected cultural center site should 

8 be conveyed to the Chickasaw Nation in ex9 change for land of equal value; 

10 (5) the land selected to be conveyed to the 

11 Chickasaw Nation holds significant historical and 

12 cultural connections with the people of the Chicka13 saw Nation; 

14 (6) the city of Sulphur, Oklahoma, is a key 

15 partner in the land exchange through its donation of 

16 land to the Chickasaw Nation for the purpose of ex17 change with the United States; 

18 (7) the City has conveyed fee simple title to the 

19 non-Federal land described as Tract 102–26 to the 

20 Chickasaw Nation by warranty deed; and 

21 (8) the Secretary, the Chickasaw Nation, and 

22 the City have signed a preliminary agreement to ef23 fect a land exchange to allow the construction of a 

24 cultural center and further protect the watershed 

25 and riparian resources of the park. 
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1 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to provide 

2 for the land conveyance and trust acquisition in accord3 ance with the terms and conditions of this Act. 

4 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this Act: 

6 (1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the city of 

7 Sulphur, Oklahoma. 

8 (2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

9 means the Chickasaw National Recreational Area 

10 land and interests in that land, identified as Tract 

11 102–25 on the Map. 

12 (3) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed13 eral land’’ means the land and interests in land, for14 merly owned by the City and currently owned by the 

15 Chickasaw Nation, located adjacent to the existing 

16 boundary of Chickasaw National Recreation Area 

17 and identified as Tract 102–26 on the Map. 

18 (4) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en19 titled ‘‘Proposed Land Exchange and Boundary Re20 vision, Chickasaw National Recreation Area’’, dated 

21 September 8, 2003, and numbered 107/800035a. 

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

23 the Secretary of the Interior. 
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1 SEC. 4. CHICKASAW NATIONAL RECREATION AREA LAND 

2 CONVEYANCE. 

3 (a) LAND EXCHANGE; TRUST STATUS.— 

4 (1) LAND EXCHANGE.—If the Chickasaw Na5 tion conveys to the United States fee simple title to 

6 the non-Federal land, the Secretary shall simulta7 neously convey to the Chickasaw Nation all of the 

8 right, title, and interest of the United States in and 

9 to the Federal land. 

10 (2) TRUST STATUS.—On the exchange of land 

11 under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall place the 

12 Federal land conveyed to the Chickasaw Nation in 

13 trust for the benefit of the Chickasaw Nation to 

14 allow the construction of a cultural center and to 

15 protect the watershed and riparian resources of the 

16 Chickasaw National Recreation Area. 

17 (b) EQUAL VALUE OF LAND.—The value of the Fed18 eral land and the non-Federal land shall be of approxi19 mately equal value, as determined by the Secretary 

20 through an appraisal performed by a qualified appraiser 

21 and in conformance with the Uniform Appraisal Stand22 ards for Federal Land Acquisitions. 

23 (c) CONDITIONS.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), 

24 the land conveyance and trust acquisition under sub25 section (a) shall not take place until completion of all 

26 items included in the Preliminary Exchange Agreement 
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1 among the City, the Chickasaw Nation, and the Secretary, 

2 executed on July 16, 2002. 

3 (d) ADMINISTRATION OF ACQUIRED LAND.—On con4 veyance of the non-Federal land to the Secretary under 

5 this Act— 

6 (1) the non-Federal land shall become part of 

7 the Chickasaw National Recreation Area; and 

8 (2) the Secretary shall manage the land in ac9 cordance with the Act of August 25, 1916 (com10 monly known as the ‘‘National Park Service Act’’) 

11 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.) and the other laws (including 

12 regulations) applicable to the National Park System. 

13 (e) BOUNDARY REVISION.—On completion of the 

14 land exchange under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 

15 revise the boundary of Chickasaw National Recreation 

16 Area to reflect the acquisition of the non-Federal land con17 veyed to the United States. 

18 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

19 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Chickasaw National 

20 Recreation Area Land Exchange Act of 2004’’. 

21 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

22 In this Act: 

23 (1) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

24 means the Chickasaw National Recreational Area 
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1 land and interests in the land, identified as Tract 

2 102–25 on the Map. 

3 (2) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed4 eral land’’ means the land and interests in the land 

5 formerly owned by the City of Sulphur, Oklahoma, 

6 and currently owned by the Chickasaw Nation, lo7 cated adjacent to the existing boundary of Chickasaw 

8 National Recreation Area and identified as Tract 

9 102–26 on the Map. 

10 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map enti11 tled ‘‘Proposed Land Exchange and Boundary Revi12 sion, Chickasaw National Recreation Area’’, dated 

13 September 8, 2003, and numbered 107/800035a. 

14 (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

15 the Secretary of the Interior. 

16 SEC. 3. CHICKASAW NATIONAL RECREATION AREA LAND 

17 CONVEYANCE. 

18 (a) LAND CONVEYANCE.—Not later 180 days after the 

19 Chickasaw Nation conveys all right, title, and interest in 

20 and to the non-Federal land to the United States, the Sec21 retary shall convey all right, title, and interest in and to 

22 the Federal land to the Chickasaw Nation. 

23 (b) EQUAL VALUE OF LAND.—The value of the Federal 

24 land and the non-Federal land shall be of approximately 

25 equal value, as determined by the Secretary through an ap-
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1 praisal performed by a qualified appraiser and in conform2 ance with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal 

3 Land Acquisitions. 

4 (c) CONDITIONS.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection 

6 (a), the conveyance of the non-Federal land author7 ized under subsection (a) shall not take place until 

8 the completion of all provisions included in the Pre9 liminary Exchange Agreement among the City of Sul10 phur, the Chickasaw Nation, and the National Park 

11 Service, executed on July 16, 2002, except as provided 

12 in paragraph (2). 

13 (2) EXCEPTION.—Completion of the provisions 

14 in section III.B.3. of the Preliminary Exchange 

15 Agreement among the City of Sulphur, the Chickasaw 

16 Nation, and the National Park Service, executed on 

17 July 16, 2002, providing for the Federal land to be 

18 taken into trust for the benefit of the Chickasaw Na19 tion shall not be required. 

20 (d) ADMINISTRATION OF ACQUIRED LAND.—On com21 pletion of the land exchange authorized under subsection 

22 (a), the Secretary— 

23 (1) shall revise the boundary of Chickasaw Na24 tional Recreation Area to reflect the exchange; and 
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1 (2) shall administer the land acquired by the 

2 United States in accordance with applicable laws (in3 cluding regulations). 
Calendar No. 728 

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2374 

[Report No. 108–369] 

A BILL 

To provide for the conveyance of certain land to the 

and for other purposes. Chickasaw National Recreation Area, Oklahoma, United States and to revise the boundary of 

SEPTEMBER 28, 2004 

Reported with an amendment