108TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4066

AN ACT

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

108TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4066

AN ACT

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 SEC. 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 the following:

6 (1) By provision 64 of the agreement between

7 the United States and the Choctaws and Chickasaws

8 dated March 21, 1902 (32 Stat. 641, 655–56), ap9 proved July 1, 1902, 640 acres of property were

10 ceded to the United States for the purpose of cre11 ating Sulphur Springs Reservation, later known as

12 Platt National Park, to protect water and other re13 sources and provide public access.

14 (2) In 1976, Platt National Park, the Arbuckle

15 Recreation Area, and additional lands were com16 bined to create Chickasaw National Recreation Area

17 to protect and expand water and other resources as

18 well as to memorialize the history and culture of the

19 Chickasaw Nation.

20 (3) More recently, the Chickasaw Nation has

21 expressed interest in establishing a cultural center

22 inside or adjacent to the park.

23 (4) The Chickasaw National Recreation Area’s

24 Final Amendment to the General Management Plan

25 (1994) found that the best location for a proposed

26 Chickasaw Nation Cultural Center is within the
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1 Recreation Area’s existing boundary and that the se2 lected cultural center site should be conveyed to the

3 Chickasaw Nation in exchange for land of equal

4 value.

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

6 Chickasaw Nation holds significant historical and

7 cultural connections to the people of the Chickasaw

8 Nation.

9 (6) The City of Sulphur, Oklahoma, is a key

10 partner in this land exchange through its donation

11 of land to the Chickasaw Nation for the purpose of

12 exchange with the United States.

13 (7) The City of Sulphur, Oklahoma, has con14 veyed fee simple title to the non-Federal land de15 scribed as Tract 102–26 to the Chickasaw Nation by

16 Warranty Deed.

17 (8) The National Park Service, the Chickasaw

18 Nation, and the City of Sulphur, Oklahoma, have

19 signed a preliminary agreement to effect a land ex20 change for the purpose of the construction of a cul21 tural center.

22 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to author23 ize, direct, facilitate, and expedite the land conveyance in

24 accordance with the terms and conditions of this Act.
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1 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

2 For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions

3 apply:

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

5 means the Chickasaw National Recreational Area

6 lands and interests therein, identified as Tract 102–

7 25 on the Map.

8 (2) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed9 eral land’’ means the lands and interests therein,

10 formerly owned by the City of Sulphur, Oklahoma,

11 and currently owned by the Chickasaw Nation, lo12 cated adjacent to the existing boundary of Chicka13 saw National Recreation Area and identified as

14 Tract 102–26 on the Map.

15 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en16 titled ‘‘Proposed Land Exchange and Boundary Re17 vision, Chickasaw National Recreation Area’’, dated

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

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

20 the Secretary of the Interior.

21 SEC. 4. CHICKASAW NATIONAL RECREATION AREA LAND

22 CONVEYANCE.

23 (a) LAND CONVEYANCE.—Not later then 6 months

24 after the Chickasaw Nation conveys all right, title, and

25 interest in and to the non-Federal land to the United
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1 States, the Secretary shall convey all right, title, and inter2 est in and to the Federal land to the Chickasaw Nation.

3 (b) VALUATION OF LAND TO BE CONVEYED.—The

4 fair market values of the Federal land and non-Federal

5 land shall be determined by an appraisal acceptable to the

6 Secretary and the Chickasaw Nation. The appraisal shall

7 conform with the Federal appraisal standards, as defined

8 in the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Ac9 quisitions developed by the Interagency Land Acquisition

10 Conference, 1992, and any amendments to these stand11 ards.

12 (c) EQUALIZATION OF VALUES.—If the fair market

13 values of the Federal land and non-Federal land are not

14 equal, the values may be equalized by the payment of a

15 cash equalization payment by the Secretary or the Chicka16 saw Nation, as appropriate.

17 (d) CONDITIONS.—

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection

19 (a), the conveyance of the non-Federal land author20 ized under subsection (a) shall not take place until

21 the completion of all items included in the Prelimi22 nary Exchange Agreement among the City of Sul23 phur, the Chickasaw Nation, and the National Park

24 Service, executed on July 16, 2002, except as pro25 vided in paragraph (2).
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1 (2) EXCEPTION.—The item included in the Pre2 liminary Exchange Agreement among the City of

3 Sulphur, the Chickasaw Nation, and the National

4 Park Service, executed on July 16, 2002, providing

5 for the Federal land to be taken into trust for the

6 benefit of the Chickasaw Nation shall not apply.

7 (e) ADMINISTRATION OF ACQUIRED LAND.—Upon

8 completion of the land exchange authorized under sub9 section (a), the Secretary—

10 (1) shall revise the boundary of Chickasaw Na11 tional Recreation Area to reflect that exchange; and

12 (2) shall administer the land acquired by the

13 United States in accordance with applicable laws

14 and regulations.

Passed the House of Representatives September 28,

2004.

Attest:

Clerk.