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108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION 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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 30, 2004 

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

on Resources 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

5 Recreation Area Land Exchange Act of 2004’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 

7 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

8 (1) By provision 64 of the agreement between 

9 the United States and the Choctaws and Chickasaws 
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1 dated March 21, 1902 (32 Stat. 641, 655–56), ap2 proved July 1, 1902, 640 acres of property were 

3 ceded to the United States for the purpose of cre4 ating Sulphur Springs Reservation, later known as 

5 Platt National Park, to protect water and other re6 sources and provide public access. 

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

8 Recreation Area, and additional lands were com9 bined to create Chickasaw National Recreation Area 

10 to protect and expand water and other resources as 

11 well as to memorialize the history and culture of the 

12 Chickasaw Nation. 

13 (3) More recently, the Chickasaw Nation has 

14 expressed interest in establishing a cultural center 

15 inside or adjacent to the park. 

16 (4) The Chickasaw National Recreation Area’s 

17 Final Amendment to the General Management Plan 

18 (1994) found that the best location for a proposed 

19 Chickasaw Nation Cultural Center is within the 

20 Recreation Area’s existing boundary and that the se21 lected cultural center site should be conveyed to the 

22 Chickasaw Nation in exchange for land of equal 

23 value. 

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

25 Chickasaw Nation holds significant historical and 
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1 cultural connections to the people of the Chickasaw 

2 Nation. 

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

4 partner in this land exchange through its donation 

5 of land to the Chickasaw Nation for the purpose of 

6 exchange with the United States. 

7 (7) The City of Sulphur, Oklahoma, has con8 veyed fee simple title to the non-Federal land de9 scribed as Tract 102–26 to the Chickasaw Nation by 

10 Warranty Deed. 

11 (8) The National Park Service, the Chickasaw 

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

13 signed a preliminary agreement to effect a land ex14 change in order to allow the construction of a cul15 tural center and to further protect the watershed 

16 and riparian resources of the park. 

17 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to author18 ize, direct, facilitate, and expedite the land conveyance and 

19 trust acquisition in accordance with the terms and condi20 tions of this Act. 

21 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

22 For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions 

23 apply: 

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

25 means the Chickasaw National Recreational Area 
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1 lands and interests therein, identified as Tract 102– 

2 25 on the Map. 

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

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 Chicka8 saw National Recreation Area and identified as 

9 Tract 102–26 on the Map. 

10 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en11 titled ‘‘Proposed Land Exchange and Boundary Re12 vision, 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. 4. CHICKASAW NATIONAL RECREATION AREA LAND 

17 CONVEYANCE. 

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

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

20 interest in and to the non-Federal land to the United 

21 States, the Secretary shall take the Federal land into trust 

22 for the benefit of the Chickasaw Nation. 

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

24 Federal land and the non-Federal land shall be of approxi25 mately equal value, as determined by the Secretary 
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1 through an appraisal performed by a qualified appraiser 

2 and in conformance with the Uniform Appraisal Stand3 ards for Federal Land Acquisitions. 

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

5 the land conveyance and trust acquisition authorized 

6 under subsection (a) shall not take place until the comple7 tion of all items included in the Preliminary Exchange 

8 Agreement among the City of Sulphur, the Chickasaw Na9 tion, and the National Park Service, executed on July 16, 

10 2002. 

11 (d) ADMINISTRATION OF ACQUIRED LAND.—Upon 

12 the conveyance of the non-Federal land to the Secretary 

13 pursuant to this Act, the non-Federal land shall become 

14 part of the Chickasaw National Recreation Area and the 

15 Secretary shall— 

16 (1) manage such land in accordance with the 

17 Act of August 25, 1916 (ch. 408, 39 Stat. 535), and 

18 the other laws, rules, and regulations applicable to 

19 the National Park System; and 

20 (2) revise the boundary of Chickasaw National 

21 Recreation Area to reflect the acquisition. 

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