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Union Calendar No. 430 

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4066 

[Report No. 108–702] 

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 

SEPTEMBER 28, 2004 

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 30, 2004] 

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 the following: 

6 (1) By provision 64 of the agreement between the 

7 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 ceded 

10 to the United States for the purpose of creating Sul11 phur Springs Reservation, later known as Platt Na12 tional Park, to protect water and other resources and 

13 provide public access. 

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

15 Recreation Area, and additional lands were combined 

16 to create Chickasaw National Recreation Area to pro17 tect and expand water and other resources as well as 

18 to memorialize the history and culture of the Chicka19 saw Nation. 

20 (3) More recently, the Chickasaw Nation has ex21 pressed interest in establishing a cultural center in22 side 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 Chick6 asaw Nation holds significant historical and cultural 

7 connections to the people of the Chickasaw Nation. 

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

9 partner in this land exchange through its donation of 

10 land to the Chickasaw Nation for the purpose of ex11 change with the United States. 

12 (7) The City of Sulphur, Oklahoma, has con13 veyed fee simple title to the non-Federal land de14 scribed as Tract 102–26 to the Chickasaw Nation by 

15 Warranty Deed. 

16 (8) The National Park Service, the Chickasaw 

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

18 signed a preliminary agreement to effect a land ex19 change for the purpose of the construction of a cul20 tural center. 

21 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to authorize, 

22 direct, facilitate, and expedite the land conveyance in ac23 cordance 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, for10 merly owned by the City of Sulphur, Oklahoma, and 

11 currently owned by the Chickasaw Nation, located ad12 jacent to the existing boundary of Chickasaw National 

13 Recreation Area and identified as Tract 102–26 on 

14 the Map. 

15 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map enti16 tled ‘‘Proposed Land Exchange and Boundary Revi17 sion, 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 than 6 months 

24 after the Chickasaw Nation conveys all right, title, and in25 terest in and to the non-Federal land to the United States, 
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1 Secretary shall convey all right, title, and interest in and 

2 to the Federal land to the Chickasaw Nation. 

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

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

5 shall be determined by an appraisal acceptable to the Sec6 retary and the Chickasaw Nation. The appraisal shall con7 form with the Federal appraisal standards, as defined in 

8 the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acqui9 sitions developed by the Interagency Land Acquisition Con10 ference, 1992, and any amendments to these standards. 

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

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

13 equal, the values may be equalized by the payment of a cash 

14 equalization payment by the Secretary or the Chickasaw 

15 Nation, as appropriate. 

16 (d) CONDITIONS.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection 

18 (a), the conveyance of the non-Federal land author19 ized under subsection (a) shall not take place until 

20 the completion of all items included in the Prelimi21 nary Exchange Agreement among the City of Sul22 phur, the Chickasaw Nation, and the National Park 

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

24 in paragraph (2). 
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1 (2) EXCEPTION.—The item included in the Pre2 liminary Exchange Agreement among the City of Sul3 phur, the Chickasaw Nation, and the National Park 

4 Service, executed on July 16, 2002, providing for the 

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

6 the Chickasaw Nation shall not apply. 

7 (e) ADMINISTRATION OF ACQUIRED LAND.—Upon 

8 completion of the land exchange authorized under subsection 

9 (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 and 

14 regulations. 

Union Calendar No. 430 

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4066 

[Report No. 108–702] 

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, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,