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Calendar No. 745

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4066

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 29, 2004

Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 

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,

3 SEC. 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 

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

2 ceded to the United States for the purpose of cre3 ating Sulphur Springs Reservation, later known as 

4 Platt National Park, to protect water and other re5 sources and provide public access. 

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

7 Recreation Area, and additional lands were com8 bined to create Chickasaw National Recreation Area 

9 to protect and expand water and other resources as 

10 well as to memorialize the history and culture of the 

11 Chickasaw Nation. 

12 (3) More recently, the Chickasaw Nation has 

13 expressed interest in establishing a cultural center 

14 inside or adjacent to the park. 

15 (4) The Chickasaw National Recreation Area’s 

16 Final Amendment to the General Management Plan 

17 (1994) found that the best location for a proposed 

18 Chickasaw Nation Cultural Center is within the 

19 Recreation Area’s existing boundary and that the se20 lected cultural center site should be conveyed to the 

21 Chickasaw Nation in exchange for land of equal 

22 value. 

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

24 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 for the purpose of the construction of a cul15 tural center. 

16 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to author17 ize, direct, facilitate, and expedite the land conveyance in 

18 accordance with the terms and conditions of this Act. 

19 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

20 For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions 

21 apply: 

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

23 means the Chickasaw National Recreational Area 

24 lands and interests therein, identified as Tract 102–

25 25 on the Map. 
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1 (2) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed2 eral land’’ means the lands and interests therein, 

3 formerly owned by the City of Sulphur, Oklahoma, 

4 and currently owned by the Chickasaw Nation, lo5 cated adjacent to the existing boundary of Chicka6 saw National Recreation Area and identified as 

7 Tract 102–26 on the Map. 

8 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en9 titled ‘‘Proposed Land Exchange and Boundary Re10 vision, Chickasaw National Recreation Area’’, dated 

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

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

13 the Secretary of the Interior. 

14 SEC. 4. CHICKASAW NATIONAL RECREATION AREA LAND 

15 CONVEYANCE. 

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

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

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

19 States, the Secretary shall convey all right, title, and inter20 est in and to the Federal land to the Chickasaw Nation. 

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

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

23 land shall be determined by an appraisal acceptable to the 

24 Secretary and the Chickasaw Nation. The appraisal shall 

25 conform with the Federal appraisal standards, as defined 
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1 in the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Ac2 quisitions developed by the Interagency Land Acquisition 

3 Conference, 1992, and any amendments to these stand4 ards. 

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

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

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

8 cash equalization payment by the Secretary or the Chicka9 saw Nation, as appropriate. 

10 (d) CONDITIONS.—

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection 

12 (a), the conveyance of the non-Federal land author13 ized under subsection (a) shall not take place until 

14 the completion of all items included in the Prelimi15 nary Exchange Agreement among the City of Sul16 phur, the Chickasaw Nation, and the National Park 

17 Service, executed on July 16, 2002, except as pro18 vided in paragraph (2). 

19 (2) EXCEPTION.—The item included in the Pre20 liminary Exchange Agreement among the City of 

21 Sulphur, the Chickasaw Nation, and the National 

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

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

24 benefit of the Chickasaw Nation shall not apply. 
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1 (e) ADMINISTRATION OF ACQUIRED LAND.—Upon 

2 completion of the land exchange authorized under sub3 section (a), the Secretary—

4 (1) shall revise the boundary of Chickasaw Na5 tional Recreation Area to reflect that exchange; and 

6 (2) shall administer the land acquired by the 

7 United States in accordance with applicable laws 

8 and regulations.

Passed the House of Representatives September 28, 

2004. 

Attest: JEFF TRANDAHL, 

Clerk. 

Calendar No. 745

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 

SEPTEMBER 29, 2004

Received; read twice and placed on the calendar