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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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Chickasaw National 
Recreation Area Land Exchange Act of 2004’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) By provision 64 of the agreement between 
the United States and the Choctaws and Chickasaws 
dated March 21, 1902 (32 Stat. 641, 655–56), ap-
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proved July 1, 1902, 640 acres of property were 
ceded to the United States for the purpose of cre-
ating Sulphur Springs Reservation, later known as 
Platt National Park, to protect water and other re-
sources and provide public access. 
(2) In 1976, Platt National Park, the Arbuckle 
Recreation Area, and additional lands were com-
bined to create Chickasaw National Recreation Area 
to protect and expand water and other resources as 
well as to memorialize the history and culture of the 
Chickasaw Nation. 
(3) More recently, the Chickasaw Nation has 
expressed interest in establishing a cultural center 
inside or adjacent to the park. 
(4) The Chickasaw National Recreation Area’s 
Final Amendment to the General Management Plan 
(1994) found that the best location for a proposed 
Chickasaw Nation Cultural Center is within the 
Recreation Area’s existing boundary and that the se-
lected cultural center site should be conveyed to the 
Chickasaw Nation in exchange for land of equal 
value. 
(5) The land selected to be conveyed to the 
Chickasaw Nation holds significant historical and
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cultural connections to the people of the Chickasaw 
Nation. 
(6) The City of Sulphur, Oklahoma, is a key 
partner in this land exchange through its donation 
of land to the Chickasaw Nation for the purpose of 
exchange with the United States. 
(7) The City of Sulphur, Oklahoma, has con-
veyed fee simple title to the non-Federal land de-
scribed as Tract 102–26 to the Chickasaw Nation by 
Warranty Deed. 
(8) The National Park Service, the Chickasaw 
Nation, and the City of Sulphur, Oklahoma, have 
signed a preliminary agreement to effect a land ex-
change for the purpose of the construction of a cul-
tural center. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to author-
ize, direct, facilitate, and expedite the land conveyance in 
accordance with the terms and conditions of this Act. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions 
apply: 
(1) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 
means the Chickasaw National Recreational Area 
lands and interests therein, identified as Tract 102–
25 on the Map.
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(2) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed-
eral land’’ means the lands and interests therein, 
formerly owned by the City of Sulphur, Oklahoma, 
and currently owned by the Chickasaw Nation, lo-
cated adjacent to the existing boundary of Chicka-
saw National Recreation Area and identified as 
Tract 102–26 on the Map. 
(3) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Proposed Land Exchange and Boundary Re-
vision, Chickasaw National Recreation Area’’, dated 
September 8, 2003, and numbered 107/800035a. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 4. CHICKASAW NATIONAL RECREATION AREA LAND 
CONVEYANCE. 
(a) LAND CONVEYANCE.—Not later then 6 months 
after the Chickasaw Nation conveys all right, title, and 
interest in and to the non-Federal land to the United 
States, the Secretary shall convey all right, title, and inter-
est in and to the Federal land to the Chickasaw Nation. 
(b) VALUATION OF LAND TO BE CONVEYED.—The 
fair market values of the Federal land and non-Federal 
land shall be determined by an appraisal acceptable to the 
Secretary and the Chickasaw Nation. The appraisal shall 
conform with the Federal appraisal standards, as defined
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in the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Ac-
quisitions developed by the Interagency Land Acquisition 
Conference, 1992, and any amendments to these stand-
ards. 
(c) EQUALIZATION OF VALUES.—If the fair market 
values of the Federal land and non-Federal land are not 
equal, the values may be equalized by the payment of a 
cash equalization payment by the Secretary or the Chicka-
saw Nation, as appropriate. 
(d) CONDITIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection 
(a), the conveyance of the non-Federal land author-
ized under subsection (a) shall not take place until 
the completion of all items included in the Prelimi-
nary Exchange Agreement among the City of Sul-
phur, the Chickasaw Nation, and the National Park 
Service, executed on July 16, 2002, except as pro-
vided in paragraph (2). 
(2) EXCEPTION.—The item included in the Pre-
liminary Exchange Agreement among the City of 
Sulphur, the Chickasaw Nation, and the National 
Park Service, executed on July 16, 2002, providing 
for the Federal land to be taken into trust for the 
benefit of the Chickasaw Nation shall not apply.
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(e) ADMINISTRATION OF ACQUIRED LAND.—Upon 
completion of the land exchange authorized under sub-
section (a), the Secretary—
(1) shall revise the boundary of Chickasaw Na-
tional Recreation Area to reflect that exchange; and 
(2) shall administer the land acquired by the 
United States in accordance with applicable laws 
and regulations.
Passed the House of Representatives September 28, 
2004. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.