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Union Calendar No. 59 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 481 
[Report No. 109–107] 
To further the purposes of the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site 
Establishment Act of 2000. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 1, 2005 
Mrs. MUSGRAVE (for herself and Mr. COLE of Oklahoma) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources 
JUNE 8, 2005 
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 February 1, 2005] 
A BILL 
To further the purposes of the Sand Creek Massacre 
National Historic Site Establishment Act of 2000. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Sand Creek Massacre 
National Historic Site Trust Act of 2005’’.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) FACILITY.—The term ‘‘facility’’ means any 
structure, utility, road, or sign constructed on the 
trust property on or after the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
(2) IMPROVEMENT.—The term ‘‘improvement’’ 
means— 
(A) a 1,625 square foot 1-story ranch house, 
built in 1952, located in the SW quarter of sec. 
30, T. 17 S., R. 45 W., sixth principal meridian; 
(B) a 3,600 square foot metal-constructed 
shop building, built in 1975, located in the SW 
quarter of sec. 30, T. 17 S., R. 45 W., sixth prin-
cipal meridian; 
(C) a livestock corral and shelter; and 
(D) a water system and wastewater system 
with all associated utility connections. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(4) TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Tribe’’ means the Chey-
enne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma, a federally 
recognized Indian tribe. 
(5) TRUST PROPERTY.—The term ‘‘trust prop-
erty’’ means the real property, including rights to all 
minerals, and excluding the improvements, formerly
known as the ‘‘Dawson Ranch’’, consisting of ap-
proximately 1,465 total acres presently under the ju-
risdiction of the Tribe, situated within Kiowa Coun-
ty, Colorado, and more particularly described as fol-
lows: 
(A) The portion of sec. 24, T. 17 S., R. 46 
W., sixth principal meridian, that is the Eastern 
half of the NW quarter, the SW quarter of the 
NE quarter, the NW quarter of the SE quarter, 
sixth principal meridian. 
(B) All of sec. 25, T. 17 S., R. 46 W., sixth 
principal meridian. 
(C) All of sec. 30, T. 17 S., R. 45 W., sixth 
principal meridian. 
SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR 
THE CHEYENNE AND ARAPAHO TRIBES OF 
OKLAHOMA. 
(a) LAND HELD IN TRUST FOR THE CHEYENNE AND 
ARAPAHO TRIBES OF OKLAHOMA.—On conveyance of title 
to the trust property by the Tribe to the United States, with-
out any further action by the Secretary, the trust property 
shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Tribe. 
(b) TRUST.—All right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to the trust property, except any facilities
constructed under section 4(b), are declared to be held by 
the United States in trust for the Tribe. 
SEC. 4. IMPROVEMENTS AND FACILITIES. 
(a) IMPROVEMENTS.—The Secretary may acquire by 
donation the improvements in fee. 
(b) FACILITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may construct 
a facility on the trust property only after consulting 
with, soliciting advice from, and obtaining the agree-
ment of, the Tribe, the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, and 
the Northern Arapaho Tribe. 
(2) OWNERSHIP.—Facilities constructed with 
Federal funds or funds donated to the United States 
shall be owned in fee by the United States. 
(c) FEDERAL FUNDS.—For the purposes of the con-
struction, maintenance, or demolition of improvements or 
facilities, Federal funds shall be expended only on improve-
ments or facilities that are owned in fee by the United 
States. 
SEC. 5. SURVEY OF BOUNDARY LINE; PUBLICATION OF DE-
SCRIPTION. 
(a) SURVEY OF BOUNDARY LINE.—To accurately es-
tablish the boundary of the trust property, not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall cause a survey to be conducted by the Office
of Cadastral Survey of the Bureau of Land Management 
of the boundary lines described in section 2(5). 
(b) PUBLICATION OF LAND DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—On completion of the survey 
under subsection (a), and acceptance of the survey by 
the representatives of the Tribe, the Secretary shall 
cause the full metes and bounds description of the 
lines, with a full and accurate description of the trust 
property, to be published in the Federal Register. 
(2) EFFECT.—The description shall, on publica-
tion, constitute the official description of the trust 
property. 
SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATION OF TRUST PROPERTY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The trust property shall be admin-
istered in perpetuity by the Secretary as part of the Sand 
Creek Massacre National Historic Site, only for historical, 
traditional, cultural, and other uses in accordance with the 
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Establishment 
Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 106–465). 
(b) ACCESS FOR ADMINISTRATION.—For purposes of 
administration, the Secretary shall have access to the trust 
property, improvements, and facilities as necessary for 
management of the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic 
Site in accordance with the Sand Creek Massacre National
Historic Site Establishment Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 461 
note; Public Law 106–465). 
(c) DUTY OF THE SECRETARY.—The Secretary shall 
take such action as is necessary to ensure that the trust 
property is used only in accordance with this section. 
(d) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this Act super-
sedes the laws and policies governing units of the National 
Park System. 
SEC. 7. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY. 
Section 6(a)(2) of the Sand Creek Massacre National 
Historic Site Establishment Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 461 
note; Public Law 106–465) is amended by inserting ‘‘or ex-
change’’ after ‘‘only by donation’’.
Union Calendar No. 59 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 481 
[Report No. 109–107] 
A BILL 
To further the purposes of the Sand Creek Mas-
sacre National Historic Site Establishment Act 
of 2000. 
JUNE 8, 2005 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed