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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1554 
To take certain property in McIntosh County, Oklahoma, into trust for 
the benefit of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 17, 2009 
Mr. BOREN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To take certain property in McIntosh County, Oklahoma, 
into trust for the benefit of the Muscogee (Creek) Na-
tion, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Fountainhead Prop-
erty Land Transfer Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF LAND; LAND INTO TRUST. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Immediately after completion of 
the survey required under subsection (b), the receipt of 
consideration and costs required under subsection (c), and 
satisfaction of all terms specified by the Secretary of the 
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Interior under subsection (d), administrative jurisdiction 
of the Property shall be transferred to the Secretary and 
the Secretary shall take the Property into trust for the 
benefit of the Tribe. 
(b) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal descrip-
tion of the Property shall be determined by a survey satis-
factory to the Secretary. 
(c) CONSIDERATION; COSTS.—The Tribe shall pay to 
the Secretary— 
(1) fair market value of the Property, as deter-
mined by the Secretary; 
(2) the cost of the survey required by sub-
section (b); and 
(3) all costs and administrative expenses associ-
ated with the transfer of administrative jurisdiction 
of the Property and taking the Property into trust 
pursuant to subsection (a), including costs of any 
environmental remediation. 
(d) OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The transfer 
of administrative jurisdiction of the Property and taking 
the Property into trust shall be subject to such other 
terms and conditions as the Secretary considers appro-
priate to protect the interests of the United States, includ-
ing reservation of flowage easements consistent with the 
Acquisition Guide Line for Flowage Easement for the 
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Lake Eufaula project and other applicable policies for that 
project. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section: 
(1) PROPERTY.—The term ‘‘Property’’ means, 
subject to valid existing rights, all right, title, and 
interest 
(including 
improvements 
and 
appur-
tenances) of the United States in and to the Federal 
land generally described as the approximately 18 
acres of Federal land located in McIntosh County, 
Oklahoma, within the boundary of the Muscogee 
(Creek) Nation and located in Northwest Quarter of 
Section 3, Township 10 North, Range 16 East, 
McIntosh County, Oklahoma, at Lake Eufaula. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(3) TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Tribe’’ means the 
Muscogee (Creek) Nation. 
(f) GAMING.—Gaming pursuant to the Indian Gam-
ing Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) may not be 
conducted on the Property, except as provided under sec-
tion 20(b)(1)(A) of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 
U.S.C. 2719(b)(1)(A)). 
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