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-
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
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.
(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
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.
(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:
Clerk.