Fountainhead Property Land Transfer Act

Bill: 113-hr-4844
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2]
Introduced: 2014-06-11
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Federal-Indian relations

Gambling

Indian lands and resources rights

Land transfers

Oklahoma

Water use and supply
Latest action: action_date: 2014-06-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-06-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Fountainhead Property Land Transfer Act - Requires the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over specified federal property in McIntosh County, Oklahoma, within the boundary of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation (the Tribe), from the Secretary of the Army to the Secretary of the Interior, who shall take such land into trust for the benefit of the Tribe. </p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4844 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 11, 2014 Mr. Mullin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To take certain property in McIntosh County, Oklahoma, into trust for the benefit of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fountainhead Property Land Transfer Act . 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 and the Secretary of the Army under subsection (d), administrative jurisdiction of the Property shall be transferred from the Secretary of the Army 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 description of the Property shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary and the Secretary of the Army. (c) Consideration; costs The tribe shall pay— (1) to the Secretary of the Army fair market value of the Property, as determined by the Secretary of the Army; and (2) all costs and administrative expenses associated with the transfer of administrative jurisdiction of the Property and taking the Property into trust pursuant to subsection (a), including costs of the survey provided for in subsection (b) and 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 and the Secretary of the Army consider appropriate to protect the interests of the United States, including reservation of flowage easements consistent with the Acquisition Guide Line for Flowage Easement for the 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 of the United States in and to the approximately 18.33 acres of Federal land depicted as USACE on the map titled Muscogee (Creek) Nation Proposed Land Acquisition and dated May 23, 2014. (2) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (3) Tribe The term tribe means the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. (f) Gaming prohibition The tribe may not conduct on any land taken into trust pursuant to this Act any gaming activities— (1) as a matter of claimed inherent authority; or (2) under any Federal law, including the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act ( 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq. ) and any regulations promulgated by the Secretary or the National Indian Gaming Commission pursuant to that Act. (g) Savings provision Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect or limit the application of, or any obligation to comply with, any environmental law, including the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.).