Chickasaw National Recreation Area Land Exchange Act of 2004
PL 108-389 (H.R.4066), enacted 10/30/2004

118 STAT. 2239
PUBLIC LAW 108–389—OCT. 30, 2004
Public Law 108–389
108th Congress
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 Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 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), approved July 1, 1902, 640 acres
of property were ceded to the United States for the purpose
of creating Sulphur Springs Reservation, later known as Platt
National Park, to protect water and other resources and provide
public access.
(2) In 1976, Platt National Park, the Arbuckle Recreation
Area, and additional lands were combined to create Chickasaw
National Recreation Area to protect and expand water and
other resources as well as to memorialize the history and cul-
ture 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 selected 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 Chicka-
saw Nation for the purpose of exchange with the United States.
(7) The City of Sulphur, Oklahoma, has conveyed fee simple
title to the non-Federal land described 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
Chickasaw
National
Recreation Area
Land Exchange
Act of 2004.
16 USC 460hh
note.
Oct. 30, 2004
[H.R. 4066]
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agreement to effect a land exchange for the purpose of the
construction of a cultural center.
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to authorize, 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-Federal land’’
means the lands and interests therein, formerly owned by the
City of Sulphur, Oklahoma, and currently owned by the Chicka-
saw Nation, located 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 entitled ‘‘Pro-
posed Land Exchange and Boundary Revision, Chickasaw
National Recreation Area’’, dated September 8, 2003, and num-
bered 107/800035a.
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary
of the Interior.
SEC. 4. CHICKASAW NATIONAL RECREATION AREA LAND CONVEY-
ANCE.
(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 interest 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 Fed-
eral Land Acquisitions developed by the Interagency Land Acquisi-
tion Conference, 1992, and any amendments to these standards.
(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 Chickasaw Nation, as appropriate.
(d) CONDITIONS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the
conveyance of the non-Federal land authorized under subsection
(a) shall not take place until the completion of all items included
in the Preliminary Exchange Agreement among the City of
Sulphur, the Chickasaw Nation, and the National Park Service,
executed on July 16, 2002, except as provided in paragraph
(2).
(2) EXCEPTION.—The item included in the Preliminary
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 subsection (a), the Secretary—
Deadline.
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4066 (S. 2374):
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 108–702 (Comm. on Resources).
SENATE REPORTS: No. 108–369 accompanying S. 2374 (Comm. on Energy and
Natural Resources).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 150 (2004):
Sept. 28, considered and passed House.
Oct. 10, considered and passed Senate.
(1) shall revise the boundary of Chickasaw National Recre-
ation Area to reflect that exchange; and
(2) shall administer the land acquired by the United States
in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
Approved October 30, 2004.
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