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H.R. 4066: Chickasaw National Recreation Area Land Exchange Act of 2004

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H.R. 4066: Chickasaw National Recreation Area Land Exchange Act of 2004

108th Congress · introduced 2004-03-30 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Became Public Law No: 108-389.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2004-03-30 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 108-389. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Chickasaw National Recreation Area Land Exchange Act of 2004

Plain summary

Chickasaw National Recreation Area Land Exchange Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, not later than six months after the Chickasaw Nation conveys all interest in specified non-Federal land (formerly owned by the City of Sulphur, Oklahoma, located adjacent to the existing boundary of the Chickasaw National Recreation Area), to take specified Federal land (in that Area) into trust for the benefit of the Chickasaw Nation. Requires that the value of the Federal and non-Federal land be determined by an appraisal acceptable to the Secretary and the Chickasaw Nation. Directs that if the values of the lands are not equal they may be equalized through a cash equalization payment by the Secretary or the Chickasaw Nation. Conditions the land conveyance on 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, but makes inapplicable the item providing that the Federal land be taken into trust for the benefit of the Chickasaw Nation.

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Official text

Chickasaw National Recreation Area Land Exchange Act of 2004

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4066, Chickasaw National Recreation Area Land Exchange Act of 2004 (2004-09-20); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4066, Chickasaw National Recreation Area Land Exchange Act of 2004 (2004-09-20)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] reported raising $4.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (1)
Appraisal
An estimate of what property is worth. In Texas, county appraisal districts set the value that property taxes are based on.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-hr4066 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108