To direct the Secretary of the Army to convey a parcel of land located in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, to the Choctaw Nation.

Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to convey a specified parcel of public land in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, to the Choctaw Nation. Sets forth that the land must be used for public purposes in perpetuity, or the United States may reclaim it.

[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4769 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4769

To direct the Secretary of the Army to convey a parcel of land located 
         in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, to the Choctaw Nation.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 16, 2002

   Mr. Watkins of Oklahoma introduced the following bill; which was 
     referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Secretary of the Army to convey a parcel of land located 
         in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, to the Choctaw Nation.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. LAND CONVEYANCE.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Army, acting through the 
Chief of Engineers, shall convey by quitclaim deed without 
consideration to the Choctaw Nation all right, title, and interest of 
the United States in and to the parcel of land, including improvements 
thereto, described in subsection (b). The parcel consists of 
approximately 265 acres in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, with access to 
Lake Eufaula and is commonly known as Hickory Point.
    (b) Land Description.--
            (1) In general.--The parcel of land to be conveyed under 
        subsection (a) is section 2, T5N, R16E in Pittsburg County, 
        Oklahoma.
            (2) Survey.--The exact acreage and legal description of the 
        parcel shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the 
        Secretary, with the cost of the survey to be borne by the 
        Choctaw Nation. The Secretary and the Choctaw Nation shall 
        jointly select the surveyor.
    (c) Perpetual Status.--
            (1) In general.--All land conveyed under this section shall 
        be managed in perpetuity for public purposes.
            (2) Reversion.--If the land is not managed for public 
        purposes, title to the land shall revert to the United States, 
        at the option of the United States.
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