In 2005, Oklahoma Senator Jim Inhofe, co-sponsored by Senator Tom Coburn, introduced a bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to lease oil and gas resources under the fort to fund preservation of the historic site and buildings.
In 2005, Oklahoma Senators Jim Inhofe and Tom Coburn proposed legislation that would allow the Secretary of Agriculture to lease oil and gas rights on federal land near a historic site to fund its upkeep.