PUBLIC LAW 107–221—AUG. 21, 2002 116 STAT. 1333

Public Law 107–221

107th Congress

An Act

To authorize the acquisition of additional lands for inclusion in the Fort Clatsop

National Memorial in the State of Oregon, 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 ‘‘Fort Clatsop National Memorial

Expansion Act of 2002’’.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

The Congress finds the following:

(1) Fort Clatsop National Memorial is the only unit of

the National Park System solely dedicated to the Lewis and

Clark Expedition.

(2) In 1805, the members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition

built Fort Clatsop at the mouth of the Columbia River near

Astoria, Oregon, and they spent 106 days at the fort waiting

for the end of winter and preparing for their journey home.

(3) In 1958, Congress enacted Public Law 85–435 authorizing the establishment of Fort Clatsop National Memorial

for the purpose of commemorating the culmination, and the

winter encampment, of the Lewis and Clark Expedition following its successful crossing of the North American continent.

(4) The 1995 General Management Plan for Fort Clatsop

National Memorial, prepared with input from the local community, recommends the expansion of the memorial to include

the trail used by expedition members to access the Pacific

Ocean from the fort and the shore and forest lands surrounding

the fort and trail to protect their natural settings.

(5) Expansion of Fort Clatsop National Memorial requires

Federal legislation because the size of the memorial is currently

limited by statute to 130 acres.

(6) Congressional action to allow for the expansion of Fort

Clatsop National Memorial to include the trail to the Pacific

Ocean would be timely and appropriate before the start of

the bicentennial celebration of the Lewis and Clark Expedition

planned to take place during the years 2004 through 2006.

SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF FORT CLATSOP NATIONAL MEMORIAL, OREGON.

(a) REVISED BOUNDARIES.—Section 2 of Public Law 85–435

(16 U.S.C. 450mm–1) is amended—

(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) INITIAL DESIGNATION OF LANDS.—’’

before ‘‘The Secretary’’;

16 USC

450mm–1 note.

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Fort Clatsop

National

Memorial

Expansion Act of

2002.

Aug. 21, 2002

[H.R. 2643]

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(2) by striking ‘‘coast:’’ and all that follows through the

end of the sentence and inserting ‘‘coast.’’; and

(3) by adding at the end the following new subsections:

‘‘(b) AUTHORIZED EXPANSION.—The Fort Clatsop National

Memorial shall also include the lands depicted on the map entitled

‘Fort Clatsop Boundary Map’, numbered ‘405–80026C–CCO’, and

dated June 1996.

‘‘(c) MAXIMUM DESIGNATED AREA.—The total area designated

as the Fort Clatsop National Memorial shall not exceed 1,500

acres.’’.

(b) AUTHORIZED ACQUISITION METHODS.—Section 3 of Public

Law 85–435 (16 U.S.C. 450mm–2) is amended—

(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) ACQUISITION METHODS.—’’ before

‘‘Within’’; and

(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:

‘‘(b) LIMITATION.—The lands (other than corporately owned

timberlands) depicted on the map referred to in section 2(b) may

be acquired by the Secretary of the Interior only by donation or

purchase from willing sellers.’’.

(c) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—Section 4 of Public Law

85–435 (16 U.S.C. 450mm–3) is amended—

(1) by striking ‘‘Establishment’’ and all that follows through

‘‘its establishment,’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) ADMINISTRATION.—’’; and

(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:

‘‘(b) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—If the owner of corporately owned timberlands depicted on the map referred to in

section 2(b) agrees to enter into a sale of such lands as a result

of actual condemnation proceedings or in lieu of condemnation

proceedings, the Secretary of the Interior shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the owner regarding the manner

in which such lands will be managed after acquisition by the

United States.’’.

SEC. 4. STUDY OF STATION CAMP SITE AND OTHER AREAS FOR POSSIBLE INCLUSION IN NATIONAL MEMORIAL.

The Secretary of the Interior shall conduct a study of the

area near McGowan, Washington, where the Lewis and Clark

Expedition first camped after reaching the Pacific Ocean and known

as the ‘‘Station Camp’’ site, as well as the Megler Rest Area and

Fort Canby State Park, to determine the suitability, feasibility,

and national significance of these sites for inclusion in the National

Washington.

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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2643 (S. 423):

HOUSE REPORTS: No. 107–456 (Comm. on Resources).

SENATE REPORTS: No. 107–69 accompanying S. 423 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources).

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 148 (2002):

July 8, considered and passed House.

Aug. 1, considered and passed Senate.

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Park System. The study shall be conducted in accordance with

section 8 of Public Law 91–383 (16 U.S.C. 1a–5).

Approved August 21, 2002.