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108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 265

To provide for an adjustment of the boundaries of Mount Rainier National 

Park, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 8, 2003

Ms. DUNN (for herself, Mr. DICKS, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. 

HASTINGS of Washington, Mr. SMITH of Washington, and Mr. BAIRD) 

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources 

A BILL

To provide for an adjustment of the boundaries of Mount 

Rainier National Park, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Mount Rainier Na5 tional Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2003’’. 

6 SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—

8 (1) ACQUISITION AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary 

9 of the Interior may acquire, from willing owners 
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1 only, privately owned land depicted on the map enti2 tled ‘‘Mount Rainier National Park FY2004 LWCF 

3 Project’’, numbered 105/92,002, and dated October 

4 2002. The privately owned land so depicted may be 

5 acquired from such willing owners by donation, pur6 chase with donated or appropriated funds, or ex7 change. 

8 (2) LIMITATION.—The total acreage of the land 

9 acquired under this subsection and the land trans10 ferred to the administrative jurisdiction of the Sec11 retary of the Interior under subsection (b) shall not 

12 exceed 1,000 acres. 

13 (3) INCLUSION IN PARK.—Upon the acquisition 

14 of property by the Secretary under this subsection—

15 (A) the boundary of Mount Rainier Na16 tional Park shall be modified to include the ac17 quired property and to ensure that access over 

18 the Carbon River Bridge to National Forest 

19 lands is maintained for commercial and other 

20 public use; and 

21 (B) the Secretary of the Interior shall ad22 minister the acquired property as part of Mount 

23 Rainier National Park. 

24 (b) TRANSFER OF NATIONAL FOREST LANDS.—
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1 (1) TRANSFER.—There is transferred to the 

2 Secretary of the Interior administrative jurisdiction 

3 over National Forest lands depicted on the map re4 ferred to in subsection (a)(1). 

5 (2) INCLUSION IN PARK.—Upon the effective 

6 date of this subsection, the boundary of Mount 

7 Rainier National Park shall be modified to include 

8 the lands referred to in paragraph (1). 

9 (c) ADMINISTRATIVE SITE.—In addition to lands ac10 quired under subsection (a), in order to provide public in11 formation for visitors accessing public lands along the 

12 Carbon and Mowich Corridors, the Secretary of the Inte13 rior may acquire land in the vicinity of Wilkeson, Wash14 ington, not to exceed .5 acre, by purchase, donation, or 

15 exchange, and from willing owners only. 

16 (d) ADMINISTRATION OF ACQUIRED LANDS.—The 

17 Secretary of the Interior shall administer lands acquired 

18 under this section as part of Mount Rainier National Park 

19 and in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. 

20 (e) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map referred to in 

21 subsection (a)(1) shall be on file in the appropriate offices 

22 of the National Park Service.

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