108TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 265

AN ACT

To provide for an adjustment of the boundaries of

poses.Mount Rainier National Park, and for other pur-

108TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 265

AN ACT

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,
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Mount Rainier Na3 tional Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2004’’.

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

5 The Congress finds the following:

6 (1) The Carbon River watershed within Pierce

7 County in the State of Washington has unique quali8 ties of ecological, economic, and educational impor9 tance, including clean water, productive salmon

10 streams, important wildlife habitat, active geologic

11 processes, outdoor recreational opportunities, scenic

12 beauty, educational opportunities, and diverse eco13 nomic opportunities.

14 (2) Mount Rainier National Park is one of the

15 premier attractions in the State of Washington, pro16 viding recreational, educational, and economic oppor17 tunities that will be enhanced by the construction of

18 new campgrounds and visitor contact facilities in the

19 Carbon River valley outside old-growth forest habi20 tats and above the flood plain.

21 (3) Coordination of management across na22 tional forest and national park lands in this corridor

23 will enhance the conservation of the forest ecosystem

24 and public enjoyment of these public lands.

25 (4) Protection and development of historic and

26 recreational facilities in the Carbon River valley,
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1 such as trails and visitor centers, can be facilitated

2 by the National Park Service.

3 SEC. 3. MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY AD4 JUSTMENT.

5 (a) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—The boundary of

6 Mount Rainier National Park is modified to include the

7 area within the boundary generally depicted on the map

8 entitled ‘‘Mount Rainier National Park, Carbon River

9 Boundary Adjustment’’, numbered 105/92,002B, and

10 dated June 2003. The Secretary of the Interior shall keep

11 the map on file in the appropriate offices of the National

12 Park Service.

13 (b) LAND ACQUISITION.—The Secretary of the Inte14 rior may acquire, only with the consent of the owner, by

15 donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds,

16 or exchange—

17 (1) land or interests in land, totaling not more

18 than 800 acres, and improvements thereon within

19 the boundary generally depicted on the map referred

20 to in subsection (a) for development of camping and

21 other recreational facilities; and

22 (2) land or interests in land, totaling not more

23 than one acre, and improvements thereon in the vi24 cinity of Wilkeson, Washington, for a facility to
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1 serve visitors to public lands along the Carbon and

2 Mowich Corridors.

3 (c) ADMINISTRATION OF ACQUIRED LANDS.—Lands

4 acquired under this section shall be administered by the

5 Secretary of the Interior as part of Mount Rainier Na6 tional Park in accordance with applicable laws and regula7 tions.

8 SEC. 4. ASSOCIATED LANDS.

9 The Secretary of Agriculture shall manage that por10 tion of the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest lying

11 adjacent to Mt. Rainier National Park, as identified on

12 the map referred to in section 3(a), to maintain the area’s

13 natural setting in a manner consistent with its manage14 ment as of June 1, 2003.

Passed the House of Representatives June 1, 2004.

Attest:

Clerk.