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108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2140 

To expand the boundary of the Mount Rainier National Park. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 26, 2004 

Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Mrs. MURRAY) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To expand the boundary of the Mount Rainier National 

Park. 

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 ‘‘Expanding and Making 

5 Mount Rainier National Park More Accessible Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 The Congress finds the following: 

8 (1) The Carbon River watershed within Pierce 

9 County in the State of Washington has unique quali10 ties of ecological, economic, and educational impor-
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1 tance, including clean water, productive salmon 

2 streams, important wildlife habitat, active geologic 

3 processes, outdoor recreational opportunities, and di4 verse economic opportunities. 

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

6 premier attractions in the State of Washington, pro7 viding recreational, educational, and economic oppor8 tunities that will be enhanced by the construction of 

9 new campgrounds and visitor contact facilities in the 

10 Carbon River valley outside old-growth forest habi11 tats and above the flood plain. 

12 (3) Coordination of management across na13 tional forest and national park lands in this corridor 

14 will enhance the conservation of the forest ecosystem 

15 and public enjoyment of these public lands. 

16 (4) Protection and development of historic and 

17 recreational facilities in the Carbon River valley, 

18 such as trails and visitor centers, can be facilitated 

19 by the National Park Service. 

20 SEC. 3. MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY AD21 JUSTMENT. 

22 (a) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—The boundary of 

23 Mount Rainier National Park is modified to include the 

24 area within the boundary generally depicted on the map 

25 entitled ‘‘Mount Rainier National Park, Carbon River 
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1 Boundary Adjustment,’’ numbered 105/92,002B, and 

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

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

4 Park Service. 

5 (b) LAND ACQUISITION.—The Secretary of the Inte6 rior may acquire, only with consent of the owner, by dona7 tion, purchase with donated or appropriated funds or ex8 change— 

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

10 than 800 acres, and improvements thereon within 

11 the boundary generally depicted on the map referred 

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

13 other recreational facilities; and 

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

15 than one acre, and improvements thereon in the vi16 cinity of Wilkeson, Washington, for a facility to 

17 serve visitors to public lands along the Carbon and 

18 Mowich Corridors. 

19 (c) ADMINISTRATION OF ACQUIRED LANDS.—Lands 

20 acquired under this section shall be administered by the 

21 Secretary of the Interior as part of Mount Rainier Na22 tional Park in accordance with applicable laws and regula23 tions. 
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1 SEC. 4. ASSOCIATED LANDS. 

2 The Secretary of Agriculture shall manage that por3 tion of the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest lying 

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

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

6 natural setting in a manner consistent with the area’s des7 ignation as part of a late successional reserve. 

8 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

9 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 

10 as may be necessary to carry out this Act. 

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