IIB 

108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 733

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 9, 2003

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

AN ACT

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the 

McLoughlin House National Historic Site in Oregon 

City, Oregon, and to administer the site as a unit of 

the National Park System, 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; DEFINITIONS. 

2 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

3 ‘‘McLoughlin House National Historic Site Act’’. 

4 (b) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this Act, the 

5 following definitions apply: 

6 (1) ASSOCIATION.—The term ‘‘Association’’ 

7 means the McLoughlin Memorial Association, an or8 ganization described in section 501(c)(3) of the In9 ternal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax10 ation under section 501(a) of such Code. 

11 (2) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means Oregon 

12 City, Oregon. 

13 (3) HISTORIC SITE.—The term ‘‘Historic Site’’ 

14 means the McLoughlin House National Historic Site 

15 which is described in the Acting Assistant Secretary 

16 of the Interior’s Order of June 27, 1941, and gen17 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘McLoughlin 

18 House National Historic Site’’, numbered 007/

19 80,000, and dated 12/01/01, and includes the 

20 McLoughlin House, the Barclay House, and other 

21 associated real property, improvements, and personal 

22 property. 

23 (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

24 the Secretary of the Interior. 

25 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

26 Congress finds the following: 
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1 (1) On June 27, 1941, Acting Assistant Sec2 retary of the Interior W.C. Mendenhall, by means of 

3 the authority granted the Secretary under section 2 

4 of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935, estab5 lished the McLoughlin Home National Historic Site, 

6 located in the City. 

7 (2) Since January 16, 1945, the site has been 

8 known as McLoughlin House National Historic Site. 

9 (3) The Historic Site includes the McLoughlin 

10 House and Barclay House, which are owned and 

11 managed by the Association. 

12 (4) The Historic Site is located in a Charter 

13 Park on Oregon City Block 40, which is owned by 

14 the City. 

15 (5) A cooperative agreement was made in 1941 

16 among the Association, the City, and the United 

17 States, providing for the preservation and use of the 

18 McLoughlin House as a national historic site. 

19 (6) The Association has had an exemplary and 

20 longstanding role in the stewardship of the Historic 

21 Site but is unable to continue that role. 

22 (7) The Historic Site has been an affiliated 

23 area of the National Park System and is worthy of 

24 recognition as part of the National Park System. 
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1 SEC. 3. MCLOUGHLIN HOUSE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE. 

2 (a) ACQUISITION.—The Secretary is authorized to ac3 quire the Historic Site, from willing sellers only, by dona4 tion, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or ex5 change, except that lands or interests in lands owned by 

6 the City may be acquired by donation only. 

7 (b) BOUNDARIES; ADMINISTRATION.—Upon acquisi8 tion of the Historic Site, the acquired property shall be 

9 included within the boundaries of, and be administered as 

10 part of, the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site in ac11 cordance with all applicable laws and regulations of the 

12 National Park System.

Passed the House of Representatives April 8, 2003. 

Attest: JEFF TRANDAHL, 

Clerk.