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 commemo-
rating the culmination, and the winter encampment,
of the Lewis and Clark Expedition following its suc-
cessful 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 ex-
pansion 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 Memo-
rial requires Federal legislation because the size of
the memorial is currently limited by statute to 130
acres.
(6) Congressional action to allow for the expan-
sion of Fort Clatsop National Memorial to include
the trail to the Pacific Ocean would be timely and
appropriate before the start of the bicentennial cele-
bration of the Lewis and Clark Expedition planned
to take place during the years 2004 through 2006.
SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF FORT CLATSOP NATIONAL MEMO-
RIAL, 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’’;
(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 sub-
sections:
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZED EXPANSION.—The Fort Clatsop
National Memorial shall also include the lands depicted
on the map entitled ‘Fort Clatsop Boundary Map’, num-
bered ‘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
METH-
ODS.—’’ before ‘‘Within’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(b) LIMITATION.—The lands (other than cor-
porately 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 sell-
ers.’’.
(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 sub-
section:
‘‘(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 pro-
ceedings or in lieu of condemnation proceedings, the Sec-
retary 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 ME-
MORIAL.
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 Pa-
cific 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 signifi-
cance of these sites for inclusion in the National Park Sys-
tem. The study shall be conducted in accordance with sec-
tion 8 of Public Law 91–383 (16 U.S.C. 1a–5).
Passed the House of Representatives July 8, 2002.
Attest:
Clerk.