IIB 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3819
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 20, 2004
Received 
SEPTEMBER 7, 2004
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
AN ACT 
To redesignate Fort Clatsop National Memorial as the Lewis 
and Clark National Historical Park, to include in the 
park sites in the State of Washington as well as the 
State of Oregon, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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TITLE I—LEWIS AND CLARK NA-
TIONAL 
HISTORICAL 
PARK 
DESIGNATION ACT 
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Lewis and Clark Na-
tional Historical Park Designation Act’’. 
SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS. 
As used in this title: 
(1) PARK.—The term ‘‘park’’ means the Lewis 
and Clark National Historical Park designated in 
section 103. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 103. LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—In order to preserve for the ben-
efit of the people of the United States the historic, cul-
tural, scenic, and natural resources associated with the ar-
rival of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in the lower Co-
lumbia River area, and for the purpose of commemorating 
the culmination and the winter encampment of the Lewis 
and Clark Expedition in the winter of 1805–1806 fol-
lowing its successful crossing of the North American Con-
tinent, there is designated as a unit of the National Park 
System the Lewis and Clark National Historical Park.
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(b) BOUNDARIES.—The boundaries of the park are 
those generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Lewis and 
Clark National Historical Park, Boundary Map’’, num-
bered 405/80027, and dated December 2003, and which 
includes—
(1) lands located in Clatsop County, Oregon, 
which are associated with the winter encampment of 
the Lewis and Clark Expedition, known as Fort 
Clatsop and designated as the Fort Clatsop National 
Memorial by Public Law 85–435, including the site 
of the salt cairn (specifically, lot number 18, block 
1, Cartwright Park Addition of Seaside, Oregon) 
used by that expedition and adjacent portions of the 
old trail which led overland from the fort to the 
coast; 
(2) lands identified as ‘‘Fort Clatsop 2002 Ad-
dition Lands’’ on the map referred to in this sub-
section; and 
(3) lands located along the lower Columbia 
River in the State of Washington associated with the 
arrival of the Lewis and Clark Expedition at the Pa-
cific Ocean in 1805, which are identified as ‘‘Station 
Camp’’, ‘‘Clark’s Dismal Nitch’’, and ‘‘Cape Dis-
appointment’’ on the map referred to in this sub-
section.
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(c) ACQUISITION OF LAND.—
(1) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary is author-
ized to acquire land, interests in land, and improve-
ments therein within the boundaries of the park, as 
identified on the map referred to in subsection (b), 
by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated 
funds, exchange, transfer from any Federal agency, 
or by such other means as the Secretary deems to 
be in the public interest. 
(2) CONSENT OF LANDOWNER REQUIRED.—The 
lands authorized to be acquired under paragraph (1) 
(other than corporately owned timberlands within 
the area identified as ‘‘Fort Clatsop 2002 Addition 
Lands’’ on the map referred to in subsection (b)) 
may be acquired only with the consent of the owner. 
(3) ACQUISITION OF FORT CLATSOP 2002 ADDI-
TION LANDS.—If the owner of corporately owned 
timberlands within the area identified as ‘‘Fort 
Clatsop 2002 Addition Lands’’ on the map referred 
to in subsection (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 
Secretary shall enter into a memorandum of under-
standing with the owner regarding the manner in