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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3434
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.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DECEMBER 6, 2001
Ms. HOOLEY
of Oregon (for herself, Mr. WU, Mr. WALDEN, Mr.
BLUMENAUER, Mr. DEFAZIO, and Mr. BAIRD) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources
A BILL
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; DEFINITIONS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘McLoughlin House National Historic Site Act’’.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this Act, the
following definitions apply:
(1) ASSOCIATION.—The term ‘‘Association’’
means the McLoughlin Memorial Association, an or-
ganization described in section 501(c)(3) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax-
ation under section 501(a) of such Code.
(2) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means Oregon
City, Oregon.
(3) HISTORIC SITE.—The term ‘‘Historic Site’’
means the McLoughlin House National Historic Site
which is described in the Acting Assistant Secretary
of the Interior’s Order of June 27, 1941, and gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘McLoughlin
House National Historic Site’’, numbered 007/
80,000, and dated 12/01/01, and includes the
McLoughlin House, the Barclay House, and other
associated real property, improvements, and personal
property.
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of the Interior.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) On June 27, 1941, Acting Assistant Sec-
retary of the Interior W.C. Mendenhall, by means of
the authority granted the Secretary under section 2
of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935, estab-
lished the McLoughlin Home National Historic Site,
located in the City.
(2) Since January 16, 1945, the site has been
known as McLoughlin House National Historic Site.
(3) The Historic Site includes the McLoughlin
House and Barclay House, which are owned and
managed by the Association.
(4) The Historic Site is located in a Charter
Park on Oregon City Block 40, which is owned by
the City.
(5) A cooperative agreement was made in 1941
among the Association, the City, and the United
States, providing for the preservation and use of the
McLoughlin House as a national historic site.
(6) The Association has had an exemplary and
longstanding role in the stewardship of the Historic
Site but is unable to continue that role.
(7) The Historic Site has been an affiliated
area of the National Park System and is worthy of
recognition as a unit of the National Park System.
SEC. 3. MC LOUGHLIN HOUSE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.
(a) ACQUISITION.—In recognition of the Secretary’s
role and responsibilities since June 27, 1941, and in order
to preserve the Historic Site for the benefit and inspira-
tion of the people of the United States as a unit of the
National Park System, the Secretary is authorized to ac-
quire the Historic Site, from willing owners only, by dona-
tion, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or ex-
change, except that lands or interests in lands owned by
the City may be acquired by donation only.
(b) ADMINISTRATION.—Upon acquisition of the His-
toric Site, the Secretary shall administer the Historic Site
in accordance with the provisions of law generally applica-
ble to units of the National Park System, including the
Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish a National Park Service,
and for other purposes’’, approved August 25, 1916 (16
U.S.C. 1 et seq.), and the Act of August 21, 1935 (49
Stat. 666; 16 U.S.C. 461–467).
(c) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Not later than 3 years
after completing acquisition of the Historic Site, the Sec-
retary, in consultation with the Association, shall complete
a general management plan for the Historic Site.
(d) INHOLDING.—The Historic Site is deemed to be
an inholding for the purposes of the inholding account of
the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
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