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Union Calendar No. 271
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2643
[Report No. 107–456]
To authorize the acquisition of additional lands for inclusion in the Fort
Clatsop National Memorial in the State of Oregon, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 25, 2001
Mr. WU (for himself, Mr. BAIRD, and Mr. SOUDER) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources
MAY 14, 2002
Additional sponsors: Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. HILL, Mr.
BEREUTER, Ms. HOOLEY of Orgeon, and Mr. SMITH of Washington
MAY 14, 2002
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 25, 2001]
A BILL
To authorize the acquisition of additional lands for inclusion
in the Fort Clatsop National Memorial in 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,
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 Co-
lumbia 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 Na-
tional Memorial for the purpose of commemorating
the culmination, and the winter encampment, of the
Lewis and Clark Expedition following its successful
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 expansion
of the memorial to include the trail used by expedi-
tion 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 appro-
priate before the start of the bicentennial celebration
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 Na-
tional Memorial shall also include the lands depicted on
the map entitled ‘Fort Clatsop Boundary Map’, numbered
‘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 corporately
owned timberlands) depicted on the map referred to in sec-
tion 2(b) may be acquired by the Secretary of the Interior
only by donation or purchase from willing sellers.’’.
(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 fol-
lows 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 Pacific
Ocean and known as the ‘‘Station Camp’’ site, as well as
the Megler Rest Area and Fort Canby State Park, to deter-
mine the suitability, feasibility, and national significance
of these sites for inclusion in the National Park System.
The study shall be conducted in accordance with section 8
of Public Law 91–383 (16 U.S.C. 1a–5).
Union Calendar No. 271
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2643
[Report No. 107–456]
A BILL
To authorize the acquisition of additional lands for
inclusion in the Fort Clatsop National Memorial
in the State of Oregon, and for other purposes.
MAY 14, 2002
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,
and ordered to be printed