An Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park in the States of Alaska and Washington, and for other purposes.
PL 94-323 (S.98), enacted 06/30/1976

PUBLIC LAW 94-323—JUNE 30, 1976 
90 STAT. 717 
Public Law 94-323 
94th Congress 
An Act 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Klondike Gold Rush 
National Historical Park in the States of Alaska and Washington, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) in or-der 
to preserve in public ownership for the benefit and inspiration of the 
people of the United States, historic structures and trails associated 
with the Klondike Gold Rush of 1898, the Secretary of the Interior 
(hereinafter referred to as the "Secretary") is authorized to establish 
the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park 
(hereinafter 
referred to as the "park"), consisting of a Seattle unit, a Skagway 
unit, a Chilkoot Trail unit, and a White Pass Trail unit. The bound-
aries of the Skagway unit, the Chilkoot Trail unit, and the White 
Pass Trail unit shall be as generally depicted on a drawing consisting 
of two sheets entitled "Boundary Map, Klondike Gold Rush National 
Historical Park", numbered 20,013-B and dated May, 1973, which 
shall be on file and available for public inspection in the offices of the 
National Park Service, Department of the Interior. Within the Pioneer 
Square Historic District in Seattle as depicted on a drawing entitled 
"Pioneer Square Historic District", numbered 20,010-B and dated 
May 19, 1973, which shall also be on file and available as aforesaid, 
the Secretary may select a suitable site for the Seattle unit and publish 
a description of the site in the Federal Register. The Secretary may 
relocate the site of the Seattle unit by publication of a new description 
in the Federal Register, and any property acquired for purposes of 
the unit prior to such relocation shall be subject to disposal in accord-
ance with the Federal surplus property laws: Provided, That the 
Seattle unit shall be within the Pioneer Square Historic District. After 
advising the Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs of the Con-
gress of the United States, in writing, the Secretary may revise the 
boundaries of the park from time to time, by publication of u. revised 
map or other boundary description in the Federal Register, but the 
total area of the park may not exceed thirteen thousand three hundred 
acres. 
(b) (1) The Secretary may acquire lands, waters, and interests 
therein within the park by donation, purchase, lease, exchange, or 
transfer from another Federal agency. Lands or interests in lands 
owned by the State of Alaska or any political subdivision thereof may 
be acquired only by donation. Lands under the jurisdiction of any 
Federal agency may, with the concurrence of such agency, be trans-
ferred without consideration to the Secretary for the purposes of 
the park. 
(2) The Secretary is authorized to acquire outside the boundaries 
of the park, by any of the above methods, not to exceed fifteen acres 
of land or intereste therein located in, or in the vicinity of, the city 
of Skagway, Alaska, for an administrative site; and to acquire by 
any of the above methods, up to ten historic structures or interests in 
such structures located in the city of Skagway but outside the Skag-
way unit for relocation within such unit as the Secretary deems essen-
tial for adequate preservation and interpretation of the park. 
June 30. 1976 
[S. 98] 
Klondike Cold 
Rush National 
Historical Park, 
Alaska-Wash. 
Establishment. 
16 u s e 410bb. 
Map. 
Publication in 
Federal Register. 
Relocation. 
Limitations. 
Revision, 
advising 
congressional 
committees. 
Publication in 
Federal Register. 
Land acquisition. 
90 STAT. 718 
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Existing rights 
Rights-of-way. 
43 use 270. 
Publication in 
Federal Register. 
16 use 
410bb-l. 
Administration. 
43 u s e 1457. 
16 u s e 461. 
Cooperation. 
16 u s e 460/-22. 
Restoration. 
Consultation with 
Canadian 
officials. 
16 use 
410bb-2. 
Proclamation 
authorization. 
Klondike Gold 
Rush 
International 
Historical Park. 
(c) All lands acquired pursuant to this Act shall be taken by the 
Secretary subject to all valid existing rights granted by the United 
States for railroad, telephone, telegraph, and pipeline purposes. The 
Secretary is authorized to grant rights-of-way, easements, permits, and 
other benefits in, through and upon all lands acquired for the White 
Pass Trail unit for pipeline purposes, pursuant to the Acts of Feb-
ruary 25, 1920 (41 Stat. 449), August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 678), and 
August 12, 1953 (67 Stat. 557), and for railroad purposes pursuant to 
the Act of May 14, 1898 (30 Stat. 409) : Provided, That significant 
adverse impacts to park resources will not result. 
(d) The Secretary is authorized to grant to the State of Alaska a 
highway right-of-way across lands in the Chilkoot Trail unit, in the 
area of Dyea, for the purpose of linking the communities of Haines 
and Skagway by road if he finds that (1) there is no feasible and pru-
dent alternative to the use of such lands, (2) the road proposal includes 
all possible planning to minimize harm to the park resulting from such 
road use, and (3) to grant such right-of-way will not have significant 
adverse effects on the historical and archeological resources of the park 
and its administration, protection, and management in accordance with 
the purposes of this Act, 
SEC. 2 (a) The Secretary shall establish the park by publication of 
a notice to that effect in the Federal Register at such time as he deems 
sufficient lands, waters, and interests therein have been acquired for 
administration in accordance with the purposes of this Act. Pending 
such establishment and thereafter, the Secretary shall administer 
lands, waters, and interests therein acquired for the park in accordance 
with the provisions of the Act approved August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 
535), as amended and supplemented, and the Act approved August 21, 
1935 (49 Stat. 666), as amended. 
(b) The Secretary is authorized to cooperate and enter into agree-
ments with other Federal agencies. State and local public bodies, and 
private interests, relating to planning, development, use, acquisition, 
or disposal (including as provided in section 5 of the Act of July 15, 
1968, 82 Stat. 356; 16 U.S.C. 4601-22) of lands, structures, and waters 
in or adjacent to the park or otherwise affecting the administration, 
use, and enjoyment thereof, in order to contribute to the development 
and management of such lands in a manner compatible with the pur-
poses of the park. Such agreements, acquisitions, dispositions, develop-
ment, or use and land-use plans shall provide for the preservation of 
historical sites and scenic areas, recreation, and visitor enjoyment to 
the fullest extent practicable. 
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may 
restore and rehabilitate property within the park pursuant to coopera-
tive agreements without regard as to whether title thereto is in the 
United States. 
SEC. 3. (a) The Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of 
State, is authorized to consult and cooperate with appropriate officials 
of the Government of Canada and Provincial or Territorial officials 
regarding planning and development of the park, and an international 
historical park. At such time as the Secretary shall advise the Presi-
dent of the United States that planning, development, and protection 
of the adjacent or related historic and scenic resources in Canada have 
been accomplished by the Government of Canada in a manner con-
sistent with the purposes for which the park was established, and upon 
enactment of a provision similar to this section by the proper author-
ity of the Canadian Government, the President is authorized to issue 
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90 STAT. 719 
a proclamation designating and including the park as part of an 
international historical park to be known as Klondike Gold Eush 
International Historical Park. 
(b) For purposes of administration, promotion, development, and 
support by appropriations, that part of the Klondike Gold Eush 
International Historical Park within the territory of the United States 
shall continue to be designated as the "Klondike Gold Eush National 
Historical Park". 
SEC. 4. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums Appropriation 
as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act, but not more authorwation. 
than $2,655,000 for the acquisition of lands and interests in lands, and 
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not more than $5,885,000 for development. 
4iubb-d. 
Approved June 30, 1976. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
HOUSE REPORT No. 94-1153 accompanying H.R. 1194 (Comm. on Interior and 
Insular Affairs). 
SENATE REPORT No. 94-166 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: 
Vol. 121 (1975): June 4, considered and passed Senate. 
Vol. 122 (1976): June 8, considered and passed House, amended, in lieu of 
H.R. 1194. 
June 18, Senate concurred in House amendments. 
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