A bill to revise the boundary of Crater Lake National Park in the State of Oregon, and for other purposes.
PL 96-553 (S.2318), enacted 12/19/1980

PUBLIC LAW 96-553—DEC. 19, 1980 
94 STAT. 3255 
Public Law 96-558 
96th Congress 
An Act 
To revise the boundary of Crater Lake National Park in the State of Oregon, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) the first 
section of the Act entitled, "An Act reserving fi-om the public lands in 
the State of Oregon, as a public park for the benefit of the people of 
the United States, and for the protection and preservation of the 
game, fish, timber, and all other natural objects therein, a tract of 
land herein described, and so forth", approved May 22,1902 (32 Stat. 
202), is amended to read as follows: 
"That in order to preserve for the benefit, education, and inspira-
tion of the people of the United States certain unique and ancient 
volcanic features, including Crater Lake, together with significant 
forest and fish and wildlife resources, there is hereby established the 
Crater Lake National Park in the State of Oregon. The boundary of 
the park shall encompass the lands, waters, and interests therein 
within the area generally depicted on the map entitled, 'Crater Lake 
National Park, Oregon', numbered 106-80,001, and dated February 
1980, which shall be on file and available for public inspection in the 
office of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior. 
Lands, waters, and interests therein within the boundary of the park 
which were within the boundary of any national forest are excluded 
from such national forest and the boundary of such national forest is 
revised accordingly.". 
O
b
) The Act entitled "An Act to add certain land to the Crater Lake 
National Park in the State of Oregon, and for other purposes", 
approved May 14,1932 (47 Stat. 155), is repealed. 
SEC. 2. To make possible more effective protection of the Alpine 
Lakes Wilderness and more comprehensive and effective manage-
ment of the management unit within the Alpine Lakes Area, estab-
lished by the Alpine Lakes Area Management Act of 1976, the 
Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to acquire any or all of the 
following described lands in the State of Washington: in township 23 
north, range 9 east, Willamette meridian, the southeast quarter of 
Dec. 19, 1980 
[8. 2318] 
Crater Lake 
National Park, 
Oreg., boundary 
revision. 
16 u s e 121. 
Repeal. 
16 u s e 121a. 
16 u s e 1132 
note. 
94 STAT. 3256 
PUBLIC LAW 96-553—DEC. 19, 1980 
section 24. Such lands may be acquired by donation or exchange for 
national forest lands or other lands administered by the Forest 
Service in the same State having a value approximately equal to the 
value of the lands so acquired, as determined by the Secretary of 
Agriculture: Provided, That the Secretary may accept cash or pay 
cash to the grantor in such an exchange in order to equalize minor 
differences in the values of the properties exchanged. Any lands 
acquired pursuant to this section shall, upon acceptance of title, 
become part of the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. 
Approved December 19, 1980. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
SENATE REPORT No. 96-959 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 126 (1980): 
Dec. 4, considered and passed Senate. 
Dec. 5, considered and peissed House.