[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4548 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4548

  To make a technical correction to the Columbia River Gorge National 
                        Scenic Area Act of 1986.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 10, 1998

Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington introduced the following bill; which was 
                 referred to the Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To make a technical correction to the Columbia River Gorge National 
                        Scenic Area Act of 1986.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) in September 1984, Congress enacted Public Law 98-396 
        (98 Stat. 1423; S. Rep. No. 98-570, 33), authorizing 
        establishment of the Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge, 
        and reserving approximately 80 acres of the Steigerwald Lake 
        area for Port of Camas-Washougal development purposes; and
            (2) in 1986, Congress inadvertently located the southwest 
        Washington boundary of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic 
        Area so that approximately 19 of the 80 reserved acres and 10 
        acres of Port-owned land were included in the national scenic 
        area.

SEC. 2. COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE NATIONAL SCENIC AREA.

    (a) In General.--To reflect the intent of Congress set forth in 
Public Law 98-396, section 4(a)(2) of the Columbia River Gorge National 
Scenic Area Act (16 U.S.C. 544b(a)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(2) The boundaries'' and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(2) Boundaries.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B), the boundaries''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) Exclusions.--The scenic area shall not 
                include the approximately 29 acres of land owned by the 
                Port of Camas-Washougal in the South \1/2\ of Section 
                16, Township 1 North, Range 4 East, and the North \1/2\ 
                of Section 21, Township 1 North, Range 4 East, 
                Willamette Meridian, Clark County, Washington, that 
                consists of--
                            ``(i) the approximately 19 acres of Port 
                        land acquired from the Corps of Engineers under 
                        the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
                        1984 (Public Law 98-396); and
                            ``(ii) the approximately 10 acres of 
                        adjacent Port land to the west of the land 
                        described in clause (i).''.
    (b) Intent.--The amendment made by subsection (a)--
            (1) is intended to achieve the intent of Congress set forth 
        in Public Law 98-396; and
            (2) is not intended to set a precedent regarding adjustment 
        or amendment of any boundaries of the Columbia River Gorge 
        National Scenic Area or any other provisions of the Columbia 
        River Gorge National Scenic Area Act.
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