[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2643 Engrossed in House (EH)]


  2d Session

                               H. R. 2643

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                                 AN ACT

 To authorize the acquisition of additional lands for inclusion in the 
 Fort Clatsop National Memorial in the State of Oregon, and for other 
                               purposes.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 2643

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                                 AN ACT


 
 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 Representatives 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 Columbia 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 National 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 expedition 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 Memorial requires 
        Federal legislation because the size of the memorial is 
        currently limited by statute to 130 acres.
            (6) Congressional action to allow for the expansion of Fort 
        Clatsop National Memorial to include the trail to the Pacific 
        Ocean would be timely and appropriate 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 MEMORIAL, 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 subsections:
    ``(b) Authorized Expansion.--The Fort Clatsop National 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 subsection:
    ``(b) Limitation.--The lands (other than corporately owned 
timberlands) depicted on the map referred to in section 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 follows 
        through ``its establishment,'' and inserting ``(a) 
        Administration.--''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(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 proceedings or in lieu of condemnation proceedings, the 
Secretary 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 MEMORIAL.

    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 determine 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).

            Passed the House of Representatives July 8, 2002.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.