[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1649 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1649

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to 
increase the authorization of appropriations for the Vancouver National 
    Historic Reserve and for the preservation of Vancouver Barracks.

    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 ``Vancouver National Historic Reserve 
Preservation Act of 2002''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) the Vancouver National Historic Reserve (referred to in 
        this section as the ``Reserve'') in Vancouver, Washington, 
        contains several sites of historical importance, including--
                    (A) the former trading post of the Hudson Bay 
                Company, established in 1825;
                    (B) Vancouver Barracks, a major administrative 
                outpost of the United States Army for 150 years;
                    (C) Officers Row, which is listed on the National 
                Register of Historic Places; and
                    (D) Pearson Airpark, the oldest continually 
                operating airport in the United States;
            (2) in accordance with section 502(b)(3) of the Omnibus 
        Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (16 U.S.C. 461 
        note; Public Law 104-333), a partnership comprised of 
        representatives from the National Park Service, the Historic 
        Preservation Office of the State of Washington, the Department 
        of the Army, and the city of Vancouver, Washington, has 
        developed a comprehensive cooperative management plan for the 
        restoration of Vancouver Barracks;
            (3) the 16 buildings at Vancouver Barracks referred to as 
        the ``West Barracks'' were vacated by the Army in October 2000 
        and, for preservation purposes, require significant repair;
            (4) the Army Reserve and the Washington National Guard 
        actively use the portions of Vancouver Barracks referred to as 
        the ``East Barracks'';
            (5) the management plan for the Reserve recommends that the 
        historic buildings at Vancouver Barracks be preserved and 
        primarily used for educational purposes and public activities;
            (6) the State of Washington, the city of Vancouver, 
        Washington, and the Vancouver National Historic Reserve Trust 
        have pledged to financially support preservation efforts at the 
        Reserve;
            (7) extensive planning efforts under the management plan 
        for the Reserve have been completed, and restoration and reuse 
        efforts are proceeding as planned;
            (8) the historic Lewis and Clark expedition passed by the 
        Reserve on the final segment of its historic expedition to the 
        Pacific Ocean;
            (9) the bicentennial celebration of the Lewis and Clark 
        expedition is scheduled to take place from 2004 through 2006;
            (10) to accommodate the expected increase in visitors to 
        the Reserve during the commemoration of the bicentennial 
        celebration, the historic preservation and reuse efforts at the 
        Reserve should be continued; and
            (11) to prevent the further deterioration of Vancouver 
        Barracks, the historic preservation of the West Barracks should 
        be expedited.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to increase the 
authorization of appropriations for the Vancouver National Historic 
Reserve and for the preservation of Vancouver Barracks at the Reserve.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 502(d) of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act 
of 1996 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 104-333) is amended by striking 
``$5,000,000 for development costs.'' and inserting ``$15,000,000 for 
development costs associated with capital projects consistent with the 
cooperative management plan, except that the Federal share of such 
development costs shall not exceed 50 pecent of the total costs.''.

            Passed the Senate August 1, 2002.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
107th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 1649

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

 To amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to 
increase the authorization of appropriations for the Vancouver National 
    Historic Reserve and for the preservation of Vancouver Barracks.