[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 423 Reported in Senate (RS)]
Calendar No. 171
107th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 423
[Report No. 107-69]
To amend the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the establishment of
Fort Clatsop National Memorial in the State of Oregon, and for other
purposes''.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 1, 2001
Mr. Wyden (for himself, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mrs. Murray, and Ms.
Cantwell) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
October 1, 2001
Reported by Mr. Bingaman, with amendments
[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]
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A BILL
To amend the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the establishment of
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 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) In 1805, the members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
built Fort Clatsop at the mouth of the Columbia River near
Astoria, Oregon, where they spent 106 days waiting for the end
of winter and preparing for their journey home. The Fort
Clatsop National Memorial was created by Congress in 1958 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, and is the
only National Park Service site solely dedicated to the Lewis
and Clark Expedition.
(2) The 1995 General Management Plan for the Fort Clatsop
National Memorial, prepared with input from the local
community, calls for the addition of lands to the memorial to
include the trail used by expedition members to travel from the
fort to the Pacific Ocean and to include the shore and forest
lands surrounding the fort and trail to protect their natural
settings.
(3) The area near present day McGowan, <DELETED>Washington
</DELETED>Washington, known as ``Station Camp'', where Lewis
and Clark and the Corps of Discovery camped after reaching the
Pacific Ocean, performed detailed surveying, and conducted the
historic ``vote'' to determine where to spend the winter, is of
undisputed national significance.
(4) The National Park Service and State of Washington
should identify the best alternative for adequately and cost
effectively protecting and interpreting the ``Station Camp''
site.
(5) Expansion of the Fort Clatsop National Memorial would
require 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 for both the trail to the Pacific and, possibly, the
Station Camp site would be both timely and appropriate before
the start of the national bicentennial celebration of the Lewis
and Clark Expedition planned to take place during the years
2004 through 2006.
<DELETED>SEC. 3. ACQUISITION OF LANDS FOR FORT CLATSOP NATIONAL
MEMORIAL.</DELETED>
<DELETED> The Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the establishment
of Fort Clatsop National Memorial in the State of Oregon, and for other
purposes'', approved May 29, 1958 (Chapter 158; 72 Stat. 153), is
amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) by inserting in section 2 ``(a)'' before ``The
Secretary''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) by inserting in section 2 a period, ``.'', following
``coast'' and by striking the remainder of the section.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) by inserting in section 2 the following new
subsections:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(b) The Memorial shall also include the lands depicted
on the map entitled `Fort Clatsop Boundary Map' numbered and dated
``405-80016-CCO-June-1996''. The area designated in the map as a
`buffer zone' shall not be developed but shall be managed as a visual
buffer between a commemorative trail that will run through the
property, and contiguous private land holdings.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(c) The total area designated as the Memorial shall
contain no more than 1,500 acres.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) by inserting at the end of section 3 the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(b) Such lands included within the newly expanded
boundary may be acquired from willing sellers only, with the exception
of corporately owned timberlands.''.</DELETED>
SEC. 3. ACQUISITION OF LANDS FOR FORT CLATSOP NATIONAL MEMORIAL.
The Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the establishment of Fort
Clatsop National Memorial in the State of Oregon, and for other
purposes'', approved May 29, 1958 (Public Law 85-435; 72 Stat. 153) is
amended--
(1) in section 2, by inserting ``(a)'' before ``The
Secretary'',
(2) in section 2, by striking ``coast'' and all that
follows through the end of the section and inserting
``coast.'';
(3) in section 2, by adding the following new subsections:
``(b) The Memorial shall also include the lands depicted as
`Addition Lands' on the map entitled `Fort Clatsop Boundary Map'
numbered and dated `405-80026A-CCO-June 1996'. The area designated in
the map as the `Buffer Zone' shall not be developed, but shall be
managed as a visual buffer.
``(c) The total area for the Memorial shall not exceed 1,500
acres.''.
(4) in section 3, by inserting ``(a)'' before ``Within''.
(5) by inserting at the end of section 3 the following:
``(b) Such lands included within the boundary as depicted on the
map referenced in section 2(b) may be acquired only from willing
sellers, with the exception of corporately-owned timberlands.''.
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF STUDY OF STATION CAMP.
The Secretary of the Interior shall conduct a study of the area
known as ``Station Camp'' near McGowan, <DELETED>Washington, to
determine its </DELETED>Washington, as well as the Megler Rest Area and
Fort Canby State Park, to determine their suitability, feasibility, and
national significance, for inclusion into 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).
Calendar No. 171
107th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 423
[Report No. 107-69]
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A BILL
To amend the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the establishment of
Fort Clatsop National Memorial in the State of Oregon, and for other
purposes''.
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October 1, 2001
Reported with amendments