[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
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[S. Res. 273 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 273

Recognizing the centennial of the establishment of Crater Lake National 
                                 Park.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 21, 2002

Mr. Smith of Oregon (for himself and Mr. Wyden) submitted the following 
 resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
                               Resources

                              May 21, 2002

             Committee discharged; considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Recognizing the centennial of the establishment of Crater Lake National 
                                 Park.

Whereas Crater Lake, at 1,943 feet deep, is the deepest lake in the United 
        States;
Whereas Crater Lake is a significant natural feature, the creation of which, 
        through the eruption of Mount Mazama 7,700 years ago, dramatically 
        affected the landscape of an area that extends from southern Oregon into 
        Canada;
Whereas legends of the formation of Crater Lake have been passed down through 
        generations of the Klamath Tribe, Umpqua Tribe, and other Indian tribes;
Whereas on June 12, 1853, while in search of the legendary Lost Cabin gold mine, 
        John Wesley Hillman, Henry Klippel, and Isaac Skeeters discovered Crater 
        Lake;
Whereas William Gladstone Steele dedicated 17 years to developing strong local 
        support for the conservation of Crater Lake, of which Steele said, ``All 
        ingenuity of nature seems to have been exerted to the fullest capacity 
        to build a grand awe-inspiring temple the likes of which the world has 
        never seen before'';
Whereas on May 22, 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt signed into law a bill 
        establishing Crater Lake as the Nation's sixth national park, mandating 
        that Crater Lake National Park be ``dedicated and set apart forever as a 
        public park or pleasure ground for the benefit of the people of the 
        United States'' (32 Stat. 202);
Whereas Crater Lake National Park is a monument to the beauty of nature and the 
        importance of providing public access to the natural treasures of the 
        United States; and
Whereas May 22, 2002, marks the 100th anniversary of the designation of Crater 
        Lake as a national park: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate recognizes May 22, 2002, as the 
centennial of the establishment of Crater Lake National Park.
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