[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3819 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3819

 To redesignate Fort Clatsop National Memorial as the Lewis and Clark 
National Historical Park, to include in the park sites in the State of 
   Washington as well as the State of Oregon, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 24, 2004

   Mr. Baird (for himself, Mr. Wu, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
 Larsen of Washington, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Inslee, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Smith 
  of Washington, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Souder, Mr. Pomeroy, Ms. Hooley of 
Oregon, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. Goode, and Ms. Dunn) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                               Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To redesignate Fort Clatsop National Memorial as the Lewis and Clark 
National Historical Park, to include in the park sites in the State of 
   Washington as well as 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 ``Lewis and Clark National Historical 
Park Designation Act of 2004''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    As used in this Act:
            (1) Park.--The term ``park'' means the Lewis and Clark 
        National Historical Park designed in section 3.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.

SEC. 3. LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.

    (a) Designation.--In order to preserve for the benefit of the 
people of the United States the historic, cultural, scenic, and natural 
resources associated with the arrival of the Lewis and Clark Expedition 
in the lower Columbia River area, and for the purpose of commemorating 
the culmination, and the winter encampment, of the Lewis and Clark 
Expedition in the winter of 1805-1806 following its successful crossing 
of the North American Continent, there is designated as a unit of the 
National Park System the Lewis and Clark National Historical Park.
    (b) Boundaries.--The boundaries of the park are those generally 
depicted on the map entitled ``Lewis and Clark National Historical 
Park, Boundary Map'', numbered 405/80027, and dated December 2003, and 
which includes--
            (1) lands located in Clatsop County, Oregon, which are 
        associated with the winter encampment of the Lewis and Clark 
        Expedition, known as Fort Clatsop and designated as the Fort 
        Clatsop National Memorial by Public Law 85-435, including the 
        site of the salt cairn (specifically, lot number 18, block 1, 
        Cartwright Park Addition of Seaside, Oregon) utilized by that 
        expedition and adjacent portions of the old trail which led 
        overland from the fort to the coast;
            (2) lands identified as ``Fort Clatsop 2002 Addition 
        Lands'' on the map referred to in this subsection; and
            (3) lands located along the lower Columbia River in the 
        State of Washington associated with the arrival of the Lewis 
        and Clark Expedition at the Pacific Ocean in 1805, which are 
        identified as ``Station Camp'', ``Clark's Dismal Nitch'', and a 
        ``Memorial to Thomas Jefferson'' on the map referred to in this 
        subsection.
    (c) Acquisition of Land.--
            (1) The Secretary is authorized to acquire land, interests 
        in land, and improvements therein within the boundaries of the 
        park, as identified on the map referred to in subsection (b), 
        by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, 
        exchange, transfer from any Federal agency, or by such other 
        means as the Secretary deems to be in the public interest.
            (2) The lands authorized to be acquired under paragraph (1) 
        (other than corporately owned timberlands within the area 
        identified as ``Fort Clatsop 2002 Addition Lands'' on the map 
        referred to in subsection (b)) may be acquired only with the 
        consent of the owner.
            (3) If the owner of corporately owned timberlands within 
        the area identified as ``Fort Clatsop 2002 Addition Lands'' on 
        the map referred to in subsection (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 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.
    (d) Map Availability.--The map referred to in subsection (b) shall 
be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate 
offices of the National Park Service.

SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) In General.--The park shall be administered by the Secretary in 
accordance with this Act and with laws generally applicable to units of 
the National Park System, including the Act approved August 25, 1916 
(39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.) and the Act of August 21, 1935 (49 
Stat. 666; 16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.).
    (b) Management Plan.--Within three years after funds are made 
available for this purpose, the Secretary shall prepare an amendment to 
the General Management Plan for Fort Clatsop National Memorial guide to 
the management of the Lewis and Clark National Historical Park.
    (c) Cooperative Management.--In order to facilitate the 
presentation of a comprehensive picture of the Lewis and Clark 
Expedition's experiences in the lower Columbia River area and to 
promote more efficient administration of the sites associated with 
those experiences, the Secretary may enter into cooperative management 
agreements with appropriate officials in the States of Washington and 
Oregon in accordance with the authority provided under section 3(l) of 
Public Law 991-383 (112 Stat. 3522; 16 U.S.C. 1a-2).

SEC. 5. REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED LAW.

    (a) In General.--Public Law 85-435 (72 Stat. 153; 16 U.S.C. 450mm 
et seq.), regarding the establishment and administration of Fort 
Clatsop National Memorial, is repealed.
    (b) References.--Any reference in any law (other than this Act), 
regulation, document, record, map or other paper of the United States 
to ``Fort Clatsop National Memorial'' shall be considered a reference 
to the ``Lewis and Clark National Historical Park''.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this Act.
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