[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 733 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 733

 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the McLoughlin 
House National Historic Site in Oregon City, Oregon, and to administer 
the site as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 12, 2003

Ms. Hooley of Oregon (for herself, Mr. Wu, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Baird, Mr. 
 Blumenauer, and Mr. Walden of Oregon) introduced the following bill; 
            which was referred to the Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the McLoughlin 
House National Historic Site in Oregon City, Oregon, and to administer 
the site as a unit of the National Park System, 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; DEFINITIONS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``McLoughlin House 
National Historic Site Act''.
    (b) Definitions.--For the purposes of this Act, the following 
definitions apply:
            (1) Association.--The term ``Association'' means the 
        McLoughlin Memorial Association, an organization described in 
        section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 
        exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code.
            (2) City.--The term ``City'' means Oregon City, Oregon.
            (3) Historic site.--The term ``Historic Site'' means the 
        McLoughlin House National Historic Site which is described in 
        the Acting Assistant Secretary of the Interior's Order of June 
        27, 1941, and generally depicted on the map entitled 
        ``McLoughlin House National Historic Site'', numbered 007/
        80,000, and dated 12/01/01, and includes the McLoughlin House, 
        the Barclay House, and other associated real property, 
        improvements, and personal property.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

     Congress finds the following:
            (1) On June 27, 1941, Acting Assistant Secretary of the 
        Interior W.C. Mendenhall, by means of the authority granted the 
        Secretary under section 2 of the Historic Sites Act of August 
        21, 1935, established the McLoughlin Home National Historic 
        Site, located in the City.
            (2) Since January 16, 1945, the site has been known as 
        McLoughlin House National Historic Site.
            (3) The Historic Site includes the McLoughlin House and 
        Barclay House, which are owned and managed by the Association.
            (4) The Historic Site is located in a Charter Park on 
        Oregon City Block 40, which is owned by the City.
            (5) A cooperative agreement was made in 1941 among the 
        Association, the City, and the United States, providing for the 
        preservation and use of the McLoughlin House as a national 
        historic site.
            (6) The Association has had an exemplary and longstanding 
        role in the stewardship of the Historic Site but is unable to 
        continue that role.
            (7) The Historic Site has been an affiliated area of the 
        National Park System and is worthy of recognition as part of 
        the National Park System.

SEC. 3. MCLOUGHLIN HOUSE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.

    (a) Acquisition.--The Secretary is authorized to acquire the 
Historic Site, from willing sellers only, by donation, purchase with 
donated or appropriated funds, or exchange, except that lands or 
interests in lands owned by the City may be acquired by donation only.
    (b) Boundaries; Administration.--Upon acquisition of the Historic 
Site, the acquired property shall be included within the boundaries of, 
and be administered as part of, the Fort Vancouver National Historic 
Site in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations of the 
National Park System.
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