[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 733 Reported in Senate (RS)]
Calendar No. 130
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 733
[Report No. 108-66]
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 9, 2003
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources
June 9, 2003
Reported by Mr. Domenici, with an amendment and an amendment to the
title
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
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AN ACT
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,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the
``McLoughlin House National Historic Site Act''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Definitions.--For the purposes of this Act, the
following definitions apply:</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) City.--The term ``City'' means Oregon City,
Oregon.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the
Secretary of the Interior.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 2. FINDINGS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Congress finds the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Since January 16, 1945, the site has been
known as McLoughlin House National Historic Site.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) The Historic Site includes the McLoughlin
House and Barclay House, which are owned and managed by the
Association.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) The Historic Site is located in a Charter Park
on Oregon City Block 40, which is owned by the City.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (6) The Association has had an exemplary and
longstanding role in the stewardship of the Historic Site but
is unable to continue that role.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 3. MCLOUGHLIN HOUSE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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.</DELETED>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; DEFINITIONS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``McLoughlin House
Addition to Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Act''.
(b) Definitions.--For the purposes of this Act, the following
definitions apply:
(1) City.--The term ``City'' means Oregon City, Oregon.
(2) McLoughlin house.--The term ``McLoughlin House'' 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, Fort Vancouver National Historic Site'',
numbered 389/92,002, and dated 5/01/03, and includes the
McLoughlin House, the Barclay House, and other associated real
property, improvements, and personal property.
(3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
SEC. 2. MCLOUGHLIN HOUSE ADDITION TO FORT VANCOUVER.
(a) Acquisition.--The Secretary is authorized to acquire the
McLoughlin House, 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) Map Availability.--The map identifying the McLoughlin House
referred to in section 1(b)(2) shall be on file and available for
inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service,
Department of the Interior.
(c) Boundaries; Administration.--Upon acquisition of the McLoughlin
House, 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.
(d) Name Change.--Upon acquisition of the McLoughlin House, the
Secretary shall change the name of the site from the ``McLoughlin House
National Historic Site'' to the ``McLoughlin House''.
(e) Federal Laws.--After the McLoughlin House is acquired and added
to Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, any reference in a law, map,
regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to
the ``McLoughlin House National Historic Site'' (other than this Act)
shall be deemed a reference to the ``McLoughlin House'', a unit of Fort
Vancouver National Historic Site.
Amend the title so as to read, ``A bill to authorize the
Secretary of the Interior to acquire the McLoughlin House in
Oregon City, Oregon, for inclusion in Fort Vancouver National
Historic Site, and for other purposes.''.
Calendar No. 130
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 733
[Report No. 108-66]
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
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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June 9, 2003
Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the title