[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 601 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 601

 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the McLoughlin 
 House National Historic Site in Oregon City, Oregon, for inclusion in 
   the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 12, 2003

 Mr. Smith (for himself and Mr. Wyden) introduced the following bill; 
   which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural 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, for inclusion in 
   the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, 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 ``McLoughlin House National Historic 
Site Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

     Congress finds that--
            (1) on June 27, 1941, in accordance with section 2 of the 
        Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 462), Acting Assistant 
        Secretary of the Interior W.C. Mendenhall established the 
        McLoughlin Home National Historic Site in Oregon City, Oregon;
            (2) in 1941, the McLoughlin Memorial Association, the city 
        of Oregon City, Oregon, and the United States entered into a 
        cooperative agreement providing for the preservation and use of 
        the McLoughlin House as a national historic site;
            (3) on January 16, 1945, the Historic Site was redesignated 
        as the McLoughlin House National Historic Site;
            (4) the Historic Site is located in a charter park on land 
        owned by the City described as ``Oregon City Block 40'';
            (5) the Historic Site includes the McLoughlin House and 
        Barclay House, which are owned and managed by the Association;
            (6) while the Association has had an exemplary and 
        longstanding role in the stewardship of the Historic Site, the 
        Association is unable to continue that role; and
            (7) the Historic Site has been an affiliated area of the 
        National Park System and is worthy of recognition as a unit of 
        the National Park System.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Association.--The term ``Association'' means the 
        McLoughlin Memorial Association, an organization that is 
        described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
        1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of the Code.
            (2) City.--The term ``City'' means Oregon City, Oregon.
            (3) Historic site.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``Historic Site'' means 
                the McLoughlin House National Historic Site that is--
                            (i) described in the Order of the Acting 
                        Assistant Secretary of the Interior dated June 
                        27, 1941; and
                            (ii) generally depicted on the map entitled 
                        ``McLoughlin House National Historic Site'', 
                        numbered 007/80,000, and dated December 1, 
                        2001.
                    (B) Inclusions.--The term ``Historic Site'' 
                includes the McLoughlin House, the Barclay House, and 
                other real property, improvements, and personal 
                property that are associated with the McLoughlin House 
                and the Barclay House.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.

SEC. 4. MCLOUGHLIN HOUSE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.

    (a) Acquisition.--
            (1) Authority.--The Secretary may acquire the Historic Site 
        for inclusion in the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.
            (2) Means.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph 
                (2), an acquisition of the Historic Site under 
                paragraph (1) may be made by donation, purchase from a 
                willing seller with donated or appropriated funds, or 
                exchange.
                    (B) Exception.--Portions of the Historic Site owned 
                by the City may be acquired by donation only.
    (b) Boundaries; Administration.--On acquisition of the Historic 
Site--
            (1) the boundary of Fort Vancouver National Historic Site 
        shall be modified to reflect the acquisition of the Historic 
        Site under subsection (a)(1); and
            (2) the Secretary shall administer the Historic Site as 
        part of the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, in 
        accordance with the laws (including regulations) applicable to 
        the National Park System.
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