[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 140 (Wednesday, October 17, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10799-S10800]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          FORT CLATSOP NATIONAL MEMORIAL EXPANSION ACT OF 2001

  The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 423) to amend the Act 
entitled ``An Act to provide for the establishment of Fort Clatsop 
National Memorial in the State of Oregon, and for other purposes,'' 
which had been reported from the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources, with amendments, as follows:
  (The parts of the bill intended to be stricken are shown in boldface 
brackets and the parts of the bill intended to be inserted are shown in 
italic.)

                                 S. 423

       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 ``Fort Clatsop National 
     Memorial Expansion Act of 2001''.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

       The Congress finds the following:
       (1) In 1805, the members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition 
     built Fort Clatsop at the mouth of the Columbia River near 
     Astoria, Oregon, where they spent 106 days waiting for the 
     end of winter and preparing for their journey home. The Fort 
     Clatsop National Memorial was created by Congress in 1958 for 
     the purpose of commemorating the culmination, and the winter 
     encampment, of the Lewis and Clark Expedition following its 
     successful crossing of the North American continent, and is 
     the only National Park Service site solely dedicated to the 
     Lewis and Clark Expedition.
       (2) The 1995 General Management Plan for the Fort Clatsop 
     National Memorial, prepared with input from the local 
     community, calls for the addition of lands to the memorial to 
     include the trail used by expedition members to travel from 
     the fort to the Pacific Ocean and to include the shore and 
     forest lands surrounding the fort and trail to protect their 
     natural settings.
       (3) The area near present day McGowan, [Washington] 
     Washington, known as ``Station Camp'', where Lewis and Clark 
     and the Corps of Discovery camped after reaching the Pacific 
     Ocean, performed detailed surveying, and conducted the 
     historic ``vote'' to determine where to spend the winter, is 
     of undisputed national significance.
       (4) The National Park Service and State of Washington 
     should identify the best alternative for adequately and cost 
     effectively protecting and interpreting the ``Station Camp'' 
     site.
       (5) Expansion of the Fort Clatsop National Memorial would 
     require Federal legislation because the size of the memorial 
     is currently limited by statute to 130 acres.
       (6) Congressional action to allow for the expansion of Fort 
     Clatsop for both the trail to the Pacific and, possibly, the 
     Station Camp site would be both timely and appropriate before 
     the start of the national bicentennial celebration of the 
     Lewis and Clark Expedition planned to take place during the 
     years 2004 through 2006.

     [SEC. 3. ACQUISITION OF LANDS FOR FORT CLATSOP NATIONAL 
                   MEMORIAL.

       [The Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the establishment 
     of Fort Clatsop National Memorial in the State of Oregon, and 
     for other purposes'', approved May 29, 1958 (Chapter 158; 72 
     Stat. 153), is amended--
       [(a) by inserting in section 2 ``(a)'' before ``The 
     Secretary''.
       [(b) by inserting in section 2 a period, ``.'', following 
     ``coast'' and by striking the remainder of the section.
       [(c) by inserting in section 2 the following new 
     subsections:
       [``(b) The Memorial shall also include the lands depicted 
     on the map entitled `Fort Clatsop Boundary Map' numbered and 
     dated ``405-80016-CCO-June-1996''. The area designated in the 
     map as a `buffer zone' shall not be developed but shall be 
     managed as a visual buffer between a commemorative trail that 
     will run through the property, and contiguous private land 
     holdings.
       [``(c) The total area designated as the Memorial shall 
     contain no more than 1,500 acres.''.
       [(d) by inserting at the end of section 3 the following:
       [``(b) Such lands included within the newly expanded 
     boundary may be acquired from willing sellers only, with the 
     exception of corporately owned timberlands.''.]

     SEC. 3. ACQUISITION OF LANDS FOR FORT CLATSOP NATIONAL 
                   MEMORIAL.

       The Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the establishment 
     of Fort Clatsop National Memorial in the State of Oregon, and 
     for other purposes'', approved May 29, 1958 (Public Law 85-
     435; 72 Stat. 153) is amended--
       (1) in section 2, by inserting ``(a)'' before ``The 
     Secretary'',
       (2) in section 2, by striking ``coast'' and all that 
     follows through the end of the section and inserting 
     ``coast.'';
       (3) in section 2, by adding the following new subsections:
       ``(b) The Memorial shall also include the lands depicted as 
     `Addition Lands' on the map entitled `Fort Clatsop Boundary 
     Map' numbered and dated `405-80026A-CCO-June 1996'. The area 
     designated in the map as the `Buffer Zone' shall not be 
     developed, but shall be managed as a visual buffer.
       ``(c) The total area for the Memorial shall not exceed 
     1,500 acres.''.
       (4) in section 3, by inserting ``(a)'' before ``Within''.
       (5) by inserting at the end of section 3 the following:
       ``(b) Such lands included within the boundary as depicted 
     on the map referenced in section 2(b) may be acquired only 
     from willing sellers, with the exception of corporately-owned 
     timberlands.''.

     SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF STUDY OF STATION CAMP.

         The Secretary of the Interior shall conduct a study of 
     the area known as ``Station Camp'' near McGowan, [Washington, 
     to determine its] Washington, as well as the Megler Rest Area 
     and Fort Canby State Park, to determine their suitability, 
     feasibility, and national significance, for inclusion into 
     the National Park System. The study shall be conducted in 
     accordance with section 8 of Public Law 91-383 (16 U.S.C. 1a-
     5).

  The committee amendments were agreed to.
  The bill (S. 423) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, 
was read the third time and passed, as follows:

                                 S. 423

       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 ``Fort Clatsop National 
     Memorial Expansion Act of 2001''.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

       The Congress finds the following:
       (1) In 1805, the members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition 
     built Fort Clatsop at the mouth of the Columbia River near 
     Astoria, Oregon, where they spent 106 days waiting for the 
     end of winter and preparing for their journey home. The Fort 
     Clatsop National Memorial was created by Congress in 1958 for 
     the purpose of commemorating the culmination, and the winter 
     encampment, of the Lewis and Clark Expedition following its 
     successful crossing of the North American continent, and is 
     the only National Park Service site solely dedicated to the 
     Lewis and Clark Expedition.
       (2) The 1995 General Management Plan for the Fort Clatsop 
     National Memorial, prepared with input from the local 
     community, calls for the addition of lands to the memorial to 
     include the trail used by expedition members to travel from 
     the fort to the Pacific Ocean and to include the shore and 
     forest lands surrounding the fort and trail to protect their 
     natural settings.
       (3) The area near present day McGowan, Washington, known as 
     ``Station Camp'', where Lewis and Clark and the Corps of 
     Discovery camped after reaching the Pacific Ocean, performed 
     detailed surveying, and conducted the historic ``vote'' to 
     determine where to spend the winter, is of undisputed 
     national significance.
       (4) The National Park Service and State of Washington 
     should identify the best alternative for adequately and cost 
     effectively protecting and interpreting the ``Station Camp'' 
     site.
       (5) Expansion of the Fort Clatsop National Memorial would 
     require Federal legislation because the size of the memorial 
     is currently limited by statute to 130 acres.
       (6) Congressional action to allow for the expansion of Fort 
     Clatsop for both the trail to the Pacific and, possibly, the 
     Station Camp site would be both timely and appropriate before 
     the start of the national bicentennial celebration of the 
     Lewis and Clark

[[Page S10800]]

     Expedition planned to take place during the years 2004 
     through 2006.

     SEC. 3. ACQUISITION OF LANDS FOR FORT CLATSOP NATIONAL 
                   MEMORIAL.

       The Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the establishment 
     of Fort Clatsop National Memorial in the State of Oregon, and 
     for other purposes'', approved May 29, 1958 (Public Law 85-
     435; 72 Stat. 153) is amended--
       (1) in section 2, by inserting ``(a)'' before ``The 
     Secretary'';
       (2) in section 2, by striking ``coast'' and all that 
     follows through the end of the section and inserting 
     ``coast.'';
       (3) in section 2, by adding the following new subsections:
       ``(b) The Memorial shall also include the lands depicted as 
     `Addition Lands' on the map entitled `Fort Clatsop Boundary 
     Map' numbered and dated `405-80026A-CCO-June 1996'. The area 
     designated in the map as the `Buffer Zone' shall not be 
     developed, but shall be managed as a visual buffer.
       ``(c) The total area for the Memorial shall not exceed 
     1,500 acres.''.
       (4) in section 3, by inserting ``(a)'' before ``Within''.
       (5) by inserting at the end of section 3 the following:
       ``(b) Such lands included within the boundary as depicted 
     on the map referenced in section 2(b) may be acquired only 
     from willing sellers, with the exception of corporately-owned 
     timberlands.''.

     SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF STUDY OF STATION CAMP.

       The Secretary of the Interior shall conduct a study of the 
     area known as ``Station Camp'' near McGowan, Washington, as 
     well as the Megler Rest Area and Fort Canby State Park, to 
     determine their suitability, feasibility, and national 
     significance, for inclusion into the National Park System. 
     The study shall be conducted in accordance with section 8 of 
     Public Law 91-383 (16 U.S.C. 1a-5).

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