[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 108 (Thursday, August 1, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S8016]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      VANCOUVER NATIONAL HISTORIC RESERVE PRESERVATION ACT OF 2002

  The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 1649) to amend the 
Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to increase the 
authorization of appropriations for the Vancouver National Historic 
Reserve and for the preservation of Vancouver Barracks, 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. 1649

       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 ``Vancouver National Historic 
     Reserve Preservation Act of [2001] 2002''.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) the Vancouver National Historic Reserve (referred to in 
     this section as the ``Reserve'') in Vancouver, Washington, 
     contains several sites of historical importance, including--
       (A) the former trading post of the Hudson Bay Company, 
     established in 1825;
       (B) Vancouver Barracks, a major administrative outpost of 
     the United States Army for 150 years;
       (C) Officers Row, which is listed on the National Register 
     of Historic Places; and
       (D) Pearson Airpark, the oldest continually operating 
     airport in the United States;
       (2) in accordance with section 502(b)(3) of the Omnibus 
     Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (16 U.S.C. 461 
     note; Public Law 104-333), a partnership comprised of 
     representatives from the National Park Service, the Historic 
     Preservation Office of the State of Washington, the 
     Department of the Army, and the city of Vancouver, 
     Washington, has developed a comprehensive cooperative 
     management plan for the restoration of Vancouver Barracks;
       (3) the 16 buildings at Vancouver Barracks referred to as 
     the ``West Barracks'' were vacated by the Army in October 
     2000 and, for preservation purposes, require significant 
     repair;
       (4) the Army Reserve and the Washington National Guard 
     actively use the portions of Vancouver Barracks referred to 
     as the ``East Barracks'';
       (5) the management plan for the Reserve recommends that the 
     historic buildings at Vancouver Barracks be preserved and 
     primarily used for educational purposes and public 
     activities;
       (6) the State of Washington, the city of Vancouver, 
     Washington, and the Vancouver National Historic Reserve Trust 
     have pledged to financially support preservation efforts at 
     the Reserve;
       (7) extensive planning efforts under the management plan 
     for the Reserve have been completed, and restoration and 
     reuse efforts are proceeding as planned;
       (8) the historic Lewis and Clark expedition passed by the 
     Reserve on the final segment of its historic expedition to 
     the Pacific Ocean;
       (9) the bicentennial celebration of the Lewis and Clark 
     expedition is scheduled to take place from 2004 through 2006;
       (10) to accommodate the expected increase in visitors to 
     the Reserve during the commemoration of the bicentennial 
     celebration, the historic preservation and reuse efforts at 
     the Reserve should be continued; and
       (11) to prevent the further deterioration of Vancouver 
     Barracks, the historic preservation of the West Barracks 
     should be expedited.
       (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to increase the 
     authorization of appropriations for the Vancouver National 
     Historic Reserve and for the preservation of Vancouver 
     Barracks at the Reserve.

     SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 502(d) of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands 
     Management Act of 1996 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 104-
     333) is amended by striking [``$5,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$25,000,000''.] ``$5,000,000 for development costs.'' and 
     inserting ``$15,000,000 for development costs associated with 
     capital projects consistent with the cooperative management 
     plan, except that the Federal share of such development costs 
     shall not exceed 50 pecent of the total costs.''.

  The committee amendments were agreed to.
  The bill (S. 1649) as amended, was read the third time, and passed.
  (The bill will be printed in a future edition of the Record.)

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