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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.

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

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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