§ 450mm-1. — Designation of land and improvements; size.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC450mm-1]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LXI--NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS
Sec. 450mm-1. Designation of land and improvements; size
(a) Initial designation of lands
The Secretary of the Interior shall designate for inclusion in Fort
Clatsop National Memorial land and improvements thereon located in
Clatsop County, Oregon, which are associated with the winter encampment
of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, known as Fort Clatsop, including the
site of the salt cairn (specifically, lot number 18, block 1, Cartwright
Park Addition of Seaside, Oregon) utilized by that expedition and
adjacent portions of the old trail which led overland from the fort to
the coast.
(b) Authorized expansion
The Fort Clatsop National Memorial shall also include the lands
depicted on the map entitled ``Fort Clatsop Boundary Map'', numbered
``405-80026C-CCO'', and dated June 1996.
(c) Maximum designated area
The total area designated as the Fort Clatsop National Memorial
shall not exceed 1,500 acres.
(Pub. L. 85-435, Sec. 2, May 29, 1958, 72 Stat. 153; Pub. L. 95-625,
title III, Sec. 311, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3478; Pub. L. 107-221,
Sec. 3(a), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1333.)
Amendments
2002--Pub. L. 107-221 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a),
inserted heading, substituted ``coast.'' for ``coast: Provided, That the
total area so designated shall contain no more than one hundred and
thirty acres.'', and added subsecs. (b) and (c).
1978--Pub. L. 95-625 authorized Secretary to include in Fort Clatsop
National Memorial the site of salt cairn (specifically, lot number 18,
block 1, Cartwright Park Addition of Seaside, Oregon) utilized by the
Lewis and Clark Expedition and authorized an increase to one hundred and
thirty from one hundred and twenty-five acres for the area.
Findings
Pub. L. 107-221, Sec. 2, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1333, provided
that: ``The Congress finds the following:
``(1) Fort Clatsop National Memorial is the only unit of the
National Park System solely dedicated to the Lewis and Clark
Expedition.
``(2) In 1805, the members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
built Fort Clatsop at the mouth of the Columbia River near Astoria,
Oregon, and they spent 106 days at the fort waiting for the end of
winter and preparing for their journey home.
``(3) In 1958, Congress enacted Public Law 85-435 [sections
450mm to 450mm-3 of this title] authorizing the establishment of
Fort Clatsop National Memorial 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.
``(4) The 1995 General Management Plan for Fort Clatsop National
Memorial, prepared with input from the local community, recommends
the expansion of the memorial to include the trail used by
expedition members to access the Pacific Ocean from the fort and the
shore and forest lands surrounding the fort and trail to protect
their natural settings.
``(5) Expansion of Fort Clatsop National Memorial requires
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 National Memorial to include the trail to the Pacific Ocean
would be timely and appropriate before the start of the bicentennial
celebration of the Lewis and Clark Expedition planned to take place
during the years 2004 through 2006.''
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 450mm-2, 450mm-3 of this
title.
