FORT VANCOUVER
The Administrative History of Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
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Appendix A:
LEGISLATION

10. Fort Vancouver National Historic Site

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Establishment as national monument; transfer of lands by War Assets Administration and Secretary of the Army to Secretary of the Interior authorized _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Act of June 19, 1948 355
Boundaries revised and monument redesignated "Fort Vancouver National Historic Site" _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Act of June 30, 1961 356

An Act To provide for the establishment of the Fort Vancouver National Monument, in the State of Washington, to include the site of the old Hudson's Bay Company stockade, and for other purposes, approved June 19, 1948 (62 Stat. 532)

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, for the purpose of establishing a Federal area of national historical importance for the benefit of the people of the United States, to be known as the "Fort Vancouver National Monument", the Administrator of the War Assets Administration and the Secretary of the Army are authorized to transfer to the Secretary of the Interior, without exchange of funds, administrative jurisdiction over such federally owned lands and other property, real or personal, under their jurisdiction, including the site of the old Hudson's Bay Company stockade in the State of Washington, as they shall find to be surplus to the needs of their respective agencies, such properties to be selected, with their approval by the Secretary of the Interior for inclusion within the national monument. (16 U.S.C. § 450ff.)


Ft. Vancouver
National Monu-
ment, Wash.

SEC. 2. The total area of the national monument as established or as enlarged by transfers pursuant to this Act shall not exceed nintey acres. Establishment of the monument shall be effective, upon publication in the Federal Register of notice of such establishment, following the transfer to the Secretary of the Interior of administrative jurisdiction over such lands as the Secretary of the Interior shall deem to be sufficient for purposes of establishing the national monument. Additional lands may be added to the monument in accordance with the procedure prescribed in section 1 hereof, governing surplus properties, or by donation, subject to the maximum acreage limitation prescribed by this Act, upon publication of notice thereof in the Federal Register. (16 U.S.C. § 450ff-1.)

Total area.








Additional
lands.

SEC. 3. The administration, protection, and development of the aforesaid national monument shall be exercised under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior by the National Park Service, subject to the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535), entitled "An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes", as amended. (16 U.S.C. § 450ff-2.)

Administration, etc.



16 U.S.C.
§ § 1-4, 22, 43.


IX. NATIONAL HISTORIC SITES -- FORT VANCOUVER


An Act To revise the boundaries and to change the name of Fort Vancouver National Monument, in the State of Washington, and for other purposes, approved June 30, 1961 (75 Stat. 196)



Fort Vancouver
National Monu-
ment, Wash.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, for the purpose of preserving certain historic properties associated with the Fort Vancouver National Monument, established pursuant to the Act of June 19, 1948, chapter 546 (62 Stat. 532; 16 U.S.C. 450ff-450ff-2), the Secretary of the Interior may revise the boundaries of the monument to include therein not more than one hundred and thirty additional acres of land adjacent to, contiguous to, or in the vicinity of the existing monument. (16 U.S.C. § 450ff-3.)
Land
acquisition.
SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Interior may acquire in such manner as he may consider to be in the public interest the non-Federal lands and interests in lands within the revised boundaries. (16 U.S.C. § 450ff-4.)
Transfer
authority
SEC. 3. The heads of executive departments may transfer to the Secretary of the Interior, without exchange of funds, administrative jurisdiction over such federally owned lands and other property under their administrative jurisdictions within the revised boundary as may become excess to the needs of their respective agencies for inclusion in the Fort Vancouver National Monument. (16 U.S.C. § 450ff-5.)
Redesignation.

SEC. 4. Fort Vancouver National Monument is re-designated Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. (16 U.S.C. § 450ff-6.)



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