[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 161 Engrossed in House (EH)]
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 161
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To adjust the boundary of the Minidoka Internment National Monument to
include the Nidoto Nai Yoni Memorial in Bainbridge Island, Washington,
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 ``Bainbridge Island Japanese American
Monument Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.
(a) In General.--The boundary of the Minidoka Internment National
Monument, located in the State of Idaho and established by Presidential
Proclamation 7395 of January 17, 2001, is adjusted to include the
Nidoto Nai Yoni (``Let it not happen again'') memorial. That memorial--
(1) commemorates the Japanese Americans of Bainbridge
Island, Washington, who were the first to be forcibly removed
from their homes and relocated to internment camps during World
War II under Executive Order No. 9066; and
(2) consists of approximately 8 acres of land owned by the
City of Bainbridge Island, Washington, as depicted on the map
titled ``Bainbridge Island Japanese American Memorial'',
numbered 194/80,003, and dated September, 2006.
(b) Map.--The map referred to in subsection (a) shall be kept on
file and made available for public inspection in the appropriate
offices of the National Parks Service.
SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATION OF MONUMENT.
(a) Administration.--The Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter in
this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall administer the
Nidoto Nai Yoni Memorial as part of Minidoka Internment National
Monument in accordance with--
(1) Presidential Proclamation 7395 of January 17, 2001;
(2) laws and regulations generally applicable to units of
the National Park System, including the Act of August 25, 1916
(popularly known as the ``National Park Service Organic Act,'';
16 U.S.C. 1 et seq); and
(3) any agreements entered into pursuant to subsection (b).
(b) Agreements.--
(1) For the purposes of defining the role of the National
Park Service in administering the Nidoto Nai Yoni Memorial
owned by the City of Bainbridge Island, the Secretary is
authorized to enter into agreements with--
(A) the City of Bainbridge Island;
(B) the Bainbridge Island Metropolitan Park and
Recreational District;
(C) the Bainbridge Island Japanese American
Community Memorial Committee;
(D) the Bainbridge Island Historical Society;
(E) successor entities to the entities named in
subparagraphs (A) through (D); and
(F) other appropriate individuals or entities, at
the discretion of the Secretary.
(2) In order to implement an agreement provided for in
paragraph (1), the Secretary may--
(A) make grants to the City of Bainbridge Island
for development of an administrative and interpretive
facility for the Nidoto Nai Yoni Memorial;
(B) enter into a cooperative management agreement
with the City of Bainbridge Island, pursuant to section
3(l) of Public Law 91-383 (16 U.S.C. 1a-2(l); popularly
known as the ``National Park System General Authorities
Act''), for the purpose of providing assistance with
operation and maintenance of the memorial;
(C) make grants to other non-Federal entities for
other infrastructure projects at the memorial, subject
to a match of non-Federal funding equal to the amount
of a grant made pursuant to this paragraph; and
(D) make grants or enter into cooperative
agreements with non-Federal entities to support
development of interpretive media for the memorial.
(c) Administrative and Visitor Use Site.--The Secretary is
authorized to operate and maintain a site in Seattle, Washington, for
administrative and visitor use purposes associated with Minidoka
Internment National Monument, using to the greatest extent practicable
the facilities and other services of the Seattle unit of the Klondike
Gold Rush National Historical Park.
(d) Coordination of Interpretive and Educational Materials and
Programs.--The Secretary shall coordinate the development of
interpretive and educational materials and programs for the Nidoto Nai
Yoni Memorial and the Minidoka Internment National Monument site in the
State of Idaho with the Manzanar National Historic Site in the State of
California.
Passed the House of Representatives February 6, 2007.
Attest:
Clerk.
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 161
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To adjust the boundary of the Minidoka Internment National Monument to
include the Nidoto Nai Yoni Memorial in Bainbridge Island, Washington,
and for other purposes.