[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
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[H.R. 3747 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.3747

                      One Hundred Seventh Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

         Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
          the twenty-third day of January, two thousand and two


                                 An Act


 
 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the site 
commonly known as Eagledale Ferry Dock at Taylor Avenue in the State of 
     Washington for potential inclusion in the National Park System.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Bainbridge Island 
Japanese-American Memorial Study Act of 2002''.
    (b) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
        (1) During World War II on February 19, 1942, President 
    Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, setting in 
    motion the forced exile of more than 110,000 Japanese Americans.
        (2) In Washington State, 12,892 men, women and children of 
    Japanese ancestry experienced three years of incarceration, an 
    incarceration violating the most basic freedoms of American 
    citizens.
        (3) On March 30, 1942, 227 Bainbridge Island residents were the 
    first Japanese Americans in United States history to be forcibly 
    removed from their homes by the U.S. Army and sent to internment 
    camps. They boarded the ferry Kehloken from the former Eagledale 
    Ferry Dock, located at the end of Taylor Avenue, in the city of 
    Bainbridge Island, Washington State.
        (4) The city of Bainbridge Island has adopted a resolution 
    stating that this site should be a National Memorial, and similar 
    resolutions have been introduced in the Washington State 
    Legislature.
        (5) Both the Minidoka National Monument and Manzanar National 
    Historic Site can clearly tell the story of a time in our Nation's 
    history when constitutional rights were ignored. These camps by 
    design were placed in very remote places and are not easily 
    accessible. Bainbridge Island is a short ferry ride from Seattle 
    and the site would be within easy reach of many more people.
        (6) This is a unique opportunity to create a site that will 
    honor those who suffered, cherish the friends and community who 
    stood beside them and welcomed them home, and inspire all to stand 
    firm in the event our nation again succumbs to similar fears.
        (7) The site should be recognized by the National Park Service 
    based on its high degree of national significance, association with 
    significant events, and integrity of its location and setting. This 
    site is critical as an anchor for future efforts to identify, 
    interpret, serve, and ultimately honor the Nikkei--persons of 
    Japanese ancestry--influence on Bainbridge Island.

SEC. 2. EAGLEDALE FERRY DOCK LOCATION AT TAYLOR AVENUE STUDY AND 
              REPORT.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary of the Interior shall carry out a special 
resource study regarding the national significance, suitability, and 
feasibility of designating as a unit of the National Park System the 
property commonly known as the Eagledale Ferry Dock at Taylor Avenue 
and the historical events associated with it, located in the town of 
Bainbridge Island, Kitsap County, Washington.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after funds are first made 
available for the study under subsection (a), the Secretary of the 
Interior shall submit to the Committee on Resources of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
the Senate a report describing the findings, conclusions, and 
recommendations of the study.
    (c) Requirements for Study.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
section, the study under subsection (a) shall be conducted in 
accordance with section 8(c) of Public Law 91-383 (16 U.S.C. 1a-5(c)).

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.