[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2497 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2497
To establish the Amache National Historic Site in the State of Colorado
as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 14, 2021
Mr. Neguse (for himself and Mr. Buck) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
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A BILL
To establish the Amache National Historic Site in the State of Colorado
as a unit of the National Park System, 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 ``Amache National Historic Site Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) National historic site.--The term ``National Historic
Site'' means the Amache National Historic Site established by
section 3(a).
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National
Park Service.
SEC. 3. AMACHE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.
(a) Establishment.--There is established the Amache National
Historic Site in the State of Colorado as a unit of the National Park
System.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of the National Historic Site is to
preserve, protect, and interpret for the benefit of present and future
generations resources associated with--
(1) the incarceration of civilians of Japanese ancestry
during World War II at Amache, also known as the Granada
Relocation Center, and the military service of center
incarcerees;
(2) public reaction in the State of Colorado to the
incarceration of Japanese Americans, including the position of
Governor Ralph Carr and the local community; and
(3) the transition of the incarcerees and their descendants
following the closure of the center and resettlement in the
State of Colorado and other States.
(c) Map; Boundaries.--
(1) Map.--As soon as practicable after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare a map, in
consultation with the town of Granada, of the National Historic
Site.
(2) Availability of map.--The map prepared under paragraph
(1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the
appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
(3) Boundaries.--The boundaries of the National Historic
Site shall be the boundaries generally depicted on the map
prepared under paragraph (1).
(d) Property Acquisition Authority.--
(1) Real property.--The Secretary may acquire any land or
interests in land located within the exterior boundary of the
National Historic Site by--
(A) donation; or
(B) purchase with donated or appropriated funds.
(2) Personal property.--The Secretary may acquire personal
property associated with the purposes of the site only by
donation.
(e) Conditions.--The site shall not be established until the date
on which the Secretary acquires sufficient land within the exterior
boundary of the site to constitute a manageable unit.
(f) Administration.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall administer the
National Historic Site in accordance with--
(A) this Act; and
(B) the laws generally applicable to units of the
National Park System.
(2) Management plan.--
(A) Deadline for completion.--Not later than 3
years after the date on which funds are first made
available to the Secretary for this purpose, the
Secretary shall prepare a general management plan for
the National Historic Site in accordance with section
100502 of title 54, United States Code.
(B) Inclusion.--The general management plan
prepared under subparagraph (A) shall identify, as
appropriate, the roles and responsibilities of the
National Park Service and any applicable management
entity in administering and interpreting the National
Historic Site and areas affiliated with the National
Historic Site in a manner that does not interfere with
existing operations and the continued use of existing
facilities at the National Historic Site.
(C) Submission to congress.--On completion of the
general management plan under subparagraph (A), the
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives the
general management plan prepared under that
subparagraph.
(g) Administrative Facilities.--For the purposes of ensuring the
preservation, protection, and proper management of the site and
associated resources, the Secretary may establish facilities for
administration, visitor services, and curation of personal property,
outside the exterior boundaries of, and in the vicinity of, the site.
(h) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary may enter into
agreements with--
(1) the public or private entities for the purpose of
establishing and operating facilities outside of the exterior
boundary of the site for administration, visitor services and
curation of personal property; and
(2) other public or private entities for the purposes of
carrying out this Act.
(i) Effect on Water Rights.--Nothing in this Act affects--
(1) the use, allocation, ownership, or control, in
existence on the date of the enactment of any water, water
right, or any other valid existing right;
(2) any vested absolute or decreed conditional water right
in existence on the date of the enactment;
(3) any interstate water compact in existence on the date
of the enactment; or
(4) State jurisdiction over any water law.
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