[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1284 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1284
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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 21, 2021
Mr. Bennet (for himself and Mr. Hickenlooper) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and
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.
(3) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Colorado.
SEC. 3. AMACHE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.
(a) Establishment.--Effective on the date on which the Secretary
determines that sufficient land within the exterior boundary of the
National Historic Site has been acquired to constitute a manageable
unit, there is established the Amache National Historic Site in the
State 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 incarcerees at
the Granada Relocation Center;
(2) public reaction in the State 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 Granada Relocation Center and
their resettlement in the State and other States.
(c) Map; Boundaries.--
(1) Map.--As soon as practicable after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the
town of Granada, Colorado, shall prepare a map 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 National Historic
Site only by donation.
(e) 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 the preparation of a
general management plan for the National Historic Site,
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 any 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.
(f) Administrative Facilities.--For the purpose of ensuring the
preservation, protection, and proper management of the National
Historic 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 National Historic Site.
(g) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary may enter into
agreements with--
(1) public or private entities for the purpose of
establishing and operating facilities outside of the exterior
boundary of the National Historic 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.
(h) Effect on Water Rights.--Nothing in this Act affects--
(1) the use, allocation, ownership, or control, in
existence on the date of enactment of this Act, 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 enactment of this Act;
(3) any interstate water compact in existence on the date
of enactment of this Act; or
(4) State water law.
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