Public Law 114–101: To redesignate the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, located in the State of Washington, as the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, to establish the Medicine Creek Treaty National Memorial within the wildlife refuge, and for other purposes.Public Law101Public Law 114–1012015-12-182015-12-18United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-01-03114publicPUBLIC LAW 114–101—DEC. 18, 2015Public Law114–101114th CongressAn Act129 STAT. 2203To redesignate the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, located in the State of Washington, as the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, to establish the Medicine Creek Treaty National Memorial within the wildlife refuge, and for other purposes.
Dec. 18, 2015
[H.R. 2270]
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Billy Frank Jr. Tell Your Story Act.
Native Americans.
16 USC 668dd note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the “Billy Frank Jr. Tell Your Story Act”.SEC. 2. REDESIGNATION OF THE NISQUALLY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.(a) Redesignation.—The Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, located in the State of Washington, is redesignated as the “Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge”.(b)
16 USC 668dd note.
References.—Any reference in any statute, rule, regulation, Executive order, publication, map, paper, or other document of the United States to the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge is deemed to refer to the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge.SEC. 3. MEDICINE CREEK TREATY NATIONAL MEMORIAL, WASHINGTON.(a)
54 USC 320301 note.
Establishment.—There is established the Medicine Creek Treaty National Memorial within the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge to commemorate the location of the signing of the Medicine Creek Treaty of 1854 between the United States Government and leaders of the Muckleshoot, Nisqually, Puyallup, and Squaxin Island Indian Tribes.(b) Acreage and Administration.—The Secretary of the Interior shall establish the boundaries of the Medicine Creek Treaty National Memorial and provide for administration and interpretation of the memorial by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.(c) Coordination.—The Secretary of the Interior shall coordinate with representatives of the Muckleshoot, Nisqually, Puyallup, 129 STAT. 2204
and Squaxin Island Indian Tribes in providing for the interpretation of the Medicine Creek Treaty National Memorial.ApprovedDecember 18, 2015.LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2270:HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 114–355 (Comm. on Natural Resources).
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