[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3905 Introduced in Senate (IS)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3905

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.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 15, 2006

  Ms. Cantwell (for herself and Mrs. Murray) 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 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 2006''.

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 9066; and
            (2) consists of approximately 8 acres of land in the City 
        of Bainbridge Island, Washington, as depicted on the map titled 
        _______, numbered ________, and dated ________.
    (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 Park 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 National Park Service 
        Organic Act (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.); and
            (3) any agreements entered into pursuant to subsection (b).
    (b) Agreements.--For the purposes of developing, interpreting, 
operating, and maintaining the Nidoto Nai Yoni Memorial in partnership 
with other public and private entities, the Secretary is authorized to 
enter into agreements with--
            (1) the City of Bainbridge Island;
            (2) the Bainbridge Island Metropolitan Park Camp 
        Recreational District;
            (3) The Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community 
        Memorial Committee;
            (4) the Bainbridge Island Historical Society;
            (5) successor entities to the entities named in paragraphs 
        (1) through (4); and
            (6) other appropriate individuals or entities, at the 
        discretion of the Secretary.
    (c) 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 with the 
Manzanar National Historic Site in the State of California.
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