[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 161 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 161

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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 4, 2007

     Mr. Inslee (for himself, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Larsen of 
  Washington, Mr. Honda, Mr. Simpson, Mr. McDermott, and Ms. Matsui) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           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 2007''.

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 owned by the 
        City of Bainbridge Island, Washington, as depicted on the map 
        titled ``Bainbridge Island Japanese American Memorial'', 
        numbered 194/80,003, and dated September, 2006.
    (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 Parks 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 Act of August 25, 1916 
        (popularly known as 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.--
            (1) For the purposes of defining the role of the National 
        Park Service in administering the Nidoto Nai Yoni Memorial 
        owned by the City of Bainbridge Island, the Secretary is 
        authorized to enter into agreements with--
                    (A) the City of Bainbridge Island;
                    (B) the Bainbridge Island Metropolitan Park and 
                Recreational District;
                    (C) the Bainbridge Island Japanese American 
                Community Memorial Committee;
                    (D) the Bainbridge Island Historical Society;
                    (E) successor entities to the entities named in 
                subparagraphs (A) through (D); and
                    (F) other appropriate individuals or entities, at 
                the discretion of the Secretary.
            (2) In order to implement an agreement provided for in 
        paragraph (1), the Secretary may--
                    (A) make grants to the City of Bainbridge Island 
                for development of an administrative and interpretive 
                facility for the Nidoto Nai Yoni Memorial;
                    (B) enter into a cooperative management agreement 
                with the City of Bainbridge Island, pursuant to section 
                3(l) of Public Law 91-383 (16 U.S.C. 1a-2(l); popularly 
                known as the ``National Park System General Authorities 
                Act''), for the purpose of providing assistance with 
                operation and maintenance of the memorial;
                    (C) make grants to other non-Federal entities for 
                other infrastructure projects at the memorial, subject 
                to a match of non-Federal funding equal to the amount 
                of a grant made pursuant to this paragraph; and
                    (D) make grants or enter into cooperative 
                agreements with non-Federal entities to support 
                development of interpretive media for the memorial.
    (c) Administrative and Visitor Use Site.--The Secretary is 
authorized to operate and maintain a site in Seattle, Washington, for 
administrative and visitor use purposes associated with Minidoka 
Internment National Monument, using to the greatest extent practicable 
the facilities and other services of the Seattle unit of the Klondike 
Gold Rush National Historical Park.
    (d) 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 site in the 
State of Idaho with the Manzanar National Historic Site in the State of 
California.
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