[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1476 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1476

    To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special 
 resources study of the Tule Lake Segregation Center in Modoc County, 
      California, to determine the suitability and feasibility of 
            establishing a unit of the National Park System.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 24, 2007

Mrs. Feinstein (for herself, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. Inouye) 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 authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special 
 resources study of the Tule Lake Segregation Center in Modoc County, 
      California, to determine the suitability and feasibility of 
            establishing a unit of the National Park System.

    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 ``Tule Lake Segregation Center Special 
Resource Study Act''.

SEC. 2. STUDY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this 
Act as the ``Secretary'') shall conduct a special resource study of the 
national significance, suitability, and feasibility of including the 
Tule Lake Segregation Center in the National Park System.
    (b) Inclusion of Sites in the National Park System.--The study 
under subsection (a) shall include an analysis and any recommendations 
of the Secretary concerning the suitability and feasibility of 
designating the site as a unit of the National Park System that relates 
to the themes described in section 3.
    (c) Study Guidelines.--In conducting the study authorized under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall use the criteria for the study of 
areas for potential inclusion in the National Park System contained in 
section 8 of Public Law 91-383 (16 U.S.C. 1a-5).
    (d) Consultation.--In preparing and conducting the study under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with Modoc County, the 
State of California, appropriate Federal agencies, Tribal and local 
government entities, private organizations, and private land owners.

SEC. 3. THEMES.

    The study authorized under section 2 shall evaluate the Tule Lake 
Segregation Center with respect to the following themes:
            (1) The significance of the site as a component of World 
        War II.
            (2) The significance of the site as it related to other war 
        relocation centers.
            (3) Historic buildings, including the stockade, that are 
        intact and in place, along with numerous other resources.
            (4) The contributions made by the local agricultural 
        community to the war effort.
            (5) The potential impact of designation of the site as a 
        unit of the National Park Service on private land owners.

SEC. 4. REPORT.

    Not later than 1 year after funds are made available for this Act, 
the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate a report describing the findings, conclusions, 
and recommendations of the study.
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