[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2079 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2079

    To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special 
resources study of the Honouliuli Internment Camp site in the State of 
Hawaii, to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing a 
                   unit of the National Park System.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 23, 2009

      Ms. Hirono (for herself, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. 
     Faleomavaega, Mr. Honda, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Wu, Mr. Sablan, Ms. 
     Richardson, Mr. Scott of Virginia, and Mr. Al Green of Texas) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
    To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special 
resources study of the Honouliuli Internment Camp site in the State of 
Hawaii, 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 ``Honouliuli Internment Camp Special 
Resources Study Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. STUDY OF INCLUSION OF HONOULIULI INTERNMENT CAMP SITE IN 
              NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this 
section as the ``Secretary'') shall conduct a special resource study of 
the national significance, suitability, and feasibility of including 
the Honouliuli Gulch and associated sites within the State of Hawaii in 
the National Park System.
    (b) Guidelines.--In conducting the study, the Secretary shall use 
the criteria for the study of areas for potential inclusion in the 
National Park System described in section 8 of Public Law 91-383 (16 
U.S.C. 1a-5).
    (c) Consultation.--In conducting the study, the Secretary shall 
consult with--
            (1) the State of Hawaii;
            (2) appropriate Federal agencies;
            (3) Native Hawaiian and local government entities;
            (4) private and nonprofit organizations;
            (5) private land owners; and
            (6) other interested parties.
    (d) Themes.--The study shall evaluate the Honouliuli Gulch, 
associated sites located on Oahu, and other islands located in the 
State of Hawaii with respect to--
            (1) the significance of the site as a component of World 
        War II;
            (2) the significance of the site as the site related to the 
        forcible internment of Japanese Americans, European Americans, 
        and other individuals; and
            (3) historic resources at the site.
    (e) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
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 required under this 
section.
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