[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
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[S. 1596 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 594
111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1596

                          [Report No. 111-308]

  To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the Gold Hill 
                      Ranch in Coloma, California.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 6, 2009

Mrs. Boxer (for herself and Mr. Inouye) introduced the following bill; 
   which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

                           September 27, 2010

              Reported by Mr. Bingaman, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the Gold Hill 
                      Ranch in Coloma, California.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Gold Hill-Wakamatsu 
Preservation Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. FINDINGS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Congress finds that--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the Gold Hill Ranch in Coloma, California, was 
        the location of the founding of the Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Farm 
        Colony in 1869;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the Ranch is--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the oldest property in North America 
                to be associated with Japanese immigration; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the only property associated with the 
                immigration of samurai following the Meiji 
                Restoration;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) the Ranch includes--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) an 1860s home that was occupied by the 
                Wakamatsu settlers;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) mulberry trees planted by the silk 
                farmers; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) the grave stone of Okei Ito, which is 
                the oldest Japanese immigrant grave in the United 
                States; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) a variety of non-Federal funds have been 
        obligated with respect to the acquisition and restoration of 
        the Ranch, including--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) $485,000 from the Farm and Ranchland 
                Protection Program and $515,000 from private donations 
                to be applied toward acquisition of the Ranch; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) $483,750 from the California Cultural 
                and Historical Endowment to be applied toward 
                restoration of the Graner farmhouse.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    In this Act:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled 
        ``Gold Hill-Wakamatsu Site'' and dated May 7, 2009.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Ranch.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) In general.--The term ``Ranch'' means 
                the Gold Hill Ranch in Coloma, California (El Dorado 
                County Assessor's Parcel No. 089-010-06), comprising 
                approximately 272 acres, which is more particularly 
                described as the SW</DELETED>\<DELETED>1/4</DELETED>\ 
                <DELETED>and the SW </DELETED>\<DELETED>1/2</DELETED>\ 
                <DELETED>of the SE </DELETED>\<DELETED>1/4</DELETED>\ 
                <DELETED>of Sec. 29 and the N</DELETED>\<DELETED>1/
                2</DELETED>\<DELETED>NE</DELETED>\<DELETED>1/
                4</DELETED>\ <DELETED>of Sec. 32, T. 11 N., R. 10 E., 
                of El Dorado County, California.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Exclusion.--The term ``Ranch'' 
                excludes the small inholding of the Gold Trail School 
                District, as depicted on the map.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the 
        Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the 
        Bureau of Land Management.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 4. ACQUISITION OF GOLD HILL RANCH, COLOMA, 
              CALIFORNIA.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary 
may acquire the Ranch in exchange for consideration in an amount not to 
exceed $3,290,000.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Limitation on Acquisition.--The acquisition of the 
Ranch under subsection (a) shall only be from willing sellers and not 
through eminent domain.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Non-Federal Contributions.--For the consideration 
required under subsection (a), the American River Conservancy and the 
Gold Hill Wakamatsu Colony Foundation shall contribute any private 
funds or State or Federal grants received by the Conservancy and the 
Foundation for the acquisition of the Ranch.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Visitor Center.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--On acquisition of the Wakamatsu 
        Colony site, the Secretary may work with the American River 
        Conservancy and the Gold Hill Wakamatsu Colony Foundation to 
        design and develop a visitor center that provides for the 
        interpretation of--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the Wakamatsu Colony;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) early pioneer history; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) the contribution of traditional 
                Japanese crops and practices to the extensive 
                agricultural economy of the State of 
                California.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Costs.--To the maximum extent practicable, the 
        costs of constructing the visitor center and conducting 
        restoration activities at the Ranch shall be leveraged by 
        amounts received by the American River Conservancy and the Gold 
        Hill Wakamatsu Colony Foundation in the form of private funds 
        and State or Federal grants provided for those 
        purposes.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this 
Act.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Gold Hill-Wakamatsu Preservation 
Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Gold hill ranch.--The term ``Gold Hill Ranch'' means 
        the approximately 272 acres of land located in Coloma, 
        California, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Gold 
        Hill-Wakamatsu Site'' and dated May 7, 2009.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.

SEC. 3. GOLD HILL RANCH.

    (a) Acquisition.--The Secretary may acquire the Gold Hill Ranch, 
including any interest in the Gold Hill Ranch, by purchase from a 
willing seller with donated or appropriated funds, donation, or 
exchange.
    (b) Management.--The Secretary shall manage any land or interest in 
land acquired under subsection (a) in accordance with--
            (1) this Act;
            (2) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
        U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and
            (3) any other applicable laws.
    (c) Cooperative Agreement.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary may enter into a cooperative 
        agreement with public or nonprofit entities to interpret the 
        history of the Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Farm Colony and related 
        pioneer history associated with Japanese immigration to the 
        area, including the history of traditional Japanese crops and 
        farming practices and the contribution of those practices to 
        the agricultural economy of the State of California.
            (2) Inclusions.--The cooperative agreement referred to in 
        paragraph (1) may include provisions for the design and 
        development of a visitor center to further public education and 
        interpretation of the Gold Hill Ranch.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 
to carry out this Act.
                                                       Calendar No. 594

111th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 1596

                          [Report No. 111-308]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

  To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the Gold Hill 
                      Ranch in Coloma, California.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 27, 2010

                       Reported with an amendment