1.This Act may be cited as
the Honouliuli Internment Camp Special
Resources Study Act of 2009
.
2.Study of
inclusion of Honouliuli Internment Camp site in National Park System
(a)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)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)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)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)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.