IB Union Calendar No. 433 112th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 1103 [Report No. 112–597] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 15, 2011 Mr. Sablan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources July 17, 2012 Additional sponsors: Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Holt, Mr. Filner, Mr. Pierluisi, Mr. Honda, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Cleaver, and Ms. Bordallo July 17, 2012 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To direct the Secretary of the Interior to develop, maintain, and administer an annex in Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, as an extension of the American Memorial Park located in Saipan, and for other purposes.

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American Memorial Park Annex in Tinian

(a)

Short title

This section may be cited as the American Memorial Park Tinian Annex Act. (b)

Findings

Congress finds as follows: (1)In 2001 the National Park Service conducted a suitability and feasibility study of North Field on the island of Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, for inclusion in the National Park System. (2)North Field Tinian is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as an historic district and has been designated a national historic landmark. (3)The Department of Defense holds a 50-year lease over North Field Tinian. (4)The National Park Service determined that North Field Tinian was suitable for inclusion as one of the most significant World War II sites in the Pacific because atomic bombs were flown to Hiroshima and Nagasaki from this site. (5)The National Park Service determined, however, that it was not feasible to include North Field Tinian as a unit of the National Park System because of the military’s future long term needs. (6)American Memorial Park on the island of Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, is managed by the National Park Service, as authorized under Public Law 94–241 and Public Law 95–348, to commemorate the World War II Marianas Campaign. (7)A Tinian Annex to the American Memorial Park could provide the opportunity for on and off site interpretation of North Field without conflicting with military needs. (c)

Establishment

The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the National Park Service, shall develop, maintain, and administer an annex in Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, as an extension of the American Memorial Park located in Saipan, on an appropriate parcel of Tinian Public Land to be agreed upon by the National Park Service and the Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands in consultation with the Mayor of Tinian. The annex shall be used to— (1)interpret the important aspects of North Field by highlighting the historic events related to the World War II Marianas Campaign; and (2)serve as a curatorial storage of World War II artifacts.

July 17, 2012 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed