114 HR 2270 IH: Billy Frank Jr. Tell Your Story Act U.S. House of Representatives 2015-05-12 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2270 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 12, 2015 Mr. Heck of Washington (for himself, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Ms. Herrera Beutler, Mr. Newhouse, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Cole, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Honda, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico, Mr. Young of Alaska, and Mr. Grijalva) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To redesignate the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, located in the State of Washington, as the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, to establish the Medicine Creek Treaty National Historic Site within the wildlife refuge, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Billy Frank Jr. Tell Your Story Act.

2.

Redesignation of the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge

(a)

Redesignation

The Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, located in the State of Washington, is redesignated as the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge. (b)

References

Any reference in any statute, rule, regulation, Executive Order, publication, map, paper, or other document of the United States to the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge is deemed to refer to the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge.

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Medicine Creek Treaty National Historic Site, Washington

(a)

Establishment

There is established as a unit of the National Park System the Medicine Creek Treaty National Historic Site within the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge to commemorate the location of the signing of the Medicine Creek Treaty of 1854 between the United States Government and leaders of the Muckleshoot, Nisqually, Puyallup and Squaxin Island Indian Tribes. (b)

Acreage and administration

The Secretary of the Interior shall establish the boundaries of the Medicine Creek Treaty National Historic Site and provide for administration and interpretation of the historic site. (c)

Coordination

The Secretary of the Interior shall coordinate with representatives of the Muckleshoot, Nisqually, Puyallup and Squaxin Island Indian Tribes in providing for the interpretation of the Medicine Creak Treaty National Historic Site.