[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
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[H.R. 2270 Reported in House (RH)]
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Union Calendar No. 256
114th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2270
[Report No. 114-335]
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.
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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 Lujan of New
Mexico, Mr. Young of Alaska, and Mr. Grijalva) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
November 16, 2015
Additional sponsors: Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Huffman, and Mr. Ruiz
November 16, 2015
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 12,
2015]
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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.
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 ``Billy Frank Jr. Tell Your Story
Act''.
SEC. 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.
SEC. 3. MEDICINE CREEK TREATY NATIONAL MEMORIAL, WASHINGTON.
(a) Establishment.--There is established the Medicine Creek Treaty
National Memorial 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
Memorial and provide for administration and interpretation of the
memorial by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
(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 Creek Treaty National Memorial.
Amend the title so as to read: ``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
Memorial within the wildlife refuge, and for other purposes.''.
Union Calendar No. 256
114th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2270
[Report No. 114-335]
_______________________________________________________________________
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.
_______________________________________________________________________
November 16, 2015
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed