114 HR 2270 RH: Billy Frank Jr. Tell Your Story Act U.S. House of Representatives 2015-11-16 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.

IB Union Calendar No. 256 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2270 [Report No. 114–335] 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 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 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 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.. 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