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[H.R. 2497 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.2497

                    One Hundred Seventeenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

           Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
          the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-two


                                 An Act


 
To establish the Amache National Historic Site in the State of Colorado 
     as a Unit of the National Park System, 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 ``Amache National Historic Site Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
     In this Act:
        (1) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map entitled ``Amache 
    National Historical Site Proposed Boundary'', numbered 100/175348 
    and dated July 2021.
        (2) National historic site.--The term ``National Historic 
    Site'' means the Amache National Historic Site established by 
    section 3(a).
        (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
    the Interior.
SEC. 3. AMACHE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.
    (a) Establishment.--Subject to subsection (c), there is established 
the Amache National Historic Site in the State of Colorado as a unit of 
the National Park System.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the National Historic Site is to 
preserve, protect, and interpret for the benefit of present and future 
generations resources associated with--
        (1) the incarceration of civilians of Japanese ancestry during 
    World War II at Amache, also known as the Granada Relocation 
    Center, and the military service of center incarcerees;
        (2) public reaction in the State of Colorado to the 
    incarceration of Japanese Americans, including the position of 
    Governor Ralph Carr and the local community; and
        (3) the transition of the incarcerees and their descendants 
    following the closure of the center and resettlement in the State 
    of Colorado and other States.
    (c) Determination by the Secretary.--The National Historic Site 
shall not be established until the date on which the Secretary 
determines that a sufficient quantity of land or interests in land has 
been acquired to constitute a manageable park unit.
    (d) Notice.--Not later than 30 days after the Secretary makes a 
determination under subsection (c), the Secretary shall publish in the 
Federal Register notice of the establishment of the National Historic 
Site.
    (e) Boundary; Map.--
        (1) Boundary.--The boundary of the National Historic Site shall 
    be as generally depicted on the Map.
        (2) Availability of map.--The Map shall be on file and 
    available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 
    National Park Service.
    (f) Land Acquisition Authority.--The Secretary may acquire land or 
interests in land located within the boundary of the Camp Amache 
National Historic Landmark, as generally depicted on the Map, only by 
donation.
    (g) Addition to Boundary.--Any lands or interests in land acquired 
under subsection (f) shall be included within the boundary of the 
National Historic Site.
    (h) Administration.--
        (1) In general.--The Secretary shall administer the National 
    Historic Site in accordance with--
            (A) this Act; and
            (B) the laws generally applicable to units of the National 
        Park System.
        (2) Management plan.--
            (A) Deadline for completion.--Not later than 3 years after 
        the date on which funds are first made available to the 
        Secretary for this purpose, the Secretary shall prepare a 
        general management plan for the National Historic Site in 
        accordance with section 100502 of title 54, United States Code.
            (B) Submission to congress.--On completion of the general 
        management plan under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall 
        submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
        Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
        Representatives the general management plan prepared under that 
        subparagraph.
    (i) Administrative Facilities.--For the purposes of ensuring the 
preservation, protection, and proper management of the site and 
associated resources, the Secretary may establish facilities for 
administration, visitor services, and curation of personal property, 
outside the boundary of, and in the vicinity of, the National Historic 
Site.
    (j) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary may enter into 
agreements with--
        (1) the public or private entities for the purpose of 
    establishing and operating facilities outside of the boundary of 
    the National Historic Site for administration, visitor services and 
    curation of personal property; and
        (2) other public or private entities for the purposes of 
    carrying out this Act.
    (k) Effect on Water Rights.--Except as provided for in subsection 
(l), nothing in this Act shall affect--
        (1) the use, allocation, ownership, or control, in existence on 
    the date of the enactment of any water, water right, or any other 
    valid existing right;
        (2) any vested absolute or decreed conditional water right in 
    existence on the date of the enactment;
        (3) any interstate water compact in existence on the date of 
    the enactment; or
        (4) State jurisdiction over any water law.
    (l) Operation and Maintenance of Water Infrastructure and 
Appurtenances.--
        (1) Effect.--Nothing in this Act affect the authority of the 
    town of Granada, Colorado, with respect to the operation and 
    maintenance of all water infrastructure, systems and appurtenances 
    located within the boundary of the National Historic Site in 
    existence on the date of enactment of this Act, including but not 
    limited to wells, pumps, tanks, water lines, valves, and water 
    treatment facilities.
        (2) Determination.--The Secretary shall provide the town of 
    Granada, Colorado, with access to those areas of the National 
    Historic Site determined as necessary for the operation and 
    maintenance of water infrastructure and appurtenances.
        (3) New water infrastructure.--The Secretary may permit the 
    town of Granada, Colorado, to construct or install new water 
    infrastructure, systems, or appurtenances--
            (A) consistent with applicable laws;
            (B) limited to the areas determined to be necessary under 
        paragraph (2); and
            (C) in a manner that ensures the preservation, protection, 
        and proper management of the National Historic Site.
        (4) Acceptance of donated water infrastructure.--The Secretary 
    may accept, for addition to and administration as part of the 
    National Historic Site, the donation of water infrastructure, 
    systems, or appurtenances within the boundary of the National 
    Historic Site, including associated water rights, if the water 
    infrastructure, systems, or appurtenances are no longer used by the 
    town of Granada, Colorado.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.