[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[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.