109th CONGRESS
2d Session

S. 3905

To adjust the boundary of the Minidoka Internment National Monument to include the Nidoto Nai Yoni Memorial in Bainbridge Island, Washington, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

September 15, 2006

Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Mrs. MURRAY) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

A BILL

To adjust the boundary of the Minidoka Internment National Monument to include the Nidoto Nai Yoni Memorial in Bainbridge Island, Washington, 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 `Bainbridge Island Japanese American Monument Act of 2006'.

SEC. 2. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.

    (a) In General- The boundary of the Minidoka Internment National Monument, located in the State of Idaho and established by Presidential Proclamation 7395 of January 17, 2001, is adjusted to include the Nidoto Nai Yoni (`Let it not happen again') memorial. That memorial--

      (1) commemorates the Japanese Americans of Bainbridge Island, Washington, who were the first to be forcibly removed from their homes and relocated to internment camps during World War II under Executive Order 9066; and

      (2) consists of approximately 8 acres of land in the City of Bainbridge Island, Washington, as depicted on the map titled XXXXXXX, numbered XXXXXXXX, and dated XXXXXXXX.

    (b) Map- The map referred to in subsection (a) shall be kept on file and made available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.

SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATION OF MONUMENT.

    (a) Administration- The Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter in this section referred to as the `Secretary') shall administer the Nidoto Nai Yoni Memorial as part of Minidoka Internment National Monument in accordance with--

      (1) Presidential Proclamation 7395 of January 17, 2001;

      (2) laws and regulations generally applicable to units of the National Park System, including the National Park Service Organic Act (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.); and

      (3) any agreements entered into pursuant to subsection (b).

    (b) Agreements- For the purposes of developing, interpreting, operating, and maintaining the Nidoto Nai Yoni Memorial in partnership with other public and private entities, the Secretary is authorized to enter into agreements with--

      (1) the City of Bainbridge Island;

      (2) the Bainbridge Island Metropolitan Park Camp Recreational District;

      (3) The Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community Memorial Committee;

      (4) the Bainbridge Island Historical Society;

      (5) successor entities to the entities named in paragraphs (1) through (4); and

      (6) other appropriate individuals or entities, at the discretion of the Secretary.

    (c) Coordination of Interpretive and Educational Materials and Programs- The Secretary shall coordinate the development of interpretive and educational materials and programs for the Nidoto Nai Yoni Memorial and the Minidoka Internment National Monument with the Manzanar National Historic Site in the State of California.

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