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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2698 

To establish the Granada Relocation Center National Historic Site as an 

affiliated unit of the National Park System. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 2, 2006 

Mr. ALLARD (for himself and Mr. SALAZAR) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To establish the Granada Relocation Center National Historic Site as an affiliated unit of the National Park 

System. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Granada Relocation 

5 Center National Historic Site Act of 2006’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds that— 


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1 (1) the Granada Relocation Center, also known 

2 as Camp Amache, was located in the Arkansas Val3 ley in Prowers County in southeastern Colorado; 

4 (2) of the 10 camps built across the country, 

5 Camp Amache was the only one built on private 

6 lands that were purchased outright or acquired by 

7 condemnation; 

8 (3) the Granada Relocation Center had the 

9 smallest population of the 10 camps but was the 

10 tenth largest population in Colorado at the time; 

11 (4) more than 10,000 Japanese-Americans were 

12 interned at the Granada Relocation Center between 

13 August 1942 and October 1945; 

14 (5) 314 of the original 10,500 acres of Camp 

15 Amache have been found to be nationally significant 

16 and are listed on the National Register of Historic 

17 Places; 

18 (6) different construction methods were used at 

19 Camp Amache than at all the other sites; 

20 (7) these differences are mirrored in the re21 maining foundations of housing, administrative, 

22 warehouse, other support buildings, and the ceme23 tery that remain within the core area of the Gra24 nada Relocation Center; 


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1 (8) Camp Amache had the largest and most di2 versified agricultural enterprise of all the camps, in3 cluding a 500-acre vocational farm for high school 

4 agriculture students, and 

5 (9) there is strong local, regional, and national 

6 support for recognizing and telling the relatively un7 known story of internment of United States citizens 

8 of Japanese descent. 

9 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

10 For the purposes of this Act: 

11 (1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

12 the Secretary of the Interior acting through the Di13 rector of the National Park Service. 

14 (2) HISTORIC SITE.—The term ‘‘historic site’’ 

15 means the Granada Relocation Center, also known 

16 as Camp Amache. 

17 SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF HISTORIC SITE. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—There is established, as an affili19 ated area of the National Park System, the Granada Relo20 cation Center National Historic Site, consisting of por21 tions of Camp Amache, located in Granada, Colorado. 

22 (b) BOUNDARIES.—The boundaries of the historic 

23 site shall include the approximately 593 acres as generally 

24 depicted on the map titled lllllll, numbered 

25 llllll, and datedlllllllllll, 


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1 2006. The map shall be on file and available for inspection 

2 in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. 

3 (c) ADMINISTRATION.—The historic site shall be 

4 managed in accordance with all applicable laws and regu5 lations. 

6 (d) OWNERSHIP.—The historic site shall continue to 

7 be owned by the Town of Granada. 

8 SEC. 5. MANAGEMENT OF THE HISTORIC SITE. 

9 (a) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The ‘‘Friends of 

10 Amache’’ shall be the management entity for the historic 

11 site. 

12 (b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—The Secretary may 

13 enter into a cooperative agreement with the management 

14 entity to ensure the marketing, interpretation, and preser15 vation of the national historic site. 

16 (c) TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—The 

17 Secretary may provide technical and financial assistance 

18 to the management entity to mark, interpret, and preserve 

19 the historic site. 

20 (d) LIMITED ROLE OF THE SECRETARY.—Nothing in 

21 this Act authorizes the Secretary to acquire any property 

22 at the historic site or to assume overall financial responsi23 bility for the operation, maintenance, or management of 

24 the historic site. 

25 (e) GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta2 tion with the management entity, shall develop a 

3 general management plan for the historic site. The 

4 plan shall be prepared in accordance with section 

5 12(b) of Public law 91–383 (16 U.S.C. 1a–1 et seq.; 

6 commonly known as the National Park System Gen7 eral Authorities Act). 

8 (2) TRANSMITTAL.—Not later than 3 years 

9 after the date that funds are made available for this 

10 Act, the Secretary shall provide a copy of the com11 pleted general management plan to the Committee 

12 on Resources of the House of Representatives and 

13 the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 

14 the Senate. 

15 SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

16 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec17 retary such sums as are necessary to carry out the provi18 sions of this Act. 

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