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Calendar No. 255 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2497 

[Report No. 117–58] 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 30, 2021 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

JANUARY 19 (legislative day, JANUARY 18), 2022 

Reported by Mr. MANCHIN, with amendments 

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 

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. 

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 ‘‘Amache National His5 toric Site Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 


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1 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en2 titled ‘‘Amache National Historical Site Proposed 

3 Boundary’’, numbered 100/175348 and dated July 

4 2021. 

5 (2) NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.—The term ‘‘Na6 tional Historic Site’’ means the Amache National 

7 Historic Site established by section 3(a). 

8 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

9 the Secretary of the Interior. 

10 SEC. 3. AMACHE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE. 

11 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to subsection (c), 

12 there is established the Amache National Historic Site in 

13 the State of Colorado as a unit of the National Park Sys14 tem. 

15 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the National Historic 

16 Site is to preserve, protect, and interpret for the benefit 

17 of present and future generations resources associated 

18 with— 

19 (1) the incarceration of civilians of Japanese 

20 ancestry during World War II at Amache, also 

21 known as the Granada Relocation Center, and the 

22 military service of center incarcerees; 

23 (2) public reaction in the State of Colorado to 

24 the incarceration of Japanese Americans, including 


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1 the position of Governor Ralph Carr and the local 

2 community; and 

3 (3) the transition of the incarcerees and their 

4 descendants following the closure of the center and 

5 resettlement in the State of Colorado and other 

6 States. 

7 (c) DETERMINATION BY THE SECRETARY.—The Na8 tional Historic Site shall not be established until the date 

9 on which the Secretary determines that a sufficient quan10 tity of land or interests in land has been acquired to con11 stitute a manageable park unit. 

12 (d) NOTICE.—Not later than 30 days after the Sec13 retary makes a determination under subsection (c), the 

14 Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register notice of 

15 the establishment of the National Historic Site. 

16 (e) BOUNDARY; MAP.— 

17 (1) BOUNDARY.—The boundary of the National 

18 Historic Site shall be as generally depicted on the 

19 Map. 

20 (2) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The Map shall be 

21 on file and available for public inspection in the ap22 propriate offices of the National Park Service. 

23 (f) LAND ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—The Secretary 

24 may acquire any land or interests in land located within 


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1 the boundary of the Camp Amache National Historic 

2 Landmark, as generally depicted on the Map, by— 

3 (1) donation; 

4 (2) purchase from a willing seller with donated 

5 or appropriated Funds; or 

6 (3) exchange. 

7 (g) ADDITION TO BOUNDARY.—Any lands or inter8 ests in land acquired under paragraph (1) subsection (f) 

9 shall be included within the boundary of the National His10 toric Site. 

11 (h) ADMINISTRATION.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin13 ister the National Historic Site in accordance with— 

14 (A) this Act; and 

15 (B) the laws generally applicable to units 

16 of the National Park System. 

17 (2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

18 (A) DEADLINE FOR COMPLETION.—Not 

19 later than 3 years after the date on which funds 

20 are first made available to the Secretary for 

21 this purpose, the Secretary shall prepare a gen22 eral management plan for the National Historic 

23 Site in accordance with section 100502 of title 

24 54, United States Code. 


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1 (B) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—On com2 pletion of the general management plan under 

3 subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall submit to 

4 the Committee on Energy and Natural Re5 sources of the Senate and the Committee on 

6 Natural Resources of the House of Representa7 tives the general management plan prepared 

8 under that subparagraph. 

9 (i) ADMINISTRATIVE FACILITIES.—For the purposes 

10 of ensuring the preservation, protection, and proper man11 agement of the site and associated resources, the Sec12 retary may establish facilities for administration, visitor 

13 services, and curation of personal property, outside the 

14 boundary of, and in the vicinity of, the National Historic 

15 Site. 

16 (j) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary 

17 may enter into agreements with— 

18 (1) the public or private entities for the purpose 

19 of establishing and operating facilities outside of the 

20 boundary of the National Historic Site for adminis21 tration, visitor services and curation of personal 

22 property; and 

23 (2) other public or private entities for the pur24 poses of carrying out this Act. 


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1 (k) EFFECT ON WATER RIGHTS.—Except as pro2 vided for in subsection (l), nothing in this Act shall af3 fect— 

4 (1) the use, allocation, ownership, or control, in 

5 existence on the date of the enactment of any water, 

6 water right, or any other valid existing right; 

7 (2) any vested absolute or decreed conditional 

8 water right in existence on the date of the enact9 ment; 

10 (3) any interstate water compact in existence 

11 on the date of the enactment; or 

12 (4) State jurisdiction over any water law. 

13 (l) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF WATER IN14 FRASTRUCTURE AND APPURTENANCES.— 

15 (1) The town of Granada, Colorado, shall main16 tain responsibility for the operation and maintenance 

17 (1) EFFECT.—Nothing in this Act affects the au18 thority of the town of Granada, Colorado, with re19 spect to the operation and maintenance of all water 

20 infrastructure, systems and appurtenances located 

21 within the boundary of the National Historic Site in 

22 existence on the date of enactment of this Act, in23 cluding but not limited to wells, pumps, tanks, water 

24 lines, valves, and water treatment facilities. 

25 (2) The Secretary shall provide the town of 


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1 (2) DETERMINATION.—The Secretary shall pro2 vide the town of Granada, Colorado, with access to 

3 those areas of the National Historic Site determined 

4 as necessary for the operation and maintenance of 

5 water infrastructure and appurtenances. 

6 (3) The Secretary may permit the city of Gra7 nada, Colorado, to construct or install new water in8 frastructure, systems and appurtenances consistent 

9 with applicable laws, limited only to those areas de10 termined in subsection (i)(2), and in a manner that 

11 ensures the preservation, protection, and proper 

12 management of the National Historic Site. 

13 (4) At such time that all water infrastructure, 

14 systems and appurtenances located within the 

15 boundary of the National Historic Site are no longer 

16 utilized by the city of Granada, Colorado, associated 

17 improvements and associated water rights may be 

18 acquired through donation to and made part of the 

19 National Historic Site in a condition satisfactory to 

20 the Secretary. 

21 (3) NEW WATER INFRASTRUCTURE.—The Sec22 retary may permit the town of Granada, Colorado, to 

23 construct or install new water infrastructure, systems, 

24 or appurtenances— 

25 (A) consistent with applicable laws; 


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1 (B) limited to the areas determined to be 

2 necessary under paragraph (2); and 

3 (C) in a manner that ensures the preserva4 tion, protection, and proper management of the 

5 National Historic Site. 

6 (4) ACCEPTANCE OF DONATED WATER INFRA7 STRUCTURE.—The Secretary may accept, for addition 

8 to and administration as part of the National His9 toric Site, the donation of water infrastructure, sys10 tems, or appurtenances within the boundary of the 

11 National Historic Site, including associated water 

12 rights, if the water infrastructure, systems, or appur13 tenances are no longer used by the town of Granada, 

14 Colorado. 


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Calendar No. 255 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2497 

[Report No. 117–58] 

AN ACT 

To establish the Amache National Historic Site in 

Park System, and for other purposes. the State of Colorado as a Unit of the National 

JANUARY 19 (legislative day, JANUARY 18), 2022 

Reported with amendments 


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