117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2497 

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, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Amache National His3 toric Site Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this Act: 

6 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en7 titled ‘‘Amache National Historical Site Proposed 

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

9 2021. 

10 (2) NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.—The term ‘‘Na11 tional Historic Site’’ means the Amache National 

12 Historic Site established by section 3(a). 

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

14 the Secretary of the Interior. 

15 SEC. 3. AMACHE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE. 

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

17 there is established the Amache National Historic Site in 

18 the State of Colorado as a unit of the National Park Sys19 tem. 

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

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

22 of present and future generations resources associated 

23 with— 

24 (1) the incarceration of civilians of Japanese 

25 ancestry during World War II at Amache, also 
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1 known as the Granada Relocation Center, and the 

2 military service of center incarcerees; 

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

4 the incarceration of Japanese Americans, including 

5 the position of Governor Ralph Carr and the local 

6 community; and 

7 (3) the transition of the incarcerees and their 

8 descendants following the closure of the center and 

9 resettlement in the State of Colorado and other 

10 States. 

11 (c) DETERMINATION BY THE SECRETARY.—The Na12 tional Historic Site shall not be established until the date 

13 on which the Secretary determines that a sufficient quan14 tity of land or interests in land has been acquired to con15 stitute a manageable park unit. 

16 (d) NOTICE.—Not later than 30 days after the Sec17 retary makes a determination under subsection (c), the 

18 Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register notice of 

19 the establishment of the National Historic Site. 

20 (e) BOUNDARY; MAP.— 

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

22 Historic Site shall be as generally depicted on the 

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

2 on file and available for public inspection in the ap3 propriate offices of the National Park Service. 

4 (f) LAND ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—The Secretary 

5 may acquire any land or interests in land located within 

6 the boundary of the Camp Amache National Historic 

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

8 (1) donation; 

9 (2) purchase from a willing seller with donated 

10 or appropriated Funds; or 

11 (3) exchange. 

12 (g) ADDITION TO BOUNDARY.—Any lands or inter13 ests in land acquired under paragraph (1) shall be in14 cluded within the boundary of the National Historic Site. 

15 (h) ADMINISTRATION.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin17 ister the National Historic Site in accordance with— 

18 (A) this Act; and 

19 (B) the laws generally applicable to units 

20 of the National Park System. 

21 (2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

22 (A) DEADLINE FOR COMPLETION.—Not 

23 later than 3 years after the date on which funds 

24 are first made available to the Secretary for 

25 this purpose, the Secretary shall prepare a gen-
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1 eral management plan for the National Historic 

2 Site in accordance with section 100502 of title 

3 54, United States Code. 

4 (B) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—On com5 pletion of the general management plan under 

6 subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall submit to 

7 the Committee on Energy and Natural Re8 sources of the Senate and the Committee on 

9 Natural Resources of the House of Representa10 tives the general management plan prepared 

11 under that subparagraph. 

12 (i) ADMINISTRATIVE FACILITIES.—For the purposes 

13 of ensuring the preservation, protection, and proper man14 agement of the site and associated resources, the Sec15 retary may establish facilities for administration, visitor 

16 services, and curation of personal property, outside the 

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

18 Site. 

19 (j) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary 

20 may enter into agreements with— 

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

22 of establishing and operating facilities outside of the 

23 boundary of the National Historic Site for adminis24 tration, visitor services and curation of personal 

25 property; and 
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1 (2) other public or private entities for the pur2 poses of carrying out this Act. 

3 (k) EFFECT ON WATER RIGHTS.—Except as pro4 vided for in subsection (l), nothing in this Act shall af5 fect— 

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

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

8 water right, or any other valid existing right; 

9 (2) any vested absolute or decreed conditional 

10 water right in existence on the date of the enact11 ment; 

12 (3) any interstate water compact in existence 

13 on the date of the enactment; or 

14 (4) State jurisdiction over any water law. 

15 (l) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF WATER IN16 FRASTRUCTURE AND APPURTENANCES.— 

17 (1) The town of Granada, Colorado, shall main18 tain responsibility for the operation and maintenance 

19 of all water infrastructure, systems and appur20 tenances located within the boundary of the National 

21 Historic Site in existence on the date of enactment 

22 of this Act, including but not limited to wells, 

23 pumps, tanks, water lines, valves, and water treat24 ment facilities. 
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1 (2) The Secretary shall provide the town of 

2 Granada, Colorado, with access to those areas of the 

3 National Historic Site determined as necessary for 

4 the operation and maintenance of water infrastruc5 ture 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. 

Passed the House of Representatives July 29, 2021. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 
117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2497 

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