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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2497 

To establish the Amache National Historic Site in the State of Colorado 

as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 14, 2021 

Mr. NEGUSE (for himself and Mr. BUCK) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

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: 

8 (1) NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.—The term ‘‘Na9 tional Historic Site’’ means the Amache National 

10 Historic Site established by section 3(a). 


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

2 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di3 rector of the National Park Service. 

4 SEC. 3. AMACHE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE. 

5 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the 

6 Amache National Historic Site in the State of Colorado 

7 as a unit of the National Park System. 

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

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

10 of present and future generations resources associated 

11 with— 

12 (1) the incarceration of civilians of Japanese 

13 ancestry during World War II at Amache, also 

14 known as the Granada Relocation Center, and the 

15 military service of center incarcerees; 

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

17 the incarceration of Japanese Americans, including 

18 the position of Governor Ralph Carr and the local 

19 community; and 

20 (3) the transition of the incarcerees and their 

21 descendants following the closure of the center and 

22 resettlement in the State of Colorado and other 

23 States. 

24 (c) MAP; BOUNDARIES.— 


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1 (1) MAP.—As soon as practicable after the date 

2 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall pre3 pare a map, in consultation with the town of Gra4 nada, of the National Historic Site. 

5 (2) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map prepared 

6 under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available 

7 for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 

8 National Park Service. 

9 (3) BOUNDARIES.—The boundaries of the Na10 tional Historic Site shall be the boundaries generally 

11 depicted on the map prepared under paragraph (1). 

12 (d) PROPERTY ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.— 

13 (1) REAL PROPERTY.—The Secretary may ac14 quire any land or interests in land located within the 

15 exterior boundary of the National Historic Site by— 

16 (A) donation; or 

17 (B) purchase with donated or appropriated 

18 funds. 

19 (2) PERSONAL PROPERTY.—The Secretary may 

20 acquire personal property associated with the pur21 poses of the site only by donation. 

22 (e) CONDITIONS.—The site shall not be established 

23 until the date on which the Secretary acquires sufficient 

24 land within the exterior boundary of the site to constitute 

25 a manageable unit. 


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1 (f) ADMINISTRATION.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin3 ister the National Historic Site in accordance with— 

4 (A) this Act; and 

5 (B) the laws generally applicable to units 

6 of the National Park System. 

7 (2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

8 (A) DEADLINE FOR COMPLETION.—Not 

9 later than 3 years after the date on which funds 

10 are first made available to the Secretary for 

11 this purpose, the Secretary shall prepare a gen12 eral management plan for the National Historic 

13 Site in accordance with section 100502 of title 

14 54, United States Code. 

15 (B) INCLUSION.—The general manage16 ment plan prepared under subparagraph (A) 

17 shall identify, as appropriate, the roles and re18 sponsibilities of the National Park Service and 

19 any applicable management entity in admin20 istering and interpreting the National Historic 

21 Site and areas affiliated with the National His22 toric Site in a manner that does not interfere 

23 with existing operations and the continued use 

24 of existing facilities at the National Historic 

25 Site. 


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1 (C) 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 (g) 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 ex14 terior boundaries of, and in the vicinity of, the site. 

15 (h) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary 

16 may enter into agreements with— 

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

18 of establishing and operating facilities outside of the 

19 exterior boundary of the site for administration, vis20 itor services and curation of personal property; and 

21 (2) other public or private entities for the pur22 poses of carrying out this Act. 

23 (i) EFFECT ON WATER RIGHTS.—Nothing in this Act 

24 affects— 


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

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

3 water right, or any other valid existing right; 

4 (2) any vested absolute or decreed conditional 

5 water right in existence on the date of the enact6 ment; 

7 (3) any interstate water compact in existence 

8 on the date of the enactment; or 

9 (4) State jurisdiction over any water law. 

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