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Union Calendar No. 73 

117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2497 

[Report No. 117–100] 

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 

JULY 22, 2021 

Additional sponsors: Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. CASE, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. CROW, 

Mr. PETERS, and Mr. PERLMUTTER

JULY 22, 2021 

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 

on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 14, 2021] 


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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. 


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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) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map enti9 tled ‘‘Amache National Historical Site Proposed 

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

11 2021. 

12 (2) NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.—The term ‘‘Na13 tional Historic Site’’ means the Amache National 

14 Historic Site established by section 3(a). 

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

16 the Secretary of the Interior. 

17 SEC. 3. AMACHE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE. 

18 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to subsection (c), there 

19 is established the Amache National Historic Site in the 

20 State of Colorado as a unit of the National Park System. 

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

22 Site is to preserve, protect, and interpret for the benefit of 

23 present and future generations resources associated with— 

24 (1) the incarceration of civilians of Japanese an25 cestry during World War II at Amache, also known 


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1 as the Granada Relocation Center, and the military 

2 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 de8 scendants following the closure of the center and reset9 tlement in the State of Colorado and other States. 

10 (c) DETERMINATION BY THE SECRETARY.—The Na11 tional Historic Site shall not be established until the date 

12 on which the Secretary determines that a sufficient quan13 tity of land or interests in land has been acquired to con14 stitute a manageable park unit. 

15 (d) NOTICE.—Not later than 30 days after the Sec16 retary makes a determination under subsection (c), the Sec17 retary shall publish in the Federal Register notice of the 

18 establishment of the National Historic Site. 

19 (e) BOUNDARY; MAP.— 

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

21 Historic Site shall be as generally depicted on the 

22 Map. 

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

24 file and available for public inspection in the appro25 priate offices of the National Park Service. 


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1 (f) LAND ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—The Secretary 

2 may acquire any land or interests in land located within 

3 the boundary of the Camp Amache National Historic Land4 mark, as generally depicted on the Map, by— 

5 (1) donation; 

6 (2) purchase from a willing seller with donated 

7 or appropriated Funds; or 

8 (3) exchange. 

9 (g) ADDITION TO BOUNDARY.—Any lands or interests 

10 in land acquired under paragraph (1) shall be included 

11 within the boundary of the National Historic Site. 

12 (h) ADMINISTRATION.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin14 ister the National Historic Site in accordance with— 

15 (A) this Act; and 

16 (B) the laws generally applicable to units of 

17 the National Park System. 

18 (2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

19 (A) DEADLINE FOR COMPLETION.—Not 

20 later than 3 years after the date on which funds 

21 are first made available to the Secretary for this 

22 purpose, the Secretary shall prepare a general 

23 management plan for the National Historic Site 

24 in accordance with section 100502 of title 54, 

25 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 Resources 

5 of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Re6 sources of the House of Representatives the gen7 eral management plan prepared under that sub8 paragraph. 

9 (i) ADMINISTRATIVE FACILITIES.—For the purposes of 

10 ensuring the preservation, protection, and proper manage11 ment of the site and associated resources, the Secretary may 

12 establish facilities for administration, visitor services, and 

13 curation of personal property, outside the boundary of, and 

14 in the vicinity of, the National Historic Site. 

15 (j) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary may 

16 enter into agreements with— 

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

18 of establishing and operating facilities outside of the 

19 boundary of the National Historic Site for adminis20 tration, visitor services and curation of personal 

21 property; and 

22 (2) other public or private entities for the pur23 poses of carrying out this Act. 

24 (k) EFFECT ON WATER RIGHTS.—Except as provided 

25 for in subsection (l), nothing in this Act shall affect— 


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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 enactment; 

6 (3) any interstate water compact in existence on 

7 the date of the enactment; or 

8 (4) State jurisdiction over any water law. 

9 (l) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF WATER INFRA10 STRUCTURE AND APPURTENANCES.— 

11 (1) The town of Granada, Colorado, shall main12 tain responsibility for the operation and maintenance 

13 of all water infrastructure, systems and appur14 tenances located within the boundary of the National 

15 Historic Site in existence on the date of enactment of 

16 this Act, including but not limited to wells, pumps, 

17 tanks, water lines, valves, and water treatment facili18 ties. 

19 (2) The Secretary shall provide the town of Gra20 nada, Colorado, with access to those areas of the Na21 tional Historic Site determined as necessary for the 

22 operation and maintenance of water infrastructure 

23 and appurtenances. 

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1 frastructure, systems and appurtenances consistent 

2 with applicable laws, limited only to those areas de3 termined in subsection (i)(2), and in a manner that 

4 ensures the preservation, protection, and proper man5 agement of the National Historic Site. 

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

7 systems and appurtenances located within the bound8 ary of the National Historic Site are no longer uti9 lized by the city of Granada, Colorado, associated im10 provements and associated water rights may be ac11 quired through donation to and made part of the Na12 tional Historic Site in a condition satisfactory to the 

13 Secretary. 

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘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.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 73 

117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2497 

[Report No. 117–100] 

A BILL 

To establish the Amache National Historic Site in 

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

JULY 22, 2021 

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 

dered to be printed of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and orVerDate Sep 11 2014 21:26 Jul 22, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H2497.RH H2497

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