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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4493 

To provide for the enhancement of visitor services, fish and wildlife research, 

and marine and coastal resource management on Guam related to the 

Marianas Trench Marine National Monument, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 21, 2010 

Ms. BORDALLO (for herself, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. 

FARR, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mrs. CAPPS, and Mr. HONDA) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To provide for the enhancement of visitor services, fish and 

wildlife research, and marine and coastal resource management on Guam related to the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument, 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 ‘‘Marianas Trench Ma5 rine National Monument Management Enhancement Act 

6 of 2010’’ or ‘‘Bonitan Ta ̊si’’. 

7 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

8 In this Act: 


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1 (1) NATIONAL MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘Na2 tional Monument’’ means the Marianas Trench Ma3 rine National Monument established by Presidential 

4 Proclamation 8335 of January 6, 2009. 

5 (2) PROCLAMATION.—The term ‘‘Proclama6 tion’’ means Presidential Proclamation 8335 of Jan7 uary 6, 2009. 

8 (3) SECRETARIES.—The term ‘‘Secretaries’’ 

9 means the Secretary of the Interior and the Sec10 retary of Commerce. 

11 SEC. 3. TREATMENT OF GOVERNMENT OF GUAM. 

12 In implementing the Proclamation, the Secretaries 

13 shall treat the government of Guam as a cooperating agen14 cy and substantially similarly as the government of the 

15 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, includ16 ing in— 

17 (1) developing and implementing any manage18 ment plans and management regulations affecting 

19 the National Monument; 

20 (2) designation of specific roles and responsibil21 ities and the means of consultation on management 

22 decisions; 

23 (3) identification of indigenous persons for 

24 whom traditional access for culturally significant 

25 subsistence, cultural, and religious uses, including 


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1 subsistence fishing, within the National Monument 

2 is otherwise required; 

3 (4) carrying out a program to assess and pro4 mote National Monument-related living and non5 living natural resource exploration and research, 

6 tourism, and recreational and economic opportuni7 ties; and 

8 (5) appointment of the members of the Mariana 

9 Monument Advisory Council. 

10 SEC. 4. EXPANSION AND ENHANCEMENT OF NATIONAL 

11 WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM RESOURCE MAN12 AGEMENT, VISITOR SERVICES, AND ENVIRON13 MENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS ON GUAM. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior 

15 may— 

16 (1) expand and enhance existing visitor services 

17 programs at the Guam National Wildlife Refuge; 

18 and 

19 (2) initiate a comprehensive program, in con20 sultation with the Government of Guam, to— 

21 (A) survey, assess, manage, and promote 

22 the living and non-living natural resources of 

23 the National Monument; 

24 (B) facilitate natural resource exploration 

25 and research; and 


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1 (C) encourage tourism, recreation, and eco2 nomic opportunities to build public awareness 

3 and appreciation of— 

4 (i) the National Monument; and 

5 (ii) the National Wildlife Refuge Sys6 tem. 

7 (b) INCLUDED ACTIVITIES.—Activities under sub8 section (a) may include— 

9 (1) enhanced resource management, research, 

10 and visitor services programs to promote and inter11 pret for the general public the fish and wildlife re12 sources of Guam including activities to improve con13 servation of coral reef ecosystems (as that term is 

14 defined in the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 

15 (16 U.S.C. 6401 et seq.)); and 

16 (2) subject to the availability of appropriations, 

17 construction or leasing of a facility for a multipur18 pose center in Guam (apart from the Guam National 

19 Wildlife Refuge), to— 

20 (A) facilitate marine and coastal fish and 

21 wildlife research, observation, and conservation 

22 in the interests of the United States, the terri23 tory of Guam, and the Commonwealth of the 

24 Northern Mariana Islands; 


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1 (B) facilitate environmental education for 

2 students on Guam in partnership with the Uni3 versity of Guam, the Guam Community College, 

4 and the Guam Department of Education; and 

5 (C) document, preserve, and display for 

6 public interpretation artifacts and informa7 tion— 

8 (i) demonstrating the importance of 

9 the marine environment and the living and 

10 nonliving resources of the National Monu11 ment to the people of Guam and the indig12 enous Chamorro culture of the Mariana Is13 lands; 

14 (ii) illuminating the historic voyage of 

15 the submersible Trieste undertaken by the 

16 United States Navy on January 23, 1960, 

17 in which the deepest part of the Mariana 

18 Trench, the Challenger Deep, was safely 

19 reached; and 

20 (iii) explaining the geology, geo21 chemistry, geomorphology, and ecology of 

22 the Mariana Trench. 

23 (c) INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION.—The Secretary 

24 of the Interior may collaborate with, and accept and use 

25 funding provided by, the heads of other Federal agencies 


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1 in the construction and operation of the multipurpose cen2 ter under subsection (b). 

3 (d) OTHER AUTHORITY NOT AFFECTED.—This sec4 tion shall not be construed to affect the authority to con5 struct and operate a visitor facility within the Common6 wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 

7 (e) DONATIONS.—For the purposes of the planning, 

8 construction or leasing, and operation of a multipurpose 

9 center under this section, the Secretary of the Interior 

10 may accept, retain, and expend donations of funds, and 

11 use property or services donated from private persons and 

12 entities or from public entities. 

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