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Union Calendar No. 256 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2270 

[Report No. 114–335] 

To redesignate the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, located in the State 

of Washington, as the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, to establish the Medicine Creek Treaty National Historic Site within 

the wildlife refuge, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 12, 2015 

Mr. HECK of Washington (for himself, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mr. KILMER, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. REICHERT, Mr. SMITH of 

Washington, Mr. COLE, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. HONDA, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. 

BEN RAY LUJA ́N of New Mexico, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, and Mr. GRIJALVA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Natural Resources 

NOVEMBER 16, 2015 

Additional sponsors: Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. HUFFMAN, and Mr. RUIZ

NOVEMBER 16, 2015 

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 May 12, 2015] 


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A BILL 

To redesignate the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, located in the State of Washington, as the Billy Frank 

Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, to establish the 

Medicine Creek Treaty National Historic Site within the 

wildlife refuge, 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 ‘‘Billy Frank Jr. Tell 

5 Your Story Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REDESIGNATION OF THE NISQUALLY NATIONAL 

7 WILDLIFE REFUGE. 

8 (a) REDESIGNATION.—The Nisqually National Wild9 life Refuge, located in the State of Washington, is redesig10 nated as the ‘‘Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife 

11 Refuge’’. 

12 (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any statute, rule, 

13 regulation, Executive Order, publication, map, paper, or 

14 other document of the United States to the Nisqually Na15 tional Wildlife Refuge is deemed to refer to the Billy Frank 

16 Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge. 

17 SEC. 3. MEDICINE CREEK TREATY NATIONAL MEMORIAL, 

18 WASHINGTON. 

19 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Medi20 cine Creek Treaty National Memorial within the Billy 

21 Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge to commemo22 rate the location of the signing of the Medicine Creek Treaty 

23 of 1854 between the United States Government and leaders 

24 of the Muckleshoot, Nisqually, Puyallup, and Squaxin Is25 land Indian Tribes. 


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1 (b) ACREAGE AND ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary 

2 of the Interior shall establish the boundaries of the Medicine 

3 Creek Treaty National Memorial and provide for adminis4 tration and interpretation of the memorial by the United 

5 States Fish and Wildlife Service. 

6 (c) COORDINATION.—The Secretary of the Interior 

7 shall coordinate with representatives of the Muckleshoot, 

8 Nisqually, Puyallup, and Squaxin Island Indian Tribes in 

9 providing for the interpretation of the Medicine Creek Trea10 ty National Memorial. 

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to redesignate 

the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, located in the 

State of Washington, as the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually 

National Wildlife Refuge, to establish the Medicine Creek 

Treaty National Memorial within the wildlife refuge, and 

for other purposes.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 256 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2270 

[Report No. 114–335] 

A BILL 

To redesignate the Nisqually National Wildlife Refand for other purposes. tional Historic Site within the wildlife refuge, uge, to establish the Medicine Creek Treaty Na- Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Ref- uge, located in the State of Washington, as the 

NOVEMBER 16, 2015 

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 23:58 Nov 16, 2015 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H2270.RH H2270

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