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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1476 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resources 

study of the Tule Lake Segregation Center in Modoc County, California, 

to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing a unit of 

the National Park System. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 24, 2007 

Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mrs. BOXER, and Mr. INOUYE) introduced the 

following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 

special resources study of the Tule Lake Segregation 

Center in Modoc County, California, to determine the 

suitability and feasibility of establishing a unit of the 

National Park System. 

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 ‘‘Tule Lake Segregation 

5 Center Special Resource Study Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. STUDY. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior (re3 ferred to in this Act as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall conduct a 

4 special resource study of the national significance, suit5 ability, and feasibility of including the Tule Lake Segrega6 tion Center in the National Park System. 

7 (b) INCLUSION OF SITES IN THE NATIONAL PARK

8 SYSTEM.—The study under subsection (a) shall include an 

9 analysis and any recommendations of the Secretary con10 cerning the suitability and feasibility of designating the 

11 site as a unit of the National Park System that relates 

12 to the themes described in section 3. 

13 (c) STUDY GUIDELINES.—In conducting the study 

14 authorized under subsection (a), the Secretary shall use 

15 the criteria for the study of areas for potential inclusion 

16 in the National Park System contained in section 8 of 

17 Public Law 91–383 (16 U.S.C. 1a–5). 

18 (d) CONSULTATION.—In preparing and conducting 

19 the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult 

20 with Modoc County, the State of California, appropriate 

21 Federal agencies, Tribal and local government entities, 

22 private organizations, and private land owners. 

23 SEC. 3. THEMES. 

24 The study authorized under section 2 shall evaluate 

25 the Tule Lake Segregation Center with respect to the fol26 lowing themes: 


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1 (1) The significance of the site as a component 

2 of World War II. 

3 (2) The significance of the site as it related to 

4 other war relocation centers. 

5 (3) Historic buildings, including the stockade, 

6 that are intact and in place, along with numerous 

7 other resources. 

8 (4) The contributions made by the local agricul9 tural community to the war effort. 

10 (5) The potential impact of designation of the 

11 site as a unit of the National Park Service on pri12 vate land owners. 

13 SEC. 4. REPORT. 

14 Not later than 1 year after funds are made available 

15 for this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 

16 on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and 

17 the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 

18 Senate a report describing the findings, conclusions, and 

19 recommendations of the study. 

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