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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 161 

To adjust the boundary of the Minidoka Internment National Monument 

to include the Nidoto Nai Yoni Memorial in Bainbridge Island, Washington, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 4, 2007 

Mr. INSLEE (for himself, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, 

Mr. HONDA, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. MCDERMOTT, and Ms. MATSUI) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 

Resources 

A BILL 

To adjust the boundary of the Minidoka Internment National 

Monument to include the Nidoto Nai Yoni Memorial 

in Bainbridge Island, Washington, 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 ‘‘Bainbridge Island Jap5 anese American Monument Act of 2007’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the Minidoka In3 ternment National Monument, located in the State of 

4 Idaho and established by Presidential Proclamation 7395 

5 of January 17, 2001, is adjusted to include the Nidoto 

6 Nai Yoni (‘‘Let it not happen again’’) memorial. That me7 morial— 

8 (1) commemorates the Japanese Americans of 

9 Bainbridge Island, Washington, who were the first 

10 to be forcibly removed from their homes and relo11 cated to internment camps during World War II 

12 under Executive Order 9066: and 

13 (2) consists of approximately 8 acres of land 

14 owned by the City of Bainbridge Island, Wash15 ington, as depicted on the map titled ‘‘Bainbridge 

16 Island Japanese American Memorial’’, numbered 

17 194/80,003, and dated September, 2006. 

18 (b) MAP.—The map referred to in subsection (a) 

19 shall be kept on file and made available for public inspec20 tion in the appropriate offices of the National Parks Serv21 ice. 

22 SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATION OF MONUMENT. 

23 (a) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary of the Interior 

24 (hereinafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) 

25 shall administer the Nidoto Nai Yoni Memorial as part 


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1 of Minidoka Internment National Monument in accord2 ance with— 

3 (1) Presidential Proclamation 7395 of January 

4 17, 2001; 

5 (2) laws and regulations generally applicable to 

6 units of the National Park System, including the Act 

7 of August 25, 1916 (popularly known as the ‘‘Na8 tional Park Service Organic Act,’’; 16 U.S.C. 1 et 

9 seq); and 

10 (3) any agreements entered into pursuant to 

11 subsection (b). 

12 (b) AGREEMENTS.— 

13 (1) For the purposes of defining the role of the 

14 National Park Service in administering the Nidoto 

15 Nai Yoni Memorial owned by the City of Bainbridge 

16 Island, the Secretary is authorized to enter into 

17 agreements with— 

18 (A) the City of Bainbridge Island; 

19 (B) the Bainbridge Island Metropolitan 

20 Park and Recreational District; 

21 (C) the Bainbridge Island Japanese Amer22 ican Community Memorial Committee; 

23 (D) the Bainbridge Island Historical Soci24 ety; 


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1 (E) successor entities to the entities named 

2 in subparagraphs (A) through (D); and 

3 (F) other appropriate individuals or enti4 ties, at the discretion of the Secretary. 

5 (2) In order to implement an agreement pro6 vided for in paragraph (1), the Secretary may— 

7 (A) make grants to the City of Bainbridge 

8 Island for development of an administrative and 

9 interpretive facility for the Nidoto Nai Yoni Me10 morial; 

11 (B) enter into a cooperative management 

12 agreement with the City of Bainbridge Island, 

13 pursuant to section 3(l) of Public Law 91–383 

14 (16 U.S.C. 1a–2(l); popularly known as the 

15 ‘‘National Park System General Authorities 

16 Act’’), for the purpose of providing assistance 

17 with operation and maintenance of the memo18 rial; 

19 (C) make grants to other non-Federal enti20 ties for other infrastructure projects at the me21 morial, subject to a match of non-Federal fund22 ing equal to the amount of a grant made pursu23 ant to this paragraph; and 

24 (D) make grants or enter into cooperative 

25 agreements with non-Federal entities to support 


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1 development of interpretive media for the me2 morial. 

3 (c) ADMINISTRATIVE AND VISITOR USE SITE.—The 

4 Secretary is authorized to operate and maintain a site in 

5 Seattle, Washington, for administrative and visitor use 

6 purposes associated with Minidoka Internment National 

7 Monument, using to the greatest extent practicable the fa8 cilities and other services of the Seattle unit of the Klon9 dike Gold Rush National Historical Park. 

10 (d) COORDINATION OF INTERPRETIVE AND EDU11 CATIONAL MATERIALS AND PROGRAMS.—The Secretary 

12 shall coordinate the development of interpretive and edu13 cational materials and programs for the Nidoto Nai Yoni 

14 Memorial and the Minidoka Internment National Monu15 ment site in the State of Idaho with the Manzanar Na16 tional Historic Site in the State of California. 

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