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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 161 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 7, 2007 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

AN ACT 

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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bainbridge Island Jap3 anese American Monument Act of 2007’’. 

4 SEC. 2. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the Minidoka In6 ternment National Monument, located in the State of 

7 Idaho and established by Presidential Proclamation 7395 

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

9 Nai Yoni (‘‘Let it not happen again’’) memorial. That me10 morial— 

11 (1) commemorates the Japanese Americans of 

12 Bainbridge Island, Washington, who were the first 

13 to be forcibly removed from their homes and relo14 cated to internment camps during World War II 

15 under Executive Order No. 9066; and 

16 (2) consists of approximately 8 acres of land 

17 owned by the City of Bainbridge Island, Wash18 ington, as depicted on the map titled ‘‘Bainbridge 

19 Island Japanese American Memorial’’, numbered 

20 194/80,003, and dated September, 2006. 

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

22 shall be kept on file and made available for public inspec23 tion in the appropriate offices of the National Parks Serv24 ice. 


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1 SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATION OF MONUMENT. 

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

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

4 shall administer the Nidoto Nai Yoni Memorial as part 

5 of Minidoka Internment National Monument in accord6 ance with— 

7 (1) Presidential Proclamation 7395 of January 

8 17, 2001; 

9 (2) laws and regulations generally applicable to 

10 units of the National Park System, including the Act 

11 of August 25, 1916 (popularly known as the ‘‘Na12 tional Park Service Organic Act,’’; 16 U.S.C. 1 et 

13 seq); and 

14 (3) any agreements entered into pursuant to 

15 subsection (b). 

16 (b) AGREEMENTS.— 

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

18 National Park Service in administering the Nidoto 

19 Nai Yoni Memorial owned by the City of Bainbridge 

20 Island, the Secretary is authorized to enter into 

21 agreements with— 

22 (A) the City of Bainbridge Island; 

23 (B) the Bainbridge Island Metropolitan 

24 Park and Recreational District; 

25 (C) the Bainbridge Island Japanese Amer26 ican Community Memorial Committee; 


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1 (D) the Bainbridge Island Historical Soci2 ety; 

3 (E) successor entities to the entities named 

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

5 (F) other appropriate individuals or enti6 ties, at the discretion of the Secretary. 

7 (2) In order to implement an agreement pro8 vided for in paragraph (1), the Secretary may— 

9 (A) make grants to the City of Bainbridge 

10 Island for development of an administrative and 

11 interpretive facility for the Nidoto Nai Yoni Me12 morial; 

13 (B) enter into a cooperative management 

14 agreement with the City of Bainbridge Island, 

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

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

17 ‘‘National Park System General Authorities 

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

19 with operation and maintenance of the memo20 rial; 

21 (C) make grants to other non-Federal enti22 ties for other infrastructure projects at the me23 morial, subject to a match of non-Federal fund24 ing equal to the amount of a grant made pursu25 ant to this paragraph; and 


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1 (D) make grants or enter into cooperative 

2 agreements with non-Federal entities to support 

3 development of interpretive media for the me4 morial. 

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

6 Secretary is authorized to operate and maintain a site in 

7 Seattle, Washington, for administrative and visitor use 

8 purposes associated with Minidoka Internment National 

9 Monument, using to the greatest extent practicable the fa10 cilities and other services of the Seattle unit of the Klon11 dike Gold Rush National Historical Park. 

12 (d) COORDINATION OF INTERPRETIVE AND EDU13 CATIONAL MATERIALS AND PROGRAMS.—The Secretary 

14 shall coordinate the development of interpretive and edu15 cational materials and programs for the Nidoto Nai Yoni 

16 Memorial and the Minidoka Internment National Monu17 ment site in the State of Idaho with the Manzanar Na18 tional Historic Site in the State of California. 

Passed the House of Representatives February 6, 

2007. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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