Tule Lake National Historic Site Establishment Act of 2015

To establish the Tule Lake National Historic Site in the State of California, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tule Lake National Historic Site Establishment Act of 2015 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Historic site The term Historic Site (2) Map The term Map Tule Lake National Historic Site Proposed Boundary (3) Monument The term Monument (4) Secretary The term Secretary (5) State The term State 3. Tule lake national historic site (a) Establishment To preserve, protect, and interpret for the benefit of present and future generations the historic site of incarceration and segregation of United States citizens of Japanese descent and resident immigrants of Japanese citizenry at Tule Lake during World War II, there is established the Tule Lake National Historic Site in the State as a unit of the National Park System. (b) Boundaries The boundaries of the Historic Site shall be the boundaries generally depicted on the Map. (c) Availability of map The Map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. (d) Administration (1) In general The Secretary shall administer the Historic Site in accordance with— (A) this Act; and (B) the laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System, including— (i) section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 102101 of title 54, United States Code; and (ii) chapter 3201 (2) Interagency agreement The Director of the National Park Service and the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall enter into an agreement to allow the Director of the National Park Service to manage and interpret the resources of the portions of the Historic Site, as depicted on the Map, that are located within the boundary of the Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge, consistent with the management requirements of the Refuge. (3) Shared resources To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary may use the resources of the Lava Beds National Monument to administer the Historic Site. (4) Management plan (A) In general Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are made available to prepare a general management plan for the Historic Site, the Secretary shall prepare the general management plan in accordance with section 100502 of title 54, United States Code. (B) Coordination The Secretary shall coordinate the preparation and implementation of the general management plan under subparagraph (A) with the Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge. 4. Removal of tule lake unit from the world war ii valor in the pacific national monument (a) Boundaries The boundaries of the Monument are revised to exclude from the Monument the land and interests in land known as the Tule Lake Unit (b) Incorporation into Historic Site (1) In general The land and interests in land excluded from the Monument under subsection (a) are incorporated in and made part of the Historic Site in accordance with section 3. (2) Use of funds Any funds for the purposes of the land and interests in land excluded from the Monument under subsection (a) shall be made available for the purposes of the Historic Site. (c) References Any reference in a law, regulation, document, record, map, or other paper of the United States to the Tule Lake Unit of World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument shall be considered to be a reference to the Tule Lake National Historic Site. 5. Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act.

Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Tule Lake National Historic Site Establishment Act of 2015 (Sec. 3) This bill establishes the Tule Lake National Historic Site in California as a unit of the National Park System in order to preserve, protect, and interpret the site of incarceration and segregation of U.S. citizens of Japanese descent and resident immigrants of Japanese citizenry at Tule Lake during World War II. The National Park Service (NPS) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shall enter into an agreement to allow the NPS to manage and interpret the resources of the portions of the site within the Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge. The resources of the Lava Beds National Monument may be used to administer the site. The Department of the Interior shall prepare a general management plan for the site. (Sec. 4) The boundaries of the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument are revised to exclude from the monument the Tule Lake Unit, consisting of portions of the Tule Lake Segregation Center National Historic Landmark and Camp Tule Lake, and incorporate the excluded lands and interests into the site. Any funds available for the purposes of the excluded lands and interests shall become available for the purposes of the site. (Sec. 5) Such sums as are necessary may be used to carry out this bill.