I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 606
To authorize appropriations to the Secretary of the Interior for the restoration 
of the Angel Island Immigration Station in the State of California. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 2, 2005
Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Ms. LEE, Mr. CASE, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. 
MCDERMOTT, Mr. OWENS, Mr. HONDA, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. SHERMAN, 
Ms. PELOSI, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. FARR, Ms. SOLIS, and Mr. WU) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Re-
sources 
A BILL 
To authorize appropriations to the Secretary of the Interior 
for the restoration of the Angel Island Immigration Sta-
tion in the State of California.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Angel Island Immigra-
tion Station Restoration and Preservation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Angel Island Immigration Station, also 
known as the Ellis Island of the West, is a National 
Historic Landmark. 
(2) Between 1910 and 1940, the Angel Island 
Immigration Station processed more than 1,000,000 
immigrants and emigrants from around the world. 
(3) The Angel Island Immigration Station con-
tributes greatly to our understanding of our Na-
tion’s rich and complex immigration history. 
(4) The Angel Island Immigration Station was 
built to enforce the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 
and subsequent immigration laws, which unfairly 
and severely restricted Asian immigration. 
(5) During their detention at the Angel Island 
Immigration Station, Chinese detainees carved 
poems into the walls of the detention barracks. More 
than 140 poems remain today, representing the 
unique voices of immigrants awaiting entry to this 
country. 
(6) More than 50,000 people, including 30,000 
schoolchildren, visit the Angel Island Immigration 
Station annually to learn more about the experience 
of immigrants who have traveled to our shores. 
(7) The restoration of the Angel Island Immi-
gration Station and the preservation of the writings
and drawings at the Angel Island Immigration Sta-
tion will ensure that future generations also have the 
benefit of experiencing and appreciating this great 
symbol of the perseverance of the immigrant spirit, 
and of the diversity of this great Nation. 
SEC. 3. RESTORATION. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the 
Interior $15,000,000 for restoring the Angel Island Immi-
gration Station in the San Francisco Bay, in coordination 
with the Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation 
and the California Department of Parks and Recreation. 
(b) FEDERAL FUNDING.—Federal funding under this 
Act shall not exceed 50 percent of the total funds from 
all sources spent to restore the Angel Island Immigration 
Station. 
(c) PRIORITY.—(1) Except as provided in paragraph 
(2), the funds appropriated pursuant to this Act shall be 
used for the restoration of the Immigration Station Hos-
pital on Angel Island. 
(2) Any remaining funds in excess of the amount re-
quired to carry out paragraph (1) shall be used solely for 
the restoration of the Angel Island Immigration Station.
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