H. R. 3747
One Hundred Seventh Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the twenty-third day of January, two thousand and two
An Act
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the site commonly
known as Eagledale Ferry Dock at Taylor Avenue in the State of Washington
for potential inclusion in the National Park System.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bainbridge
Island Japanese-American Memorial Study Act of 2002’’.
(b) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following:
(1) During World War II on February 19, 1942, President
Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, setting
in motion the forced exile of more than 110,000 Japanese Ameri-
cans.
(2) In Washington State, 12,892 men, women and children
of Japanese ancestry experienced three years of incarceration,
an incarceration violating the most basic freedoms of American
citizens.
(3) On March 30, 1942, 227 Bainbridge Island residents
were the first Japanese Americans in United States history
to be forcibly removed from their homes by the U.S. Army
and sent to internment camps. They boarded the ferry Kehloken
from the former Eagledale Ferry Dock, located at the end
of Taylor Avenue, in the city of Bainbridge Island, Washington
State.
(4) The city of Bainbridge Island has adopted a resolution
stating that this site should be a National Memorial, and
similar resolutions have been introduced in the Washington
State Legislature.
(5) Both the Minidoka National Monument and Manzanar
National Historic Site can clearly tell the story of a time in
our Nation’s history when constitutional rights were ignored.
These camps by design were placed in very remote places
and are not easily accessible. Bainbridge Island is a short
ferry ride from Seattle and the site would be within easy
reach of many more people.
(6) This is a unique opportunity to create a site that will
honor those who suffered, cherish the friends and community
who stood beside them and welcomed them home, and inspire
all to stand firm in the event our nation again succumbs to
similar fears.
(7) The site should be recognized by the National Park
Service based on its high degree of national significance,
association with significant events, and integrity of its location
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and setting. This site is critical as an anchor for future efforts
to identify, interpret, serve, and ultimately honor the Nikkei—
persons of Japanese ancestry—influence on Bainbridge Island.
SEC. 2. EAGLEDALE FERRY DOCK LOCATION AT TAYLOR AVENUE
STUDY AND REPORT.
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of the Interior shall carry out a
special resource study regarding the national significance, suit-
ability, and feasibility of designating as a unit of the National
Park System the property commonly known as the Eagledale Ferry
Dock at Taylor Avenue and the historical events associated with
it, located in the town of Bainbridge Island, Kitsap County, Wash-
ington.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after funds are first made
available for the study under subsection (a), the Secretary of the
Interior shall submit to the Committee on Resources of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the Senate a report describing the findings, conclu-
sions, and recommendations of the study.
(c) REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDY.—Except as otherwise provided
in this section, the study under subsection (a) shall be conducted
in accordance with section 8(c) of Public Law 91–383 (16 U.S.C.
1a–5(c)).
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.