107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3747
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 poten-
tial inclusion in the National Park System.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives 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 Americans.
(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 intern-
ment 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 Na-
tional 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 con-
stitutional rights were ignored. These camps by de-
sign 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 Na-
tional Park Service based on its high degree of na-
tional significance, association with significant
events, and integrity of its location 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 signifi-
cance, suitability, 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, Washington.
(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 Com-
mittee on Resources of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the
Senate a report describing the findings, conclusions, and
recommendations of the study.
(c) REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDY.—Except as other-
wise 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)).
Passed the House of Representatives November 15
(legislative day, November 14), 2002.
Attest:
Clerk.
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3747
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 Na-
tional Park System.