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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3747
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the site com-
monly known as Eagledale Ferry Dock at Taylor Avenue in the State
of Washington for potential inclusion in the National Park System.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 13, 2002
Mr. INSLEE (for himself, Mr. DICKS, Mr. UNDERWOOD, Mr. WU, Mr. SMITH
of Washington, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. MATSUI, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr.
BAIRD, and Mr. LARSEN of Washington) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Resources
A BILL
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