I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 161 
To adjust the boundary of the Minidoka Internment National Monument 
to include the Nidoto Nai Yoni Memorial in Bainbridge Island, Wash-
ington, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2007 
Mr. INSLEE (for himself, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, 
Mr. HONDA, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. MCDERMOTT, and Ms. MATSUI) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
Resources 
A BILL 
To adjust the boundary of the Minidoka Internment National 
Monument to include the Nidoto Nai Yoni Memorial 
in Bainbridge Island, Washington, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘Bainbridge Island Jap-
anese American Monument Act of 2007’’. 
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SEC. 2. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the Minidoka In-
ternment National Monument, located in the State of 
Idaho and established by Presidential Proclamation 7395 
of January 17, 2001, is adjusted to include the Nidoto 
Nai Yoni (‘‘Let it not happen again’’) memorial. That me-
morial— 
(1) commemorates the Japanese Americans of 
Bainbridge Island, Washington, who were the first 
to be forcibly removed from their homes and relo-
cated to internment camps during World War II 
under Executive Order 9066: and 
(2) consists of approximately 8 acres of land 
owned by the City of Bainbridge Island, Wash-
ington, as depicted on the map titled ‘‘Bainbridge 
Island Japanese American Memorial’’, numbered 
194/80,003, and dated September, 2006. 
(b) MAP.—The map referred to in subsection (a) 
shall be kept on file and made available for public inspec-
tion in the appropriate offices of the National Parks Serv-
ice. 
SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATION OF MONUMENT. 
(a) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary of the Interior 
(hereinafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) 
shall administer the Nidoto Nai Yoni Memorial as part 
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of Minidoka Internment National Monument in accord-
ance with— 
(1) Presidential Proclamation 7395 of January 
17, 2001; 
(2) laws and regulations generally applicable to 
units of the National Park System, including the Act 
of August 25, 1916 (popularly known as the ‘‘Na-
tional Park Service Organic Act,’’; 16 U.S.C. 1 et 
seq); and 
(3) any agreements entered into pursuant to 
subsection (b). 
(b) AGREEMENTS.— 
(1) For the purposes of defining the role of the 
National Park Service in administering the Nidoto 
Nai Yoni Memorial owned by the City of Bainbridge 
Island, the Secretary is authorized to enter into 
agreements with— 
(A) the City of Bainbridge Island; 
(B) the Bainbridge Island Metropolitan 
Park and Recreational District; 
(C) the Bainbridge Island Japanese Amer-
ican Community Memorial Committee; 
(D) the Bainbridge Island Historical Soci-
ety; 
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(E) successor entities to the entities named 
in subparagraphs (A) through (D); and 
(F) other appropriate individuals or enti-
ties, at the discretion of the Secretary. 
(2) In order to implement an agreement pro-
vided for in paragraph (1), the Secretary may— 
(A) make grants to the City of Bainbridge 
Island for development of an administrative and 
interpretive facility for the Nidoto Nai Yoni Me-
morial; 
(B) enter into a cooperative management 
agreement with the City of Bainbridge Island, 
pursuant to section 3(l) of Public Law 91–383 
(16 U.S.C. 1a–2(l); popularly known as the 
‘‘National Park System General Authorities 
Act’’), for the purpose of providing assistance 
with operation and maintenance of the memo-
rial; 
(C) make grants to other non-Federal enti-
ties for other infrastructure projects at the me-
morial, subject to a match of non-Federal fund-
ing equal to the amount of a grant made pursu-
ant to this paragraph; and 
(D) make grants or enter into cooperative 
agreements with non-Federal entities to support 
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development of interpretive media for the me-
morial. 
(c) ADMINISTRATIVE AND VISITOR USE SITE.—The 
Secretary is authorized to operate and maintain a site in 
Seattle, Washington, for administrative and visitor use 
purposes associated with Minidoka Internment National 
Monument, using to the greatest extent practicable the fa-
cilities and other services of the Seattle unit of the Klon-
dike Gold Rush National Historical Park. 
(d) COORDINATION
OF INTERPRETIVE
AND EDU-
CATIONAL MATERIALS AND PROGRAMS.—The Secretary 
shall coordinate the development of interpretive and edu-
cational materials and programs for the Nidoto Nai Yoni 
Memorial and the Minidoka Internment National Monu-
ment site in the State of Idaho with the Manzanar Na-
tional Historic Site in the State of California. 
Æ 
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