I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5653 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the Gold Hill Ranch 
in Coloma, California. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 30, 2010 
Mr. MCCLINTOCK (for himself and Ms. MATSUI) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the 
Gold Hill Ranch in Coloma, 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 ‘‘Gold Hill-Wakamatsu 
Preservation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) the Gold Hill Ranch in Coloma, California, 
was the location of the founding of the Wakamatsu 
Tea and Silk Farm Colony in 1869; 
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(2) the Ranch is— 
(A) the oldest property in North America 
to be associated with Japanese immigration; 
and 
(B) the only property associated with the 
immigration of samurai following the Meiji Res-
toration; 
(3) the Ranch includes— 
(A) an 1860s home that was occupied by 
the Wakamatsu settlers; 
(B) mulberry trees planted by the silk 
farmers; and 
(C) the grave stone of Okei Ito, which is 
the oldest Japanese immigrant grave in the 
United States; and 
(4) a variety of non-Federal funds have been 
obligated with respect to the acquisition and restora-
tion of the Ranch, including— 
(A) to be applied toward acquisition of the 
Ranch, $1,000,000 from the Sierra Nevada 
Conservancy, $485,000 from the Farm and 
Ranchland Protection Program, and $530,000 
from private donations; and 
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(B) to be applied toward restoration of the 
Graner farmhouse, $483,750 from the Cali-
fornia Cultural and Historical Endowment. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Gold Hill-Wakamatsu Site’’ and dated May 
7, 2009. 
(2) RANCH.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Ranch’’ 
means the Gold Hill Ranch in Coloma, Cali-
fornia (El Dorado County Assessor’s Parcel No. 
089–010–06), comprising approximately 272 
acres, which is more particularly described as 
the SW1⁄4 and the SW 1⁄2 of the SE 1⁄4 of Sec. 
29 and the N1⁄2NE1⁄4 of Sec. 32, T. 11 N., R. 
10 E., of El Dorado County, California. 
(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘Ranch’’ ex-
cludes the small inholding of the Gold Trail 
School District, as depicted on the map. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di-
rector of the Bureau of Land Management. 
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SEC. 4. ACQUISITION OF GOLD HILL RANCH, COLOMA, 
CALIFORNIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may acquire by do-
nation or by purchase with donated or appropriated funds, 
from willing owners only, the lands or interests in lands 
described in section 3(2). 
(b) ADMINISTRATION OF ACQUIRED LANDS.—Lands 
and interests in lands acquired under this section shall be 
administered by the Secretary in accordance with applica-
ble laws and regulations. 
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