IIB 
107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3747
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
NOVEMBER 15, 2002
Received 
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,
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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.
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(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.
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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: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.