Title: Amache National Historic Site Act
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Amache National Historic Site Act
This bill establishes the Amache National Historic Site in Colorado as a unit of the National Park System to preserve, protect, and interpret for the benefit of present and future generations resources associated with the incarceration of civilians of Japanese ancestry during World War II at Amache, also known as the Granada Relocation Center, and the military service of incarcerees at the Granada Relocation Center.
The NPS may acquire by donation or purchase any land or interests in land located within the exterior boundary of the National Historic Site, except that the NPS may acquire personal property associated with the purposes of the historic site only by donation.
The site shall not be established until the date on which the NPS acquires sufficient land within the exterior boundary of the site to constitute a manageable unit.
The NPS must prepare a general management plan for the historic site.
The NPS may enter into agreements with

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2497 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2497

To establish the Amache National Historic Site in the State of Colorado 
     as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 14, 2021

 Mr. Neguse (for himself and Mr. Buck) introduced the following bill; 
        which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To establish the Amache National Historic Site in the State of Colorado 
     as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Amache National Historic Site Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

     In this Act:
            (1) National historic site.--The term ``National Historic 
        Site'' means the Amache National Historic Site established by 
        section 3(a).
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National 
        Park Service.

SEC. 3. AMACHE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established the Amache National 
Historic Site in the State of Colorado as a unit of the National Park 
System.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the National Historic Site is to 
preserve, protect, and interpret for the benefit of present and future 
generations resources associated with--
            (1) the incarceration of civilians of Japanese ancestry 
        during World War II at Amache, also known as the Granada 
        Relocation Center, and the military service of center 
        incarcerees;
            (2) public reaction in the State of Colorado to the 
        incarceration of Japanese Americans, including the position of 
        Governor Ralph Carr and the local community; and
            (3) the transition of the incarcerees and their descendants 
        following the closure of the center and resettlement in the 
        State of Colorado and other States.
    (c) Map; Boundaries.--
            (1) Map.--As soon as practicable after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare a map, in 
        consultation with the town of Granada, of the National Historic 
        Site.
            (2) Availability of map.--The map prepared under paragraph 
        (1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the 
        appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
            (3) Boundaries.--The boundaries of the National Historic 
        Site shall be the boundaries generally depicted on the map 
        prepared under paragraph (1).
    (d) Property Acquisition Authority.--
            (1) Real property.--The Secretary may acquire any land or 
        interests in land located within the exterior boundary of the 
        National Historic Site by--
                    (A) donation; or
                    (B) purchase with donated or appropriated funds.
            (2) Personal property.--The Secretary may acquire personal 
        property associated with the purposes of the site only by 
        donation.
    (e) Conditions.--The site shall not be established until the date 
on which the Secretary acquires sufficient land within the exterior 
boundary of the site to constitute a manageable unit.
    (f) Administration.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall administer the 
        National Historic Site in accordance with--
                    (A) this Act; and
                    (B) the laws generally applicable to units of the 
                National Park System.
            (2) Management plan.--
                    (A) Deadline for completion.--Not later than 3 
                years after the date on which funds are first made 
                available to the Secretary for this purpose, the 
                Secretary shall prepare a general management plan for 
                the National Historic Site in accordance with section 
                100502 of title 54, United States Code.
                    (B) Inclusion.--The general management plan 
                prepared under subparagraph (A) shall identify, as 
                appropriate, the roles and responsibilities of the 
                National Park Service and any applicable management 
                entity in administering and interpreting the National 
                Historic Site and areas affiliated with the National 
                Historic Site in a manner that does not interfere with 
                existing operations and the continued use of existing 
                facilities at the National Historic Site.
                    (C) Submission to congress.--On completion of the 
                general management plan under subparagraph (A), the 
                Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and 
                Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on 
                Natural Resources of the House of Representatives the 
                general management plan prepared under that 
                subparagraph.
    (g) Administrative Facilities.--For the purposes of ensuring the 
preservation, protection, and proper management of the site and 
associated resources, the Secretary may establish facilities for 
administration, visitor services, and curation of personal property, 
outside the exterior boundaries of, and in the vicinity of, the site.
    (h) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary may enter into 
agreements with--
            (1) the public or private entities for the purpose of 
        establishing and operating facilities outside of the exterior 
        boundary of the site for administration, visitor services and 
        curation of personal property; and
            (2) other public or private entities for the purposes of 
        carrying out this Act.
    (i) Effect on Water Rights.--Nothing in this Act affects--
            (1) the use, allocation, ownership, or control, in 
        existence on the date of the enactment of any water, water 
        right, or any other valid existing right;
            (2) any vested absolute or decreed conditional water right 
        in existence on the date of the enactment;
            (3) any interstate water compact in existence on the date 
        of the enactment; or
            (4) State jurisdiction over any water law.
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