Bainbridge Island Japanese-American Memorial Study Act of 2002
PL 107-363 (H.R.3747), enacted 12/19/2002

116 STAT. 3024 
PUBLIC LAW 107-363—DEC. 19, 2002 
Public Law 107-363 
107th Congress 
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 
[H.R. 3747] 
for potential inclusion in the National Park System. 
Dec. 19, 2002 
Bainbridge 
Island Japanese-
American 
Memorial Study 
Act of 2002. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 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 Worid 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 Ameri-
cans. 
(2) In Washington State, 12,892 men, women and children 
of JapEinese ancestry experienced three ye£irs of incarceration, 
an incarceration violating the most basic freedoms of American 
CltiZ6IlS 
(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 internment camps. They bosirded the ferry Kehloken 
fi"om 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 National MemorieQ, 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 constitutional rights were ignored. 
These camps by design were placed in very remote places 
and are not easily accessible. Bainbridge Isleind is a short 
ferry ride fi*om 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 finends £ind community 
who stood beside them and welcomed them home, and inspire 
all to stand firm in the event our nation agsdn succumbs to 
similar fears. 
(7) The site should be recognized by the National Park 
Service based on its high degree of nation£d significance, 
association with significant events, and integrity of its location 
PUBLIC LAW 107-363—DEC. 19, 2002 
116 STAT. 3025 
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 significance, suit-
ability, 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 historicsd events associated with 
it, located in the town of Bgdnbridge Island, Kitsap County, Wash-
ington, 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after funds are first made Deadline. 
available for the study under subsection (a), the Secretary of the 
Interior shall submit to the Committee on Resources of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate a report describing the findings, conclu-
sions, and recommendations of the study. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDY.—Except as otherwise 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. 
la-5(c)). 
Approved December 19, 2002. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3747: (S. 1894) (S. 1959) 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 107-690 (Comm. on Resources). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 107-196 accompanying S. 1894 (Comm. on Energy and 
Natural Resources). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 148 (2002): 
Nov. 14, considered and passed House. 
Nov. 19, considered and passed Senate.