To provide for the preservation of the historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained during World War II, and for other purposes.
PL 109-441 (H.R.1492), enacted 12/21/2006

120 STAT. 3288
PUBLIC LAW 109–441—DEC. 21, 2006
Public Law 109–441
109th Congress
An Act
To provide for the preservation of the historic confinement sites where Japanese
Americans were detained during World War II, 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. PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC CONFINEMENT SITES.
(a) PRESERVATION PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall create a pro-
gram within the National Park Service to encourage, support, recog-
nize, and work in partnership with citizens, Federal agencies, State,
local, and tribal governments, other public entities, educational
institutions, and private nonprofit organizations for the purpose
of identifying, researching, evaluating, interpreting, protecting,
restoring, repairing, and acquiring historic confinement sites in
order that present and future generations may learn and gain
inspiration from these sites and that these sites will demonstrate
the Nation’s commitment to equal justice under the law.
(b) GRANTS.—
(1) CRITERIA.—The Secretary, after consultation with State,
local, and tribal governments, other public entities, educational
institutions, and private nonprofit organizations (including
organizations involved in the preservation of historic confine-
ment sites), shall develop criteria for making grants under
paragraph (2) to assist in carrying out subsection (a).
(2) PROVISION OF GRANTS.—Not later than 180 days after
the date on which funds are made available to carry out this
Act, the Secretary shall, subject to the availability of appropria-
tions, make grants to the entities described in paragraph (1)
only in accordance with the criteria developed under that para-
graph.
(c) PROPERTY ACQUISITION.—
(1) AUTHORITY.—Federal funds made available under this
section may be used to acquire non-Federal property for the
purposes of this section, in accordance with section 3, only
if that property is within the areas described in paragraph
(2).
(2) PROPERTY DESCRIPTIONS.—The property referred to in
paragraph (2) is the following:
(A) Jerome, depicted in Figure 7.1 of the Site Docu-
ment.
(B) Rohwer, depicted in Figure 11.2 of the Site Docu-
ment.
(C) Topaz, depicted in Figure 12.2 of the Site Docu-
ment.
Deadline.
16 USC 461 note.
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(D) Honouliuli, located on the southern part of the
Island of Oahu, Hawaii, and within the land area bounded
by H1 to the south, Route 750 (Kunia Road) to the east,
the Honouliuli Forest Reserve to the west, and Kunia town
and Schofield Barracks to the north.
(3) NO
EFFECT
ON
PRIVATE
PROPERTY.—The authority
granted in this subsection shall not constitute a Federal des-
ignation or have any effect on private property ownership.
(d) MATCHING
FUND
REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall
require a 50 percent non-Federal match for funds provided under
this section.
(e) SUNSET OF AUTHORITY.—This Act shall have no force or
effect on and after the date that is 2 years after the disbursement
to grantees under this section of the total amount of funds author-
ized to be appropriated under section 4.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act the following definitions apply:
(1) HISTORIC CONFINEMENT SITES.—(A) The term ‘‘historic
confinement sites’’ means the 10 internment camp sites referred
to as Gila River, Granada, Heart Mountain, Jerome, Manzanar,
Minidoka, Poston, Rohwer, Topaz, and Tule Lake and depicted
in Figures 4.1, 5.1, 6.1, 7.1, 8.4, 9.2, 10.6, 11.2, 12.2, and
13.2, respectively, of the Site Document; and
(B) other historically significant locations, as determined
by the Secretary, where Japanese Americans were detained
during World War II.
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(3) SITE
DOCUMENT.—The term ‘‘Site Document’’ means
the document titled ‘‘Confinement and Ethnicity: An Overview
of World War II Japanese American Relocation Sites’’, published
by the Western Archeological and Conservation Center,
National Park Service, in 1999.
SEC. 3. PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTION.
No Federal funds made available to carry out this Act may
be used to acquire any real property or any interest in any real
property without the written consent of the owner or owners of
that property or interest in property.
16 USC 461 note.
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 1492:
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 109–142 (Comm. on Resources).
SENATE REPORTS: No. 109–314 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
Vol. 151 (2005): Nov. 16, considered and passed House.
Vol. 152 (2006): Nov. 16, considered and passed Senate, amended.
Dec. 5, House concurred in Senate amendments.
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary
$38,000,000 to carry out this Act. Such sums shall remain available
until expended.
Approved December 21, 2006.
16 USC 461 note.
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