Senate Bill 35
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Amache Study Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jan 8, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
35
Congress
116
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Primary focus of measure is natural areas (including wilderness); lands under government jurisdiction; land use practices and policies; parks, monuments, and historic sites; fisheries and marine resources; mining and minerals. Measures concerning energy supplies and production may fall under Energy policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Amache Study Act
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the site known as Amache, Camp Amache, and Granada Relocation Center, in Granada, Colorado, which was 1 of the 10 relocation centers where Japanese Americans were incarcerated during World War II.
In conducting such study, Interior shall evaluate the national significance of such relocation center and determine the suitability and feasibility of designating it as a unit of the National Park System.
January 8, 2019
01/08/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
01/08/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
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