Federal Lands Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee
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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.
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To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the site known as "Amache" in the State of Colorado.
USA115th CongressHR-5844| House
| Updated: 6/1/2018
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.
ColoradoConflicts and warsCongressional oversightDetention of personsGovernment studies and investigationsHistoric sites and heritage areasJapanRacial and ethnic relationsU.S. history