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Union Calendar No. 433

112TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 1103 [Report No. 112–597]

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to develop, maintain, and administer an annex in , Commonwealth of the Northern , as an extension of the American Memorial Park located in , and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 15, 2011 Mr. SABLAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

JULY 17, 2012 Additional sponsors: Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HOLT, Mr. FILNER, Mr. PIERLUISI, Mr. HONDA, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. CLEAVER, and Ms. BORDALLO

JULY 17, 2012 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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3 SECTION 1. AMERICAN MEMORIAL PARK ANNEX IN TINIAN.

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 5 ‘‘American Memorial Park Tinian Annex Act’’.

6 (b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds as follows: 7 (1) In 2001 the con- 8 ducted a suitability and feasibility study of North 9 Field on the island of Tinian, Commonwealth of the 10 Northern Mariana Islands, for inclusion in the Na- 11 tional Park System. 12 (2) North Field Tinian is listed on the National 13 Register of Historic Places as an historic district 14 and has been designated a national historic land- 15 mark. 16 (3) The Department of Defense holds a 50-year 17 lease over North Field Tinian. 18 (4) The National Park Service determined that 19 North Field Tinian was suitable for inclusion as 20 ‘‘one of the most significant World War II sites in 21 the Pacific’’ because atomic bombs were flown to 22 and from this site. 23 (5) The National Park Service determined, 24 however, that it was not feasible to include North

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13 (c) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the Interior, 14 acting through the National Park Service, shall develop, 15 maintain, and administer an annex in Tinian, Common- 16 wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, as an extension 17 of the American Memorial Park located in Saipan, on an 18 appropriate parcel of Tinian Public Land to be agreed 19 upon by the National Park Service and the Governor of 20 the Northern Mariana Islands in consultation with the 21 Mayor of Tinian. The annex shall be used to— 22 (1) interpret the important aspects of North 23 Field by highlighting the historic events related to 24 the World War II Marianas Campaign; and

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112TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 1103 [Report No. 112–597] A BILL To direct the Secretary of the Interior to develop, maintain, and administer an annex in Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, as an extension of the American Memorial Park located in Saipan, and for other purposes.

JULY 17, 2012 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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