HR 4108 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

Gold Hill-Wakamatsu Preservation Act

Introduced Nov 18, 2009 Originated House Sponsor Tom McClintock R-CA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Nov 20, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedNov 18, 2009
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Gold Hill-Wakamatsu Preservation Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), to acquire the Gold Hill Ranch in Coloma, California, that was the location of the founding of Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Farm Colony in 1869, in exchange for consideration not to exceed a specified amount.

Instructs that acquisition of Gold Hill Ranch be only from willing sellers and not through eminent domain.

Requires the American River Conservancy and the Gold Hill Wakamatsu Colony Foundation, for the consideration required by this Act, to contribute any private funds or state or federal grants received by the Conservancy and the Foundation to acquire the Ranch.

Allows the Secretary, upon acquiring the Wakamatsu Colony site, to work with the Conservancy and the Foundation to develop a visitor center that provides for the interpretation of: (1) the Wakamatsu Colony; (2) early pioneer history; and (3) the contribution of traditional Japanese crops and practices to California's extensive agricultural economy.

Requires the costs of construction of the visitor center and the conduct of restoration activities at the Ranch to be leveraged by amounts received by the Conservancy and the Foundation as private funds and state or federal grants provided for such purposes.

Cosponsors 2

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 8, 2009 to Feb 22, 2010.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CADoris O. MatsuiDec 8, 2009
D-CAMichael M. HondaFeb 22, 2010

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 20, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
  2. Nov 18, 2009Introduced in House
  3. Nov 18, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1596Gold Hill-Wakamatsu Preservation ActIdentical billSep 27, 2010
HR 5653Gold Hill-Wakamatsu Preservation ActRelated billJul 6, 2010

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.

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  1. Nov 18, 2009Introduced in House

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