Introduced in House

[Congressional Bills 114th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2270 Introduced in House (IH)] 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2270 To redesignate the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, located in the State of Washington, as the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, to establish the Medicine Creek Treaty National Historic Site within the wildlife refuge, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 12, 2015 Mr. Heck of Washington (for himself, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Ms. Herrera Beutler, Mr. Newhouse, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Cole, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Honda, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico, Mr. Young of Alaska, and Mr. Grijalva) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To redesignate the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, located in the State of Washington, as the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, to establish the Medicine Creek Treaty National Historic Site within the wildlife refuge, 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. SHORT TITLE.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Billy Frank Jr. Tell Your Story Act''.

SEC. 2. REDESIGNATION OF THE NISQUALLY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

SEC. 2. REDESIGNATION OF THE NISQUALLY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. (a) Redesignation.--The Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, located in the State of Washington, is redesignated as the ``Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge''. (b) References.--Any reference in any statute, rule, regulation, Executive Order, publication, map, paper, or other document of the United States to the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge is deemed to refer to the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge.

SEC. 3. MEDICINE CREEK TREATY NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, WASHINGTON.

SEC. 3. MEDICINE CREEK TREATY NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, WASHINGTON. (a) Establishment.--There is established as a unit of the National Park System the Medicine Creek Treaty National Historic Site within the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge to commemorate the location of the signing of the Medicine Creek Treaty of 1854 between the United States Government and leaders of the Muckleshoot, Nisqually, Puyallup and Squaxin Island Indian Tribes. (b) Acreage and Administration.--The Secretary of the Interior shall establish the boundaries of the Medicine Creek Treaty National Historic Site and provide for administration and interpretation of the historic site. (c) Coordination.--The Secretary of the Interior shall coordinate with representatives of the Muckleshoot, Nisqually, Puyallup and Squaxin Island Indian Tribes in providing for the interpretation of the Medicine Creak Treaty National Historic Site.