S. 1596: Gold Hill-Wakamatsu Preservation Act
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S. 1596: Gold Hill-Wakamatsu Preservation Act
111th Congress · introduced 2009-08-06 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 594.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2009-08-06 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 594. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Gold Hill-Wakamatsu Preservation Act
Plain summary
Gold Hill-Wakamatsu Preservation Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the Gold Hill Ranch in Coloma, California, including any interest in the Ranch, by purchase from a willing seller with donated or appropriated funds, donation, or exchange. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into a cooperative agreement with public or nonprofit entities to interpret the history of the Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Farm Colony and related pioneer history associated with Japanese immigration to the area, including the history of traditional Japanese crops and farming practices and the contribution of those practices to the agricultural economy of California. Permits such agreement to include provisions for the development of a visitor center to further public education and interpretation of the Ranch. Authorizes appropriations.
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Official text
Gold Hill-Wakamatsu Preservation Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] · 1 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 1596, Gold Hill-Wakamatsu Preservation Act (2010-09-01); CBO cost estimate: S. 1596, Gold Hill-Wakamatsu Preservation Act (2010-09-01)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111s1596.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/s>
Record fed-us-cong111-s1596 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111