Establishment of the Minidoka Internment National Monument

President Clinton established the Minidoka Internment National Monument on 72.75 acres of federal land in Idaho to preserve structures and interpret the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. The proclamation withdraws the lands from public entry or disposition and directs the Secretary of the Interior to transfer management to the National Park Service, with a management plan due within 3 years.

Federal Register Open PDF 66 FR 7347

Impact dates

Jan 17, 2004
Management plan for monument due

Key directives

Reserve approximately 72.75 acres as Minidoka Internment National Monument
Withdraw monument lands from all forms of entry, location, selection, sale, leasing, or other disposition under public land and federal laws
Withdraw lands from mining laws and mineral/geothermal leasing
Secretary of the Interior to manage monument and transfer administration to National Park Service
Secretary of the Interior, through National Park Service, to prepare management plan within 3 years
Secretary to work with State authorities on water resources needed for monument purposes
Ensure Northside Canal operation and maintenance consistent with monument purposes

Who is ordered

Secretary of the Interior · Department of the Interior

Timeline

Immediate

Monument lands withdrawn from entry, sale, leasing, mining, and mineral/geothermal disposition
Management authority transferred to Secretary of the Interior/National Park Service

Near term (90d)

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Long term

Management plan for monument due within 3 years of January 17, 2001 (by January 17, 2004)

Risks & tensions

Northside Canal operation may create tension between monument preservation and water infrastructure maintenance
Water rights provisions deliberately ambiguous—federal rights preserved but no new reservation created, requiring state negotiation
Valid existing rights exception creates potential boundary disputes with existing users