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107TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 107–614

PU‘UHONUA O HO ̄ NAUNAU NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK

ADDITION ACT OF 2001

JULY 25, 2002.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of

the Union and ordered to be printed

Mr. HANSEN, from the Committee on Resources,

submitted the following

R E P O R T

[To accompany S. 1057]

[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

The Committee on Resources, to whom was referred the bill (S.

1057) to authorize the addition of lands to Pu‘uhonua o Ho ̄naunau

National Historical Park in the State of Hawaii, and for other purposes, having considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill do pass.

PURPOSE OF THE BILL

The purpose of S. 1057 is to authorize the addition of lands to

Pu‘uhonia o Honaunau National Historical Park in the State of Hawaii, and for other purposes.

BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION

The Pu‘uhonua o Honaunan National Historical Park was authorized by Congress in 1955 and formally established in 1961 (16

U.S.C. 397). The park was originally designated as the City of Refuge National Historical Park, but was given its current name in

1978. The park preserves the site where Hawaiians who broke

‘‘kapu’’ (one of the ancient laws used to balance and protect the

laws of nature) could avoid certain death by fleeing to a place of

refuge or ‘‘pu‘uhonua.’’

Currently, the park encompasses approximately 180 acres on the

western coast of the island of Hawaii. In 1957, however, it was

found that some of the area’s most valuable resources were left outside park boundaries—part of the historic village of Ki‘ilae, several

significant burial caves, and the upper end of a prehistoric royal

sledding track. In 1965 the National Park Service declared, ‘‘UnVerDate 11-MAY-2000 04:05 Jul 29, 2002 Jkt 099006 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6602 E:\HR\OC\HR614.XXX pfrm04 PsN: HR614
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doubtedly, the boundaries would have been described to include the

rest of the village and the upper half of the track if this information had been available in 1955.’’

S. 1057 would protect shoreline scenic values within site of the

park by authorizing the Secretary to expand the park by up to 238

acres to include portions of the Ki‘ilae village complex and protect

the early Hawaiian landscape. This bill would bring an important

ecological unit under one policy, ownership, and administration,

and protect and preserve a significant portion of the early Kona

Field System. Overall, it would help preserve a wide range of highly significant cultural resources closely associated with the current

resources of the National Historical Park.

In addition, the FY2002 Interior Appropriations bill appropriated

$500,000 toward acquisition of the lands subject to authorization.

COMMITTEE ACTION

S. 1057 was introduced on June 14, 2001, by Senator Daniel

Akaka (D–HI). The bill was referred to the Committee on Resources on October 23, 2001. On November 5, 2001, S. 1057 was

referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation, and

Public Lands. On July 10, 2002, the Full Resources Committee met

to consider the bill. The Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation, and Public Lands was discharged from further consideration

of S. 1057 by unanimous consent. No amendments were offered,

and the bill was then ordered favorably reported to the House of

Representatives by unanimous consent.

COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Regarding clause 2(b)(1) of rule X and clause 3(c)(1) of rule XIII

of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Resources’ oversight findings and recommendations are reflected in

the body of this report.

CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY STATEMENT

Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United States

grants Congress the authority to enact this bill.

COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XIII

1. Cost of Legislation. Clause 3(d)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of

the House of Representatives requires an estimate and a comparison by the Committee of the costs which would be incurred in carrying out this bill. However, clause 3(d)(3)(B) of that Rule provides

that this requirement does not apply when the Committee has included in its report a timely submitted cost estimate of the bill prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office under section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.

2. Congressional Budget Act. As required by clause 3(c)(2) of rule

XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and section

308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, this bill does not

contain any new budget authority, spending authority, credit authority, or an increase or decrease in revenues or tax expenditures.

3. General Performance Goals and Objectives. As required by

clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII, the general performance goal or objective

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of this bill is to authorize the addition of lands to Pu’uhonua o

Honaunau National Historical Park in the State of Hawaii, and for

other purposes.

4. Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate. Under clause

3(c)(3) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and

section 403 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the committee

has received the following cost estimate for this bill from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office:

U.S. CONGRESS,

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE,

Washington, DC, July 19, 2002.

Hon. JAMES V. HANSEN,

Chairman, Committee on Resources,

House of Representatives, Washington, DC.

DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: The Congressional Budget Office has prepared the enclosed cost estimate for S. 1057, the Pu‘uhonua o

Honaunau National Historical Park Addition Act of 2001.

If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be pleased

to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Deborah Reis.

Sincerely,

STEVEN M. LIEBERMAN

(For Dan L. Crippen, Director).

Enclosure.

S. 1057—Pu‘uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park Addition Act of 2001

S. 1057 would authorize the expansion of the Pu‘uhonua o

Honaunau National Historical Park. Specifically, the act would

modify the park boundaries to add a 238-acre parcel of land contiguous to the park, which the National Park Service (NPS) could

then acquire by purchase or donation. The legislation would provide for additional expansion by authorizing the NPS to acquire another 159 acres and to then redraw the park’s boundaries accordingly. Finally, H.R. 1906 would authorize the appropriation of

whatever amounts are necessary for land acquisition and related

activities.

Based on information provided by the NPS, CBO estimates that

the one-time costs to purchase and study the 238 acres added by

the legislation would be about $5 million, of which $0.5 million was

appropriated in 2002. Assuming appropriation of the remaining

amounts, we expect that the NPS would purchase this acreage in

2003. We estimate that provisions authorizing the acquisition of an

additional 159 acres would have no significant cost because we expect that the agency would only acquire acreage donated by the

owners. Additional costs to administer all land added to the park

as a result of the act would be about $0.3 million annually, assuming the availability of appropriated funds. Enacting S. 1057 would

not affect direct spending or receipts; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures would not apply.

The legislation contains no intergovernmental or private-sector

mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and

would have no significant impact on the budgets of state, local, or

tribal governments.

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On August 20, 2001, CBO transmitted a cost estimate for S.

1057, as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and

Natural Resources on August 2, 2001. On April 24, 2002, we transmitted a cost estimate for H.R. 1906, the Pu‘uhonua o Honaunau

National Historical Park Addition Act of 2002, as ordered reported

by the House Committee on Resources on April 24, 2002. The three

versions of the legislation are identical. The estimated costs are

also identical, but no funds had been appropriated for the project

at the time of our August 2001 estimate.

The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Deborah Reis. The estimate was approved by Peter H. Fontaine, Deputy Assistant Director for Budget Analysis.

COMPLIANCE WITH PUBLIC LAW 104–4

This bill contains no unfunded mandates.

PREEMPTION OF STATE, LOCAL OR TRIBAL LAW

This bill is not intended to preempt any State, local or tribal law.

CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW

In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of the

House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by the bill,

as reported, are shown as follows (existing law proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new matter is printed in italics,

existing law in which no change is proposed is shown in roman):

SECTION 1 OF THE ACT OF JULY 26, 1955

AN ACT To authorize the establishment of the City of Refuge National Historical

Park, in the Territory of Hawaii, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the

United States of America in Congress assembled, øThat, when¿

SECTION 1. (a) When title to such lands located on the island of

Hawaii, within the following-described area, as shall be designated

by the Secretary of the interior, in the exercise of his judgment and

discretion as necessary and suitable for the purpose, shall have

been vested in the United States, said lands shall be set apart as

the Pu‘uhonua o Ho ̄naunau National Historical Park, in the Territory of Hawaii, for the benefit and inspiration of the people:

PARCEL 1

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(b) The boundaries of Pu‘uhonua o Ho ̄naunau National Historical

Park are hereby modified to include approximately 238 acres of

lands and interests therein within the area identified as ‘‘Parcel A’’

on the map entitled ‘‘Pu‘uhonua o Ho ̄naunau National Historical

Park Proposed Boundary Additions, Ki‘ilae Village’’, numbered

PUHO–P 415/82,013 and dated May, 2001.

(c) The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire approximately 159 acres of lands and interests therein within the area

identified as ‘‘Parcel B’’ on the map referenced in subsection (b).

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retary shall modify the boundaries of Pu‘uhonua o Ho ̄naunau National Historical Park to include such lands or interests therein.

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