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Union Calendar No. 196 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1908 

[Report No. 117–267] 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess 

the suitability and feasibility of designating certain land as the Ka’ena 

Point National Heritage Area, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 16, 2021 

Mr. CASE (for himself and Mr. KAHELE) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

MARCH 9, 2022 

Additional sponsor: Mr. SAN NICOLAS

MARCH 9, 2022 

Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be 

printed 


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A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 

study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating certain land as the Ka’ena Point National Heritage Area, and for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ka‘ena Point National 

5 Heritage Area Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) HERITAGE AREA.—The term ‘‘Heritage 

9 Area’’ means the Ka‘ena Point National Heritage 

10 Area. 

11 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

12 the Secretary of the Interior. 

13 (3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

14 of Hawai‘i. 

15 (4) STUDY AREA.—The term ‘‘study area’’ 

16 means Honolulu County on the island of O‘ahu. 

17 SEC. 3. STUDY. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation 

19 with State and local historic preservation officers, State 

20 and local historical societies, State and local tourism of21 fices, and other appropriate organizations and govern22 mental agencies, shall conduct a study to assess the suit23 ability and feasibility of designating the study area as a 

24 National Heritage Area, to be known as the ‘‘Ka‘ena Point 

25 National Heritage Area’’. 


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1 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—The study shall include anal2 ysis, documentation, and determinations on whether the 

3 study area— 

4 (1) has an assemblage of natural, historic, and 

5 cultural resources that— 

6 (A) represents distinctive aspects of the 

7 heritage of the United States; 

8 (B) is worthy of recognition, conservation, 

9 interpretation, and continuing use; and 

10 (C) would be best managed— 

11 (i) through partnerships among public 

12 and private entities; and 

13 (ii) by linking diverse and sometimes 

14 noncontiguous resources and active com15 munities; 

16 (2) reflects traditions, customs, beliefs, and 

17 folklife that are a valuable part of the story of the 

18 United States; 

19 (3) provides outstanding opportunities— 

20 (A) to conserve natural, historic, cultural, 

21 or scenic features; and 

22 (B) for recreation and education; 

23 (4) contains resources that— 

24 (A) are important to any identified themes 

25 of the study area; and 


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1 (B) retain a degree of integrity capable of 

2 supporting interpretation; 

3 (5) includes residents, business interests, non4 profit organizations, and State and local govern5 ments that— 

6 (A) are involved in the planning of the 

7 Heritage Area; 

8 (B) have developed a conceptual financial 

9 plan that outlines the roles of all participants in 

10 the Heritage Area, including the Federal Gov11 ernment; and 

12 (C) have demonstrated support for the des13 ignation of the Heritage Area; 

14 (6) has a potential management entity to work 

15 in partnership with the individuals and entities de16 scribed in paragraph (5) to develop the Heritage 

17 Area while encouraging State and local economic ac18 tivity; and 

19 (7) has a conceptual boundary map that is sup20 ported by the public. 

21 SEC. 4. REPORT. 

22 Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds 

23 are first made available to carry out this Act, the Sec24 retary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Re25 sources of the House of Representatives and the ComVerDate Sep 11 2014 04:39 Mar 10, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1908.RH H1908

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1 mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 

2 a report that describes— 

3 (1) the findings of the study under section 3; 

4 and 

5 (2) any conclusions and recommendations of the 

6 Secretary. 


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Union Calendar No. 196 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1908 

[Report No. 117–267] 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conposes. Point National Heritage Area, and for other pur- bility of designating certain land as the Ka’ena duct a study to assess the suitability and feasiMARCH 9, 2022 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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