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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1925 

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

the suitability and feasibility of designating certain land as the South 

Kona National Heritage Area, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 16, 2021 

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

was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

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 South Kona National Heritage 

Area, and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘South Kona National 

5 Heritage Area’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 


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

2 Area’’ means the South Kona National Heritage 

3 Area. 

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

5 the Secretary of the Interior. 

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

7 of Hawaii. 

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

9 means Hawaii County in the State of Hawaii. 

10 SEC. 3. STUDY. 

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

12 with State and local historic preservation officers, State 

13 and local historical societies, State and local tourism of14 fices, and other appropriate organizations and govern15 mental agencies, shall conduct a study to assess the suit16 ability and feasibility of designating the study area as a 

17 National Heritage Area, to be known as the ‘‘South Kona 

18 National Heritage Area’’. 

19 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—The study shall include anal20 ysis, documentation, and determinations on whether the 

21 study area— 

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

23 cultural resources that— 

24 (A) represents distinctive aspects of the 

25 heritage of the United States; 


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1 (B) is worthy of recognition, conservation, 

2 interpretation, and continuing use; and 

3 (C) would be best managed— 

4 (i) through partnerships among public 

5 and private entities; and 

6 (ii) by linking diverse and sometimes 

7 noncontiguous resources and active com8 munities; 

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

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

11 United States; 

12 (3) provides outstanding opportunities— 

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

14 or scenic features; and 

15 (B) for recreation and education; 

16 (4) contains resources that— 

17 (A) are important to any identified themes 

18 of the study area; and 

19 (B) retain a degree of integrity capable of 

20 supporting interpretation; 

21 (5) includes residents, business interests, non22 profit organizations, and State and local govern23 ments that— 

24 (A) are involved in the planning of the 

25 Heritage Area; 


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1 (B) have developed a conceptual financial 

2 plan that outlines the roles of all participants in 

3 the Heritage Area, including the Federal Gov4 ernment; and 

5 (C) have demonstrated support for the des6 ignation of the Heritage Area; 

7 (6) has a potential management entity to work 

8 in partnership with the individuals and entities de9 scribed in paragraph (5) to develop the Heritage 

10 Area while encouraging State and local economic ac11 tivity; and 

12 (7) has a conceptual boundary map that is sup13 ported by the public. 

14 SEC. 4. SOUTH KONA NATIONAL HERITAGE BOUNDARIES. 

15 The South Kona National Heritage Area shall in16 clude an area between Ka Lae to Honomalino Bay in Ha17 waii County with the specific boundaries to be established 

18 by the Secretary, based on the feasibility study for the 

19 Heritage Area. 

20 SEC. 5. REPORT. 

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

22 are first made available to carry out this Act, the Sec23 retary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Re24 sources of the House of Representatives and the ComVerDate Sep 11 2014 23:29 May 11, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1925.IH H1925

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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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