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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1908 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 16, 2022 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

AN ACT 

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. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

3 Heritage Area Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this Act: 

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

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

8 Area. 

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

10 the Secretary of the Interior. 

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

12 of Hawai‘i. 

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

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

15 SEC. 3. STUDY. 

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

17 with State and local historic preservation officers, State 

18 and local historical societies, State and local tourism of19 fices, and other appropriate organizations and govern20 mental agencies, shall conduct a study to assess the suit21 ability and feasibility of designating the study area as a 

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

23 National Heritage Area’’. 

24 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—The study shall include anal25 ysis, documentation, and determinations on whether the 

26 study area— 


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

2 cultural resources that— 

3 (A) represents distinctive aspects of the 

4 heritage of the United States; 

5 (B) is worthy of recognition, conservation, 

6 interpretation, and continuing use; and 

7 (C) would be best managed— 

8 (i) through partnerships among public 

9 and private entities; and 

10 (ii) by linking diverse and sometimes 

11 noncontiguous resources and active com12 munities; 

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

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

15 United States; 

16 (3) provides outstanding opportunities— 

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

18 or scenic features; and 

19 (B) for recreation and education; 

20 (4) contains resources that— 

21 (A) are important to any identified themes 

22 of the study area; and 

23 (B) retain a degree of integrity capable of 

24 supporting interpretation; 


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1 (5) includes residents, business interests, non2 profit organizations, and State and local govern3 ments that— 

4 (A) are involved in the planning of the 

5 Heritage Area; 

6 (B) have developed a conceptual financial 

7 plan that outlines the roles of all participants in 

8 the Heritage Area, including the Federal Gov9 ernment; and 

10 (C) have demonstrated support for the des11 ignation of the Heritage Area; 

12 (6) has a potential management entity to work 

13 in partnership with the individuals and entities de14 scribed in paragraph (5) to develop the Heritage 

15 Area while encouraging State and local economic ac16 tivity; and 

17 (7) has a conceptual boundary map that is sup18 ported by the public. 

19 SEC. 4. REPORT. 

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

21 are first made available to carry out this Act, the Sec22 retary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Re23 sources of the House of Representatives and the Com24 mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 

25 a report that describes— 


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

2 and 

3 (2) any conclusions and recommendations of the 

4 Secretary. 

Passed the House of Representatives March 15, 

2022. 

Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 

Clerk. 


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