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Union Calendar No. 493 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7045 

[Report No. 116–600] 

To require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study on lands that 

could be included in a National Forest in Hawai’i, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 28, 2020 

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

was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

NOVEMBER 19, 2020 

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 require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study 

on lands that could be included in a National Forest 

in Hawai’i, 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. HAWAI’I NATIONAL FOREST STUDY. 

4 (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to identify 

5 lands within the study area that would— 

6 (1) support the conservation of biodiversity not 

7 found elsewhere in the National Forest System; 

8 (2) support or expand the research mission of 

9 the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry; 

10 (3) promote shared stewardship with local com11 munities, including indigenous populations, the State 

12 of Hawai’i, and non-profit groups; and 

13 (4) support or expand the international pro14 grams of the Forest Service related to conservation 

15 of forest ecosystems, sustainable forestry, protection 

16 of threatened, endangered, and migratory species, 

17 controlling the spread of invasive species, inter18 national reforestation, and other forest restoration 

19 efforts. 

20 (b) STUDY REQUIRED.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after 

22 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

23 shall conduct a study to identify available land with24 in the study area that could be included in a Na25 tional Forest in Hawai’i. 


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1 (2) COORDINATION REQUIREMENT.—The Sec2 retary shall conduct the study under paragraph (1) 

3 in coordination the Hawai’i Department of Land 

4 and Natural Resources. 

5 (3) CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.—In car6 rying out the study under paragraph (1), the Sec7 retary— 

8 (A) shall consult with— 

9 (i) the Hawai’i Department of Land 

10 and Natural Resources; and 

11 (ii) the Hawai’i Department of Agri12 culture; and 

13 (B) may consult with such other govern14 mental or nonprofit entities as the Secretary 

15 determines appropriate. 

16 (4) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the 

17 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

18 submit a report to the Committee on Energy and 

19 Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee 

20 on Natural Resources of the House of Representa21 tives that identifies— 

22 (A) available land within the study area 

23 that could be included in a National Forest in 

24 Hawai’i; 


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1 (B) the ownership of the land within the 

2 study area; 

3 (C) any undeveloped land in the study area 

4 that may be at risk of development; and 

5 (D) any actions that could be carried out 

6 to preserve the open and undeveloped character 

7 of the land within the study area. 

8 (c) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section authorizes the 

9 Secretary to take any action that would affect the use of 

10 any land not owned by the United States. 

11 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

12 (1) AVAILABLE LAND.—The term ‘‘available 

13 land’’ means any land within the study areas that 

14 is— 

15 (A) Federally owned; 

16 (B) managed by a Federal land manage17 ment agency in partnership with a non-Federal 

18 entity; or 

19 (C) land not described in subparagraph 

20 (A) or (B) that fulfills the purpose of this sec21 tion, as determined by the Secretary. 

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

23 the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 

24 Chief of the Forest Service. 


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1 (3) STUDY AREA.—The term ‘‘study area’’ 

2 means the islands of Hawai’i, Maui, Moloka’i, 

3 La ̄na’i, O’ahu and Kaua’i in the State of Hawai’i. 

4 (4) UNDEVELOPED LAND.—The term ‘‘undevel5 oped land’’ means land— 

6 (A) that is located within the study area; 

7 (B) that is free or primarily free of struc8 tures; and 

9 (C) the development of which is likely to 

10 affect adversely the scenic, research, wildlife, or 

11 recreational value of the study area. 


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Union Calendar No. 493 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7045 

[Report No. 116–600] 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct 

tional Forest in Hawai’i, and for other purposes. a study on lands that could be included in a NaNOVEMBER 19, 2020 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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