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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 618 

To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct certain special resource 

studies. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 20, 2013 

Mr. SCHATZ introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct certain 

special resource studies. 

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 ‘‘Pacific Islands Parks 

5 Act of 2013’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY. 

7 In this Act, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec8 retary of the Interior. 

9 SEC. 3. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDIES. 

10 (a) STUDY.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct 

2 a special resource study of each of the following 

3 sites: 

4 (A) The Ka‘u Coast on the island of Ha5 waii, Hawaii. 

6 (B) The northern coast of Maui, Hawaii. 

7 (C) The southeastern coast of Kauai, Ha8 waii. 

9 (D) Historic sites on Midway Atoll. 

10 (E) On request of the Governor of the 

11 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is12 lands, the island of Rota in the Commonwealth 

13 of the Northern Mariana Islands. 

14 (2) CONTENTS.—In conducting each study re15 quired under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 

16 (A) evaluate the national significance of 

17 the site and the area surrounding the site; 

18 (B) determine the suitability and feasibility 

19 of designating the site as a unit of the National 

20 Park System; 

21 (C) consider other alternatives for preser22 vation, protection, and interpretation of the site 

23 by Federal, State, or local governmental entities 

24 or private and nonprofit organizations; 


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1 (D) consult with any interested Federal, 

2 State, or local governmental entities, private 

3 and nonprofit organizations, or individuals; and 

4 (E) identify cost estimates for any Federal 

5 acquisition, development, interpretation, oper6 ation, and maintenance associated with the al7 ternatives considered under the study. 

8 (b) UPDATES.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall update 

10 the study authorized by section 326(b)(3)(N) of the 

11 National Park Service Studies Act of 1999 (as en12 acted in title III of Appendix C of Public Law 106– 

13 113; 113 Stat. 1501A–195) relating to World War 

14 II sites in the Republic of Palau. 

15 (2) CONTENTS.—In updating the study de16 scribed in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 

17 (A) determine whether conditions have 

18 changed to justify designating the site as a unit 

19 of the National Park System; 

20 (B) consider other alternatives for preser21 vation, protection, and interpretation of the site 

22 by Federal, State, or local governmental entities 

23 or private and nonprofit organizations; 


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1 (C) consult with any interested Federal, 

2 State, or local governmental entities, private 

3 and nonprofit organizations, or individuals; and 

4 (D) identify cost estimates for any Federal 

5 acquisition, development, interpretation, oper6 ation, and maintenance associated with the al7 ternatives considered under the study. 

8 (c) APPLICABLE LAW.—The studies and updates to 

9 the study required under this section shall be conducted 

10 in accordance with section 8 of the National Park System 

11 General Authorities Act (16 U.S.C. 1a–5). 

12 (d) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date 

13 on which funds are first made available for the studies 

14 and updates to the study under this Act, the Secretary 

15 shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of 

16 the House of Representatives and the Committee on En17 ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that 

18 describes— 

19 (1) the results of each study and updates to the 

20 study; and 

21 (2) any conclusions and recommendations of the 

22 Secretary based on the results described in para23 graph (1). 


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1 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

3 this Act such sums as are necessary. 

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