[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1906 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1906

 To include certain territory within the jurisdiction of the State of 
                    Hawaii, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 25, 1996

 Mr. Akaka (for himself and Mr. Inouye) introduced the following bill; 
   which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To include certain territory within the jurisdiction of the State of 
                    Hawaii, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Insular Areas Consolidation Act of 
1996''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Baker island.--The term ``Baker Island'' means all of 
        the islands and appurtenant reefs at the parallel of 0 degrees, 
        11 to 13 minutes, of latitude north of the Equator and at the 
        meridian of 176 degrees, 27 to 30 minutes, of longitude west of 
        Greenwich, England, and the territorial waters of the islands 
        and reefs.
            (2) Howland island.--The term ``Howland Island'' means all 
        of the islands and appurtenant reefs at the parallel of 0 
        degrees, 46 to 50 minutes, of latitude north of the Equator and 
        at the meridian of 176 degrees, 37 to 39 minutes, of longitude 
        west of Greenwich, England, and the territorial waters of the 
        islands and reefs.
            (3) Included area.--The term ``included area'' means the 
        area included in the State of Hawaii under section 3(a).
            (4) Jarvis island.--The term ``Jarvis Island'' means all of 
        the islands and appurtenant reefs at the parallel of 0 degrees, 
        22 to 24 minutes, of latitude south of the Equator and at the 
        meridian of 160 degrees, 0 to 3 minutes, of longitude west of 
        Greenwich, England, and the territorial waters of the islands 
        and reefs.
            (5) Johnston atoll.--The term ``Johnston Atoll'' means all 
        of the islands and appurtenant reefs at the parallel of 16 
        degrees, 40 to 48 minutes, of latitude north of the Equator and 
        at the meridian of 169 degrees, 24 to 36 minutes, of longitude 
        west of Greenwich, England, and the territorial waters of the 
        islands and reefs.
            (6) Kingman reef.--The term ``Kingman Reef'' means all of 
        the territory and appurtenant reefs at the parallel of 6 
        degrees, 22 to 27 minutes, of latitude north of the Equator and 
        at the meridian of 162 degrees, 22 to 25 minutes, of longitude 
        west of Greenwich, England, and the territorial waters of the 
        islands and reefs.
            (7) Midway islands.--The term ``Midway Islands'' means all 
        of the islands and appurtenant reefs at the parallel of 28 
        degrees, 10 to 18 minutes, of latitude north of the Equator and 
        at the meridian of 177 degrees, 16 to 28 minutes, of longitude 
        west of Greenwich, England, and the territorial waters of the 
        islands and reefs.
            (8) Palmyra atoll.--The term ``Palmyra Atoll'' means all of 
        the islands and appurtenant reefs at the parallel of 5 degrees, 
        51 to 54 minutes, of latitude north of the Equator and at the 
        meridian of 162 degrees, 0 to 11 minutes, of longitude west of 
        Greenwich, England, and the territorial waters of the islands 
        and reefs.

SEC. 3. ADDITIONS TO STATE OF HAWAII.

    (a) In General.--The State of Hawaii shall include Baker Island, 
Jarvis Island, Howland Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, the Midway 
Islands, and Palmyra Atoll.
    (b) Jurisdiction.--The included area shall be subject to the 
jurisdiction of the State of Hawaii to the same extent as and in the 
same manner that the jurisdiction of the State applies to all other 
areas within the State.
    (c) Rights of United States.--The inclusion of the included area in 
the State of Hawaii under this section shall be subject to all rights 
of use, ownership, management, and operation by the Government of the 
United States that exist on the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Hawaii Statehood Act.--Section 2 of the Act entitled ``An Act 
to provide for the admission of the State of Hawaii into the Union'', 
approved March 18, 1959 (Public Law 86-3; 48 U.S.C. prec. 491), is 
amended by striking all that follows ``enactment of this Act'' and 
inserting a period.
    (b) Exemption From Provisions Relating to the Guano Islands.--Title 
LXXII of the Revised Statutes (48 U.S.C. 1411 et seq.) shall not apply 
to the included area.

SEC. 5. ACCEPTANCE BY STATE OF HAWAII.

    (a) Acceptance by State of Hawaii.--Sections 3 and 4 shall not take 
effect unless not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
Act (unless the Secretary of the Interior and the Governor of the State 
of Hawaii agree to an extension), the Governor of the State of Hawaii 
certifies to the President that the State of Hawaii accepts all or part 
of the included area.
    (b) Proclamation by the President.--Not later than 30 days after 
receiving the certification described in subsection (a), the President 
shall issue a proclamation of the new geographical jurisdiction of the 
State of Hawaii.
    (c) Effective Date.--Sections 3 and 4 shall take effect on the 
issuance of the proclamation described in subsection (b).

SEC. 6. USE OF INCLUDED AREA.

    Nothing in this Act authorizes, approves, or suggests the 
appropriateness of any change in the use that is being made on the date 
of enactment of this Act of any of the included area.

SEC. 7. INDEMNITY.

    The United States shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the 
State of Hawaii from any claim arising from the ownership of lands and 
waters in the included area (including structures and other 
improvements) or the operation by the United States of any facilities 
or equipment in the included area before the date of issuance of the 
proclamation described in subsection (b).
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