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[S. 700 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.700

                       One Hundred Sixth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

           Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
             the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand


                                 An Act


 
  To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Ala Kahakai 
                   Trail as a National Historic Trail.

    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 ``Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail 
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
        (1) the Ala Kahakai (Trail by the Sea) is an important part of 
    the ancient trail known as the ``Ala Loa'' (the long trail), which 
    circumscribes the island of Hawaii;
        (2) the Ala Loa was the major land route connecting 600 or more 
    communities of the island kingdom of Hawaii from 1400 to 1700;
        (3) the trail is associated with many prehistoric and historic 
    housing areas of the island of Hawaii, nearly all the royal 
    centers, and most of the major temples of the island;
        (4) the use of the Ala Loa is also associated with many rulers 
    of the kingdom of Hawaii, with battlefields and the movement of 
    armies during their reigns, and with annual taxation;
        (5) the use of the trail played a significant part in events 
    that affected Hawaiian history and culture, including--
            (A) Captain Cook's landing and subsequent death in 1779;
            (B) Kamehameha I's rise to power and consolidation of the 
        Hawaiian Islands under monarchical rule; and
            (C) the death of Kamehameha in 1819, followed by the 
        overthrow of the ancient religious system, the Kapu, and the 
        arrival of the first western missionaries in 1820; and
        (6) the trail--
            (A) was used throughout the 19th and 20th centuries and 
        continues in use today; and
            (B) contains a variety of significant cultural and natural 
        resources.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION.

    Section 5(a) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)) 
is amended--
        (1) by designating the paragraphs relating to the California 
    National Historic Trail, the Pony Express National Historic Trail, 
    and the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail as paragraphs 
    (18), (19), and (20), respectively; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(21) Ala kahakai national historic trail.--
            ``(A) In general.--The Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail 
        (the Trail by the Sea), a 175 mile long trail extending from 
        'Upolu Point on the north tip of Hawaii Island down the west 
        coast of the Island around Ka Lae to the east boundary of 
        Hawaii Volcanoes National Park at the ancient shoreline temple 
        known as `Waha'ula', as generally depicted on the map entitled 
        `Ala Kahakai Trail', contained in the report prepared pursuant 
        to subsection (b) entitled `Ala Kahakai National Trail Study 
        and Environmental Impact Statement', dated January 1998.
            ``(B) Map.--A map generally depicting the trail shall be on 
        file and available for public inspection in the Office of the 
        National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
            ``(C) Administration.--The trail shall be administered by 
        the Secretary of the Interior.
            ``(D) Land acquisition.--No land or interest in land 
        outside the exterior boundaries of any federally administered 
        area may be acquired by the United States for the trail except 
        with the consent of the owner of the land or interest in land.
            ``(E) Public participation; consultation.--The Secretary of 
        the Interior shall--
                ``(i) encourage communities and owners of land along 
            the trail, native Hawaiians, and volunteer trail groups to 
            participate in the planning, development, and maintenance 
            of the trail; and
                ``(ii) consult with affected Federal, State, and local 
            agencies, native Hawaiian groups, and landowners in the 
            administration of the trail.''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.