[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 700 Referred in House (RFH)]

  1st Session
                                 S. 700


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 12, 1999

                 Referred to the Committee on Resources

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                                 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.''.

            Passed the Senate July 1, 1999.

            Attest:

                                                    GARY SISCO,

                                                             Secretary.