[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3538 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3538

 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and 
 feasibility of designating certain lands along the southern coast of 
          Maui, Hawaii, as a unit of the National Park System.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 28, 2005

   Mr. Case introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and 
 feasibility of designating certain lands along the southern coast of 
          Maui, Hawaii, as a unit of the National Park System.

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

SECTION 1. SOUTH MAUI COASTAL STUDY.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``South Maui Coastal 
Preservation Act of 2005''.
    (b) Study.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
        complete a study to determine the suitability and feasibility 
        of designating certain lands located on the southern coast of 
        Maui, Hawaii, as a National Seashore, National Recreation Area, 
        National Monument, National Preserve, or other unit of the 
        National Park System.
            (2) Study area.--The study area shall extend generally from 
        and including the Ahihi-Kinau Natural Area Reserve to Kanaloa 
        Point.
            (3) Applicability of other law.--Paragraphs (2) and (3) of 
        section 8(c) of Public Law 91-383 (16 U.S.C. 1a-5(c)(2) and 
        (3); commonly known as the National Park System General 
        Authorities Act) shall apply to the study.
            (4) Consultation.--The study shall include an assessment of 
        the possibility of transferring some or all of the State lands 
        in the study area to the Federal Government based on 
        consultations with the State of Hawaii.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 18 months after funds are made 
available for this section, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
transmit to the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a 
report containing the conclusions of the study required by subsection 
(b).
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