[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3930 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3930

   To provide for the expansion of Hakalau Forest National Wildlife 
                     Refuge, Hawaii County, Hawaii.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 29, 2010

   Mr. Akaka introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide for the expansion of Hakalau Forest National Wildlife 
                     Refuge, Hawaii County, Hawaii.

    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 ``Hakalau Forest National Wildlife 
Refuge Expansion Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map on file with the 
        United States Fish and Wildlife Service entitled ``Hakalau 
        Forest National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Area'' and dated May 
        2010.
            (2) Refuge.--The term ``Refuge'' means the Hakalau Forest 
        National Wildlife Refuge on the island of Hawaii in the State 
        of Hawaii.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.

SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF HAKALAU FOREST NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

    (a) In General.--For the protection of native wildlife and plants 
(including species known to be threatened with extinction) on the 
island of Hawaii in the State of Hawaii, the boundaries of the Refuge 
are expanded to include the land described in subsection (b).
    (b) Description of Land.--The land described in subsection (a) are 
the following:
            (1) Parcels 1 and 2, consisting of approximately 13,129 
        acres known as the Koa Forest property, as depicted on the Map, 
        which shall be incorporated in, and considered to be a part of, 
        the Hakalau Forest Unit of the Refuge.
            (2) Parcels 3 and 4, consisting of approximately 2,600 
        acres owned by McCandless Ranch, as depicted on the Map, which 
        shall be incorporated in, and considered to be a part of, the 
        Kona Forest Unit of the Refuge.
    (c) Acquisition of Land.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary may acquire the land 
        described in subsection (b) by donation, purchase with donated 
        or appropriated funds, or exchange.
            (2) Restriction.--No land or interest in land may be 
        acquired under this Act without the consent of the owner of the 
        land.
    (d) Boundary Revisions.--The Secretary may make any minor revisions 
in the boundaries of the parcels described in subsection (b) that the 
Secretary determines necessary to--
            (1) achieve the goals of the United States Fish and 
        Wildlife Service relating to the Refuge; or
            (2) facilitate the acquisition of land under this Act.
    (e) Environmental Analysis.--For the purposes of this Act, the 
expansion of the Refuge does not constitute a major Federal action 
significantly affecting the quality of the human environment under 
section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)).
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