[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1432 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1432

 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and 
 feasibility of designating portions of the Ka'u Coast in the State of 
             Hawaii as a unit of the National Park System.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 1, 2013

  Ms. Hirono 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 direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and 
 feasibility of designating portions of the Ka'u Coast in the State of 
             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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Ka'u Coast Preservation Act''.

SEC. 2. KA'U COAST STUDY AND REPORT.

    (a) Study.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior (referred to 
        in this Act as the ``Secretary'') shall complete a study to 
        determine the suitability and feasibility of designating land 
        along the Ka'u Coast in the State of Hawaii as a unit of the 
        National Park System.
            (2) Study area.--The area to be studied under paragraph (1) 
        shall consist of--
                    (A) the area extending from Kapaoo Point to Kahuku 
                Point, Hawaii;
                    (B) the Kahuku Coastal Property (TMK (3) 9-2-
                001:075); and
                    (C) the Nani Kahuku Aina Property, including Pohue 
                Bay (TMK (3) 9-2-001:072).
            (3) Applicable law.--The study under paragraph (1) shall be 
        conducted in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 
        8(c) of the National Park System General Authorities Act (16 
        U.S.C. 1a-5(c)).
    (b) Report.--On completion of the study under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate a report containing the results of the study.
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