[Senate Report 104-36]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
Calendar No. 59
104th Congress Report
SENATE
1st Session 104-36
_______________________________________________________________________
NA HOA PILI KALOKO-HONOKOHAU RE-ESTABLISHMENT ACT OF 1995
_______
April 7 (legislative day, April 5), 1995.--Ordered to be printed
_______________________________________________________________________
Mr. Murkowski, from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany S. 357]
The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to which was
referred the bill (S. 357) to amend the National Parks and
Recreation Act of 1978 to establish the Friends of Kaloko-
Honokohau, and advisory commission for the Kaloko-Honokohau
National Historical Park, and for other purposes, having
considered the same, reports favorably thereon without
amendment and recommends that the bill do pass.
Purposes of the Measure
The purpose of S. 357, as ordered reported, is to amend the
National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 to re-establish the
Friends of Kaloko-Honokohau, an advisory commission for the
Kalolo-Honokohau National Historical Park in Hawaii.
Background and Need
Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park was established
in 1978, as part of the National Parks and Recreation Act. The
enabling legislation also established the Na Hoa Pili Kaloko-
Honokohau, ``the Friends of Kaloko-Honokohau,'' an advisory
committee to advise the Park Service on the establishment and
management of the park.
The enabling legislation provided that the advisory
committee would terminate 10 years after the date of enactment.
However, the legislation also provided that the park would not
be formally established until a suitable land base had been
acquired, which occurred in 1990. Because of the delay between
the passage of the park's enabling legislation and the
establishment of the park, the authority for the advisory
commission expired before the park was established.
Now that the park has been formally established, S. 357
would reestablish the advisory committee to allow it assist the
Park Service in the preservation and interpretation of
traditional Native Hawaiian culture and activities, two of the
objectives for which the park was established.
Legislative History
S. 357 was introduced by Senator Akaka on February 6, 1995,
A similar measure is included in H.R. 694, which was passed by
the House of Representatives on March 14, 1995.
in the 103d Congress, Senators Akaka and Inouye introduced
S. 742 on April 2, 1993. The Subcommittee on Public Lands,
National Parks and Forests held a hearing on that measure on
June 17, 1993, and the Committee reported the bill on June 30,
1993. S. 742 passed the Senate on July 21, 1993. Similar
provisions were included in a House-passed bill, H.R. 3252, a
comprehensive bill on parks, rivers, trails, and historic
sites. The Committee reported H.R. 3252, although no further
action was taken in the Senate.
At the business meeting on March 29, 1995, the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources ordered S. 357 favorably reported,
without amendment.
Committee Recommendations and Tabulation of Votes
The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, in open
business session on March 29, 1995, by a unanimous vote of a
quorum present, recommends that the Senate pass S.357 without
amendment.
The roll call vote on reporting the measure was 20 yeas, 0
nays, as follows:
YEAS NAYS
Mr. Murkowski
Mr. Hatfield \1\
Mr. Domenici
Mr. Nickles \1\
Mr. Craig
Mr. Campbell \1\
Mr. Thomas \1\
Mr. Kyl \1\
Mr. Grams
Mr. Jeffords \1\
Mr. Burns \1\
Mr. Johnston
Mr. Bumpers
Mr. Ford
Mr. Bradley
Mr. Bingaman
Mr. Akaka
Mr. Wellstone \1\
Mr. Heflin \1\
Mr. Dorgan
\1\ Indicates voted by proxy.
Section-by-Section Analysis
Section 1 entitles the bill the ``Na Hoa Pili Kaloko-
Honokohau Re-establishment Act of 1995.''.
Section 2(a) re-establishes the advisory commission for the
Kaloho-Honokohau National Historical Park in Hawaii, in
accordance with the provisions of section 505(f) of the park's
enabling legislation, Public Law 95-625.
Subsection (b) amends section 505(f)(7) of the park's
enabling legislation to set a new termination date for the
commission, 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
Cost and Budgetary Considerations
The following estimate of costs of this measure has been
provided by the Congressional Budget Office:
U.S. Congress,
Congressional Budget Office,
Washington, DC, April 3, 1995.
Hon. Frank H. Murkowski,
Chairman, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Senate,
Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has
reviewed S. 357, the Na Hoa Pili Kaloko-Honokohau Re-
establishment Act of 1995, as ordered reported by the Senate
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on March 29, 1995.
Enactment of this bill cost the Federal Government less
than $10,000 annually, assuming appropriation of the necessary
sums. The bill would not affect direct spending or receipts;
therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures would not apply.
S. 357 would reauthorize the nine-member Advisory
Commission for Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park, which
expired in 1988. Assuming appropriation of the necessary sums,
CBO estimates that commission expenses would be less than
$10,000 annually once the nine members have been appointed.
Enactment of this legislation would have no impact on the
budgets of State or local governments.
If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Deborah Reis.
Sincerely,
James L. Blum
(For June E. O'Neill, Director).
Regulatory Impact Evaluation
In compliance with paragraph 11(b) of rule XXVI of the
Standing Rules of the Senate, the committee makes the following
evaluation of the regulatory impact which would be incurred in
carrying out S. 357. The bill is not a regulatory measure in
the sense of imposing Government-established standards or
significant economic responsibilities on private individuals
and businesses.
No personal information would be collected in administering
the program. Therefore, there would be no impact on personal
privacy.
Little, if any, additional paperwork would result from the
enactment of S. 357 as ordered reported.
Executive Communications
On March 24, 1995, the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources has requested legislative reports from the Department
of the Interior and the Office of Management and Budget setting
forth Executive agency recommendations on S. 357. These reports
had not been received at the time the report on S. 357 was
filed. When these reports become available, the chairman will
request that they be printed in the Congressional Record for
the advice of the Senate.
Changes in Existing Law
In compliance with paragraph 12 of rule XXVI of the
Standing Rules of the Senate, changes in existing law made by
the bill S. 357, as ordered reported, are shown as follows
(existing law proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black
brackets, new matter is printed in italic, existing law in
which no change is proposed is shown in roman):
Public Law 95-625
AN ACT to authorize additional appropriations for the acquisition of
lands and interests in lands within the Sawtooth National Recreation
Area in Idaho
* * * * * * *
kaloko-honokohau national historical park
Sec. 505. (a) * * *
* * * * * * *
(f) * * *
* * * * * * *
(7) The Advisory Commission shall terminate ten years after
the date of enactment of [this Act.] the Na Noa Pili Kaloko-
Honokohau Re-establishment Act of 1995.
* * * * * * *