[House Report 117-267]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


117th Congress    }                                  {       Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session       }                                  {       117-267

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                KA`ENA POINT NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA ACT

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 March 9, 2022.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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 Mr. Grijalva, from the Committee on Natural Resources, submitted the 
                               following

                              R E P O R T

                        [To accompany H.R. 1908]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred 
the bill (H.R. 1908) to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of 
designating certain land as the Ka`ena Point National Heritage 
Area, and for other purposes, having considered the same, 
reports favorably thereon without amendment and recommends that 
the bill do pass.

                          PURPOSE OF THE BILL

    The purpose of H.R. 1908 is to authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and 
feasibility of designating certain land as the Ka`ena Point 
National Heritage Area.

                  BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION

    H.R. 1908 would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of 
designating the Ka`ena Point National Heritage Area on the 
Island of O`ahu. The study area focuses on the undeveloped area 
of Ka`ena Point on the west end of O`ahu, home to some of the 
richest and most well-preserved cultural aspects of Hawai`i's 
history, along with invaluable and unique environmental and 
natural resources. It is the site of the last intact sand dune 
ecosystem in Hawai`i and of a leina a ka`uhane, an important 
recognized cultural site that, according to some Hawai`ian 
traditions, is where the souls of the deceased leapt into the 
next plane of existence. Ka`ena Point is also home to various 
protected species, including Laysan albatrosses and monk seals, 
as well as wedge-tailed shearwaters and fragile native plants.
    Currently, Ka`ena Point is largely under state ownership. 
The State of Hawai`i's Department of Land and Natural Resources 
created a management plan for the Ka`ena Point Stewardship 
Areas to protect one of the few remaining easily accessible 
wilderness areas on the island.

                            COMMITTEE ACTION

    H.R. 1908 was introduced on March 16, 2021, by 
Representative Ed Case (D-HI). The bill was referred solely to 
the Committee on Natural Resources, and within the Committee to 
the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. 
On June 15, 2021, the Subcommittee held a hearing on the bill. 
On July 14, 2021, the Natural Resources Committee met to 
consider the bill. The Subcommittee was discharged by unanimous 
consent. No amendments were offered, and the bill was adopted 
and ordered favorably reported to the House of Representatives 
by unanimous consent.

                                HEARINGS

    For the purposes of clause 3(c)(6) of House rule XIII, the 
following hearing was used to develop or consider this measure: 
hearing by the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and 
Public Lands held on June 15, 2021.

            COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

    Regarding clause 2(b)(1) of rule X and clause 3(c)(1) of 
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the 
Committee on Natural Resources' oversight findings and 
recommendations are reflected in the body of this report.

      COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XIII AND CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT

    1. Cost of Legislation and the Congressional Budget Act. 
With respect to the requirements of clause 3(c)(2) and (3) of 
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and 
sections 308(a) and 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974, the Committee has received the following estimate for the 
bill from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office:
                                     U.S. Congress,
                               Congressional Budget Office,
                                 Washington, DC, November 30, 2021.
Hon. Raul M. Grijalva,
Chairman, Committee on Natural Resources,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has 
prepared the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 1908, the Ka`ena 
Point National Heritage Area Act.
    If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be 
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Sofia Guo.
            Sincerely,
                                         Phillip L. Swagel,
                                                          Director.
    Enclosure.

    [GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT]
    

    H.R. 1908 would direct the National Park Service (NPS) to 
assess the suitability and feasibility of designating Honolulu 
County on the island of O`ahu as the Ka`ena Point National 
Heritage Area. Under the bill, the NPS would conduct a study in 
consultation with Hawai'i and other local organizations and 
report their findings to the Congress.
    Using information from the NPS, CBO estimates that 
implementing H.R. 1908 would cost less than $500,000 over the 
2022-2026 period; such spending would be subject to the 
availability of appropriated funds.
    The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Sofia Guo. The 
estimate was reviewed by H. Samuel Papenfuss, Deputy Director 
of Budget Analysis.
    2. General Performance Goals and Objectives. As required by 
clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII, the general performance goals and 
objectives of this bill are to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and 
feasibility of designating certain land as the Ka`ena Point 
National Heritage Area.

                           EARMARK STATEMENT

    This bill does not contain any Congressional earmarks, 
limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined 
under clause 9(e), 9(f), and 9(g) of rule XXI of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives.

                 UNFUNDED MANDATES REFORM ACT STATEMENT

    This bill contains no unfunded mandates.

                           EXISTING PROGRAMS

    This bill does not establish or reauthorize a program of 
the federal government known to be duplicative of another 
program.

                  APPLICABILITY TO LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

    The Committee finds that the legislation does not relate to 
the terms and conditions of employment or access to public 
services or accommodations within the meaning of section 
102(b)(3) of the Congressional Accountability Act.

               PREEMPTION OF STATE, LOCAL, OR TRIBAL LAW

    Any preemptive effect of this bill over state, local, or 
tribal law is intended to be consistent with the bill's 
purposes and text and the Supremacy Clause of Article VI of the 
U.S. Constitution.

                        CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW

    If enacted, this bill would make no changes to existing 
law.

        SUPPLEMENTAL, MINORITY, ADDITIONAL, OR DISSENTING VIEWS

    None.

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