#aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #gjde  ,,an ,,act  ,to require the  
,secretary of ,agriculture to conduct a 
study on lands that could be included in
 a ,national ,forest in ,hawai'i1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,hawai'i       
national forest study  7a7 ,purpose ,the
 purpose of this ,act is to identify    
lands within the study area that would--
 7#a7 support the conservation of       
biodiversity not found elsewhere in the 
,national ,forest ,system2  7#b7 support
 or expand the research mission of the  
,institute of ,pacific ,islands         
,forestry2  7#c7 promote shared         
stewardship with local communities1     
including indigenous populations1 the   
,state of ,hawai'i1 and non-profit      
groups2 and  7#d7 support or expand the 
international programs of the ,forest   
,service related to conservation of     
forest ecosystems1 sustainable forestry1
 protection of threatened1 endangered1  
and migratory species1 controlling the  
spread of invasive species1             

international reforestation1 and other  
forest restoration efforts4  7b7 ,study 
required  7#a7 ,in general ,not later   
than #c years after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
shall conduct a study to identify       
available land within the study area    
that could be included in a ,national   
,forest in ,hawai'i4  7#b7 ,coordination
 requirement ,the ,secretary shall      
conduct the study under paragraph 7#a7  
in coordination the ,hawai'i ,department
 of ,land and ,natural ,resources4  7#c7
 ,consultation requirement ,in carrying 
out the study under paragraph 7#a71 the 
,secretary--  7,a7 shall consult with-- 
7i7 the ,hawai'i ,department of ,land   
and ,natural ,resources2 and  7ii7 the  
,hawai'i ,department of ,agriculture2   
and  7,b7 may consult with such other   
governmental or nonprofit entities as   
the ,secretary determines appropriate4  
7#d7 ,report ,not later than #c years   
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary shall submit a     

report to the ,committee on ,energy and 
,natural ,resources of the ,senate and  
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources of
 the ,house of ,representatives that    
identifies-- 7,a7 available land within 
the study area that could be included in
 a ,national ,forest in ,hawai'i2  7,b7 
the ownership of the land within the    
study area2  7,c7 any undeveloped land  
in the study area that may be at risk of
 development2 and  7,d7 any actions that
 could be carried out to preserve the   
open and undeveloped character of the   
land within the study area4  7c7 ,effect
 ,nothing in this section authorizes the
 ,secretary to take any action that     
would affect the use of any land not    
owned by the ,united ,states4  7d7      
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,available land ,the term available land
 means any land within the study areas  
that is--  7,a7 ,federally owned2  7,b7 
managed by a ,federal land management   
agency in partnership with a            
non-,federal entity2 or  7,c7 land not  

described in subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b7  
that fulfills the purpose of this       
section1 as determined by the           
,secretary4  7#b7 ,secretary ,the term  
,secretary means the ,secretary of      
,agriculture1 acting through the ,chief 
of the ,forest ,service4  7#c7 ,study   
area ,the term study area means the     
islands of ,hawai'i1 ,maui1 ,moloka'i1  
,lna'i1 ,o'ahu and ,kaua'i in the ,state
 of ,hawai'i4  7#d7 ,undeveloped land   
,the term undeveloped land means land-- 
7,a7 that is located within the study   
area2  7,b7 that is free or primarily   
free of structures2 and  7,c7 the       
development of which is likely to affect
 adversely the scenic1 research1        
wildlife1 or recreational value of the  
study area4  ,passed the ,house of      
,representatives ,december #c1          
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