,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #eed  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #c1 #bjba,ms4
 ,hirono 7for herself and ,mr4 ,schatz7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the  
,secretary of ,agriculture to conduct a 
study on the establishment of1 and the  
potential land that could be included   
in1 a unit of the ,national ,forest     
,system in the ,state of ,hawaii1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,hawaii        
national forest study  7a7 ,definitions 
,in this section3 7#a7 ,secretary ,the  
term ,secretary means the ,secretary of 
,agriculture1 acting through the ,chief 
of the ,forest ,service4  7#b7 ,study   
area ,the term study area means the     
islands of ,hawaii1 ,maui1 ,molokai1    
,lanai1 ,oahu1 and ,kauai in the ,state 
of ,hawaii4  7b7 ,study  7#a7 ,in       
general ,the ,secretary shall conduct a 
study-- 7,a7 to determine the           

suitability and feasibility of          
establishing a unit of the ,national    
,forest ,system in the study area2 and  
7,b7 to identify available land within  
the study area that could be included in
 the unit described in subparagraph     
7,a74  7#b7 ,coordination and           
consultation ,in conducting the study   
under paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary    
shall-- 7,a7 coordinate with the ,hawaii
 ,department of ,land and ,natural      
,resources2 and  7,b7 consult with the  
,hawaii ,department of ,agriculture and 
other interested governmental entities1 
private and nonprofit organizations1 and
 any interested individuals4  7#c7      
,contents ,in conducting the study under
 paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall-- 
7,a7 consider unique vegetation types   
that occur in the study area and that   
should be targeted for inclusion in the 
unit of the ,national ,forest ,system   
described in paragraph 7#a77;,a72  7,b7 
evaluate the ability of the ,secretary--
 7i7 to improve and protect forest areas

 within the study area2 and  7ii7 to    
secure favorable water flows within the 
study area2  7,c7 determine whether the 
unit of the ,national ,forest ,system   
described in paragraph 7#a77;,a7 would  
expand1 enhance1 or duplicate-- 7i7     
resource protection2 and  7ii7          
visitor-use opportunities2  7,d7        
consider parcels of an appropriate size 
or location to be capable of economical 
administration as part of the ,national 
,forest ,system separately or jointly   
with the other land identified under    
paragraph 7#a77;,b72  7,e7 evaluate the 
willingness of landowners to sell or    
transfer land in the study area to the  
,secretary2  7,f7 evaluate the          
suitability of land in the study area   
for potential selection and designation 
as a research natural area or an        
experimental forest2  7,g7 identify cost
 estimates for any ,federal acquisition1
 development1 operation1 and maintenance
 that would be needed to establish the  
unit of the ,national ,forest ,system   

described in paragraph 7#a77;,a72 and   
7,h7 consider other alternatives for the
 conservation1 protection1 and use of   
areas within the study area by the      
,federal ,government1 ,state or local   
government entities1 or private and     
nonprofit organizations4  7c7 ,effect   
,nothing in this section authorizes the 
,secretary to take any action that would
 affect the use of any land owned by the
 ,united ,states or not owned by the    
,united ,states4  7d7 ,report ,not later
 than #c years after the date of        
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
shall submit to the ,committee on       
,energy and ,natural ,resources of the  
,senate and the ,committee on ,natural  
,resources of the ,house of             
,representatives a report that          
describes-- 7#a7 the results of the     
study2 and  7#b7 any conclusions and    
recommendations of the ,secretary4