,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dbei  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #b1       
#bjbd,ms4 ,hirono 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 the ,interior 
to conduct a study to assess the        
suitability and feasibility of          
designating certain land as the ,lahaina
 ,national ,heritage ,area1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,lahaina       
,national ,heritage ,area ,act4  #b4    
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of the ,interior4  7#b7  
,state ,the term ,state means the ,state
 of ,hawaii4  7#c7 ,study area ,the term
 study area means the census-designated 
place of ,lahaina in ,maui ,county in   
the ,state4  #c4 ,lahaina ,national     
,heritage ,area study ,the ,secretary1  
in consultation with ,state and local   

historic preservation officers1 ,state  
and local historical societies1 ,state  
and local tourism offices1 and other    
appropriate organizations and           
governmental agencies1 shall carry out1 
in accordance with section #abjajc7;a7  
of title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code1 a  
study to assess the suitability and     
feasibility of designating the study    
area as a ,national ,heritage ,area1 to 
be known as the ,lahaina ,national      
,heritage ,area4