,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #hga  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #e1 #bjbe,mr4     
,s*atz 7= himself & ,ms4 ,hirono7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,a ,,bill 
,to e/abli% a competitive grant program 
to support ! cons]vation & recov]y (    
native plant1 fungi1 & animal species 9 
! ,/ate ( ,hawaii1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,hawaii ,native ,species ,cons]vation 
& ,recov]y ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4           
,def9itions  ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,eligible
 entity ,! t]m eligible entity means--  
7,a7 ! ,/ate2  7,b7 a unit ( local      
gov]nm5t 9 ! ,/ate2  7,c7 a ,native     
,hawaiian organization2  7,d7 a nonpr(it
 organization2  7,e7 a bus9ess2 &  7,f7 
an in/itution ( high] education4  7#b7  
,grant program ,! t]m grant program     
means ! ,hawaii ,native ,species        
,cons]vation & ,recov]y ,grant ,program 
e/abli%$ "u section #c7;a74  7#c7       

,native ,hawaiian organization ,! t]m   
,native ,hawaiian organization has !    
mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #c ( !       
,,native ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #dceb74    
7#d7 ,native species ,! t]m native      
species means a plant1 fungi1 or animal 
species t is native to ! ,/ate4  7#e7   
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior1 act+ ?r\gh !    
,director ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,fi% &      
,wildlife ,s]vice4  7#f7 ,/ate ,! t]m   
,/ate means ! ,/ate ( ,hawaii4  #c4     
,hawaii ,native ,species ,cons]vation & 
,recov]y ,grant ,program  7a7           
,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !
 date on :i* am\nts are appropriat$ to  
c>ry out ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all     
e/abli% a grant program1 to be kn[n z ! 
,hawaii ,native ,species ,cons]vation & 
,recov]y ,grant ,program1 to annually   
provide1 ?r\gh coop]ative agreem5ts1    
grants1 micro grants1 or o!r means1     
fund+ to eligible entities to c>ry out  
projects t-- 7#a7 a*ieve ! fund+        
priorities develop$ "u subsection 7c72 &

  7#b7 meet ! crit]ia develop$ "u       
subsection 7e74  7b7 ,purposes ,! grant 
program %all id5tify priorities &       
provide fund+ & te*nical assi/ance to   
c>ry out coord9at$1 evid5ce-bas$        
cons]vation & recov]y projects 9 !      
,/ate-- 7#a7 to prev5t & mitigate !     
introduction & spread ( invasive        
species1 pe/s1 & diseases t ?reat5      
native species2  7#b7 to address !      
ecological consequ5ces ( climate *ange  
on native species2  7#c7 to address loss
 & degradation ( native species'        
habitats2  7#d7 to manage1 ma9ta91 &    
re/ore populations ( native species2    
7#e7 to increase sci5tific capacity to  
support ! plann+1 monitor+1 & rese>*    
activities necess>y = ! cons]vation &   
recov]y ( native species2  7#f7 to      
improve in=mation collection1 ecological
 monitor+1 & managem5t relat+ to !      
activities describ$ 9 p>agraphs 7#a7    
?r\gh 7#e72 &  7#g7 to engage ! public  
?r\gh outrea*1 education1 & community   
involvem5t to increase capacity &       

support = ! cons]vation & recov]y (     
native species 9 ! ,/ate4  7c7          
,developm5t ( priorities ,9 c>ry+ out ! 
grant program1 ! ,secret>y %all         
coord9ate ) ! foll[+ individuals to     
develop annual1 evid5ce-bas$ fund+      
priorities = ! grant program t support !
 purposes describ$ 9 subsection 7b73    
7#a7 ,! heads ( ,f$]al ag5cies1         
includ+-- 7,a7 ! ,adm9i/rator ( !       
,national ,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic        
,adm9i/ration 7or a designee72  7,b7 !  
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal          
,protection ,ag5cy 7or a designee72     
7,c7 ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture 7or a   
designee72 &  7,d7 ! head ( any o!r     
applicable ,f$]al ag5cy 7or a designee71
 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4  7#b7 ,!     
,*airp]son ( ! ,hawaii ,bo>d ( ,l& &    
,natural ,res\rces 7or a designee74     
7#c7 ,! ,*airp]son ( ! ,hawaii ,bo>d (  
,agriculture 7or a designee74  7#d7 ,any
 o!r relevant /akehold] involv$ 9 !     
cons]vation & recov]y ( native species 9
 ! ,/ate t ! ,secret>y det]m9es to be   

appropriate4  7d7 ,reque/ = proposals ,!
 ,secret>y %all publi% 9 ! ,f$]al       
,regi/] an annual reque/ = proposals1 9 
accordance ) ! fund+ priorities develop$
 "u subsection 7c74  7e7 ,crit]ia ,!    
,secret>y1 9 coord9ation ) ! individuals
 describ$ 9 subsection 7c71 %all        
annually develop crit]ia = rank+ project
 proposals to receive fund+ "u ! grant  
program4  7f7 ,recusal ,if ! ,/ate or a 
unit ( local gov]nm5t 9 ! ,/ate applies 
= a grant "u ! grant program1 !n !      
individuals describ$ 9 p>agraphs 7#b71  
7#c71 & 7#d7 ( subsection 7c7 :o are    
repres5tatives ( ! ,/ate or t unit (    
local gov]nm5t1 z applicable1 %all      
recuse !mselves f all fund+ decisions   
relat+ to ^? applications4  7g7 ,co/ %>+
  7#a7 ,f$]al %>e  7,a7 ,9 g5]al        
,subject to subp>agraph 7,b71 ! ,f$]al  
%>e ( ! co/ ( a project c>ri$ out "u !  
grant program %all n exce$ #ge p]c5t4   
7,b7 ,exceptions ,! ,f$]al %>e ( ! co/ (
 a project c>ri$ out "u ! grant program 
may be #ajj p]c5t1 z det]m9$ by !       

,secret>y-- 7i7 = any project1 9 !      
discretion ( ! ,secret>y2 or  7ii7 if ! 
project-- 7,i7 is c>ri$ out by a ,native
 ,hawaiian organization2  7,,ii7        
significantly contributes to y\? work=ce
 read9ess 9 ! implem5tation ( ! project2
 or  7,,iii7 is c>ri$ out us+ a grant   
aw>d$ "u ! grant program 9 an am\nt ( n 
m ?an #ej1jjj4  7#b7 ,9-k9d             
contributions ,! non-,f$]al %>e ( ! co/ 
( a project c>ri$ out "u ! grant program
 may be provid$ 9 ! =m ( an 9-k9d       
contribution ( s]vices1 mat]ials1 or    
access to l&4  7h7 ,requirem5t ,( !     
am\nts made available to c>ry out !     
grant program = ea* fiscal ye>1 n less  
?an #e p]c5t %all be us$ to aw>d grants 
= projects describ$ 9 subclauses 7,i7   
?r\gh 7,,iii7 ( subsection              
7g77#a77;,b77ii74  7i7 ,te*nical        
assi/ance ,! ,secret>y may provide      
te*nical assi/ance to eligible entities 
to assi/ 9 ! implem5tation ( projects t 
receive fund+ "u ! grant program4  7j7  
,consultation ) ,native ,hawaiian       

organizations ,! ,secret>y1 9 c>ry+ out 
! grant program1 %all consult ) ,native 
,hawaiian organizations ) respect to any
 project t receives fund+ "u ! grant    
program ) implications = ! ,native      
,hawaiian community4  7k7 ,supplem5t1 n 
supplant ,funds made available to c>ry  
out ! grant program = ea* fiscal ye>    
%all supplem5t & n supplant o!r funds   
made available to c>ry out ! purposes   
describ$ 9 p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#g7 (  
subsection 7b7 9 ! ,/ate4  #d4 ,annual  
report  ,annually1 ! ,secret>y %all     
submit to ,congress a report on !       
implem5tation ( ?is ,act1 includ+-- 7#a7
 a description ( ea* project t has      
receiv$ fund+ "u ! grant program2 &     
7#b7 ! /atus ( ea* project describ$ 9   
p>agraph 7#a7 t is 9 progress on ! date 
( submission ( ! applicable report4  #e4
 ,au?orization ( appropriations  7a7 ,9 
g5]al ,!re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$
 to ! ,secret>y to c>ry out ?is ,act    
#cj1jjj1jjj = ! fir/ fiscal ye> t beg9s 
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act & =   

ea* ( ! #i fiscal ye>s !reaft]4  7b7    
,adm9i/rative exp5ses ,( ! am\nts made  
available = ea* fiscal ye> "u subsection
 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all use n m ?an #e   
p]c5t = adm9i/rative exp5ses relat+ to  
c>ry+ out ! grant program4