16 U.S.C. § 397
Establishment; boundaries
United States · Title 16 — CONSERVATION · Status: effective
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- 16 U.S.C. § 397, Establishment; boundaries, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/443501
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When title to such lands located on the island of Hawaii, within the following-described area, as shall be designated by the Secretary of the Interior, in the exercise of his judgment and discretion as necessary and suitable for the purpose, shall have been vested in the United States, said lands shall be set apart as the Puʻuhonua o Ho̅naunau National Historical Park, in the Territory of Hawaii, for the benefit and inspiration of the people:
The boundaries of Puʻuhonua o Ho̅naunau National Historical Park are hereby modified to include approximately 238 acres of lands and interests therein within the area identified as “Parcel A” on the map entitled “Puʻuhonua o Ho̅naunau National Historical Park Proposed Boundary Additions, Kiʻilae Village”, numbered PUHO–P 415/82,013 and dated May, 2001.
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire approximately 159 acres of lands and interests therein within the area identified as “Parcel B” on the map referenced in subsection (b). Upon the acquisition of such lands or interests therein, the Secretary shall modify the boundaries of Puʻuhonua o Ho̅naunau National Historical Park to include such lands or interests therein.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.
- National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Adjustment Act of 2000House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Pu'uhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park Addition Act of 2002House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally