Sec. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA STUDIES

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## SEC. 3 AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA STUDIES ###

(a)Kaena Point National Heritage Area Study The Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”), in consultation with State of Hawaii and local historic preservation officers, State and local historical societies, State and local tourism offices, and other appropriate organizations and governmental agencies and in accordance with section 120103(a) of title 54, United States Code, shall conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating all or a portion of Honolulu County on the island of Oahu as a National Heritage Area, to be known as the “Kaena Point National Heritage Area”. ###

(b)Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Study ####

(1)In general The Secretary, in consultation with State and local organizations and governmental agencies, Tribal governments, nonprofit organizations, and other appropriate entities and in accordance with section 120103(a) of title 54, United States Code, shall conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating the areas described in paragraph

(2)in the States of Virginia and North Carolina as a National Heritage Area, to be known as the “Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area”. ####

(2)Description of study area The areas to be studied under paragraph

(1)include— #####

(A)the cities of Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Suffolk in the State of Virginia; #####

(B)Isle of Wight County in the State of Virginia; #####

(C)Camden, Currituck, Gates, and Pasquotank Counties in the State of North Carolina; and #####

(D)any other area in the State of Virginia or North Carolina that— ######

(i)has heritage aspects that are similar to the heritage aspects of an area described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C); and ######

(ii)is adjacent to, or in the vicinity of, an area described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C). ###

(c)Guam National Heritage Area Study The Secretary, in consultation with appropriate regional and local organizations or agencies, and in accordance with section 120103(a) of title 54, United States Code, shall conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating sites in Guam as a National Heritage Area.