HR 505 · 110th Congress · Native Americans
Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2007
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EnactedLatest: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 449.(2007-10-26)
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Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2007 - Establishes the U.S. Office for Native Hawaiian Relations within the Office of the Secretary of the Interior. Establishes the Native Hawaiian Interagency Coordinating Group. Recognizes the right of the Native Hawaiian people to reorganize the single Native Hawaiian governing entity to provide for their common welfare and to adopt appropriate organic governing documents. Establishes a Commission to: (1) prepare and maintain a roll of the adult members of the Native Hawaiian community who elect to participate in such reorganization; and (2) certify that the adult members of the Native Hawaiian community proposed for inclusion on the roll meet the definition of Native Hawaiian. Outlines the process for the reorganization, which includes forming a Native Hawaiian Interim Governing Council. Reaffirms the special political and legal relationship between the United States and the Native Hawaiian governing entity upon certification required by the Secretary regarding the organic governing documents and the election of the entity's officers. Extends federal recognition to the governing entity as the representative governing body of the…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 505, Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2007
May 15, 2007<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on May 2, 2007</p>
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 505, Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2007
May 15, 2007Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on May 2, 2007
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office