The Senate on Monday passed a bipartisan bill that would make it easier for a wildfire-ravaged town in Hawaii to get federal assistance. The bill now heads to President Joe Biden’s desk for his signature.
By unanimous consent, the Senate advanced the “Lahaina National Heritage Area Study Act,” H.R. 8219, sponsored by Rep. Jill Tokuda (D-Hawaii).
The bill would authorize the Interior secretary to direct a study be conducted on the feasibility of designating the town of Lahaina on the northwestern coast of Maui as a national heritage area.
The Senate also passed H.R. 8413, the “Swanson and Hugh Butler Reservoirs Land Conveyances Act,” from Rep. Adrian Smith (R-Neb.). The bill would transfer ownership of two federally controlled reservoirs to local officials in Nebraska. It, too, heads to Biden’s desk for his signature.
