---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 48.15"
title: "43"
number: "48.15"
heading: "What are the Chairman's responsibilities in submitting proposed amendments to the Secretary?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/48.15"
---

# §48.15. What are the Chairman's responsibilities in submitting proposed amendments to the Secretary?

- (a) Not later than 120 days after the State approves a proposed amendment to the HHCA, the Chairman must submit to the Secretary a clear and complete:
  - (1) Copy of the proposed amendment;
  - (2) Description of the nature of the change proposed by the proposed amendment; and,
  - (3) **Opinion explaining whether the proposed amendment requires the approval of Congress.**
- (b) The following information must also be submitted:
  - (1) A description of the proposed amendment, including how the proposed amendment advances the interests of the beneficiaries;
  - (2) All testimony and correspondence from the Director of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, Hawaiian Homes Commissioners, Homestead Associations, HHCA Beneficiary Associations, and beneficiaries providing views on the proposed amendment;
  - (3) An analysis of the law and policy of the proposed amendment by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and the Hawaiian Homes Commission;
  - (4) Documentation of the dates and number of hearings held on the measure, and a copy of all testimony provided or submitted at each hearing;
  - (5) Copies of all committee reports and other legislative history, including prior versions of the proposed amendment;
  - (6) Final vote totals by the Commission and the legislature on the proposed amendment;
  - (7) Summaries of all consultations conducted with the beneficiaries regarding the proposed amendment; and
  - (8) Other additional information that the State believes may assist in the review of the proposed amendment.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: State of Hawai'i Admission Act, 73 Stat. 4, approved March 18, 1959; Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, 42 Stat. 108 et seq., Hawaiian Home Lands Recovery Act, 1995, 109 Stat. 537; 5 U.S.C. 301; 25 U.S.C. 2 and 9; 43 U.S.C. 1457; 112 Departmental Manual 28.

### Source

Source: 81 FR 29788, May 13, 2016, unless otherwise noted.