---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 48.5"
title: "43"
number: "48.5"
heading: "What is the purpose of this part?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/48.5"
---

# §48.5. What is the purpose of this part?

- (a) **This part sets forth the policies and procedures for—**
  - (1) Review by the Secretary of amendments to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act proposed by the State of Hawai'i; and
  - (2) **Determination by the Secretary whether the proposed amendment requires congressional approval.**
- (b) This part implements requirements of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, the State of Hawai'i Admission Act, 1959, and the Hawaiian Home Lands Recovery Act, 1995.

## 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.