In the Senate of the United States,

September 18, 2000.

Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 940) entitled ‘‘An Act to designate the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area, and for other purposes.’’, do pass with the following

AMENDMENTS:

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

1 TITLE I—LACKAWANNA VALLEY

2 NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA

3 SECTION 101. SHORT TITLE.

4 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Lackawanna Valley Na5 tional Heritage Area Act of 2000’’.
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1 SEC. 102. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

2 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—

3 (1) the industrial and cultural heritage of north4 eastern Pennsylvania, including Lackawanna Coun5 ty, Luzerne County, Wayne County, and Susque6 hanna County, related directly to anthracite and an7 thracite-related industries, is nationally significant;

8 (2) the industries referred to in paragraph (1)

9 include anthracite mining, ironmaking, textiles, and

10 rail transportation;

11 (3) the industrial and cultural heritage of the

12 anthracite and anthracite-related industries in the re13 gion described in paragraph (1) includes the social

14 history and living cultural traditions of the people of

15 the region;

16 (4) the labor movement of the region played a

17 significant role in the development of the Nation,

18 including—

19 (A) the formation of many major unions

20 such as the United Mine Workers of America;

21 and

22 (B) crucial struggles to improve wages and

23 working conditions, such as the 1900 and 1902

24 anthracite strikes;
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1 (5)(A) the Secretary of the Interior is responsible

2 for protecting the historical and cultural resources of

3 the United States; and

4 (B) there are significant examples of those re5 sources within the region described in paragraph (1)

6 that merit the involvement of the Federal Government

7 to develop, in cooperation with the Lackawanna Her8 itage Valley Authority, the Commonwealth of Penn9 sylvania, and local and governmental entities, pro10 grams and projects to conserve, protect, and interpret

11 this heritage adequately for future generations, while

12 providing opportunities for education and revitaliza13 tion; and

14 (6) the Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority

15 would be an appropriate management entity for a

16 Heritage Area established in the region described in

17 paragraph (1).

18 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Lackawanna Val19 ley National Heritage Area are—

20 (1) to foster a close working relationship among

21 all levels of government, the private sector, and the

22 local communities in the anthracite coal region of

23 northeastern Pennsylvania and enable the commu24 nities to conserve their heritage while continuing to

25 pursue economic opportunities; and
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1 (2) to conserve, interpret, and develop the histor2 ical, cultural, natural, and recreational resources re3 lated to the industrial and cultural heritage of the 4-

4 county region described in subsection (a)(1).

5 SEC. 103. DEFINITIONS.

6 In this title:

7 (1) HERITAGE AREA.—The term ‘‘Heritage

8 Area’’ means the Lackawanna Valley National Herit9 age Area established by section 4.

10 (2) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The term ‘‘manage11 ment entity’’ means the management entity for the

12 Heritage Area specified in section 4(c).

13 (3) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage14 ment plan’’ means the management plan for the Her15 itage Area developed under section 6(b).

16 (4) PARTNER.—The term ‘‘partner’’ means—

17 (A) a Federal, State, or local governmental

18 entity; and

19 (B) an organization, private industry, or

20 individual involved in promoting the conserva21 tion and preservation of the cultural and natural

22 resources of the Heritage Area.

23 (5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means

24 the Secretary of the Interior.
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1 SEC. 104. LACKAWANNA VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE

2 AREA.

3 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Lacka4 wanna Valley National Heritage Area.

5 (b) BOUNDARIES.—The Heritage Area shall be com6 prised of all or parts of Lackawanna County, Luzerne

7 County, Wayne County, and Susquehanna County, Penn8 sylvania, determined in accordance with the compact under

9 section 5.

10 (c) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The management entity

11 for the Heritage Area shall be the Lackawanna Heritage

12 Valley Authority.

13 SEC. 105. COMPACT.

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—To carry out this title, the Sec15 retary shall enter into a compact with the management en16 tity.

17 (b) CONTENTS OF COMPACT.—The compact shall in18 clude information relating to the objectives and manage19 ment of the area, including—

20 (1) a delineation of the boundaries of the Herit21 age Area; and

22 (2) a discussion of the goals and objectives of the

23 Heritage Area, including an explanation of the pro24 posed approach to conservation and interpretation

25 and a general outline of the protection measures com26 mitted to by the partners.
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1 SEC. 106. AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF THE MANAGEMENT

2 ENTITY.

3 (a) AUTHORITIES OF MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The

4 management entity may, for the purposes of preparing and

5 implementing the management plan, use funds made avail6 able under this title to hire and compensate staff.

7 (b) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The management entity shall

9 develop a management plan for the Heritage Area

10 that presents comprehensive recommendations for the

11 conservation, funding, management, and development

12 of the Heritage Area.

13 (2) CONSIDERATION OF OTHER PLANS AND AC14 TIONS.—The management plan shall—

15 (A) take into consideration State, county,

16 and local plans;

17 (B) involve residents, public agencies, and

18 private organizations working in the Heritage

19 Area; and

20 (C) include actions to be undertaken by

21 units of government and private organizations to

22 protect the resources of the Heritage Area.

23 (3) SPECIFICATION OF FUNDING SOURCES.—The

24 management plan shall specify the existing and po25 tential sources of funding available to protect, man26 age, and develop the Heritage Area.
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1 (4) OTHER REQUIRED ELEMENTS.—The manage2 ment plan shall include the following:

3 (A) An inventory of the resources contained

4 in the Heritage Area, including a list of any

5 property in the Heritage Area that is related to

6 the purposes of the Heritage Area and that

7 should be preserved, restored, managed, devel8 oped, or maintained because of its historical, cul9 tural, natural, recreational, or scenic signifi10 cance.

11 (B) A recommendation of policies for re12 source management that considers and details

13 application of appropriate land and water man14 agement techniques, including the development of

15 intergovernmental cooperative agreements to pro16 tect the historical, cultural, natural, and rec17 reational resources of the Heritage Area in a

18 manner that is consistent with the support of ap19 propriate and compatible economic viability.

20 (C) A program for implementation of the

21 management plan by the management entity,

22 including—

23 (i) plans for restoration and construc24 tion; and
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1 (ii) specific commitments of the part2 ners for the first 5 years of operation.

3 (D) An analysis of ways in which local,

4 State, and Federal programs may best be coordi5 nated to promote the purposes of this Act.

6 (E) An interpretation plan for the Heritage

7 Area.

8 (5) SUBMISSION TO SECRETARY FOR AP9 PROVAL.—

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the last

11 day of the 3-year period beginning on the date

12 of enactment of this Act, the management entity

13 shall submit the management plan to the Sec14 retary for approval.

15 (B) EFFECT OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT.—If a

16 management plan is not submitted to the Sec17 retary by the day referred to in subparagraph

18 (A), the Secretary shall not, after that day, pro19 vide any grant or other assistance under this

20 title with respect to the Heritage Area until a

21 management plan for the Heritage Area is sub22 mitted to the Secretary.

23 (c) DUTIES OF MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The manage24 ment entity shall—
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1 (1) give priority to implementing actions speci2 fied in the compact and management plan, including

3 steps to assist units of government and nonprofit or4 ganizations in preserving the Heritage Area;

5 (2) assist units of government and nonprofit or6 ganizations in—

7 (A) establishing and maintaining interpre8 tive exhibits in the Heritage Area;

9 (B) developing recreational resources in the

10 Heritage Area;

11 (C) increasing public awareness of and ap12 preciation for the historical, natural, and archi13 tectural resources and sites in the Heritage Area;

14 and

15 (D) restoring historic buildings that relate

16 to the purposes of the Heritage Area;

17 (3) encourage economic viability in the Heritage

18 Area consistent with the goals of the management

19 plan;

20 (4) encourage local governments to adopt land

21 use policies consistent with the management of the

22 Heritage Area and the goals of the management plan;

23 (5) assist units of government and nonprofit or24 ganizations to ensure that clear, consistent, and envi25 ronmentally appropriate signs identifying access
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1 points and sites of interest are placed throughout the

2 Heritage Area;

3 (6) consider the interests of diverse governmental,

4 business, and nonprofit groups within the Heritage

5 Area;

6 (7) conduct public meetings not less often than

7 quarterly concerning the implementation of the man8 agement plan;

9 (8) submit substantial amendments (including

10 any increase of more than 20 percent in the cost esti11 mates for implementation) to the management plan to

12 the Secretary for the Secretary’s approval; and

13 (9) for each year in which Federal funds have

14 been received under this title—

15 (A) submit a report to the Secretary that

16 specifies—

17 (i) the accomplishments of the manage18 ment entity; and

19 (ii) the expenses and income of the

20 management entity;

21 (B) make available to the Secretary for

22 audit all records relating to the expenditure of

23 such funds and any matching funds; and

24 (C) require, with respect to all agreements

25 authorizing expenditure of Federal funds by
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1 other organizations, that the receiving organiza2 tions make available to the Secretary for audit

3 all records concerning the expenditure of such

4 funds.

5 (d) USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS.—

6 (1) FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE UNDER THIS

7 TITLE.—The management entity shall not use Federal

8 funds received under this title to acquire real prop9 erty or any interest in real property.

10 (2) FUNDS FROM OTHER SOURCES.—Nothing in

11 this title precludes the management entity from using

12 Federal funds obtained through law other than this

13 title for any purpose for which the funds are author14 ized to be used.

15 SEC. 107. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF FEDERAL AGEN16 CIES.

17 (a) TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—

18 (1) PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary

19 may, at the request of the management entity, provide

20 technical and financial assistance to the management

21 entity to develop and implement the management

22 plan.

23 (2) PRIORITY IN ASSISTANCE.—In assisting the

24 management entity, the Secretary shall give priority

25 to actions that assist in—
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1 (A) conserving the significant historical,

2 cultural, and natural resources that support the

3 purpose of the Heritage Area; and

4 (B) providing educational, interpretive, and

5 recreational opportunities consistent with the re6 sources and associated values of the Heritage

7 Area.

8 (b) APPROVAL AND DISAPPROVAL OF MANAGEMENT

9 PLANS.—

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation

11 with the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl12 vania, shall approve or disapprove a management

13 plan submitted under this title not later than 90 days

14 after receipt of the management plan.

15 (2) ACTION FOLLOWING DISAPPROVAL.—

16 (A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary dis17 approves a management plan, the Secretary

18 shall advise the management entity in writing of

19 the reasons for the disapproval and shall make

20 recommendations for revisions to the manage21 ment plan.

22 (B) DEADLINE FOR APPROVAL OF REVI23 SION.—The Secretary shall approve or dis24 approve a proposed revision within 90 days after
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1 the date on which the revision is submitted to the

2 Secretary.

3 (c) APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS.—

4 (1) REVIEW.—The Secretary shall review sub5 stantial amendments (as determined under section

6 6(c)(8)) to the management plan for the Heritage

7 Area.

8 (2) REQUIREMENT OF APPROVAL.—Funds made

9 available under this title shall not be expended to im10 plement the amendments described in paragraph (1)

11 until the Secretary approves the amendments.

12 SEC. 108. SUNSET PROVISION.

13 The Secretary shall not provide any grant or other as14 sistance under this title after September 30, 2012.

15 SEC. 109. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro17 priated to carry out this title $10,000,000, except that not

18 more than $1,000,000 may be appropriated to carry out

19 this title for any fiscal year.

20 (b) 50-PERCENT MATCH.—The Federal share of the

21 cost of activities carried out using any assistance or grant

22 under this title shall not exceed 50 percent.
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1 TITLE II—SCHUYLKILL RIVER

2 VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE

3 AREA

4 SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

5 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Schuylkill River Valley

6 National Heritage Area Act’’.

7 SEC. 202. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

8 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—

9 (1) the Schuylkill River Valley made a unique

10 contribution to the cultural, political, and industrial

11 development of the United States;

12 (2) the Schuylkill River is distinctive as the first

13 spine of modern industrial development in Pennsyl14 vania and one of the first in the United States;

15 (3) the Schuylkill River Valley played a signifi16 cant role in the struggle for nationhood;

17 (4) the Schuylkill River Valley developed a pros18 perous and productive agricultural economy that sur19 vives today;

20 (5) the Schuylkill River Valley developed a char21 coal iron industry that made Pennsylvania the center

22 of the iron industry within the North American colo23 nies;
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1 (6) the Schuylkill River Valley developed into a

2 significant anthracite mining region that continues to

3 thrive today;

4 (7) the Schuylkill River Valley developed early

5 transportation systems, including the Schuylkill

6 Canal and the Reading Railroad;

7 (8) the Schuylkill River Valley developed a sig8 nificant industrial base, including textile mills and

9 iron works;

10 (9) there is a longstanding commitment to—

11 (A) repairing the environmental damage to

12 the river and its surroundings caused by the

13 largely unregulated industrial activity; and

14 (B) completing the Schuylkill River Trail

15 along the 128-mile corridor of the Schuylkill Val16 ley;

17 (10) there is a need to provide assistance for the

18 preservation and promotion of the significance of the

19 Schuylkill River as a system for transportation, agri20 culture, industry, commerce, and immigration; and

21 (11)(A) the Department of the Interior is respon22 sible for protecting the Nation’s cultural and histor23 ical resources; and

24 (B) there are significant examples of such re25 sources within the Schuylkill River Valley to merit
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1 the involvement of the Federal Government in the de2 velopment of programs and projects, in cooperation

3 with the Schuylkill River Greenway Association, the

4 State of Pennsylvania, and other local and govern5 mental bodies, to adequately conserve, protect, and in6 terpret this heritage for future generations, while pro7 viding opportunities for education and revitalization.

8 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this title are—

9 (1) to foster a close working relationship with all

10 levels of government, the private sector, and the local

11 communities in the Schuylkill River Valley of south12 eastern Pennsylvania and enable the communities to

13 conserve their heritage while continuing to pursue

14 economic opportunities; and

15 (2) to conserve, interpret, and develop the histor16 ical, cultural, natural, and recreational resources re17 lated to the industrial and cultural heritage of the

18 Schuylkill River Valley of southeastern Pennsylvania.

19 SEC. 203. DEFINITIONS.

20 In this title:

21 (1) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘co22 operative agreement’’ means the cooperative agree23 ment entered into under section 204(d).
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1 (2) HERITAGE AREA.—The term ‘‘Heritage

2 Area’’ means the Schuylkill River Valley National

3 Heritage Area established by section 204.

4 (3) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The term ‘‘manage5 ment entity’’ means the management entity of the

6 Heritage Area appointed under section 204(c).

7 (4) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage8 ment plan’’ means the management plan for the Her9 itage Area developed under section 205.

10 (5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means

11 the Secretary of the Interior.

12 (6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State

13 of Pennsylvania.

14 SEC. 204. ESTABLISHMENT.

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of preserving and

16 interpreting for the educational and inspirational benefit

17 of present and future generations certain land and struc18 tures with unique and significant historical and cultural

19 value associated with the early development of the Schuyl20 kill River Valley, there is established the Schuylkill River

21 Valley National Heritage Area.

22 (b) BOUNDARIES.—The Heritage Area shall be com23 prised of the Schuylkill River watershed within the counties

24 of Schuylkill, Berks, Montgomery, Chester, and Philadel25 phia, Pennsylvania, as delineated by the Secretary.
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1 (c) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The management entity

2 for the Heritage Area shall be the Schuylkill River Green3 way Association.

4 (d) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—To carry out this title, the

6 Secretary shall enter into a cooperative agreement

7 with the management entity.

8 (2) CONTENTS.—The cooperative agreement shall

9 include information relating to the objectives and

10 management of the Heritage Area, including—

11 (A) a description of the goals and objectives

12 of the Heritage Area, including a description of

13 the approach to conservation and interpretation

14 of the Heritage Area;

15 (B) an identification and description of the

16 management entity that will administer the

17 Heritage Area; and

18 (C) a description of the role of the State.

19 SEC. 205. MANAGEMENT PLAN.

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the

21 date of enactment of this title, the management entity shall

22 submit to the Secretary for approval a management plan

23 for the Heritage Area that presents comprehensive rec24 ommendations for the conservation, funding, management,

25 and development of the Heritage Area.
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1 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—The management plan shall—

2 (1) take into consideration State, county, and

3 local plans;

4 (2) involve residents, public agencies, and pri5 vate organizations working in the Heritage Area;

6 (3) specify, as of the date of the plan, existing

7 and potential sources of funding to protect, manage,

8 and develop the Heritage Area; and

9 (4) include—

10 (A) actions to be undertaken by units of

11 government and private organizations to protect

12 the resources of the Heritage Area;

13 (B) an inventory of the resources contained

14 in the Heritage Area, including a list of any

15 property in the Heritage Area that is related to

16 the themes of the Heritage Area and that should

17 be preserved, restored, managed, developed, or

18 maintained because of its natural, cultural, his19 torical, recreational, or scenic significance;

20 (C) a recommendation of policies for re21 source management that considers and details

22 application of appropriate land and water man23 agement techniques, including the development of

24 intergovernmental cooperative agreements to pro25 tect the historical, cultural, recreational, and
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1 natural resources of the Heritage Area in a man2 ner consistent with supporting appropriate and

3 compatible economic viability;

4 (D) a program for implementation of the

5 management plan by the management entity;

6 (E) an analysis of ways in which local,

7 State, and Federal programs may best be coordi8 nated to promote the purposes of this title; and

9 (F) an interpretation plan for the Heritage

10 Area.

11 (c) DISQUALIFICATION FROM FUNDING.—If a manage12 ment plan is not submitted to the Secretary on or before

13 the date that is 3 years after the date of enactment of this

14 title, the Heritage Area shall be ineligible to receive Federal

15 funding under this title until the date on which the Sec16 retary receives the management plan.

17 (d) UPDATE OF PLAN.—In lieu of developing an origi18 nal management plan, the management entity may update

19 and submit to the Secretary the Schuylkill Heritage Cor20 ridor Management Action Plan that was approved by the

21 State in March, 1995, to meet the requirements of this sec22 tion.
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1 SEC. 206. AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF THE MANAGEMENT

2 ENTITY.

3 (a) AUTHORITIES OF THE MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—

4 For purposes of preparing and implementing the manage5 ment plan, the management entity may—

6 (1) make grants to, and enter into cooperative

7 agreements with, the State and political subdivisions

8 of the State, private organizations, or any person;

9 and

10 (2) hire and compensate staff.

11 (b) DUTIES OF THE MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The

12 management entity shall—

13 (1) develop and submit the management plan

14 under section 205;

15 (2) give priority to implementing actions set

16 forth in the cooperative agreement and the manage17 ment plan, including taking steps to—

18 (A) assist units of government, regional

19 planning organizations, and nonprofit organiza20 tions in—

21 (i) preserving the Heritage Area;

22 (ii) establishing and maintaining in23 terpretive exhibits in the Heritage Area;

24 (iii) developing recreational resources

25 in the Heritage Area;
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1 (iv) increasing public awareness of

2 and, appreciation for, the natural, histor3 ical, and architectural resources and sites

4 in the Heritage Area;

5 (v) restoring historic buildings relating

6 to the themes of the Heritage Area; and

7 (vi) ensuring that clear, consistent,

8 and environmentally appropriate signs

9 identifying access points and sites of inter10 est are installed throughout the Heritage

11 Area;

12 (B) encourage economic viability in the

13 Heritage Area consistent with the goals of the

14 management plan; and

15 (C) encourage local governments to adopt

16 land use policies consistent with the management

17 of the Heritage Area and the goals of the man18 agement plan;

19 (3) consider the interests of diverse governmental,

20 business, and nonprofit groups within the Heritage

21 Area;

22 (4) conduct public meetings at least quarterly re23 garding the implementation of the management plan;

24 (5) submit substantial changes (including any

25 increase of more than 20 percent in the cost estimates
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1 for implementation) to the management plan to the

2 Secretary for the approval of the Secretary; and

3 (6) for any fiscal year in which Federal funds

4 are received under this title—

5 (A) submit to the Secretary a report

6 describing—

7 (i) the accomplishments of the manage8 ment entity;

9 (ii) the expenses and income of the

10 management entity; and

11 (iii) each entity to which the manage12 ment entity made any grant during the fis13 cal year;

14 (B) make available for audit all records

15 pertaining to the expenditure of Federal funds

16 and any matching funds, and require, for all

17 agreements authorizing expenditure of Federal

18 funds by organizations other than the manage19 ment entity, that the receiving organizations

20 make available for audit all records pertaining

21 to the expenditure of such funds; and

22 (C) require, for all agreements authorizing

23 expenditure of Federal funds by organizations

24 other than the management entity, that the re25 ceiving organizations make available for audit
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1 all records pertaining to the expenditure of Fed2 eral funds.

3 (c) USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS.—

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The management entity shall

5 not use Federal funds received under this title to ac6 quire real property or an interest in real property.

7 (2) OTHER SOURCES.—Nothing in this title pre8 cludes the management entity from using Federal

9 funds from other sources for their permitted purposes.

10 (d) SPENDING FOR NON-FEDERALLY OWNED PROP11 ERTY.—The management entity may spend Federal funds

12 directly on non-federally owned property to further the pur13 poses of this title, especially in assisting units of govern14 ment in appropriate treatment of districts, sites, buildings,

15 structures, and objects listed or eligible for listing on the

16 National Register of Historic Places.

17 SEC. 207. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF FEDERAL AGEN18 CIES.

19 (a) TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—At the request of the manage21 ment entity, the Secretary may provide technical and

22 financial assistance to the Heritage Area to develop

23 and implement the management plan.
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1 (2) PRIORITIES.—In assisting the management

2 entity, the Secretary shall give priority to actions

3 that assist in—

4 (A) conserving the significant natural, his5 torical, and cultural resources that support the

6 themes of the Heritage Area; and

7 (B) providing educational, interpretive, and

8 recreational opportunities consistent with the re9 sources and associated values of the Heritage

10 Area.

11 (b) APPROVAL AND DISAPPROVAL OF COOPERATIVE

12 AGREEMENTS AND MANAGEMENT PLANS.—

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after

14 receiving a cooperative agreement or management

15 plan submitted under this title, the Secretary, in con16 sultation with the Governor of the State, shall ap17 prove or disapprove the cooperative agreement or

18 management plan.

19 (2) MANAGEMENT PLAN CONTENTS.—In review20 ing the plan, the Secretary shall consider whether the

21 composition of the management entity and the plan

22 adequately reflect diverse interest of the region, in23 cluding those of—

24 (A) local elected officials,

25 (B) the State,
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1 (C) business and industry groups,

2 (D) organizations interested in the protec3 tion of natural and cultural resources, and

4 (E) other community organizations and in5 dividual stakeholders.

6 (3) ACTION FOLLOWING DISAPPROVAL.—

7 (A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary dis8 approves a cooperative agreement or manage9 ment plan, the Secretary shall—

10 (i) advise the management entity in

11 writing of the reasons for the disapproval;

12 and

13 (ii) make recommendations for revi14 sions in the cooperative agreement or plan.

15 (B) TIME PERIOD FOR DISAPPROVAL.—Not

16 later than 90 days after the date on which a re17 vision described under subparagraph (A)(ii) is

18 submitted, the Secretary shall approve or dis19 approve the proposed revision.

20 (c) APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS.—

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall review

22 and approve substantial amendments to the manage23 ment plan.

24 (2) FUNDING EXPENDITURE LIMITATION.—Funds

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1 implement any substantial amendment until the Sec2 retary approves the amendment.

3 SEC. 208. CULTURE AND HERITAGE OF ANTHRACITE COAL

4 REGION.

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The management entities of herit6 age areas (other than the Heritage Area) in the anthracite

7 coal region in the State shall cooperate in the management

8 of the Heritage Area.

9 (b) FUNDING.—Management entities described in sub10 section (a) may use funds appropriated for management

11 of the Heritage Area to carry out this section.

12 SEC. 209. SUNSET.

13 The Secretary may not make any grant or provide any

14 assistance under this title after the date that is 15 years

15 after the date of enactment of this title.

16 SEC. 210. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro18 priated to carry out this title not more than $10,000,000,

19 of which not more than $1,000,000 is authorized to be ap20 propriated for any one fiscal year.

21 (b) FEDERAL SHARE.—Federal funding provided

22 under this title may not exceed 50 percent of the total cost

23 of any project or activity funded under this title.
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Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘An Act to designate

the Lackawanna Valley and the Schuylkill River National

Heritage Areas, and for other purposes.’’.

Attest:

Secretary.
106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 940

AMENDMENTS