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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3716 

To provide that Federal funds may not be used for National Heritage Areas 

and similar areas, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 16, 2011 

Mr. HUELSKAMP (for himself and Mrs. ELLMERS) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To provide that Federal funds may not be used for National 

Heritage Areas and similar areas, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

Sec. 1. Table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor. 

Sec. 3. John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor. 

Sec. 4. Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor. 

Sec. 5. Southwestern Pennsylvania Heritage Preservation Commission (Path of 

Progress). 

Sec. 6. Cane River NHA. 

Sec. 7. Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor. 

Sec. 8. America’s Agricultural Heritage Partnership (Silos and Smokestacks). 

Sec. 9. Augusta Canal NHA. 

Sec. 10. Essex NHA. 

Sec. 11. Hudson River Valley NHA. 

Sec. 12. National Coal Heritage Area. 

Sec. 13. Ohio and Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor. 

Sec. 14. Steel Industry American Heritage Area. 


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Sec. 15. Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District. 

Sec. 16. South Carolina National Heritage Corridor. 

Sec. 17. Tennessee Civil War Heritage Area. 

Sec. 18. Automobile NHA (MotorCities). 

Sec. 19. Lackawanna Valley NHA. 

Sec. 20. Schuylkill River Valley NHA. 

Sec. 21. Wheeling NHA. 

Sec. 22. Yuma Crossing NHA. 

Sec. 23. Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor. 

Sec. 24. Blue Ridge NHA. 

Sec. 25. Oil Region NHA. 

Sec. 26. Mississippi Gulf Coast NHA. 

Sec. 27. National Aviation Heritage Area. 

Sec. 28. Arabia Mountain NHA. 

Sec. 29. Atchafalaya NHA. 

Sec. 30. Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership. 

Sec. 31. Crossroads of the American Revolution NHA. 

Sec. 32. Freedom’s Frontier NHA. 

Sec. 33. Great Basin National Heritage Route. 

Sec. 34. Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor. 

Sec. 35. Mormon Pioneer NHA. 

Sec. 36. Northern Rio Grande NHA. 

Sec. 37. Upper Housatonic Valley NHA. 

Sec. 38. Abraham Lincoln NHA. 

Sec. 39. Journey Through Hallowed Ground NHA. 

Sec. 40. Niagara Falls NHA. 

Sec. 41. Baltimore NHA. 

Sec. 42. Cache La Poudre River NHA. 

Sec. 43. Freedom’s Way NHA. 

Sec. 44. Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm NHA. 

Sec. 45. Mississippi Delta NHA. 

Sec. 46. Mississippi Hills NHA. 

Sec. 47. Muscle Shoals NHA. 

Sec. 48. Northern Plains NHA. 

Sec. 49. Sangre de Christo NHA. 

Sec. 50. South Park NHA. 

1 SEC. 2. ILLINOIS AND MICHIGAN CANAL NATIONAL HERIT2 AGE CORRIDOR. 

3 Section 116 of the Illinois and Michigan Canal Na4 tional Heritage Corridor Act of 1984 (Public Law 98–398; 

5 98 Stat. 1467) is amended to read as follows: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 116. No Federal funds may be used to carry 

7 out this title.’’. 


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1 SEC. 3. JOHN H. CHAFEE BLACKSTONE RIVER VALLEY NA2 TIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR. 

3 Section 10 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act To establish 

4 the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor 

5 in Massachusetts and Rhode Island’’ (Public Law 99–647; 

6 100 Stat. 3630–31) is amended to read as follows: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 10. No Federal funds may be used to carry 

8 out this Act.’’. 

9 SEC. 4. DELAWARE AND LEHIGH NATIONAL HERITAGE COR10 RIDOR. 

11 Section 12 of the Delaware and Lehigh Navigation 

12 Canal National Heritage Corridor Act of 1988 (Public 

13 Law 100–692; 102 Stat. 4558) is amended to read as fol14 lows: 

15 ‘‘SEC. 12. FUNDING. 

16 ‘‘No Federal funds may be used to carry out this 

17 Act.’’. 

18 SEC. 5. SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA HERITAGE PRES19 ERVATION COMMISSION (PATH OF 

20 PROGRESS). 

21 Section 105 of An Act To establish in the Depart22 ment of the Interior the Southwestern Pennsylvania Herit23 age Preservation Commission, and for other purposes 

24 (Public Law 100–698; 102 Stat. 4622) is amended to read 

25 as follows: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 105. FUNDING. 

2 ‘‘No Federal funds may be used to carry out this 

3 title.’’. 

4 SEC. 6. CANE RIVER NHA. 

5 Section 406 of the Cane River Creole National His6 torical Park and National Heritage Area Act (16 U.S.C. 

7 410ccc–26) is amended to read as follows: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 406. FUNDING. 

9 ‘‘No Federal funds may be used to carry out titles 

10 III and IV of this Act.’’. 

11 SEC. 7. QUINEBAUG AND SHETUCKET RIVERS VALLEY NA12 TIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR. 

13 Section 109 of the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers 

14 Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 (Public 

15 Law 103–449; 108 Stat. 4756) is amended to read as fol16 lows: 

17 ‘‘SEC. 109. FUNDING. 

18 ‘‘No Federal funds may be used to carry out this 

19 title.’’. 

20 SEC. 8. AMERICA’S AGRICULTURAL HERITAGE PARTNER21 SHIP (SILOS AND SMOKESTACKS). 

22 Section 708 of division II of the Omnibus Parks and 

23 Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 104– 

24 333; 110 Stat. 4267) is amended to read as follows: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 708. FUNDING. 

2 ‘‘No Federal funds may be used to carry out this 

3 title.’’. 

4 SEC. 9. AUGUSTA CANAL NHA. 

5 Section 311 of division II of the Omnibus Parks and 

6 Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 104– 

7 333; 110 Stat. 4252) is amended to read as follows: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 311. FUNDING. 

9 ‘‘No Federal funds may be used to carry out this 

10 title.’’. 

11 SEC. 10. ESSEX NHA. 

12 Section 508 of division II of the Omnibus Parks and 

13 Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 104– 

14 333; 110 Stat. 4260) is amended to read as follows: 

15 ‘‘SEC. 508. FUNDING. 

16 ‘‘No Federal funds may be used to carry out this 

17 title.’’. 

18 SEC. 11. HUDSON RIVER VALLEY NHA. 

19 Section 909 of division II of the Omnibus Parks and 

20 Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 104– 

21 333; 110 Stat. 4280–81) is amended to read as follows: 

22 ‘‘SEC. 909. FUNDING. 

23 ‘‘No Federal funds may be used to carry out this 

24 title.’’. 


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1 SEC. 12. NATIONAL COAL HERITAGE AREA. 

2 Section 108 of division II of the Omnibus Parks and 

3 Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 104– 

4 333; 110 Stat. 4244) is amended to read as follows: 

5 ‘‘SEC. 108. FUNDING. 

6 ‘‘No Federal funds may be used to carry out this 

7 title.’’. 

8 SEC. 13. OHIO AND ERIE CANAL NATIONAL HERITAGE COR9 RIDOR. 

10 Section 812 of division II of the Omnibus Parks and 

11 Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 104– 

12 333; 110 Stat. 4275) is amended to read as follows: 

13 ‘‘SEC. 812. FUNDING. 

14 ‘‘No Federal funds may be used to carry out this 

15 title.’’. 

16 SEC. 14. STEEL INDUSTRY AMERICAN HERITAGE AREA. 

17 Section 409 of division II of the Omnibus Parks and 

18 Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 104– 

19 333; 110 Stat. 4256) is amended to read as follows: 

20 ‘‘SEC. 409. FUNDING. 

21 ‘‘No Federal funds may be used to carry out this 

22 title.’’. 

23 SEC. 15. SHENANDOAH VALLEY BATTLEFIELDS NATIONAL 

24 HISTORIC DISTRICT. 

25 Section 606(j)(2) of division I of the Omnibus Parks 

26 and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 


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1 104–333; 110 Stat. 4179–80) is amended to read as fol2 lows: 

3 ‘‘(2) FUNDING.—No Federal funds may be 

4 used to carry out this Act.’’. 

5 SEC. 16. SOUTH CAROLINA NATIONAL HERITAGE COR6 RIDOR. 

7 Section 608 of division II of the Omnibus Parks and 

8 Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 104– 

9 333; 110 Stat. 4264) is amended to read as follows: 

10 ‘‘SEC. 608. FUNDING. 

11 ‘‘No Federal funds may be used to carry out this 

12 title.’’. 

13 SEC. 17. TENNESSEE CIVIL WAR HERITAGE AREA. 

14 Section 209 of division II of the Omnibus Parks and 

15 Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 104– 

16 333; 110 Stat. 4248) is amended to read as follows: 

17 ‘‘SEC. 209. FUNDING. 

18 ‘‘No Federal funds may be used to carry out this 

19 title.’’. 

20 SEC. 18. AUTOMOBILE NHA (MOTORCITIES). 

21 Section 110 of the Automobile National Heritage 

22 Area Act (Public Law 105–355; 112 Stat. 3252) is 

23 amended to read as follows: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 110. FUNDING. 

2 ‘‘No Federal funds may be used to carry out this 

3 title.’’. 

4 SEC. 19. LACKAWANNA VALLEY NHA. 

5 Section 109 of the Lackawanna Valley National Her6 itage Area Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–278; 114 Stat. 

7 818) is amended to read as follows: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 109. FUNDING. 

9 ‘‘No Federal funds may be used to carry out this 

10 title.’’. 

11 SEC. 20. SCHUYLKILL RIVER VALLEY NHA. 

12 Section 210 of the Schuylkill River Valley National 

13 Heritage Area Act (Public Law 106–278; 114 Stat. 824) 

14 is amended to read as follows: 

15 ‘‘SEC. 210. FUNDING. 

16 ‘‘No Federal funds may be used to carry out this 

17 title.’’. 

18 SEC. 21. WHEELING NHA. 

19 Subsection (h) of the Wheeling National Heritage 

20 Area Act of 2000 (section 157 of Public Law 106–291; 

21 114 Stat. 967) is amended to read as follows: 

22 ‘‘(h) FUNDING.—No Federal funds may be used to 

23 carry out this section.’’. 


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1 SEC. 22. YUMA CROSSING NHA. 

2 Section 8 of the Yuma Crossing National Heritage 

3 Area Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–319; 114 Stat. 1284– 

4 85) is amended to read as follows: 

5 ‘‘SEC. 8. FUNDING. 

6 ‘‘No Federal funds may be used to carry out this 

7 Act.’’. 

8 SEC. 23. ERIE CANALWAY NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR. 

9 Section 810 of the Erie Canalway National Heritage 

10 Corridor Act (Public Law 106–554; 114 Stat. 2763A– 

11 303) is amended to read as follows: 

12 ‘‘SEC. 810. FUNDING. 

13 ‘‘No Federal funds may be used to carry out this 

14 title.’’. 

15 SEC. 24. BLUE RIDGE NHA. 

16 Section 140(i) of the Blue Ridge National Heritage 

17 Area Act of 2003 (title I of Public Law 108–108; 117 

18 Stat. 1279) is amended to read as follows: 

19 ‘‘(i) FUNDING.—No Federal funds may be used to 

20 carry out this section.’’. 

21 SEC. 25. OIL REGION NHA. 

22 Section 612 of the Oil Region National Heritage Area 

23 Act (title VI of division J of Public Law 108–447; 118 

24 Stat. 3373) is amended to read as follows: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 612. FUNDING. 

2 ‘‘No Federal funds may be used to carry out this 

3 title.’’. 

4 SEC. 26. MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST NHA. 

5 Section 709 of the Mississippi Gulf Coast National 

6 Heritage Area Act (title VII of division J of Public Law 

7 108–447; 18 Stat. 3377) is amended to read as follows: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 709. FUNDING. 

9 ‘‘No Federal funds may be used to carry out this 

10 title.’’. 

11 SEC. 27. NATIONAL AVIATION HERITAGE AREA. 

12 Section 511 of the National Aviation Heritage Area 

13 Act (title V of division J of Public Law 108–447; 18 Stat. 

14 3367) is amended to read as follows: 

15 ‘‘SEC. 511. FUNDING. 

16 ‘‘No Federal funds may be used to carry out this 

17 title.’’. 

18 SEC. 28. ARABIA MOUNTAIN NHA. 

19 Section 239 of the Arabia Mountain National Herit20 age Area Act (subtitle C of title II of Public Law 109– 

21 338; 120 Stat. 1799) is amended to read as follows: 

22 ‘‘SEC. 239. FUNDING. 

23 ‘‘No Federal funds may be used to carry out this sub24 title.’’. 


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1 SEC. 29. ATCHAFALAYA NHA. 

2 Section 220 of the Atchafalaya National Heritage 

3 Area Act (subtitle B of title II of Public Law 109–338; 

4 120 Stat. 1795) is amended to read as follows: 

5 ‘‘SEC. 220. FUNDING. 

6 ‘‘No Federal funds may be used to carry out this sub7 title.’’. 

8 SEC. 30. CHAMPLAIN VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE PART9 NERSHIP. 

10 Section 288 of the Champlain Valley National Herit11 age Partnership Act of 2006 (subtitle G of title II of Pub12 lic Law 109–338; 120 Stat. 1824) is amended to read as 

13 follows: 

14 ‘‘SEC. 288. FUNDING. 

15 ‘‘No Federal funds may be used to carry out this sub16 title.’’. 

17 SEC. 31. CROSSROADS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 

18 NHA. 

19 Section 297G of the Crossroads of the American Rev20 olution National Heritage Area Act of 2006 (subtitle J 

21 of title II of Public Law 109–338; 120 Stat. 1844) is 

22 amended to read as follows: 

23 ‘‘SEC. 297G. FUNDING. 

24 ‘‘No Federal funds may be used to carry out this sub25 title.’’. 


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1 SEC. 32. FREEDOM’S FRONTIER NHA. 

2 Section 268 of the Freedom’s Frontier National Her3 itage Area Act (subtitle E of title II of Public Law 109– 

4 338; 120 Stat. 1813) is amended to read as follows: 

5 ‘‘SEC. 268. FUNDING. 

6 ‘‘No Federal funds may be used to carry out this sub7 title.’’. 

8 SEC. 33. GREAT BASIN NATIONAL HERITAGE ROUTE. 

9 Section 291I of the Great Basin National Heritage 

10 Route Act (subtitle H of title II of Public Law 109–338; 

11 120 Stat. 1831) is amended to read as follows: 

12 ‘‘SEC. 291I. FUNDING. 

13 ‘‘No Federal funds may be used to carry out this sub14 title.’’. 

15 SEC. 34. GULLAH/GEECHEE CULTURAL HERITAGE COR16 RIDOR. 

17 Section 295K of the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Herit18 age Act (subtitle I of title II of Public Law 109–338; 120 

19 Stat. 1837) is amended to read as follows: 

20 ‘‘SEC. 295K. FUNDING. 

21 ‘‘No Federal funds may be used to carry out this sub22 title.’’. 

23 SEC. 35. MORMON PIONEER NHA. 

24 Section 259 of the Mormon Pioneer National Herit25 age Area Act (subtitle D of title II of Public Law 109– 

26 338; 120 Stat. 1807) is amended to read as follows: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 259. FUNDING. 

2 ‘‘No Federal funds may be used to carry out this sub3 title.’’. 

4 SEC. 36. NORTHERN RIO GRANDE NHA. 

5 Section 209 of the Northern Rio Grande National 

6 Heritage Area Act (subtitle A of title II of Public Law 

7 109–338; 120 Stat. 1790) is amended to read as follows: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 209. FUNDING. 

9 ‘‘No Federal funds may be used to carry out this sub10 title.’’. 

11 SEC. 37. UPPER HOUSATONIC VALLEY NHA. 

12 Section 280A of the Upper Housatonic Valley Na13 tional Heritage Area Act (subtitle F of title II of Public 

14 Law 109–338; 120 Stat. 1819) is amended to read as fol15 lows: 

16 ‘‘SEC. 280A. FUNDING. 

17 ‘‘No Federal funds may be used to carry out this sub18 title.’’. 

19 SEC. 38. ABRAHAM LINCOLN NHA. 

20 Section 449 of the Consolidated Natural Resources 

21 Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–229; 122 Stat. 824) is 

22 amended to read as follows: 

23 ‘‘SEC. 449. FUNDING. 

24 ‘‘No Federal funds may be used to carry out this sub25 title.’’. 


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1 SEC. 39. JOURNEY THROUGH HALLOWED GROUND NHA. 

2 Section 409 of the Consolidated Natural Resources 

3 Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–229; 122 Stat. 809) is 

4 amended to read as follows: 

5 ‘‘SEC. 409. FUNDING. 

6 ‘‘No Federal funds may be used to carry out this sub7 title.’’. 

8 SEC. 40. NIAGARA FALLS NHA. 

9 Section 430 of the Consolidated Natural Resources 

10 Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–229; 122 Stat. 817) is 

11 amended to read as follows: 

12 ‘‘SEC. 430. FUNDING. 

13 ‘‘No Federal funds may be used to carry out this sub14 title.’’. 

15 SEC. 41. BALTIMORE NHA. 

16 Section 8005(h) of the Omnibus Public Land Man17 agement Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 

18 1253) is amended to read as follows: 

19 ‘‘(h) FUNDING.—No Federal funds may be used to 

20 carry out this section.’’. 

21 SEC. 42. CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER NHA. 

22 Section 8002(h) of the Omnibus Public Land Man23 agement Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 

24 1234) is amended to read as follows: 

25 ‘‘(h) FUNDING.—No Federal funds may be used to 

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1 SEC. 43. FREEDOM’S WAY NHA. 

2 Section 8006(i) of the Omnibus Public Land Manage3 ment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 1260) 

4 is amended to read as follows: 

5 ‘‘(i) FUNDING.—No Federal funds may be used to 

6 carry out this section.’’. 

7 SEC. 44. KENAI MOUNTAINS-TURNAGAIN ARM NHA. 

8 Section 8010(h) of the Omnibus Public Land Man9 agement Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 

10 1287) is amended to read as follows: 

11 ‘‘(h) FUNDING.—No Federal funds may be used to 

12 carry out this section.’’. 

13 SEC. 45. MISSISSIPPI DELTA NHA. 

14 Section 8008(h) of the Omnibus Public Land Man15 agement Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 

16 1275) is amended to read as follows: 

17 ‘‘(h) FUNDING.—No Federal funds may be used to 

18 carry out this section.’’. 

19 SEC. 46. MISSISSIPPI HILLS NHA. 

20 Section 8007(h) of the Omnibus Public Land Man21 agement Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 

22 1267) is amended to read as follows: 

23 ‘‘(h) FUNDING.—No Federal funds may be used to 

24 carry out this section.’’. 


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1 SEC. 47. MUSCLE SHOALS NHA. 

2 Section 8009(i) of the Omnibus Public Land Manage3 ment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 1281) 

4 is amended to read as follows: 

5 ‘‘(i) FUNDING.—No Federal funds may be used to 

6 carry out this section.’’. 

7 SEC. 48. NORTHERN PLAINS NHA. 

8 Section 8004(h) of the Omnibus Public Land Man9 agement Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 

10 1246) is amended to read as follows: 

11 ‘‘(h) FUNDING.—No Federal funds may be used to 

12 carry out this section.’’. 

13 SEC. 49. SANGRE DE CHRISTO NHA. 

14 Section 8001(h) of the Omnibus Public Land Man15 agement Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 

16 1229) is amended to read as follows: 

17 ‘‘(h) FUNDING.—No Federal funds may be used to 

18 carry out this section.’’. 

19 SEC. 50. SOUTH PARK NHA. 

20 Section 8003(h) of the Omnibus Public Land Man21 agement Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 

22 1240) is amended to read as follows: 

23 ‘‘(h) FUNDING.—No Federal funds may be used to 

24 carry out this section.’’. 

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