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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1301

To establish the American Heritage Areas Partnership Program, and for

other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 22, 1995

Mr. VENTO (for himself, Mr. REGULA, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. TORKILDSEN, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. BLUTE, Mr. COYNE, Mr.

SAWYER, Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr. HALL of Ohio, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. REED,

Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. MOLLOHAN and Mr. HOKE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources

A BILL

To establish the American Heritage Areas Partnership

Program, 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. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the

5 ‘‘American Heritage Areas Act of 1995’’.

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for

7 this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.

Sec. 2. Definitions.
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TITLE I—AMERICAN HERITAGE AREAS PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM

Sec. 101. Short title.

Sec. 102. Congressional findings.

Sec. 103. Statement of purpose.

Sec. 104. Definitions.

Sec. 105. American Heritage Areas Partnership Program.

Sec. 106. Feasibility studies, compacts, management plans, and early actions.

Sec. 107. Management entities.

Sec. 108. Withdrawal of designation.

Sec. 109. Duties and authorities of Federal agencies.

Sec. 110. Lack of effect on land use regulation.

Sec. 111. Authorization of appropriations.

Sec. 112. Expiration of authorities.

Sec. 113. Report.

Sec. 114. Savings provision.

TITLE II—DESIGNATION OF AMERICAN HERITAGE AREAS

Sec. 201. American Coal Heritage Area.

Sec. 202. Essex American Heritage Area.

Sec. 203. Hudson River Valley American Heritage Area.

Sec. 204. Ohio & Erie Canal American Heritage Area.

Sec. 205. Shenandoah Valley Battlefields American Heritage Area.

Sec. 206. Steel Industry American Heritage Area.

Sec. 207. Wheeling American Heritage Area.

TITLE III—STUDIES REGARDING POTENTIAL AMERICAN

HERITAGE AREAS

Sec. 301. Ohio River Corridor.

Sec. 302. Fox and Lower Wisconsin River Corridors.

Sec. 303. Northern Frontier.

TITLE IV—BLACKSTONE RIVER VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE

CORRIDOR AMENDMENTS

Sec. 401. Boundaries, commission, and revision of plan.

Sec. 402. Implementation of plan.

Sec. 403. Authorization of appropriations.

TITLE V—BRAMWELL NATIONAL HISTORIC DISTRICT

Sec. 501. Bramwell National Historic District.

TITLE VI—SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AMERICAN

HERITAGE AREA AMENDMENTS

Sec. 601. Short title.

Sec. 602. Designation of Southwestern Pennsylvania American Heritage Area.

Sec. 603. Powers of the commission.

Sec. 604. Federal participation.

Sec. 605. Congressional oversight.

Sec. 606. Authorization of appropriations.

Sec. 607. Path of progress.
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1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

2 For purposes of this Act:

3 (1) The term ‘‘compact’’ means a compact de4 scribed in section 106(a)(2).

5 (2) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary

6 of the Interior.

7 TITLE I—AMERICAN HERITAGE

8 AREAS PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM

9 SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

10 This title may be cited as the ‘‘American Heritage

11 Areas Partnership Program Act of 1995’’.

12 SEC. 102. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.

13 The Congress finds that—

14 (1) certain areas of the United States represent

15 the diversity of the national character through the

16 interaction of natural processes, distinctive land17 scapes, cultural traditions, and economic and social

18 forces that have combined to create a particular pat19 tern of human settlement and activity;

20 (2) in these areas, natural, historic, or cultural

21 resources, or some combination thereof, combine to

22 form a cohesive, nationally distinctive landscape aris23 ing from patterns of human activity shaped by geog24 raphy;
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1 (3) these areas represent the national experi2 ence through the physical features that remain and

3 the traditions that have evolved in the areas;

4 (4) continued use and adaptive reuses of the

5 natural and cultural fabric within these areas by

6 people whose traditions helped to shape the land7 scapes enhance the significance of the areas;

8 (5) despite existing Federal programs and exist9 ing efforts by States and localities, the natural, his10 toric, and cultural resources and recreational oppor11 tunities in these areas are often at risk; and

12 (6) the complexity and character of these areas

13 distinguish them and call for a distinctive system of

14 recognition, protection, and partnership manage15 ment.

16 SEC. 103. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

17 The purposes of this title are—

18 (1) to recognize that the natural, historic, and

19 cultural resources and recreational opportunities of

20 the United States represent and are important to

21 the great and diverse character of the Nation, and

22 that these resources and opportunities must be

23 guarded, preserved, and wisely managed so they may

24 be passed on to future generations;
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1 (2) to recognize that combinations of such re2 sources and opportunities, as they are geographically

3 assembled and thematically related, form areas that

4 provide unique frameworks for understanding the

5 historical, cultural, and natural development of the

6 community and its surroundings;

7 (3) to preserve such assemblages that are wor8 thy of national recognition, designation, and assist9 ance, and to encourage linking such resources within

10 such areas through greenways, corridors, and trails;

11 (4) to encourage appropriate partnerships

12 among Federal agencies, State and local govern13 ments, nonprofit organizations, and the private sec14 tor, or combinations thereof, to preserve, conserve,

15 and manage those resources and opportunities, ac16 commodate economic viability, and enhance the qual17 ity of life for the present and future generations of

18 the Nation;

19 (5) to authorize Federal financial and technical

20 assistance to State and local governments and pri21 vate nonprofit organizations, or combinations there22 of, to study and promote the potential for conserving

23 and interpreting these areas; and

24 (6) to prescribe the process by which, and the

25 standards according to which, prospective American
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1 Heritage Areas may be assessed for eligibility and

2 included in the American Heritage Areas Partner3 ship Program established by this title.

4 SEC. 104. DEFINITIONS.

5 For purposes of this title:

6 (1) AMERICAN HERITAGE AREA.—The term

7 ‘‘American Heritage Area’’ means an area so des8 ignated under this title.

9 (2) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’

10 means any Indian tribe, band, nation, pueblo, or

11 other organized group or community, including any

12 Alaska Native village or regional corporation as de13 fined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Na14 tive Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.),

15 which is recognized as eligible for the special pro16 grams and services provided by the United States to

17 Indians because of their status as Indians.

18 (3) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The term ‘‘tech19 nical assistance’’ means any guidance, advice, help,

20 or aid, other than financial aid.

21 (4) UNIT OF GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘‘unit of

22 government’’ means the government of a State, a

23 political subdivision of a State, or an Indian tribe.
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1 SEC. 105. AMERICAN HERITAGE AREAS PARTNERSHIP PRO2 GRAM.

3 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—In order to preserve nation4 ally distinctive natural, historic, and cultural resources,

5 and to provide opportunities for conservation, education,

6 and recreation through recognition of and assistance to

7 areas containing such resources, there is hereby estab8 lished within the Department of the Interior an American

9 Heritage Areas Partnership Program, which shall consist

10 of American Heritage Areas designated under subsection

11 (d).

12 (b) GENERAL AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.—In ac13 cordance with the purposes of this title, the Secretary is

14 authorized—

15 (1) to evaluate, in accordance with the criteria

16 established in subsection (c), areas nominated under

17 this title for designation as American Heritage

18 Areas;

19 (2) to advise State and local governments, non20 profit organizations, and other appropriate entities

21 regarding suitable methods of recognizing and pre22 serving thematically and geographically linked natu23 ral, historic, and cultural resources and recreational

24 opportunities; and

25 (3) to consider any American Heritage Area,

26 designated under this or any other Act, for nomina-
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1 tion to the World Heritage List if the Secretary de2 termines that such area meets the qualifications for

3 such nomination.

4 (c) CRITERIA.—To be eligible for designation as an

5 American Heritage Area, an area shall meet each of the

6 following criteria:

7 (1) ASSEMBLAGE OF RESOURCES.—The area

8 shall be an assemblage of natural, historic, or cul9 tural resources that—

10 (A) together represent distinctive aspects

11 of American heritage worthy of recognition,

12 preservation, interpretation, and continuing use;

13 and

14 (B) are best managed as such an assem15 blage, through partnerships among public and

16 private entities, and by combining diverse and

17 sometimes noncontiguous resources and active

18 communities.

19 (2) TRADITIONS, CUSTOMS, BELIEFS, OR

20 FOLKLIFE.—The area shall reflect traditions, cus21 toms, beliefs, or folklife, or some combination there22 of, that are a valuable part of the story of the

23 Nation.

24 (3) CONSERVATION OF NATURAL, CULTURAL,

25 OR HISTORIC FEATURES.—The area shall provide
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1 outstanding opportunities to conserve natural, cul2 tural, or historic features, or some combination

3 thereof.

4 (4) RECREATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL OPPOR5 TUNITIES.—The area shall provide outstanding rec6 reational and educational opportunities.

7 (5) THEMES AND INTEGRITY OF RESOURCES.—

8 The area shall have an identifiable theme or themes,

9 and resources important to the identified theme or

10 themes shall retain integrity capable of supporting

11 interpretation.

12 (6) SUPPORT.—Residents, nonprofit organiza13 tions, other private entities, and governments within

14 the proposed area shall demonstrate support for des15 ignation of the area and for management of the area

16 as appropriate for such designation.

17 (7) AGREEMENTS.—The principal organization

18 and units of government supporting the designation

19 shall be willing to commit to agreements to work in

20 partnership to implement the management plan of

21 the area.

22 (8) CONSISTENCY WITH ECONOMIC VIABIL23 ITY.—The proposal shall be consistent with contin24 ued economic viability in the affected communities.
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1 (9) CONSENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.—No

2 county, city, or town shall be included within the

3 boundaries of the area unless the government of

4 such county, city, or town agrees to be so included

5 and submits notification of such agreement to the

6 Secretary.

7 (d) CONDITIONS FOR DESIGNATION.—An area may

8 be designated as an American Heritage Area only by an

9 Act of Congress or by the means provided in title II. Ex10 cept as otherwise provided in title II, the Congress may

11 designate an area as an American Heritage Area only

12 after each of the following conditions is met:

13 (1) SUBMISSION OF STUDY AND COMPACT TO

14 SECRETARY.—An entity requesting American Herit15 age Area designation for the area submits to the

16 Secretary a feasibility study and compact meeting

17 the requirements of section 106(a). The comments

18 of the Governor of each State in which the proposed

19 American Heritage Area lies, or a statement by the

20 entity that such Governor has failed to comment

21 within a reasonable time after receiving the study

22 and compact, accompanies such submittal to the

23 Secretary.

24 (2) APPROVAL AND SUBMISSION BY SEC25 RETARY.—The Secretary approves, pursuant to sec-
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1 tion 106(b), the feasibility study and compact re2 ferred to in paragraph (1) and submits the study

3 and compact to the Congress together with any com4 ments that the Secretary deems appropriate regard5 ing a preferred action.

6 (e) RELATION TO NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC

7 PLACES.—The act of designation of an American Heritage

8 Area shall not be deemed to signify that such American

9 Heritage Area is included on, or eligible for inclusion on,

10 the National Register of Historic Places, as established

11 in accordance with section 101 of the National Historic

12 Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470a). Designation of an

13 American Heritage Area shall not preclude the American

14 Heritage Area or any district, site, building, structure, or

15 object located within the American Heritage Area from

16 subsequently being nominated to, or determined eligible

17 for inclusion on, the National Register.

18 SEC. 106. FEASIBILITY STUDIES, COMPACTS, MANAGEMENT

19 PLANS, AND EARLY ACTIONS.

20 (a) CONTENTS AND REQUIREMENTS.—

21 (1) FEASIBILITY STUDIES.—Each feasibility

22 study submitted under this title shall include suffi23 cient information to determine whether an area has

24 the potential to meet the criteria referred to in sec-
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1 tion 105(c). Such information shall include, but need

2 not be limited to, each of the following:

3 (A) A description of the natural, historic,

4 and cultural resources and recreational opportu5 nities presented by the area, including an as6 sessment of the quality and degree of integrity

7 of, the availability of public access to, and the

8 themes represented by such resources and op9 portunities.

10 (B) An assessment of the interest of poten11 tial partners, including units of government,

12 nonprofit organizations, and other private enti13 ties.

14 (C) A description of tentative boundaries

15 for an American Heritage Area proposed to be

16 established in the area.

17 (D) Identification of a possible manage18 ment entity for an American Heritage Area

19 proposed to be established in the area.

20 (E) An inventory of the amount of land in

21 the area owned by public, private, and private

22 nonprofit entities, respectively.

23 (2) COMPACTS.—(A) A compact submitted

24 under this title shall include information relating to

25 the objectives and management of an area proposed
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1 for designation as an American Heritage Area. Such

2 information shall include, but need not be limited to,

3 each of the following:

4 (i) A delineation of the boundaries of the

5 proposed American Heritage Area.

6 (ii) A discussion of the goals and objectives

7 of the proposed American Heritage Area, in8 cluding an explanation of the proposed ap9 proach to conservation and interpretation and a

10 general outline of the protection measures com11 mitted to by the partners referred to in clause

12 (iv).

13 (iii) An identification and description of

14 the management entity that will administer the

15 proposed American Heritage Area.

16 (iv) A list of the initial partners to be in17 volved in developing and implementing the man18 agement plan referred to in paragraph (3) for

19 the proposed American Heritage Area, and a

20 statement of the financial commitment of the

21 partners.

22 (v) A description of the role of the State

23 or States in which the proposed American Her24 itage Area is located.
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1 (B)(i) The compact shall be prepared with pub2 lic participation.

3 (ii) Actions called for in the compact shall be

4 likely to be initiated within a reasonable time after

5 designation of the proposed American Heritage Area

6 and shall ensure effective implementation of the

7 State and local aspects of the compact.

8 (3) MANAGEMENT PLANS.—A management

9 plan submitted under this title for an American Her10 itage Area shall present comprehensive recommenda11 tions for the conservation, funding, management,

12 and development of the area. The plan shall take

13 into consideration existing State, county, and local

14 plans and involve residents, public agencies, and pri15 vate organizations in the area. It shall include a de16 scription of the actions recommended to be taken, to

17 protect the resources of the area, by units of govern18 ment and private organizations. It shall specify ex19 isting and potential sources of funding for the pro20 tection, management, and development of the area.

21 The plan also shall include the following, as appro22 priate:

23 (A) A recommendation of policies for re24 source management that consider and detail the

25 application of appropriate land and water man-
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1 agement techniques, including (but not limited

2 to) the development of intergovernmental coop3 erative agreements to protect the historical, cul4 tural, and natural resources and the rec5 reational opportunities of the area in a manner

6 consistent with the support of appropriate and

7 compatible economic viability.

8 (B) A program, including plans for res9 toration and construction, for implementation

10 of the management plan by the management

11 entity specified in the compact referred to in

12 paragraph (2) and specific commitments, for

13 the first 5 years of operation of the plan, by the

14 partners identified in the compact.

15 (C) An analysis of means by which Fed16 eral, State, and local programs may best be co17 ordinated to promote the purposes of this title.

18 (D) An interpretive plan for the American

19 Heritage Area.

20 (4) EARLY ACTIONS.—After designation of an

21 American Heritage Area but prior to approval of the

22 management plan for that area, the Secretary may

23 provide technical and financial assistance for early

24 actions that are important to the theme of the area

25 and that protect resources that would be in immi-
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1 nent danger of irreversible damage without such

2 early actions.

3 (b) APPROVAL AND DISAPPROVAL OF COMPACTS AND

4 MANAGEMENT PLANS.—

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta6 tion with the Governors of each State in which the

7 relevant American Heritage Area, or proposed area,

8 is located, shall approve or disapprove every compact

9 or management plan submitted under this title not

10 later than 90 days after receiving such compact or

11 management plan. Prior to approving the compact

12 or plan, the Secretary shall consult with the Advi13 sory Council on Historic Preservation in accordance

14 with section 106 of the National Historic Preserva15 tion Act (16 U.S.C. 470f).

16 (2) DISAPPROVAL AND REVISIONS.—If the Sec17 retary disapproves a compact or management plan

18 submitted under this title, the Secretary shall advise

19 the submitter, in writing, of the reasons for the dis20 approval and shall make recommendations for revi21 sions of the compact or plan. The Secretary shall ap22 prove or disapprove a proposed revision to such a

23 compact or plan within 90 days after the date on

24 which the revision is submitted to the Secretary.
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1 (3) AMENDMENTS TO MANAGEMENT PLANS.—

2 The Secretary shall review substantial amendments

3 to management plans for American Heritage Areas.

4 Funds appropriated pursuant to this title may not

5 be expended to implement such amendments until

6 the Secretary approves the amendments.

7 (4) NO REQUIREMENT FOR LAND USE REGULA8 TION AS CONDITION FOR APPROVAL.—No provision

9 of this title shall be construed to require any change

10 in land use regulation as a condition of approval of

11 a compact, management plan, or revision of a com12 pact or management plan by the Secretary.

13 SEC. 107. MANAGEMENT ENTITIES.

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—

15 (1) RECEIPT OF FEDERAL FUNDS.—Manage16 ment entities that are designated in compacts ap17 proved under section 106(b) for American Heritage

18 Areas are authorized to receive Federal funds in

19 support of cooperative partnerships to prepare and

20 implement the management plans regarding the

21 American Heritage Areas and to otherwise perform

22 the functions contemplated in this title.

23 (2) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for designa24 tion as the management entity of an American Her-
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1 itage Area, a unit of government or private nonprofit

2 organization must possess the legal ability to—

3 (A) receive Federal funds for use in pre4 paring and implementing the management plan

5 for the area;

6 (B) disburse Federal funds to other units

7 of government or other organizations for use in

8 preparing and implementing the management

9 plan;

10 (C) account for all Federal funds so re11 ceived or disbursed; and

12 (D) sign agreements with the Federal Gov13 ernment.

14 (3) MEMBERSHIP.—A management entity for

15 an American Heritage Area should, to the fullest ex16 tent possible, consist of diverse governmental, busi17 ness, and nonprofit groups within the geographic

18 area of the American Heritage Area.

19 (b) AUTHORITIES OF MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The

20 management entity of an American Heritage Area may,

21 for purposes of preparing and implementing the manage22 ment plan for the area, use Federal funds made available

23 under this title—
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1 (1) to make grants and loans to States, political

2 subdivisions thereof, private organizations, and other

3 persons;

4 (2) to enter into cooperative agreements with

5 Federal agencies; and

6 (3) to hire and compensate staff.

7 (c) DUTIES OF MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The man8 agement entity for an American Heritage Area shall do

9 each of the following:

10 (1) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The management

11 entity shall develop, and submit to the Secretary for

12 approval, a management plan described in section

13 106(a)(3) within 3 years after the date of the des14 ignation of the area as an American Heritage Area.

15 (2) PRIORITIES.—The management entity shall

16 give priority to the implementation of actions, goals,

17 and policies set forth in the compact and manage18 ment plan referred to in section 106(a), including—

19 (A) assisting units of government, regional

20 planning organizations, and nonprofit organiza21 tions—

22 (i) in preserving the American Herit23 age Area;

24 (ii) in establishing and maintaining

25 interpretive exhibits in the area;
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1 (iii) in developing recreational oppor2 tunities in the area;

3 (iv) in increasing public awareness of

4 and appreciation for the natural, historical,

5 and cultural resources of the area;

6 (v) in the restoration of historic build7 ings that are located within the boundaries

8 of the area and relate to the themes of the

9 area; and

10 (vi) in ensuring that clear, consistent,

11 and environmentally appropriate signs

12 identifying access points and sites of inter13 est are put in place throughout the area;

14 and

15 (B) consistent with the goals of the man16 agement plan referred to in section 106(a)(3),

17 encouraging economic viability in the affected

18 communities by appropriate means.

19 (3) CONSIDERATION OF INTERESTS OF LOCAL

20 GROUPS.—The management entity shall, in develop21 ing and implementing the management plan referred

22 to in section 106(a)(3), consider the interests of di23 verse governmental, business, and nonprofit groups

24 within the geographic area.
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1 (4) PUBLIC MEETINGS.—The management en2 tity shall conduct public meetings at least quarterly

3 regarding the implementation of the management

4 plan referred to in section 106(a)(3).

5 (5) SUBMISSION OF CHANGES IN PLAN.—The

6 management entity shall submit any substantial

7 changes to the management plan referred to in sec8 tion 106(a)(3) (including any increase of more than

9 20 percent in the cost estimates for implementation

10 of the management plan) to the Secretary for the

11 approval of the Secretary.

12 (6) ANNUAL REPORT.—The management entity

13 shall, for any fiscal year in which it receives Federal

14 funds under this title or in which a loan made by

15 the entity with Federal funds under section

16 107(b)(1) is outstanding, submit an annual report to

17 the Secretary setting forth its accomplishments, its

18 expenses and income, and the entities to which it

19 made any loans and grants during the year for

20 which the report is made.

21 (7) COOPERATION WITH AUDITS.—The manage22 ment entity shall, for any fiscal year in which it re23 ceives Federal funds under this title or in which a

24 loan made by the entity with Federal funds under

25 section 107(b)(1) is outstanding, make available for
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1 audit by the Congress, the Secretary, and appro2 priate units of government all records and other in3 formation pertaining to the expenditure of such

4 funds and any matching funds, and require, for all

5 agreements authorizing expenditure of Federal funds

6 by other organizations, that the receiving organiza7 tions make available for such audit all records and

8 other information pertaining to the expenditure of

9 such funds.

10 (8) LIABILITY FOR LOANS.—The management

11 entity shall be liable to the Federal Government for

12 any loans that the management entity makes under

13 section 107(b)(1).

14 (d) DISQUALIFICATION FOR FEDERAL FUNDING.—If

15 a management plan regarding an American Heritage Area

16 is not submitted to the Secretary as required under sub17 section (c)(1) within the time specified in such subsection,

18 the American Heritage Area shall cease to be eligible for

19 Federal funding under this title until such a plan regard20 ing the American Heritage Area is submitted to the Sec21 retary.

22 (e) PROHIBITION OF ACQUISITION OF REAL PROP23 ERTY.—A management entity for an American Heritage

24 Area may not use Federal funds received under this title

25 to acquire real property or interest in real property. No
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1 provision of this title shall prohibit any management entity

2 from using Federal funds from other sources for their per3 mitted purposes.

4 (f) DURATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL AS5 SISTANCE.—

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—A management entity for an

7 American Heritage Area shall be eligible to receive

8 funds appropriated pursuant to this title for a 10-

9 year period beginning on the day on which the

10 American Heritage Area is designated, except as

11 provided in paragraph (2).

12 (2) EXTENSION OF ELIGIBILITY.—The eligi13 bility of a management entity for funding under this

14 title may be extended, by the Secretary, for a period

15 of not more than 5 years after the 10-year period

16 referred to in paragraph (1), if—

17 (A) the management entity determines

18 that the extension is necessary in order to carry

19 out the purposes of this title and notifies the

20 Secretary of such determination not later than

21 180 days prior to the end of the 10-year period

22 referred to in paragraph (1);

23 (B) the management entity, not later than

24 180 days prior to the end of the 10-year period

25 referred to in paragraph (1), presents to the
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1 Secretary a plan of its activities for the period

2 of the extension, including provisions for becom3 ing independent of the funds made available

4 pursuant to this title; and

5 (C) the Secretary, after consulting with the

6 Governor of each State in which the American

7 Heritage Area is located, approves such exten8 sion of eligibility.

9 (3) LACK OF EFFECT OF EXTENSION ON FUND10 ING LIMITATIONS.—An extension provided under

11 this subsection shall not be construed as waiving any

12 limitation on funds provided pursuant to this title.

13 (g) PROTECTION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY.—The

14 management entity for an American Heritage Area shall

15 publish procedures to ensure that the rights of owners of

16 private property are protected. Such procedures shall in17 clude a process to provide information to the owners of

18 private property with respect to obtaining just compensa19 tion due as a result of a taking of private property under

20 the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution of the United

21 States.

22 SEC. 108. WITHDRAWAL OF DESIGNATION.

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—The American Heritage Area des24 ignation of an area shall continue unless—

25 (1) the Secretary determines that—
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1 (A) the American Heritage Area no longer

2 meets the criteria referred to in section 105(c);

3 (B) the parties to the compact approved in

4 relation to the area under section 106(b) are

5 not in compliance with the terms of the com6 pact;

7 (C) the management entity of the area has

8 not made reasonable and appropriate progress

9 in developing or implementing the management

10 plan approved for the area under section

11 106(b); or

12 (D) the use, condition, or development of

13 the area is incompatible with the criteria re14 ferred to in section 105(c) or with the compact

15 approved in relation to the area under section

16 106(b); and

17 (2) after making a determination referred to in

18 paragraph (1), the Secretary submits to the Con19 gress notification that the American Heritage Area

20 designation of the area should be withdrawn.

21 (b) PUBLIC HEARING.—Before the Secretary makes

22 a determination referred to in subsection (a)(1) regarding

23 an American Heritage Area, the Secretary or a designee

24 shall hold a public hearing within the area.

25 (c) TIME OF WITHDRAWAL OF DESIGNATION.—
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The withdrawal of the

2 American Heritage Area designation of an area shall

3 become final 90 legislative days after the Secretary

4 submits to the Congress the notification referred to

5 in subsection (a)(2) regarding the area.

6 (2) LEGISLATIVE DAY.—For purposes of this

7 subsection, the term ‘‘legislative day’’ means any

8 calendar day on which both Houses of the Congress

9 are in session.

10 SEC. 109. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF FEDERAL AGEN11 CIES.

12 (a) DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF SECRETARY.—

13 (1) GRANTS.—(A) The Secretary may make

14 matching grants to provide assistance regarding fea15 sibility studies and compacts described in section

16 106(a) and, upon request of the management entity

17 for the relevant American Heritage Area, regarding

18 management plans and early actions described in

19 section 106(a) and capital projects and improve20 ments undertaken pursuant to such management

21 plans. The Secretary may make grants under this

22 section to units of government, and, in consultation

23 with affected units of government, to private non24 profit organizations. In awarding grants under this

25 section, the Secretary shall be guided by the criteria
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1 for eligibility for designation referred to in section

2 105(c).

3 (B) The Secretary may not, as a condition of

4 the award of a grant under this section, require any

5 recipient of such a grant to enact or modify land use

6 restrictions.

7 (2) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—(A) The Sec8 retary may provide technical assistance to units of

9 government and private nonprofit organizations re10 garding feasibility studies and compacts described in

11 section 106(a) and, upon request of the management

12 entity for the relevant American Heritage Area, re13 garding management plans and early actions de14 scribed in section 106(a) and capital projects and

15 improvements undertaken pursuant to such manage16 ment plans. In providing the technical assistance,

17 the Secretary shall be guided by the criteria for eli18 gibility for designation referred to in section 105(c).

19 (B) The Secretary may elect to provide all or

20 part of the technical assistance authorized by this

21 subsection through cooperative agreements with

22 units of government and private nonprofit organiza23 tions whose missions and resources can contribute

24 substantially to the purposes of this title.
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1 (3) OTHER ASSISTANCE.—Nothing in this title

2 shall be deemed to prohibit the Secretary or units of

3 government from providing technical or financial as4 sistance under any other provision of law.

5 (4) PRIORITIES FOR ASSISTANCE.—In assisting

6 an American Heritage Area, the Secretary shall give

7 priority to actions that assist in—

8 (A) conserving the significant natural, his9 toric, and cultural resources which support the

10 themes of the American Heritage Area; and

11 (B) providing educational, interpretive, and

12 recreational opportunities consistent with the

13 resources and associated values of the American

14 Heritage Area.

15 (5) DETERMINATIONS REGARDING ASSIST16 ANCE.—The Secretary shall decide which American

17 Heritage Areas shall be awarded technical and fi18 nancial assistance and the amount of the assistance.

19 Such decisions shall be based on the relative degree

20 to which each American Heritage Area effectively

21 fulfills the objectives contained in the management

22 plan for the area, achieves the purposes of this title,

23 and fulfills the criteria referred to in section 105(c)

24 and shall give consideration to projects which pro25 vide a greater leverage of Federal funds.
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1 (6) NON-FEDERALLY OWNED PROPERTY.—The

2 Secretary is authorized to spend Federal funds di3 rectly on nonfederally owned property to further the

4 purposes of this title, giving priority to assisting

5 units of government in appropriate treatment of dis6 tricts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects listed

7 or eligible for listing on the National Register of

8 Historic Places.

9 (7) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary shall

10 submit an annual report to the Congress regarding

11 the American Heritage Areas Partnership Program.

12 Each report shall include—

13 (A) the number, amount, and recipients of

14 any grants provided by the Secretary under this

15 title and the nature of any technical assistance

16 or early action provided under this title;

17 (B) a description of the status and condi18 tion of, and Federal funding provided under

19 this Act to, each American Heritage Area;

20 (C) a description of the areas nominated

21 for the American Heritage Partnership Pro22 gram;

23 (D) the recommendations of the Secretary

24 regarding areas to be designated by the Con25 gress as American Heritage Areas; and
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1 (E) the status of the implementation of all

2 contractual agreements entered into by the Sec3 retary under this title.

4 (8) OVERSIGHT OF HERITAGE AREAS WITH EX5 PIRED ELIGIBILITY.—The Secretary shall inves6 tigate, study, and continually monitor the welfare of

7 all American Heritage Areas whose eligibility for

8 Federal funding under this title has expired and

9 shall report to the Congress periodically regarding

10 the condition of such American Heritage Areas.

11 (9) PROVISION OF INFORMATION.—In coopera12 tion with other Federal agencies, the Secretary shall

13 provide the general public with information regard14 ing the location and character of components of the

15 American Heritage Areas Partnership Program.

16 (10) PROMULGATION OF REGULATIONS.—The

17 Secretary shall promulgate such regulations as are

18 necessary to carry out the purposes of this title.

19 (b) DUTIES OF FEDERAL ENTITIES.—Any Federal

20 entity conducting or supporting activities within an Amer21 ican Heritage Area, and any unit of government acting

22 pursuant to a grant of Federal funds or a Federal permit

23 or agreement and conducting or supporting such activities,

24 shall, to the maximum extent practicable—
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1 (1) consult with the Secretary and the manage2 ment entity for the American Heritage Area with re3 spect to such activities; and

4 (2) cooperate with the Secretary and the man5 agement entity in the carrying out of the duties of

6 the Secretary and the management entity under this

7 title, and coordinate such activities to minimize any

8 real or potential adverse impact on an American

9 Heritage Area.

10 SEC. 110. LACK OF EFFECT ON LAND USE REGULATION.

11 (a) LACK OF EFFECT ON AUTHORITY OF GOVERN12 MENTS.—Nothing in this title shall be construed to mod13 ify, enlarge, or diminish any authority of Federal, State,

14 and local governments to regulate any use of land as pro15 vided for by current law or regulation.

16 (b) LACK OF ZONING OR LAND USE POWERS OF EN17 TITY.—Nothing in this title shall be construed to grant

18 powers of zoning or land use to any management entity

19 for an American Heritage Area.

20 (c) MANAGEMENT PLAN AVAILABILITY TO LOCAL

21 GOVERNMENTS.—Any management plan referred to in

22 section 106(a) and submitted to the Secretary by the man23 agement entity for an American Heritage Area shall be

24 made available to the local governments having jurisdic25 tion over land use regulations affecting the American Her-
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1 itage Area for the use of the local governments in updating

2 their growth management plans and in the event that such

3 governments desire to amend current land use legislation

4 as they may deem appropriate and in accordance with

5 their legal authority.

6 SEC. 111. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

7 (a) FEASIBILITY STUDIES, COMPACTS, MANAGE8 MENT PLANS, AND EARLY ACTIONS.—From the amounts

9 made available to carry out the National Historic Preser10 vation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), there is authorized

11 to be appropriated to the Secretary, for grants and tech12 nical assistance pursuant to section 109(a) and the admin13 istration of such grants and assistance, annually not more

14 than $8,000,000, to remain available until expended, with

15 the following conditions:

16 (1) PERCENT OF COST.—No grant under this

17 title for a feasibility study, compact, management

18 plan, or early action may exceed 75 percent of the

19 cost, to the grantee, for such study, compact, plan,

20 or early action.

21 (2) STUDIES.—The total amount of Federal

22 funding under this title for feasibility studies for a

23 proposed American Heritage Area may not exceed

24 $100,000.
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1 (3) COMPACTS.—The total amount of Federal

2 funding under this title for compacts for a proposed

3 American Heritage Area may not exceed $150,000.

4 (4) EARLY ACTION GRANTS.—The total amount

5 of Federal funding under this title for early action

6 grants for an American Heritage Area may not ex7 ceed $250,000.

8 (5) MANAGEMENT PLANS.—The total amount

9 of Federal funding under this title for management

10 plans for an American Heritage Area may not ex11 ceed $150,000.

12 (b) MANAGEMENT ENTITY OPERATIONS.—

13 (1) OPERATING COSTS.—From the amounts

14 made available to carry out the National Historic

15 Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), there is

16 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary, for

17 each management entity of an American Heritage

18 Area, not more than $250,000 annually for the oper19 ating costs of such management entity pursuant to

20 section 107.

21 (2) COST SHARE.—The Federal contribution

22 under this title to the operations of any management

23 entity of an American Heritage Area shall not ex24 ceed 50 percent of the annual operating costs of the

25 entity.
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1 (c) PLAN IMPLEMENTATION.—From the amounts

2 made available to carry out the National Historic Preser3 vation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), there is authorized

4 to be appropriated to the Secretary, for grants and tech5 nical assistance for the implementation of management

6 plans for designated American Heritage Areas and the ad7 ministration of such grants and assistance, not more than

8 $14,500,000 annually, to remain available until expended,

9 with the following conditions:

10 (1) PERCENT OF COST.—No grant under this

11 title for implementation of a management plan may

12 exceed 50 percent of the cost to the grantee of the

13 implementation.

14 (2) PERCENT OF FUNDING FOR EACH AREA.—

15 Not more than 10 percent of the annual appropria16 tion for this subsection shall be made available, in

17 any 1 year, to each American Heritage Area.

18 (3) TOTAL FUNDING FOR EACH AREA.—Not

19 more than a total of $10,000,000 may be made

20 available under this subsection to each American

21 Heritage Area.

22 (4) AGREEMENTS.—Any payment made under

23 this subsection shall be subject to an agreement that

24 conversion, use, or disposal of the project so assisted

25 for purposes contrary to the purposes of this title,
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1 as determined by the Secretary, shall result in a

2 right of the United States to the greater of—

3 (A) reimbursement of all funds made avail4 able for such project; and

5 (B) the proportion of the increased value

6 of the project attributable to such funds, as de7 termined at the time of such conversion, use, or

8 disposal.

9 (d) LIMITATION ON AMOUNTS FOR TECHNICAL AS10 SISTANCE.—The amount of Federal funding made avail11 able under this section for technical assistance for an

12 American Heritage Area for a fiscal year may not exceed

13 $150,000.

14 SEC. 112. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITIES.

15 The authorities contained in this title shall expire on

16 September 30 of the 25th fiscal year beginning after the

17 date of the enactment of this title.

18 SEC. 113. REPORT.

19 The Secretary shall submit to the Congress, every 5

20 years while the authorities contained in this title remain

21 in force, a report on the status and accomplishments of

22 the American Heritage Areas Partnership Program as a

23 whole.
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1 SEC. 114. SAVINGS PROVISION.

2 Nothing in this title shall be construed to expand or

3 diminish any authorities contained in any law designating

4 an individual National Heritage Area or Corridor before

5 the date of the enactment of this title.

6 SEC. 115. FISHING AND HUNTING SAVINGS CLAUSE.

7 (a) NO DIMINISHMENT OF STATE AUTHORITY.—The

8 designation of an American Heritage Area shall not dimin9 ish the authority of the affected State or States to manage

10 fish and wildlife, including the regulation of fishing and

11 hunting within such Area.

12 (b) NO CONDITIONING OF APPROVAL AND ASSIST13 ANCE.—Limitations on fishing, hunting, or trapping may

14 not be made a condition for the approval of a compact

15 or management plan, the provision of assistance for early

16 actions pursuant to section 106(a)(4), the determination

17 of eligibility for Federal funds, or the receipt, in connec18 tion with the American Heritage Area status of an area,

19 of any other form of assistance from the Secretary or

20 other Federal agencies.

21 TITLE II—DESIGNATION OF

22 AMERICAN HERITAGE AREAS

23 SEC. 201. AMERICAN COAL HERITAGE AREA.

24 (a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The Congress finds

25 that—
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1 (1) the rise of American industry in the late

2 19th and 20th centuries led to tremendous growth

3 in the Appalachian coal fields, creating an area of

4 national historic significance in terms of its con5 tributions to the industrial revolution, architecture,

6 culture, and diversity;

7 (2) within the Appalachian coal belt, the coal

8 mined in southern West Virginia and in southwest9 ern Virginia produced some of the purest and most

10 sought-after coal in the Nation, and the region asso11 ciated with this coal contains a rich cultural herit12 age;

13 (3) the influx of labor needed to mine coal in

14 this region created a diverse community of African

15 Americans from the south, recent immigrants from

16 southern and southeastern Europe, Americans from

17 northern mining areas, and native Appalachians;

18 (4) it is in the national interest to preserve and

19 protect physical remnants of the late 19th and early

20 20th century rise of American industry for the edu21 cation and benefit of present and future generations;

22 and

23 (5) there is a need to provide assistance to the

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1 coal heritage of Appalachia that have outstanding

2 cultural, historic, and architectural value.

3 (b) STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.—The purposes of this

4 section are to preserve and interpret, for the educational

5 and inspirational benefit of present and future genera6 tions, certain lands and structures with unique and signifi7 cant historical and cultural values associated with the coal

8 mining heritage of southern West Virginia and southwest9 ern Virginia.

10 (c) DESIGNATION.—

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Upon publication by the

12 Secretary in the Federal Register of notice that a

13 compact meeting the requirements for a compact

14 under section 106(a)(2) has been approved by the

15 Secretary under the procedures referred to in section

16 106(b), there is hereby designated the American

17 Coal Heritage Area (hereinafter in this section re18 ferred to as the ‘‘Heritage Area’’).

19 (2) COMPACT.—The Secretary may not require,

20 as a condition of approving a compact submitted

21 pursuant to this section regarding the Heritage

22 Area, that both the State of West Virginia and the

23 Commonwealth of Virginia sign the compact.

24 (d) BOUNDARIES.—The Heritage Area shall be com25 posed of the lands generally depicted on the map entitled
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1 ‘‘Coal Industry National Heritage Area’’, numbered

2 CMNHA–80,008, and dated August 1994. The map shall

3 be on file and available for public inspection in the office

4 of the Director of the National Park Service.

5 (e) ADMINISTRATION.—The Heritage Area shall be

6 considered to be part of the American Heritage Areas

7 Partnership Program and shall be considered for all pur8 poses, including but not limited to the management plan

9 submission requirement of section 107(c)(1) and the pro10 visions of section 108, to have been designated an Amer11 ican Heritage Area under section 105(d) on the date on

12 which the Heritage Area is designated under subsection

13 (c) of this section.

14 SEC. 202. ESSEX AMERICAN HERITAGE AREA.

15 (a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The Congress finds

16 that—

17 (1) Essex County, Massachusetts, was host to

18 a series of historic events that influenced the course

19 of the early settlement of the United States, its

20 emergence as a maritime power, and its subsequent

21 industrial development;

22 (2) the North Shore of Essex County and

23 Merrimack River valley contain examples of signifi24 cant early American architecture and significant

25 Federal-period architecture, many sites and build-
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1 ings associated with the establishment of the mari2 time trade in the United States, the site of the

3 witchcraft trials of 1692, the birthplace of successful

4 iron manufacture, and the establishment of the tex5 tile and leather industries in and around the cities

6 of Peabody, Beverly, Lynn, Lawrence, and Haver7 hill;

8 (3) Salem, Massachusetts, has a rich heritage

9 as one of the earliest landing sites of the English

10 colonists, the first major world harbor for the Unit11 ed States, and an early thriving hub of American

12 industries;

13 (4) the Saugus Iron Works National Historic

14 Site is the site of the first sustained, integrated iron

15 works in Colonial America, and the technology em16 ployed at the Iron Works was dispersed throughout

17 the Colonies and was critical to the development of

18 industry and technology in America;

19 (5) the Salem Maritime National Historic Site

20 contains nationally significant resources that explain

21 the manner in which the Nation was settled, its evo22 lution into a maritime power, and its development as

23 a major industrial force, and the story told at the

24 Salem Maritime and Saugus Iron Works National

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1 the interpretation of significant theme-related re2 sources in Salem and Saugus and throughout Essex

3 County;

4 (6) partnerships between the private and public

5 sectors have been created and additional partner6 ships will be encouraged to preserve the rich cultural

7 heritage of the region, which will stimulate cultural

8 awareness and preservation and economic develop9 ment through tourism; and

10 (7) the resident and business communities of

11 the region have formed the Essex Heritage Ad Hoc

12 Commission for the preservation, interpretation, pro13 motion, and development of the historic, cultural,

14 and natural resources of the area and are investing

15 significant private funds and energy to develop a

16 plan to preserve the nationally significant resources

17 of Essex County.

18 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are—

19 (1) to designate the Essex American Heritage

20 Area in order to recognize, preserve, promote, inter21 pret, and make available for the benefit of the public

22 the historic, cultural, and natural resources of the

23 North Shore and lower Merrimack River valley in

24 Essex County, Massachusetts, which encompass the

25 3 primary themes of the Salem Maritime National
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1 Historic site and Saugus Iron Works National His2 toric site (the histories of early settlement and in3 dustry, maritime trade, and textile and leather man4 ufacturing); and

5 (2) to provide a management framework to as6 sist the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and its

7 units of local government in the development and

8 implementation of an integrated cultural, historical,

9 and land resource management program in order to

10 retain, enhance, and interpret the significant values

11 of the lands, waters, and structures located in the

12 district.

13 (c) DESIGNATION.—Upon publication by the Sec14 retary in the Federal Register of notice that a compact

15 regarding the Heritage Area and meeting the require16 ments for a compact under section 106(a)(2) has been ap17 proved by the Secretary under the procedures referred to

18 in section 106(b), there is hereby designated the Essex

19 American Heritage Area (hereinafter in this section re20 ferred to as the ‘‘Heritage Area’’), within the county of

21 Essex in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

22 (d) BOUNDARIES.—The Heritage Area shall be com23 prised of the lands generally depicted on the map num24 bered NAR–51–80,000 and dated August 1994. The map
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1 shall be on file and available for public inspection in the

2 office of the Director of the National Park Service.

3 (e) ADMINISTRATION.—The Heritage Area shall be

4 considered to be part of the American Heritage Areas

5 Partnership Program and shall be considered for all pur6 poses, including but not limited to the management plan

7 submission requirement of section 107(c)(1) and the pro8 visions of section 108, to have been designated an Amer9 ican Heritage Area under section 105(d) on the date on

10 which the Heritage Area is designated under subsection

11 (c) of this section.

12 SEC. 203. HUDSON RIVER VALLEY AMERICAN HERITAGE

13 AREA.

14 (a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The Congress finds

15 that—

16 (1) the Hudson River Valley between Yonkers,

17 New York, and Troy, New York, possesses impor18 tant historical, cultural, and natural resources, rep19 resenting themes of settlement and migration, trans20 portation, and commerce;

21 (2) the Hudson River Valley played an impor22 tant role in the military history of the American

23 Revolution;

24 (3) the Hudson River Valley gave birth to im25 portant movements in American art and architecture
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1 through the works of Andrew Jackson Downing, Al2 exander Jackson Davis, Thomas Cole, and their as3 sociates, and played a central role in the recognition

4 of the esthetic values of landscape and the develop5 ment of an American esthetic ideal;

6 (4) the Hudson River Valley played an impor7 tant role in the development of the iron, textile, and

8 collar and cuff industries in the 19th century, exem9 plified in surviving structures such as the Harmony

10 Mills complex at Cohoes, and in the development of

11 early men’s and women’s labor and cooperative orga12 nizations, and is home of the first women’s labor

13 union in the United States and the first women’s

14 secondary school in the United States;

15 (5) the Hudson River Valley, in its cities and

16 towns and its rural landscapes—

17 (A) displays exceptional surviving physical

18 resources illustrating these themes and the so19 cial, industrial, and cultural history of the 19th

20 and early 20th centuries; and

21 (B) includes numerous national historic

22 sites and landmarks;

23 (6) the Hudson River Valley is the home of the

24 traditions associated with Dutch and Huguenot set25 tlements dating to the 17th and 18th centuries, was
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1 the locus of characteristic American stories such as

2 ‘‘Rip Van Winkle’’ and the ‘‘Legend of Sleepy Hol3 low’’, and retains physical, social, and cultural evi4 dence of these traditions and the traditions of other

5 more recent ethnic and social groups;

6 (7) the State of New York has established a

7 structure, in the Hudson River Greenway Commu8 nities Council and the Greenway Conservancy, for

9 the Hudson River Valley communities to join to10 gether to preserve, conserve, and manage these re11 sources and to link them through trails and other

12 means; and

13 (8) the Heritage Area Committee jointly estab14 lished by the Hudson River Valley Greenway Com15 munities Council and the Greenway Conservancy

16 (agencies established by the State of New York in its

17 Hudson River Greenway Act of 1991) is expected to

18 be the management entity for an American Heritage

19 Area established in the Hudson River Valley.

20 (b) STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.—The purposes of this

21 section are—

22 (1) to recognize the importance of the history

23 and resources of the Hudson River Valley to the

24 Nation;
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1 (2) to assist the State of New York and the

2 communities of the Hudson River Valley in preserv3 ing and interpreting these resources for the benefit

4 of the Nation;

5 (3) to maintain agricultural viability and pro6 ductivity in the region; and

7 (4) to authorize Federal financial and technical

8 assistance to serve these purposes.

9 (c) DESIGNATION.—Upon publication by the Sec10 retary in the Federal Register of notice that a compact

11 regarding the Heritage Area and meeting the require12 ments for a compact under section 106(a)(2) has been ap13 proved by the Secretary under the procedures referred to

14 in section 106(b), there is hereby designated the Hudson

15 River Valley American Heritage Area (hereinafter in this

16 section referred to as the ‘‘Heritage Area’’).

17 (d) BOUNDARIES.—

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro19 vided in paragraph (2), the Heritage Area shall be

20 comprised of the lands generally depicted on the

21 map entitled ‘‘Hudson River Valley National Herit22 age Area’’, numbered P50–8002, and dated August

23 1994. The map shall be on file and available for

24 public inspection in the office of the Director of the

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1 (2) LOCAL AGREEMENT TO INCLUSION.—Each

2 of the following counties, cities, and towns in the

3 State of New York shall not be included within the

4 boundaries of the Heritage Area unless the govern5 ment of such county, city, or town agrees to be so

6 included and submits notification of such agreement

7 to the Secretary:

8 (A) The counties of Greene and Columbia.

9 (B) Any city or town within the county of

10 Greene or Columbia.

11 (C) The counties of Rensselaer and

12 Dutchess.

13 (D) Any city or town (except the town of

14 Hyde Park) within the county of Rensselaer or

15 Dutchess and located entirely within the 22d

16 Congressional District of New York.

17 (e) ADMINISTRATION.—The Heritage Area shall be

18 considered to be part of the American Heritage Areas

19 Partnership Program and shall be considered for all pur20 poses, including but not limited to the management plan

21 submission requirement of section 107(c)(1) and the pro22 visions of section 108, to have been designated an Amer23 ican Heritage Area under section 105(d) on the date on

24 which the Heritage Area is designated under subsection

25 (c) of this section.
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1 SEC. 204. OHIO & ERIE CANAL AMERICAN HERITAGE AREA.

2 (a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The Congress finds

3 that—

4 (1) the Ohio & Erie Canal, which opened for

5 commercial navigation in 1832, was the first inland

6 waterway to connect the Great Lakes at Lake Erie

7 with the Gulf of Mexico via the Ohio and Mississippi

8 Rivers and was a part of a canal network in Ohio

9 that was one of the most extensive and successful

10 systems in America during a period in history when

11 canals were essential to the growth of the Nation;

12 (2) the Ohio & Erie Canal spurred economic

13 growth in the State of Ohio that took the State from

14 near bankruptcy to a position as the third most eco15 nomically prosperous State in the Union in just 20

16 years;

17 (3) a 4-mile section of the Ohio & Erie Canal

18 was designated a National Historic Landmark in

19 1966 and other portions of the Ohio & Erie Canal

20 and many associated structures have been placed on

21 the National Register of Historic Places;

22 (4) in 1974, 19 miles of the Ohio & Erie Canal

23 were declared nationally significant, under National

24 Park Service new area criteria, in the designation of

25 the Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area;
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1 (5) the National Park Service found the Ohio

2 & Erie Canal nationally significant in a 1975 study

3 entitled ‘‘Suitability/Feasibility Study, Proposed

4 Ohio & Erie Canal’’; and

5 (6) a 1993 Special Resource Study of the Ohio

6 & Erie Canal Corridor, conducted by the National

7 Park Service and entitled ‘‘A Route to Prosperity’’,

8 has concluded that the corridor is eligible to become

9 a National Heritage Corridor, an affiliated unit of

10 the National Park System.

11 (b) STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.—The purposes of this

12 section are—

13 (1) to preserve and interpret for the educational

14 and inspirational benefit of present and future gen15 erations the unique and significant contributions to

16 the national heritage of certain historic and cultural

17 lands, waterways, and structures within the 87-mile

18 Ohio & Erie Canal Corridor between Cleveland and

19 Zoar; and

20 (2) to provide a management framework to as21 sist the State of Ohio and its political subdivisions

22 in developing and implementing a management plan

23 for the area and developing policies and programs

24 that will preserve, enhance, and interpret the cul-
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1 tural, historical, natural, recreational, and scenic re2 sources of the corridor.

3 (c) DESIGNATION.—Upon publication by the Sec4 retary in the Federal Register of notice that a compact

5 regarding the Heritage Area and meeting the require6 ments for a compact under section 106(a)(2) has been ap7 proved by the Secretary under the procedures referred to

8 in section 106(b), there is hereby designated the Ohio &

9 Erie Canal American Heritage Area (hereinafter in this

10 Act referred to as the ‘‘Heritage Area’’).

11 (d) BOUNDARIES.—The Heritage Area shall be com12 posed of the lands that are generally the route of the Ohio

13 & Erie Canal from Cleveland to Zoar, Ohio, as depicted

14 in the 1993 National Park Service Special Resources

15 Study, ‘‘A Route to Prosperity’’. The specific boundaries

16 shall be those specified in the management plan submitted

17 under subsection (e). The Secretary shall prepare a map

18 of the area which shall be on file and available for public

19 inspection in the office of the Director of the National

20 Park Service.

21 (e) ADMINISTRATION.—The Heritage Area shall be

22 considered to be part of the American Heritage Areas

23 Partnership Program and shall be considered for all pur24 poses, including but not limited to the management plan

25 submission requirement of section 107(c)(1) and the pro-
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1 visions of section 108, to have been designated an Amer2 ican Heritage Area under section 105(d) on the date on

3 which the Heritage Area is designated under subsection

4 (c) of this section.

5 (f) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—Upon petition, the Sec6 retary is authorized to recognize a coalition consisting of

7 the following persons as the management entity, for pur8 poses of title I, for the Ohio & Erie Canal American Herit9 age Area:

10 (1) The Superintendent of the Cuyahoga Valley

11 National Recreational Area.

12 (2) 2 individuals submitted by the Governor of

13 Ohio, who shall be representatives of the Directors

14 of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and

15 the Ohio Historical Society.

16 (3) 8 individuals submitted by the county com17 missioners or county chief executive of the Ohio

18 counties of Cuyahoga, Summit, Stark, and

19 Tuscarawas, including—

20 (A) from each county, 1 representative of

21 the planning offices of the county; and

22 (B) from each county, 1 representative of

23 a municipality in the county.
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1 (4) 3 individuals submitted by the county or

2 metropolitan park boards of the Ohio counties of

3 Cuyahoga, Summit, and Stark.

4 (5) 1 individual with knowledge and experience

5 in the field of historic preservation, submitted by the

6 Director of the National Park Service.

7 (6) 1 individual with knowledge and experience

8 in the field of historic preservation, submitted by the

9 Ohio Historic Preservation Officer.

10 (7) 1 individual who is a director of a conven11 tion and tourism bureau within the area, submitted

12 by the Director of the Ohio Department of Travel

13 and Tourism.

14 (8) 4 individuals, who shall include 1 represent15 ative of business and industry from each of the

16 counties of Cuyahoga, Summit, Stark, and

17 Tuscarawas, submitted by the Greater Cleveland

18 Growth Association, the Akron Regional Develop19 ment Board, the Stark Development Board, and the

20 Tuscarawas County Chamber of Commerce.

21 (g) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may provide to pub22 lic and private entities within the Heritage Area (including

23 the management entity for the Heritage Area) technical,

24 financial, development, and operational assistance. Assist25 ance provided under this subsection shall be provided on
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1 a reimbursable basis through the Cuyahoga Valley Na2 tional Recreation Area.

3 SEC. 205. SHENANDOAH VALLEY BATTLEFIELDS AMERICAN

4 HERITAGE AREA.

5 (a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The Congress finds

6 that—

7 (1) there are situated in the Shenandoah Valley

8 in the Commonwealth of Virginia the sites of several

9 key Civil War battles;

10 (2) certain sites, battlefields, structures, and

11 districts in the Shenandoah Valley are collectively of

12 national significance in the history of the Civil War;

13 (3) in 1990 the Congress enacted legislation di14 recting the Secretary of the Interior to prepare a

15 comprehensive study of significant sites and struc16 tures associated with Civil War battles in the Shen17 andoah Valley;

18 (4) the study, which was completed in 1992,

19 found that many of the sites within the Shenandoah

20 Valley possess national significance and retain a

21 high degree of historical integrity;

22 (5) the preservation and interpretation of these

23 sites will make an important contribution to the un24 derstanding of the heritage of the United States;
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1 (6) the preservation of Civil War sites within a

2 regional framework requires cooperation among local

3 property owners and Federal, State, and local gov4 ernment entities; and

5 (7) partnerships between Federal, State, and

6 local governments and their regional entities, and

7 the private sector, offer the most effective opportuni8 ties for the enhancement and management of the

9 Civil War battlefields and related sites in the Shen10 andoah Valley.

11 (b) STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.—The purposes of this

12 section are—

13 (1) to preserve, conserve, and interpret the leg14 acy of the Civil War in the Shenandoah Valley;

15 (2) to recognize and interpret important events

16 and geographic locations representing key Civil War

17 battles in the Shenandoah Valley, including those

18 battlefields associated with the Thomas J. (Stone19 wall) Jackson campaign of 1862 and the decisive

20 campaigns of 1864;

21 (3) to recognize and interpret the effect of the

22 Civil War on the civilian population of the Shen23 andoah Valley during the war and postwar recon24 struction period; and
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1 (4) to create partnerships among Federal,

2 State, and local governments and their regional enti3 ties, and the private sector, to preserve, conserve,

4 enhance, and interpret the nationally significant bat5 tlefields and related sites associated with the Civil

6 War in the Shenandoah Valley.

7 (c) DESIGNATION.—Upon publication by the Sec8 retary in the Federal Register of notice that a compact

9 regarding the Heritage Area and meeting the require10 ments for a compact under section 106(a)(2) has been ap11 proved by the Secretary under the procedures referred to

12 in section 106(b), there is hereby designated the Shen13 andoah Valley Battlefield American Heritage Area (here14 inafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘Heritage Area’’).

15 (d) BOUNDARIES.—The Heritage Area shall be com16 posed of the areas of the Commonwealth of Virginia gen17 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Shenandoah Valley

18 National Heritage Area’’, numbered SVNHA–80,006, and

19 dated August 1994. The map shall be on file and available

20 for public inspection in the office of the Director of the

21 National Park Service

22 (e) ADMINISTRATION.—The Heritage Area shall be

23 considered to be part of the American Heritage Areas

24 Partnership Program and shall be considered for all pur25 poses, including but not limited to the management plan
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1 submission requirement of section 107(c)(1) and the pro2 visions of section 108, to have been designated an Amer3 ican Heritage Area under section 105(d) on the date on

4 which the Heritage Area is designated under subsection

5 (c) of this section.

6 SEC. 206. STEEL INDUSTRY AMERICAN HERITAGE AREA.

7 (a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The Congress finds

8 that—

9 (1) the industrial and cultural heritage of

10 southwestern Pennsylvania, including the city of

11 Pittsburgh and the counties of Allegheny, Beaver,

12 Fayette, Greene, Washington, and Westmoreland,

13 related directly to steel and steel-related industries,

14 is nationally significant;

15 (2) these industries include steel-making, iron16 making, aluminum, specialty metals, glass, coal min17 ing, coke production, machining and foundries,

18 transportation, and electrical industries;

19 (3) the industrial and cultural heritage of the

20 steel and related industries in this region includes

21 the social history and living cultural traditions of the

22 people of the region;

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

24 significant role in the development of the Nation, in25 cluding both the formation of many key unions, such
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1 as the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO)

2 and the United Steel Workers of America (USWA),

3 and crucial struggles to improve wages and working

4 conditions, such as the Rail Strike of 1877, the

5 Homestead Strike of 1892, and the Great Steel

6 Strike of 1919;

7 (5) there are significant examples of cultural

8 and historic resources within this 6-county region

9 that merit the involvement of the Federal Govern10 ment to develop programs and projects, in coopera11 tion with the Steel Industry Heritage Task Force,

12 the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and other local

13 and governmental bodies, to adequately conserve,

14 protect, and interpret this heritage for future gen15 erations while providing opportunities for education

16 and revitalization; and

17 (6) the Steel Industry Heritage Task Force

18 would be an appropriate management entity for a

19 Heritage Area established in the region.

20 (b) STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.—The purposes of this

21 section are—

22 (1) to foster a close working relationship be23 tween all levels of government, the private sector,

24 and the local communities in the steel industry re25 gion of southwestern Pennsylvania and empower the
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1 communities to conserve their heritage while con2 tinuing to pursue economic opportunities; and

3 (2) to conserve, interpret, and develop the his4 torical, cultural, natural, and recreational resources

5 related to the industrial and cultural heritage of the

6 6-county steel industry region of southwestern Penn7 sylvania.

8 (c) DESIGNATION.—Upon publication by the Sec9 retary in the Federal Register of notice that a compact

10 regarding the Heritage Area and meeting the require11 ments for a compact under section 106(a)(2) has been ap12 proved by the Secretary under the procedures referred to

13 in section 106(b), there is hereby designated the Steel In14 dustry American Heritage Area (hereinafter in this section

15 referred to as the ‘‘Heritage Area’’).

16 (d) BOUNDARIES.—The Heritage Area shall be com17 posed of the lands generally depicted on the map entitled

18 ‘‘The Steel Industry American Heritage Area’’, numbered

19 SINHA–80,007, and dated August 1994. The map shall

20 be on file and available for public inspection in the office

21 of the Director of the National Park Service.

22 (e) ADMINISTRATION.—The Heritage Area shall be

23 considered to be part of the American Heritage Areas

24 Partnership Program and shall be considered for all pur25 poses, including but not limited to the management plan
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1 submission requirement of section 107(c)(1) and the pro2 visions of section 108, to have been designated an Amer3 ican Heritage Area under section 105(d) on the date on

4 which the Heritage Area is designated under subsection

5 (c) of this section.

6 SEC. 207. WHEELING AMERICAN HERITAGE AREA.

7 (a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The Congress finds

8 that—

9 (1) Wheeling, West Virginia, and its vicinity

10 possess important historical, cultural, and natural

11 resources, representing major heritage themes of

12 transportation, commerce, industry, and Victorian

13 culture in the United States;

14 (2) the city of Wheeling played an important

15 part in the settlement of the Nation by serving as

16 the western terminus of the National Road in the

17 early 1800’s, by serving as the Crossroads of Amer18 ica throughout the 19th century, by serving as one

19 of the few major inland ports in the United States

20 in the 19th century, and by hosting the establish21 ment of the Restored State of Virginia, and later the

22 State of West Virginia during the Civil War years;

23 (3) the city of Wheeling was the first capital of

24 the new State of West Virginia, during the develop25 ment and maintenance of many industries crucial to
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1 the expansion of the Nation, including iron, steel,

2 and textile manufacturing, boat building, glass man3 ufacturing, and stogie and chewing tobacco manu4 facturing, many of which are industries that

5 continue to play an important role in the Nation’s

6 economy;

7 (4) the city of Wheeling has retained its na8 tional heritage themes with the designations of the

9 old custom house, now Independence Hall, as a Na10 tional Historic Landmark, with the designation of

11 the historic suspension bridge as a National Historic

12 Landmark, with 5 historic districts, and with many

13 individual properties in the Wheeling area listed on

14 or eligible for nomination to the National Register of

15 Historic Places; and

16 (5) the heritage themes and number and diver17 sity of the remaining resources of Wheeling should

18 be appropriately retained, enhanced, and interpreted

19 for the education, benefit, and inspiration of the

20 people of the United States.

21 (b) STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.—The purposes of this

22 section are—

23 (1) to recognize the special importance of the

24 history and development of the Wheeling, West Vir25 ginia, area in the cultural heritage of the Nation;
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1 (2) to provide a framework to assist the city of

2 Wheeling and other public and private entities and

3 individuals in the appropriate preservation, enhance4 ment, and interpretation of resources in the Wheel5 ing area that are emblematic of the contributions of

6 Wheeling to the cultural heritage of the Nation; and

7 (3) to allow for limited Federal, State, and local

8 capital contributions for planning and infrastructure

9 investments to create the Wheeling American Herit10 age Area, in partnership with the State of West Vir11 ginia, the city of Wheeling, West Virginia, and their

12 designees, and to provide for an economically self13 sustaining American Heritage Area that will not be

14 dependent on Federal assistance beyond the initial

15 years necessary to establish the American Heritage

16 Area.

17 (c) DESIGNATION.—Upon publication by the Sec18 retary in the Federal Register of notice that a compact

19 regarding the Heritage Area and meeting the require20 ments for a compact under section 106(a)(2) has been ap21 proved by the Secretary under the procedures referred to

22 in section 106(b), there is hereby designated the Wheeling

23 American Heritage Area (hereinafter in this Act referred

24 to as the ‘‘Heritage Area’’) in the State of West Virginia.
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1 (d) BOUNDARIES.—The Heritage Area shall be com2 posed of the lands generally depicted on the map entitled

3 ‘‘Boundary Map, Wheeling American Heritage Area, West

4 Virginia’’, numbered WHNA–80,005, and dated August

5 1994. The map shall be on file and available for public

6 inspection in the office of the Director of the National

7 Park Service.

8 (e) ADMINISTRATION.—The Heritage Area shall be

9 considered to be part of the American Heritage Areas

10 Partnership Program and shall be considered for all pur11 poses, including but not limited to the management plan

12 submission requirement of section 107(c)(1) and the pro13 visions of section 108, to have been designated an Amer14 ican Heritage Area under section 105(d) on the date on

15 which the Heritage Area is designated under subsection

16 (c) of this section.

17 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be

19 appropriated to carry out this section not more

20 than—

21 (A) $5,000,000 for capital projects;

22 (B) $1,000,000 for planning and studies;

23 and

24 (C) $500,000 for technical assistance.
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1 (2) LIMITATIONS.—(A) Funds made available

2 pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph

3 (1) for a capital project or for planning and studies

4 regarding a project shall not exceed 50 percent of

5 the total costs of the capital project or project, re6 spectively.

7 (B) Funds made available under this section or

8 any other Federal law for the Heritage Area or the

9 Wheeling National Heritage Area (including the

10 Wheeling project) may not exceed $6,500,000 in the

11 aggregate.

12 (3) NOT ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDS UNDER TITLE

13 I.—No funds may be appropriated under title I for

14 purposes of the Heritage Area.

15 TITLE III—STUDIES REGARDING

16 POTENTIAL AMERICAN HER17 ITAGE AREAS

18 SEC. 301. OHIO RIVER CORRIDOR.

19 (a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The Congress finds

20 that—

21 (1) the amenities and resources of the Ohio

22 River, which flows through 6 States from its head23 waters in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to its

24 confluence with the Mississippi River and comprises

25 a chain of commercial, industrial, historical, archae-
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1 ological, natural, recreational, scenic, wildlife, urban,

2 rural, cultural, and economic areas, are of major sig3 nificance and importance to the Nation;

4 (2) the national interest is served by—

5 (A) preserving, protecting, and improving

6 such amenities and resources for the benefit of

7 the people of the United States; and

8 (B) improving the coordination between all

9 levels of government in the Ohio River Corridor;

10 (3) the preservation, protection, and improve11 ment of such amenities and resources are failing to

12 be fully realized despite efforts by the States

13 through which the Ohio flows, political subdivisions

14 of such States, and volunteer associations and pri15 vate businesses in such States;

16 (4) existing Federal agency programs are offer17 ing insufficient coordination to State and local plan18 ning and regulatory authorities to provide for re19 source management and economic development in a

20 manner that is consistent with the protection and

21 public use of the amenities and resources of the Cor22 ridor; and

23 (5) the Federal Government should assist in the

24 coordination, preservation, and interpretation activi25 ties of public and private entities with respect to the
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1 significant amenities and resources associated with

2 the Ohio River.

3 (b) STUDY OF OHIO RIVER CORRIDOR.—

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after

5 the date on which funds are made available to carry

6 out this section, the Secretary shall complete a study

7 on the suitability and feasibility of designating the

8 Ohio River corridor, from its headwaters in the

9 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to its confluence

10 with the Mississippi River, as an American Heritage

11 Area.

12 (2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—On completion of

13 the study required by subsection (a), the Secretary

14 shall submit a report describing the results of the

15 study to the Committee on Natural Resources of the

16 House of Representatives and the Committee on En17 ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate.

18 SEC. 302. FOX AND LOWER WISCONSIN RIVER CORRIDORS.

19 (a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The Congress finds

20 that—

21 (1) the Fox-Wisconsin waterway is famous as

22 the discovery route of Marquette and Joliet;

23 (2) as the connecting route between the Great

24 Lakes and the Mississippi River, the waterway was

25 critical to the opening of the Northwest Territory
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1 and served as a major artery in bringing commerce

2 to the interior of the United States and providing

3 a vital communication link for early explorers, mis4 sionaries, and fur traders;

5 (3) within the Fox and Lower Wisconsin River

6 corridors are an abundance of historic and archae7 ological sites and structures representing early Na8 tive Americans, European exploration, and 19th-cen9 tury transportation and settlement; and

10 (4) the unique aspects of the waterway, from

11 the heavily developed portions of the Fox River to

12 the pristine expanses of the Lower Wisconsin River,

13 should be studied to determine the suitability and

14 feasibility of the waterway for designation as an

15 American Heritage Area.

16 (b) STUDY OF FOX-WISCONSIN RIVER CORRIDORS.—

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after

18 the date on which funds are made available to carry

19 out this section, the Secretary shall complete a study

20 on the suitability and feasibility of designating the

21 Fox and Lower Wisconsin River corridors in the

22 State of Wisconsin as an American Heritage Area.

23 (2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—On completion of

24 the study referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary

25 shall submit a report describing the results of the
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1 study to the Committee on Natural Resources of the

2 House of Representatives and the Committee on En3 ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate.

4 SEC. 303. NORTHERN FRONTIER.

5 (a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The Congress finds

6 that—

7 (1) the area comprising Tryon County, in the

8 Mohawk Valley of the State of New York, and the

9 Country of the Six Nations (Iroquois Confederacy),

10 known during the American Revolutionary War pe11 riod as the ‘‘Northern Frontier’’, offers excellent op12 portunities to study a little known or understood as13 pect of the American Revolution—the frontier expe14 rience;

15 (2) the Northern Frontier territory was ex16 tremely valuable to both sides of the American Revo17 lutionary War and was contested because of its geo18 political, military, agricultural, transportation, and

19 commercial attributes;

20 (3) because a complex social, economic, and po21 litical society was emerging on the Northern Fron22 tier, the Continental Congress established the North23 ern Indian Department to conduct affairs there, and

24 the English made the area, and its Indian popu-
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1 lation, the centerpiece of the English strategy to

2 split the colonies;

3 (4) due to the struggle to control the Northern

4 Frontier, privation and hardship were inflicted upon

5 nearly all who lived there, a diverse mix of ethnic

6 and racial groups willingly and unwillingly thrust

7 into the struggle for independence, leaving many

8 dead, homeless, orphaned, or dislocated by the end

9 of the hostilities;

10 (5) the tensions on the Northern Frontier

11 reached such a pitch that hostilities erupted, pitting

12 neighbors, families, tribes, and clans against each

13 other, and led to a bloody, savage, and destructive

14 battle;

15 (6) new interpretations and interdisciplinary

16 studies of this human drama are not only necessary,

17 but timely because of the abundant supply of assets

18 in the area, including sites, buildings, celebrations,

19 folklore, and collections, many safely preserved and

20 many at risk; and

21 (7) if these Northern Frontier assets can be

22 thematically related and portrayed for the education

23 and enjoyment of Americans and foreign visitors, an

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1 age of the Nation will be displayed for the benefit

2 and edification of all peoples.

3 (b) STUDY.—

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after

5 the date on which funds are made available to carry

6 out this section, the Secretary shall complete a study

7 on the suitability and feasibility of designating

8 Tryon County, in the Mohawk Valley of the State of

9 New York, and the Country of the Six Nations (Iro10 quois Confederacy) as an American Heritage Area.

11 (2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—On completion of

12 the study referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary

13 shall submit a report describing the results of the

14 study to the Committee on Natural Resources of the

15 House of Representatives and the Committee on En16 ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate.

17 TITLE IV—BLACKSTONE RIVER

18 VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE

19 CORRIDOR AMENDMENTS

20 SEC. 401. BOUNDARIES, COMMISSION, AND REVISION OF

21 PLAN.

22 (a) BOUNDARIES.—Section 2(a) of the Act entitled

23 ‘‘An Act to establish the Blackstone River Valley National

24 Heritage Corridor in Massachusetts and Rhode Island’’,

25 approved November 10, 1986 (Public Law 99–647; 100
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1 Stat. 3625), is amended by striking the first sentence and

2 inserting the following new sentence: ‘‘The boundaries

3 shall include the lands and waters generally depicted on

4 the map entitled ‘Blackstone River Valley National Herit5 age Corridor Boundary Map’, numbered BRV–80–80,011,

6 and dated May 2, 1993.’’.

7 (b) COMMISSION MEMBERSHIP.—(1) Section 3 of the

8 Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish the Blackstone River

9 Valley National Heritage Corridor in Massachusetts and

10 Rhode Island’’, approved November 10, 1986 (Public Law

11 99–647; 100 Stat. 3625), is amended—

12 (A) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol13 lows:

14 ‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.—(1) The Commission shall be

15 composed of 19 members, appointed as follows:

16 ‘‘(A) the Director of the National Park Service,

17 or a designee, ex officio;

18 ‘‘(B) 5 individuals appointed by the Secretary

19 after consideration of recommendations from the

20 Governor of Rhode Island;

21 ‘‘(C) 5 individuals appointed by the Secretary

22 after consideration of recommendations from the

23 Governor of Massachusetts;
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1 ‘‘(D) 4 individuals appointed by the Secretary

2 to represent the interests of local government in the

3 State of Rhode Island; and

4 ‘‘(E) 4 individuals appointed by the Secretary

5 to represent the interests of local government in the

6 State of Massachusetts.

7 ‘‘(2) A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in

8 the manner in which the original appointment was made.’’;

9 and

10 (B) in subsection (c), by inserting immediately

11 before the period at the end the following: ‘‘, but

12 may continue to serve until a successor has been

13 appointed’’.

14 (2) Paragraph (1) shall take effect upon the expira15 tion of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the

16 enactment of this Act.

17 (c) REVISION OF PLAN.—Section 6 of the Act enti18 tled ‘‘An Act to establish the Blackstone River Valley Na19 tional Heritage Corridor in Massachusetts and Rhode Is20 land’’, approved November 10, 1986 (Public Law 99–647;

21 100 Stat. 3625), is amended by adding at the end the

22 following new subsection:

23 ‘‘(d) REVISION OF PLAN.—(1) Not later than 1 year

24 after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the

25 Commission shall revise the Cultural Heritage and Land
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1 Management Plan submitted under subsection (a) and

2 shall submit the revised plan to the Secretary and the Gov3 ernors of Massachusetts and Rhode Island for approval

4 under the procedures referred to in subsection (b). The

5 revision shall address any change in the boundaries of the

6 Corridor that occurs after the submission of the plan re7 quired by subsection (a) and shall include a natural re8 source inventory of areas or features that should be pro9 tected, restored, or managed because of the natural and

10 cultural significance of the areas or features.

11 ‘‘(2) No changes other than minor boundary revisions

12 may be made in the plan approved under subsection (b)

13 and revised under paragraph (1) of this subsection, unless

14 the Secretary approves such changes. The Secretary shall

15 approve or disapprove any proposed change in the plan,

16 except minor revisions, in accordance with subsection

17 (b).’’.

18 (d) TERMINATION OF COMMISSION.—Section 7 of the

19 Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish the Blackstone River

20 Valley National Heritage Corridor in Massachusetts and

21 Rhode Island’’, approved November 10, 1986 (Public Law

22 99–647; 100 Stat. 3630), is amended to read as follows:

23 ‘‘TERMINATION OF COMMISSION

24 ‘‘SEC. 7. The Commission shall terminate on Decem25 ber 31, 2003.’’.
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1 SEC. 402. IMPLEMENTATION OF PLAN.

2 Section 8(c) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish

3 the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor

4 in Massachusetts and Rhode Island’’, approved November

5 10, 1986 (Public Law 99–647; 100 Stat. 3630), is amend6 ed to read as follows:

7 ‘‘(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—(1) To assist in the imple8 mentation of the Cultural Heritage and Land Manage9 ment Plan, submitted and revised under section 6, in a

10 manner consistent with the purposes of this Act, and to

11 assist in the preservation and restoration of structures on

12 or eligible for inclusion on the National Register of His13 toric Places, the Secretary is authorized to provide funds

14 for projects in the Corridor that exhibit national signifi15 cance or provide a wide spectrum of historic, recreational,

16 environmental, educational, or interpretive opportunities,

17 without regard to whether the projects are in public or

18 private ownership. Applications for funds under this sec19 tion shall be made to the Secretary through the Commis20 sion. Each such application shall include the recommenda21 tion of the Commission and its findings regarding the

22 manner in which the project proposed to be funded will

23 further the purposes of this Act.

24 ‘‘(2) The Commission shall not be eligible for funds

25 under this section unless it submits to the Secretary an

26 application that includes—
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1 ‘‘(A) a 10-year development plan including the

2 resource protection needs and projects critical to

3 maintaining or interpreting the distinctive character

4 of the Corridor; and

5 ‘‘(B) specific descriptions of any projects that

6 have been identified and of the participating parties,

7 roles, cost estimates, cost-sharing, or cooperative

8 agreements necessary to carry out the development

9 plan.

10 ‘‘(3) Funds made available pursuant to this sub11 section for any project shall not exceed 50 percent of the

12 total cost of such project.

13 ‘‘(4) In making funds available under this subsection,

14 the Secretary shall give priority to projects that attract

15 greater non-Federal than Federal funding.

16 ‘‘(5) Any payment made under this subsection for the

17 purposes of conservation or restoration of real property

18 or of any structure shall be subject to an agreement—

19 ‘‘(A) to convey a conservation or preservation

20 easement to the Department of Environmental Man21 agement or to the Historic Preservation Commis22 sion, as appropriate, of the State in which the real

23 property or structure is located; or

24 ‘‘(B) that upon conversion, use, or disposal of

25 the real property or structure for purposes contrary
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1 to the purposes of this Act, the recipient of the pay2 ment, or the successors or assigns of the recipient,

3 shall pay to the United States the greater of—

4 ‘‘(i) the total of all Federal funds made

5 available for conservation or restoration of the

6 real property or structure, reduced pro rata

7 over the useful life of the improvements funded;

8 and

9 ‘‘(ii) the increased value attributable to

10 such funds, as determined at the time of the

11 conversion, use, or disposal.

12 ‘‘(6) The determination that, for purposes of para13 graph (5)(B), a conversion, use, or disposal has been car14 ried out contrary to the purposes of this Act shall be solely

15 within the discretion of the Secretary.’’.

16 SEC. 403. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

17 Section 10 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish

18 the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor

19 in Massachusetts and Rhode Island’’, approved November

20 10, 1986 (Public Law 99–647; 100 Stat. 3630), is

21 amended—

22 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘$350,000’’

23 and inserting ‘‘$500,000’’; and

24 (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as

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1 ‘‘(b) DEVELOPMENT FUNDS.—There is authorized to

2 be appropriated to carry out section 8 for fiscal years be3 ginning after September 30, 1994, not more than

4 $5,000,000 in the aggregate, to remain available until

5 expended.’’.

6 TITLE V—BRAMWELL NATIONAL

7 HISTORIC DISTRICT

8 SEC. 501. BRAMWELL NATIONAL HISTORIC DISTRICT.

9 (a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The Congress finds

10 that—

11 (1) the coal mining heritage of southern West

12 Virginia is of historical and cultural significance;

13 (2) the town of Bramwell, West Virginia, pos14 sesses remarkable and outstanding historical, cul15 tural, and architectural values relating to the coal

16 mining heritage of southern West Virginia; and

17 (3) it is in the national interest to preserve the

18 unique character of the town of Bramwell, West Vir19 ginia, and to enhance the historical, cultural, and ar20 chitectural values associated with its coal mining

21 heritage.

22 (b) STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.—The purpose of this

23 section is to encourage the preservation, restoration, and

24 interpretation of the historical, cultural, and architectural

25 values of the town of Bramwell, West Virginia.
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1 (c) DESIGNATION.—In order to preserve, protect, re2 store, and interpret the unique historical, cultural, and ar3 chitectural values of Bramwell, West Virginia, there is

4 hereby designated the Bramwell National Historic District

5 (hereinafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘Historic

6 District’’). The Historic District shall consist of the lands

7 and interest therein within the corporate limits of the town

8 of Bramwell, West Virginia.

9 (d) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized

11 to enter into cooperative agreements with the State

12 of West Virginia, or any political subdivision thereof,

13 to further the purposes of the Historic District.

14 (2) RATIO OF NON-FEDERAL FUNDS.—Funds

15 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for

16 the purposes of this subsection shall be expended in

17 the ratio of 1 dollar of Federal funds for each dollar

18 contributed by non-Federal sources. With the ap19 proval of the Secretary, any donation of land, serv20 ices, or goods from a non-Federal source, fairly val21 ued, may be considered as a contribution of dollars

22 from a non-Federal source for the purposes of this

23 subsection.

24 (3) AGREEMENTS REGARDING PAYMENTS.—Any

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1 erative agreement under this subsection shall be sub2 ject to an agreement that conversion, use, or dis3 posal of the project so assisted for any purpose con4 trary to the purpose of this section, as determined

5 by the Secretary, shall result in a right of the Unit6 ed States to the greater of—

7 (A) reimbursement of all funds made avail8 able to such project; or

9 (B) the proportion of the increased value

10 of the project attributable to such funds, as de11 termined at the time of the conversion, use, or

12 disposal.

13 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

14 authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 to carry out this

15 section.

16 TITLE VI—SOUTHWESTERN

17 PENNSYLVANIA AMERICAN

18 HERITAGE AREA AMEND19 MENTS

20 SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.

21 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Southwestern Penn22 sylvania American Heritage Area Amendments Act’’.
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1 SEC. 602. DESIGNATION OF SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVA2 NIA AMERICAN HERITAGE AREA.

3 The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish in the Depart4 ment of the Interior the Southwestern Pennsylvania Herit5 age Preservation Commission, and for other purposes’’,

6 approved November 19, 1988 (102 Stat. 4618), is amend7 ed by adding at the end the following new title:

8 ‘‘TITLE III—SOUTHWESTERN

9 PENNSYLVANIA AMERICAN

10 HERITAGE AREA

11 ‘‘SEC. 301. DESIGNATION.

12 ‘‘There is hereby designated the Southwestern Penn13 sylvania American Heritage Area, which shall be com14 prised of the region in southwestern Pennsylvania de15 scribed in section 101(a).

16 ‘‘SEC. 302. CLASSIFICATION.

17 ‘‘The Southwestern Pennsylvania American Heritage

18 Area shall not be considered to be an American Heritage

19 Area for purposes of the American Heritage Areas Part20 nership Program Act of 1994 or the American Heritage

21 Areas Partnership Program established by section 105(a)

22 of such Act.’’.

23 SEC. 603. POWERS OF COMMISSION.

24 Section 103(h)(3) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to es25 tablish in the Department of the Interior the Southwest26 ern Pennsylvania Heritage Preservation Commission, and
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1 for other purposes’’, approved November 19, 1988 (102

2 Stat. 4618), is amended by inserting ‘‘or an appropriate

3 private nonprofit organization exempt from income taxes

4 under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of

5 1986,’’ after ‘‘public agency,’’.

6 SEC. 604. FEDERAL PARTICIPATION.

7 Section 105 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish

8 in the Department of the Interior the Southwestern Penn9 sylvania Heritage Preservation Commission, and for other

10 purposes’’, approved November 19, 1988 (102 Stat.

11 4618), is amended to read as follows:

12 ‘‘SEC. 105. PROCEDURES FOR FEDERAL PARTICIPATION.

13 ‘‘(a) REVISION OF COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT

14 PLAN AND SCOPE AND COST DOCUMENT.—(1) The Com15 mission shall revise, to carry out this title in a manner

16 that provides for limited Federal involvement, the manage17 ment plan developed before the date of the enactment of

18 this section. The Commission shall also revise the scope

19 and cost document developed before the date of the enact20 ment of this section to reflect the total cost of each project

21 proposed for approval under this section and the Federal

22 portion of such cost. Both the management plan and the

23 scope and cost document shall be submitted to the Sec24 retary for approval.
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1 ‘‘(2) The Secretary shall approve or disapprove any

2 management plan or scope and cost document submitted

3 under paragraph (1) not later than 90 days after receiving

4 such plan or document. If the Secretary disapproves the

5 submitted management plan or scope and cost document,

6 the Secretary shall advise the Commission in writing of

7 the reasons therefor and shall make recommendations for

8 revisions in the plan or document. The Secretary shall ap9 prove or disapprove a proposed revision to such a plan

10 or document within 90 days after the date on which the

11 proposed revision is submitted to the Secretary.

12 ‘‘(b) LOANS, GRANTS, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

13 USING FEDERAL FUNDS.—The Commission may not

14 make loans or grants involving Federal funds under sec15 tion 104 except as provided in this subsection. The Sec16 retary may provide a loan, a grant, or technical assistance,

17 for the purpose described in section 104, pursuant to an

18 application made to the Secretary through the Commis19 sion in accordance with procedures required by the Sec20 retary. Each such application shall include the findings

21 of the Commission regarding the manner in which the pro22 posed loan, grant, or technical assistance will further the

23 purpose of this Act. Each such application shall also in24 clude the recommendations of the Commission regarding

25 the proposed loan, grant, or technical assistance. The Sec-
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1 retary may approve such an application only if the Federal

2 funds provided pursuant to the application will be used

3 in a manner that is generally consistent with Federal law

4 relating to the type of project or activity to be funded,

5 as determined by the Secretary. Federal funds made avail6 able for loans or grants pursuant to section 104 or this

7 subsection may be used to provide for the preservation or

8 restoration of historic properties in an amount not to ex9 ceed $100,000 for each project so assisted.

10 ‘‘(c) USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS.—(1) Federal funds

11 made available under this Act with respect to projects may

12 be made available only for projects that are consistent with

13 the Standards and Guidelines for Historic Properties pro14 mulgated by the Secretary.

15 ‘‘(2) Federal funds made available under this Act

16 after the date of the enactment of this section with respect

17 to a project may be used only for planning and design

18 with respect to the project, except that such funds may

19 be used to complete construction commenced before such

20 date regarding Saltsburg Canal Park or West Overton

21 Village.

22 ‘‘(3) The total amount of Federal assistance provided

23 under this section for a project in any fiscal year may not

24 exceed 20 percent of the total amount of Federal funds
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1 made available for that fiscal year for the Southwestern

2 Pennsylvania National Heritage Area.

3 ‘‘(4) Federal funds made available under this title

4 with respect to a project may not exceed 50 percent of

5 the total costs of the project. In making such funds avail6 able, the Secretary shall give consideration to projects that

7 provide a greater leverage of Federal funds. Any payment

8 made under section 104 or 105 shall be subject to an

9 agreement that conversion, use, or disposal of the project

10 so assisted for any purpose contrary to the purpose of this

11 Act, as determined by the Secretary, shall result in a right

12 of the United States to the greater of—

13 ‘‘(A) compensation for all funds made available

14 with respect to such project; and

15 ‘‘(B) the proportion of the increased value of

16 the project attributable to such funds, as determined

17 at the time of such conversion, use, or disposal.

18 ‘‘(5) No Federal funds made available to carry out

19 this Act for fiscal years beginning after September 30,

20 1995, may be used to provide operational or maintenance

21 support with respect to any building, site, or structure

22 that is not owned by the Federal Government, except the

23 Railroaders Memorial Museum, Saltsburg Canal Park,

24 and West Overton Village. Such funds for the Railroaders

25 Memorial Museum, Saltsburg Canal Park, and West
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1 Overton Village may not exceed $200,000 annually, in the

2 aggregate.

3 ‘‘(6) No Federal funds made available to carry out

4 this Act may be used for the construction of any visitor

5 center, interpretive center, or museum, except West

6 Overton Village.

7 ‘‘(7) The Secretary shall approve or disapprove the

8 use of Federal funds made available pursuant to this title

9 within 30 days after application for such funds by the

10 Commission.’’.

11 SEC. 605. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT.

12 Section 104(b) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to estab13 lish in the Department of the Interior the Southwestern

14 Pennsylvania Heritage Preservation Commission, and for

15 other purposes’’, approved November 19, 1988 (102 Stat.

16 4618), is amended—

17 (1) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘and to

18 the Congress’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’; and

19 (2) by inserting after the first sentence the fol20 lowing: ‘‘Funds made available for a fiscal year to

21 carry out this Act may not be obligated for that fis22 cal year until the report required for the preceding

23 fiscal year by the preceding sentence is submitted to

24 the Congress.’’.
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1 SEC. 606. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

2 Title I of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish in

3 the Department of the Interior the Southwestern Penn4 sylvania Heritage Preservation Commission, and for other

5 purposes’’, approved November 19, 1988 (102 Stat.

6 4618), is amended by adding at the end the following new

7 section:

8 ‘‘SEC. 106. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

9 ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to the

10 Secretary to carry out this Act the following:

11 ‘‘(1) For each of the fiscal years 1996, 1997,

12 and 1998, $1,000,000 for planning and design,

13 $1,600,000 for construction, $600,000 for grants

14 and loans, and $400,000 for the operations of the

15 Commission.

16 ‘‘(2) For that portion of fiscal year 1999 that

17 occurs before the Commission ceases to exist under

18 section 104(e), $250,000 for planning and design,

19 $400,000 for construction, $150,000 for grants and

20 loans, and $100,000 for the operations of the Com21 mission.’’.

22 SEC. 607. PATH OF PROGRESS.

23 Title II of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish in

24 the Department of the Interior the Southwestern Penn25 sylvania Heritage Preservation Commission, and for other
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1 purposes’’, approved November 19, 1988 (102 Stat.

2 4618), is amended as follows:

3 (1) By amending the heading of the title to

4 read as follows:

5 ‘‘TITLE II—PATH OF PROGRESS’’.

6 (2) By amending section 201 to read as follows:

7 ‘‘SEC. 201. IDENTIFICATION OF ROUTE.

8 ‘‘In order to provide for public appreciation, edu9 cation, understanding, and enjoyment of certain nationally

10 and regionally significant sites in Southwestern Penn11 sylvania which are accessible by public roads, the Sec12 retary, with the concurrence of the agency having jurisdic13 tion over such roads, may provide signs, interpretive mate14 rials, and other informational devices for a vehicular tour

15 route, commonly known as the ‘Path of Progress Heritage

16 Route’.’’.

17 TITLE VII—BUY AMERICAN

18 POLICY

19 SEC. 701. PURCHASE OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT AND

20 PRODUCTS.

21 (a) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the

22 Congress that, to the greatest extent practicable, all equip23 ment and products purchased with funds made available

24 under this Act should be American-made.
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1 (b) NOTICE REQUIREMENT.—In using funds made

2 available under this Act to provide financial assistance to,

3 or enter into any contract with, any entity, the Secretary,

4 to the greatest extent practicable, shall provide to the en5 tity a notice describing the statement made by the Con6 gress in subsection (a).

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