I 

108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3553

To establish the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 20, 2003

Mr. LAHOOD (for himself, Mr. HASTERT, Mr. RUSH, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, 

Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. EMANUEL, Mr. HYDE, Mr. DAVIS of 

Illinois, Mr. CRANE, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. KIRK, Mr. WELLER, Mr. 

COSTELLO, Mrs. BIGGERT, Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. 

EVANS, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. ISSA, Mr. UPTON, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. WAXMAN, and Ms. SLAUGHTER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources 

A BILL

To establish the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area, 

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. 

4 This Act may be cited as ‘‘Abraham Lincoln National 

5 Heritage Area Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds the following: 
2

•HR 3553 IH 

1 (1) The Heritage Area is a cohesive assemblage 

2 of natural, historic, cultural, or recreational re3 sources that—

4 (A) together represent distinctive aspects 

5 of American heritage worthy of recognition, 

6 conservation, interpretation, and continuing 

7 use; and 

8 (B) are best managed through partner9 ships between private and public entities. 

10 (2) The Heritage Area reflects traditions, cus11 toms, beliefs, or folklife, or some combination there12 of, that are a valuable part of the heritage of the 

13 United States. 

14 (3) The Heritage Area provides outstanding op15 portunities to conserve natural, cultural, or historic 

16 features, or a combination thereof. 

17 (4) The Heritage Area provides outstanding 

18 recreational and interpretive opportunities. 

19 (5) The Heritage Area has an identifiable 

20 theme and resources important to the theme retain 

21 integrity capable of supporting interpretation. 

22 (6) Residents, nonprofit organizations, other 

23 private entities, and units of government throughout 

24 the Heritage Area demonstrate support for designa25 tion of the Heritage Area as a national heritage area 
3

•HR 3553 IH 

1 and for management of the Heritage Area as appro2 priate for such designation. 

3 (7) As our Nation enters the 21st Century, 

4 there is a compelling need to educate and cultivate 

5 among our citizens, particularly youth, an under6 standing appreciation for, and a renewed commit7 ment to integrity, courage, self-initiative, and prin8 cipled leadership in public and private life. 

9 (8) Few individuals in our Nation’s history have 

10 as broadly exemplified such qualities as Abraham 

11 Lincoln, and few have so profoundly influenced 

12 United States history and the Character of our Na13 tion as has our 16th president. 

14 (9) The story and example of Lincoln’s life—his 

15 inspiring rise from humble origins to the highest of16 fice in the land, and his decisive leadership through 

17 the most harrowing and dangerous time in our Na18 tion’s history, continues to bring hope and inspira19 tion to millions in our country and around the world. 

20 (10) The great issues of Lincoln’s time, na21 tional unity, equality and race relations, the capacity 

22 for democratic government and ideals to address 

23 these and related issues, continue to this day to de24 fine the challenges facing our Nation. The ideals 

25 Lincoln espoused and the sentiments he expressed in 
4

•HR 3553 IH 

1 keeping our Nation together are as relevant today as 

2 they were in his troubled time. 

3 (11) Illinois is known throughout the world as 

4 the land of Abraham Lincoln. Unquestionably, the 

5 physical, social, and cultural landscape of Illinois 

6 helped mold Lincoln’s character. ‘‘Here I have lived 

7 a quarter of a century, and have passed from a 

8 young to an old man,’’ Lincoln remarked on leaving. 

9 ‘‘To this place and the kindness of these people I 

10 owe everything’’. 

11 (12) Lincoln, in turn, left his own traces across 

12 the Illinois landscape. They remain today in the 

13 form of stories, folklore, artifacts, buildings, 

14 streetscapes, and landscapes. Though scattered geo15 graphically and in varying states of development and 

16 interpretation, together they bring an immediacy 

17 and tangible quality to the powerful Lincoln legacy. 

18 Individually and collectively, they constitute an im19 portant national cultural and historic resource. 

20 (13) In particular the stories and cultural re21 sources of the region’s Lincoln legacy—

22 (A) reflect the values and attitudes, the ob23 stacles and ingenuity, the failures and accom24 plishments, the human frailties and strength of 

25 character of the men and women who made up 
5

•HR 3553 IH 

1 the diverse people of Lincoln’s generation of 

2 Americans, including upland Southerners and 

3 Northeastern Yankees, Anglo-settlers and 

4 American Indians, ‘‘free’’ blacks, abolitionists, 

5 and their critics; 

6 (B) reflect the material culture and rel7 ative levels of technical sophistication in the 

8 United States in Lincoln’s time; 

9 (C) recreate the physical environment, re10 vealing its impact on agriculture, transpor11 tation, trade, business, and social and cultural 

12 patterns in urban and rural settings; and 

13 (D) interpret the effect of the era’s demo14 cratic ethos on the development of our Nation’s 

15 legal and political institutions and distinctive 

16 political culture. 

17 (14) Three previous studies—‘‘Abraham Lin18 coln Research and Interpretive Center Suitability/

19 Feasibility Study’’ by the National Park Service 

20 (1991), ‘‘Looking for Lincoln Illinois Heritage Tour21 ism Project’’ commissioned by the State of Illinois 

22 Department of Commerce and Community Affairs in 

23 cooperation with the Illinois Historic Preservation 

24 Agency (1998), and the ‘‘Feasibility Study for the 

25 Proposed Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area’’ 
6

•HR 3553 IH 

1 revised in 2003, help document a sufficient assem2 blage of nationally distinctive historical resources to 

3 demonstrate the feasibility and need to establish the 

4 Heritage Area. 

5 (15) The National Park Service operates and 

6 maintains the Lincoln Home National Historic Site 

7 in Springfield, Illinois, and is responsible for advo8 cating the protection and interpretation of the Na9 tion’s cultural and historic resources and encour10 aging the development of interpretive context for 

11 these resources through appropriate planning and 

12 preservation. 

13 (16) The Heritage Area can strengthen, com14 plement, and support the Lincoln Home National 

15 Historic Site through the interpretation and con16 servation of the associated living landscapes outside 

17 of the boundaries of this historic site. 

18 (17) There is a Federal interest in supporting 

19 the development of a regional framework and con20 text to partner with and assist the National Park 

21 Service, the State of Illinois, local organizations and 

22 governments, and private citizens to conserve, pro23 tect, and bring recognition to the resources of the 

24 Heritage Area for the educational and recreational 

25 benefit of this and future generations. 
7

•HR 3553 IH 

1 (18) Communities throughout this region know 

2 the value of their Lincoln legacy, but need to expand 

3 upon an existing cooperative framework and tech4 nical assistance to achieve important goals by work5 ing together. 

6 (19) The State of Illinois, Department of Com7 merce and Economic Opportunity, and Bureau of 

8 Tourism officially designated ‘‘Looking for Lincoln’’ 

9 as a State Heritage Tourism Area and has identified 

10 the story of Lincoln as a key destination driver for 

11 the State. 

12 (20) Looking for Lincoln Heritage Coalition, 

13 the management entity for the Heritage Area, is a 

14 non-profit corporation created for the purposes of 

15 preserving, interpreting, developing, promoting, and 

16 making available to the public the story and re17 sources related to the story of Abraham Lincoln’s 

18 adult life in Illinois and contributions to society and 

19 would be an appropriate entity to oversee the devel20 opment of the Heritage Area. 

21 (21) Looking for Lincoln Heritage Coalition 

22 has completed a business plan that—

23 (A) describes in detail the role, operation, 

24 financing, and functions of Looking For Lin-
8

•HR 3553 IH 

1 coln Heritage Coalition, as the management en2 tity; and 

3 (B) provides adequate assurances that 

4 Looking For Lincoln Heritage Coalition is like5 ly to have the financial resources necessary to 

6 implement the management plan for the Herit7 age Area, including resources to meet matching 

8 requirement for grants. 

9 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

10 For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions 

11 apply: 

12 (1) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The term ‘‘man13 agement entity’’ means, Looking for Lincoln Herit14 age Coalition, an entity recognized by the Secretary, 

15 in consultation with the chief executive officer of the 

16 State of Illinois, that agrees to perform the duties 

17 of a local coordinating entity under this Act. 

18 (2) HERITAGE AREA.—The term ‘‘Heritage 

19 Area’’ means the Abraham Lincoln National Herit20 age Area established by section 4. 

21 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

22 the Secretary of the Interior. 

23 (4) UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—The term 

24 ‘‘unit of local government’’ means the government of 
9

•HR 3553 IH 

1 a State, a political subdivision of a State, or an In2 dian tribe. 

3 SEC. 4. ABRAHAM LINCOLN NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA. 

4 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 

5 State of Illinois the ‘‘Abraham Lincoln National Heritage 

6 Area’’. 

7 (b) BOUNDARIES.—The Heritage Area shall include 

8 the following: 

9 (1) A core area located in Central Illinois, con10 sisting of Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Cham11 paign, Christian, Clark, Coles, Cumberland, Dewitt, 

12 Douglas, Edgar, Fayette, Fulton, Greene, Hancock, 

13 Henderson, Jersey, Knox, LaSalle, Logan, McLean, 

14 McDonough, Macon, Macoupin, Madison, Mason, 

15 Menard, Montgomery, Morgan, Moultrie, Peoria, 

16 Piatt, Pike, Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott, Shelby, 

17 Tazwell, Vermillion, Warren and Woodford Counties. 

18 (2) The following sites: 

19 (A) Lincoln Home National Historic Site. 

20 (B) Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site. 

21 (C) Lincoln’s New Salem State Historic 

22 Site. 

23 (D) Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library 

24 & Museum. 
10

•HR 3553 IH 

1 (E) Thomas and Sara Bush Lincoln Log 

2 Cabin and Living History Farm State Historic 

3 Site. 

4 (F) Mt. Pulaski, Postville State Historic 

5 Sites and Metamora Courthouse. 

6 (G) Lincoln-Herndon Law Offices State 

7 Historic Site. 

8 (H) David Davis Mansion State Historic 

9 Site. 

10 (I) Vandalia Statehouse State Historic 

11 Site. 

12 (J) Lincoln Douglas Debate Museum. 

13 (K) Macon County Log Court House. 

14 (L) Richard J. Oglesby Mansion. 

15 (M) Lincoln Trail Homestead State Memo16 rial. 

17 (N) Governor John Wood Mansion. 

18 (O) Beardstown Courthouse. 

19 (P) Old Main at Knox College. 

20 (Q) Carl Sandburg Home State Historic 

21 Site. 

22 (R) Bryant Cottage State Historic Site. 

23 (S) Dr. William Fithian Home. 

24 (T) Vermillion County Museum. 
11

•HR 3553 IH 

1 (3) Sites, buildings, and districts within the 

2 core area recommended in the management plan. 

3 (c) MAP.—A map of the Heritage Area shall be in4 cluded in the management plan. The map shall be on file 

5 in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service, 

6 Department of the Interior. 

7 (d) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The management entity 

8 for the Heritage Area shall be Looking for Lincoln Herit9 age Coalition. 

10 SEC. 5. AUTHORITIES, DUTIES, AND PROHIBITIONS OF THE 

11 MANAGEMENT ENTITY. 

12 (a) AUTHORITIES.—The management entity may, for 

13 purposes of preparing and implementing the management 

14 plan, use funds made available under this Act to—

15 (1) prepare a management plan for the Herit16 age Area, which shall be complete not later than 3 

17 years after funds are first made available for this 

18 Act; 

19 (2) prepare reports, studies, interpretive exhib20 its and programs, historic preservation projects, and 

21 other activities recommended in the management 

22 plan for the Heritage Area; 

23 (3) pay for operational expenses of the manage24 ment entity incurred within the first 10 fiscal years 
12

•HR 3553 IH 

1 beginning after the date of the enactment of this 

2 Act; 

3 (4) make grants or loans to the State of Illinois 

4 and its political subdivisions, nonprofit organiza5 tions, and other persons; 

6 (5) enter into cooperative agreements with the 

7 State of Illinois, its political subdivisions, nonprofit 

8 organizations, and other organizations; 

9 (6) hire and compensate staff; 

10 (7) obtain money from any source under any 

11 program or law requiring the recipient of such 

12 money to make a contribution in order to receive 

13 such money; and 

14 (8) contract for goods and services. 

15 (b) DUTIES.—In addition to developing the manage16 ment plan, the management entity shall—

17 (1) give priority to the implementation of ac18 tions, goals, and strategies set forth in the manage19 ment plan, including assisting units of government 

20 and other persons in—

21 (A) carrying out the programs that recog22 nize and protect important resource values in 

23 the Heritage Area; 
13

•HR 3553 IH 

1 (B) encouraging economic viability in the 

2 Heritage Area in accordance with the goals of 

3 the management plan; 

4 (C) establishing and maintaining interpre5 tive exhibits in the Heritage Area; 

6 (D) developing heritage-based recreational 

7 and educational opportunities for residents and 

8 visitors in the Heritage Area; 

9 (E) increasing public awareness of and ap10 preciation for the cultural, historical, and nat11 ural resources of the Heritage Area; 

12 (F) restoring historic buildings that are 

13 both—

14 (i) located in the Heritage Area; and 

15 (ii) related to the themes of the Herit16 age Area; and 

17 (G) installing throughout the Heritage 

18 Area clear, consistent, and appropriate signs 

19 identifying public access points and sites of in20 terest; 

21 (2) prepare and implement the management 

22 plan while considering the interests of diverse units 

23 of government, businesses, private property owners, 

24 and nonprofit groups within the Heritage Area; 
14

•HR 3553 IH 

1 (3) conduct public meetings at least quarterly 

2 regarding the development and implementation of 

3 the management plan; and 

4 (4) for any fiscal year for which Federal funds 

5 are received under this Act—

6 (A) submit to the Secretary a report that 

7 describes, for that fiscal year—

8 (i) the accomplishments of the man9 agement entity; 

10 (ii) the expenses and income of the 

11 management entity; and 

12 (iii) each entity to which a grant was 

13 made; 

14 (B) make available for audit by Congress, 

15 the Secretary, and appropriate units of govern16 ment, all records pertaining to the expenditure 

17 of the funds and any matching funds; and 

18 (C) require, for all agreements authorizing 

19 expenditure of Federal funds by any entity, 

20 that the receiving entity make available for 

21 audit all records pertaining to the expenditure 

22 of the funds. 

23 (c) PROHIBITION OF ACQUISITION OF REAL PROP24 ERTY.—
15

•HR 3553 IH 

1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The management entity 

2 shall not use Federal funds received under this Act 

3 to acquire real property or any interest in real prop4 erty. 

5 (2) OTHER SOURCES.—Nothing in this Act pre6 cludes the management entity from using Federal 

7 funds from other sources for authorized purposes in8 cluding acquisition of real property or any interest 

9 in real property. 

10 SEC. 6. MANAGEMENT PLAN. 

11 (a) REQUIREMENTS.—In preparing the management 

12 plan, the management entity shall perform the following 

13 duties: 

14 (1) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Prepare and submit 

15 to the Secretary a management plan reviewed by 

16 participating units of government within the bound17 aries of the Heritage Area. 

18 (2) COLLABORATION.—Collaborate with and 

19 consider the interests of diverse units of government, 

20 businesses, tourism officials, private property own21 ers, and nonprofit groups within the the Heritage 

22 Area in developing and implementing the manage23 ment plan. 

24 (3) PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT.—Ensure regular 

25 public involvement, including public meetings at 
16

•HR 3553 IH 

1 least annually, regarding the implementation of the 

2 management plan for the Heritage Area. 

3 (4) RECORDS FOR AUDITS.—Make available to 

4 the Secretary for audit, for any year in which Fed5 eral funds have been received under this Act, all 

6 records pertaining to the expenditure of such funds 

7 and any matching funds, and require, for all agree8 ments authorizing expenditure of Federal funds by 

9 other organizations, that the receiving organizations 

10 make available to the Secretary for audit all records 

11 pertaining to the expenditure of such funds. 

12 (b) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The management plan for 

13 the Heritage Area shall—

14 (1) present a comprehensive program for the 

15 conservation, interpretation, funding, management, 

16 and development of the Heritage Area and of the 

17 historical, cultural, and natural resources and the 

18 recreational and educational opportunities of the 

19 Heritage Area, in a manner consistent with the ex20 isting local, State, and Federal land use laws and 

21 compatible economic viability of the Heritage Area; 

22 (2) be prepared and implemented in a manner 

23 that involves residents, public agencies, and private 

24 organizations working in the Heritage Area; 
17

•HR 3553 IH 

1 (3) specify and coordinate, as of the date of the 

2 management plan, existing and potential sources of 

3 technical and financial assistance under this and 

4 other Federal laws to protect, manage, and develop 

5 the Heritage Area; and 

6 (4) include—

7 (A) actions to be undertaken by units of 

8 government and private organizations to pro9 tect, conserve, and interpret the resources of 

10 the Heritage Area; 

11 (B) an inventory of the resources con12 tained in the Heritage Area, including a list of 

13 any property in the Heritage Area that is re14 lated to the themes of the Heritage Area and 

15 that is found to merit preservation, restoration, 

16 management, development, or maintenance be17 cause of its natural, cultural, historical, or rec18 reational significance; 

19 (C) policies for resource management with 

20 appropriate land and water management tech21 niques, including the development of intergov22 ernmental cooperative agreements, private sec23 tor agreements, or any combination thereof, to 

24 protect the historical, cultural, recreational, and 

25 natural resources of the Heritage Area in a 
18

•HR 3553 IH 

1 manner consistent with supporting appropriate 

2 and compatible economic viability; 

3 (D) a program for implementation of the 

4 management plan by the designated manage5 ment entity, in cooperation with its partners 

6 and units of government; 

7 (E) evidence that relevant State, county, 

8 and local plans applicable to the Heritage Area 

9 have been taken into consideration; 

10 (F) an analysis of ways in which local, 

11 State, and Federal programs may best be co12 ordinated to promote the purposes of this Act; 

13 and 

14 (G) a business plan that—

15 (i) describes in detail the role, oper16 ation, financing, and functions of the local 

17 coordinating entity and of each activity in18 cluded in the recommendations contained 

19 in the management plan; and 

20 (ii) provides, to the satisfaction of the 

21 Secretary, adequate assurances that the 

22 management entity is likely to have the fi23 nancial resources necessary to implement 

24 the management plan, including resources 
19

•HR 3553 IH 

1 to meet matching requirement for grants 

2 awarded under this Act. 

3 (c) PUBLIC NOTICE.—The management entity shall 

4 place a notice of each of its public meetings in a newspaper 

5 of general circulation in the Heritage Area and shall make 

6 the minutes of the meeting available to the public. 

7 (d) DISQUALIFICATION FROM FUNDING.—If a pro8 posed management plan is not submitted to the Secretary 

9 within 3 years the funds are first made available for this 

10 Act, the management entity shall be ineligible to receive 

11 additional funding under this Act until the date on which 

12 the Secretary receives the proposed management plan. 

13 (e) APPROVAL AND DISAPPROVAL OF MANAGEMENT

14 PLAN.—The Secretary , in consultation with the Governor 

15 of the State of Illinois or his appointed agency representa16 tive, shall approve or disapprove the proposed manage17 ment plan submitted under this Act not later than 90 days 

18 after receiving the proposed management plan. 

19 (f) ACTION FOLLOWING DISAPPROVAL.—If the Sec20 retary disapproves a proposed management plan, the Sec21 retary shall advise the management entity, in writing, of 

22 the reasons for the disapproval and make recommenda23 tions for revisions to the proposed management plan. The 

24 Secretary shall approve or disapprove a revised proposed 
20

•HR 3553 IH 

1 management plan not later than 90 days after it is sub2 mitted. 

3 (g) APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS.—The Secretary 

4 shall review and approve or disapprove substantial amend5 ments to the management plan. Funds appropriated under 

6 this Act may not be expended to implement any changes 

7 made by an amendment to the management plan until the 

8 Secretary approves the amendment. 

9 SEC. 7. TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE; OTHER 

10 FEDERAL AGENCIES. 

11 (a) TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—On the request of the man13 agement entity, the Secretary may provide technical 

14 and financial assistance for the development and im15 plementation of the management plan. 

16 (2) PRIORITY FOR ASSISTANCE.—In providing 

17 assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 

18 give priority to actions that assist in—

19 (A) conserving the significant cultural, his20 toric, and natural resources of the Heritage 

21 Area; and 

22 (B) providing educational, interpretive, and 

23 recreational opportunities consistent with the 

24 purposes of the Heritage Area. 
21

•HR 3553 IH 

1 (3) SPENDING FOR NON-FEDERAL PROPERTY.—

2 The management entity may expend Federal funds 

3 made available under this Act on non-federally 

4 owned property that is—

5 (A) identified in the management plan; or 

6 (B) listed or eligible for listing on the Na7 tional Register of Historic Places. 

8 (4) OTHER ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may 

9 enter into cooperative agreements with public and 

10 private organizations to carry out this subsection. 

11 (b) OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Any Federal enti12 ty conducting or supporting an activity that directly af13 fects the Heritage Area shall—

14 (1) consider the potential effect of the activity 

15 on the purposes of the Heritage Area and the man16 agement plan; 

17 (2) consult with the management entity regard18 ing the activity; and 

19 (3) to the maximum extent practicable, conduct 

20 or support the activity to avoid adverse effects on 

21 the Heritage Area. 

22 (c) OTHER ASSISTANCE NOT AFFECTED.—This Act 

23 does not affect the authority of any Federal official to pro24 vide technical or financial assistance under any other law. 
22

•HR 3553 IH 

1 (d) NOTIFICATION OF OTHER FEDERAL ACTIVI2 TIES.—The head of each Federal agency shall provide to 

3 the Secretary and the management entity for the Heritage 

4 Area, to the extent practicable, advance notice of all activi5 ties which may have an impact on the Heritage Area. 

6 SEC. 8. PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTION. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act shall be con8 strued to—

9 (1) require any private property owner to allow 

10 public access (including Federal, State, or local gov11 ernment access) to such private property; or 

12 (2) modify any provision of Federal, State, or 

13 local law with regard to public access to or use of 

14 private property. 

15 (b) LIABILITY.—Designation of the Heritage Area 

16 shall not be considered to create any liability, or to have 

17 any effect on any liability under any other law, of any pri18 vate property owner with respect to any persons injured 

19 on such private property. 

20 (c) RECOGNITION OF AUTHORITY TO CONTROL LAND

21 USE.—Nothing in this Act shall be construed to modify 

22 any authority of Federal, State, or local governments to 

23 regulate land use. 

24 (d) PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS

25 IN HERITAGE AREA.—Nothing in this Act shall be con-
23

•HR 3553 IH 

1 strued to require the owner of any private property located 

2 within the boundaries of the Heritage Area to participate 

3 in or be associated with the Heritage Area. 

4 (e) LAND USE REGULATION.—

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—The management entity 

6 shall provide assistance and encouragement to State 

7 and local governments, private organizations, and 

8 persons to protect and promote the resources and 

9 values of the Heritage Area. 

10 (2) EFFECT.—Nothing in this Act shall grant 

11 any power of zoning or land use to the management 

12 entity. 

13 (f) PRIVATE PROPERTY.—

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—The management entity 

15 shall be an advocate for land management practices 

16 consistent with the purposes of the Heritage Area. 

17 (2) EFFECT.—Nothing in this Act—

18 (A) abridges the rights of any person with 

19 regard to private property; 

20 (B) affects the authority of the State or 

21 local government regarding private property; or 

22 (C) imposes any additional burden on any 

23 property owner. 
24

•HR 3553 IH 

1 SEC. 9. SAVINGS PROVISIONS. 

2 (a) RULES, REGULATIONS, STANDARDS, AND PER3 MIT PROCESSES.—Nothing in this Act shall be construed 

4 to impose any environmental, occupational, safety, or 

5 other rule, regulation, standard, or permit process in the 

6 National Heritage Area that is different from those that 

7 would be applicable if the national heritage area had not 

8 been established. 

9 (b) WATER AND WATER RIGHTS.—Nothing in this 

10 Act shall be construed to authorize or imply the reserva11 tion or appropriation of water or water rights. 

12 (c) NO DIMINISHMENT OF STATE AUTHORITY.—

13 Nothing in this Act shall be construed to diminish the au14 thority of the State containing the National Heritage Area 

15 to manage fish and wildlife, including the regulation of 

16 fishing and hunting within the national heritage area. 

17 (d) EXISTING NATIONAL HERITAGE AREAS.—Noth18 ing in this Act shall affect any national heritage area so 

19 designated before the date of the enactment of this Act. 

20 SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro22 priated to carry out this Act $10,000,000, of which not 

23 more than $1,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for 

24 any fiscal year. 
25

•HR 3553 IH 

1 (b) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.—The Federal 

2 share of the total cost of any activity assisted under this 

3 Act shall be not more than 50 percent. 

4 SEC. 11. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY. 

5 The authority of the Secretary to provide assistance 

6 under this Act terminates on the date that is 15 years 

7 after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Æ