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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 955 

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

purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 21, 2007 

Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. OBAMA) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

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 that— 

8 (1) the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage 

9 Area is a cohesive assemblage of natural, historic, 

10 cultural, and recreational resources that— 


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1 (A) together represent distinctive aspects 

2 of the heritage of the United States worthy of 

3 recognition, conservation, interpretation, and 

4 continuing use; and 

5 (B) are best managed through partner6 ships between private and public entities; 

7 (2) the Heritage Area reflects traditions, cus8 toms, beliefs, folklife, or a combination of those at9 tributes that are a valuable part of the heritage of 

10 the United States; 

11 (3) the Heritage Area provides outstanding op12 portunities to conserve natural features, historic fea13 ture, cultural features, or a combination of those 

14 features; 

15 (4) the Heritage Area provides outstanding rec16 reational and interpretive opportunities; 

17 (5) the Heritage Area has an identifiable 

18 theme, and resources important to the theme, that 

19 retain integrity capable of supporting interpretation; 

20 (6) residents, nonprofit organizations, other pri21 vate entities, and units of local government through22 out the Heritage Area demonstrate support for— 

23 (A) designation of the Heritage Area as a 

24 national heritage area; and 


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1 (B) management of the Heritage Area in 

2 a manner appropriate for the designation; 

3 (7) there is a compelling need to educate and 

4 cultivate among the citizens of the United States, 

5 particularly youth, an understanding appreciation 

6 for, and a renewed commitment to integrity, cour7 age, self-initiative, and principled leadership in pub8 lic and private life; 

9 (8) few individuals in the history of the United 

10 States have as broadly exemplified such qualities, 

11 and so profoundly influenced the history and char12 acter of the United States, as Abraham Lincoln; 

13 (9) the story and example of the life of Abra14 ham Lincoln, including his inspiring rise from hum15 ble origins to the highest office in the land and his 

16 decisive leadership through the most harrowing and 

17 dangerous time in the history of the United States, 

18 continues to bring hope and inspiration to millions 

19 in the United States and around the world; 

20 (10) the great issues during the lifetime of 

21 Abraham Lincoln, including national unity, equality 

22 and race relations, the capacity for democratic gov23 ernment, and the ideals to address those and related 

24 issues, continue to this day to define the challenges 

25 facing the United States; 


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1 (11) the ideals espoused by Lincoln, and the 

2 sentiments expressed by Lincoln with respect to 

3 keeping the United States together, are as relevant 

4 today as the ideals and sentiment were in Lincoln’s 

5 troubled time; 

6 (12) Illinois is known throughout the world as 

7 the land of Abraham Lincoln; 

8 (13) unquestionably, the physical, social, and 

9 cultural landscape of Illinois helped mold the char10 acter of Lincoln; 

11 (14) ‘‘Here I have lived a quarter of a century, 

12 and have passed from a young to an old man,’’ Lin13 coln remarked on leaving Illinois. ‘‘To this place and 

14 the kindness of these people I owe everything’’; 

15 (15) Lincoln, in turn, left his own traces across 

16 the Illinois landscape; 

17 (16) the traces remain today in the form of sto18 ries, folklore, artifacts, buildings, streetscapes, and 

19 landscapes; 

20 (17) though scattered geographically and in 

21 varying states of development and interpretation, to22 gether the traces of Lincoln bring an immediacy and 

23 tangible quality to the powerful Lincoln legacy; 


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1 (18) individually and collectively, the traces of 

2 Lincoln in Illinois constitute an important national 

3 cultural and historic resource; 

4 (19) in particular, the stories and cultural re5 sources of the Lincoln legacy of the region— 

6 (A) reflect the values and attitudes, obsta7 cles and ingenuity, failures and accomplish8 ments, human frailties, and strength of char9 acter of the men and women who made up the 

10 diverse people of Lincoln’s generation, including 

11 upland Southerners and Northeastern Yankees, 

12 Anglo-settlers and American Indians, ‘‘free’’ 

13 blacks, abolitionists, and critics of abolitionists; 

14 (B) reflect the material culture and rel15 ative levels of technical sophistication in the 

16 United States in the lifetime of Lincoln; 

17 (C) recreate the physical environment dur18 ing the lifetime of Lincoln, revealing the impact 

19 of the environment on agriculture, transpor20 tation, trade, business, and social and cultural 

21 patterns in urban and rural settings; and 

22 (D) interpret the effect of the democratic 

23 ethos of the era on the development of the legal 

24 and political institutions and distinctive political 

25 culture of the United States; 


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1 (20) 3 previous studies entitled ‘‘Abraham Lin2 coln Research and Interpretive Center Suitability/ 

3 Feasibility Study’’ by the National Park Service 

4 (1991), ‘‘Looking for Lincoln Illinois Heritage Tour5 ism Project’’ commissioned by the State of Illinois 

6 Department of Commerce and Community Affairs in 

7 cooperation with the Illinois Historic Preservation 

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

9 Proposed Abraham Lincoln National Heritage 

10 Area’’, revised in 2003, help document a sufficient 

11 assemblage of nationally distinctive historic re12 sources to demonstrate the feasibility of, and need to 

13 establish, the Heritage Area; 

14 (21) the National Park Service— 

15 (A) operates and maintains the Lincoln 

16 Home National Historic Site in Springfield, Illi17 nois; and 

18 (B) is responsible for— 

19 (i) advocating the protection and in20 terpretation of the cultural and historic re21 sources of the United States; and 

22 (ii) encouraging the development of 

23 interpretive context for those resources 

24 through appropriate planning and preser25 vation; 


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1 (22) the Heritage Area can strengthen, com2 plement, and support the Lincoln Home National 

3 Historic Site through the interpretation and con4 servation of the associated living landscapes outside 

5 of the boundaries of the historic site; 

6 (23) there is a Federal interest in supporting 

7 the development of a regional framework and con8 text to partner with and assist the National Park 

9 Service, the State of Illinois, local organizations, 

10 units of local government, and private citizens to 

11 conserve, protect, and bring recognition to the re12 sources of the Heritage Area for the educational and 

13 recreational benefit of the present generation and fu14 ture generations; 

15 (24) communities throughout the region— 

16 (A) know the value of their Lincoln legacy; 

17 but 

18 (B) need to expand upon an existing coop19 erative framework and technical assistance to 

20 achieve important goals by working together; 

21 (25) the Department of Commerce and Eco22 nomic Opportunity and Bureau of Tourism of the 

23 State of Illinois— 

24 (A) officially designated ‘‘Looking for Lin25 coln’’ as a State Heritage Tourism Area; and 


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1 (B) has identified the story of Lincoln as 

2 a key destination driver for the State; 

3 (26) the Looking for Lincoln Heritage Coali4 tion, the management entity for the Heritage 

5 Area— 

6 (A) is a nonprofit corporation created for 

7 the purposes of preserving, interpreting, devel8 oping, promoting, and making available to the 

9 public the story and resources relating to— 

10 (i) the story of the adult life of Abra11 ham Lincoln in Illinois; and 

12 (ii) the contributions of Abraham Lin13 coln to society; and 

14 (B) would be an appropriate entity to over15 see the development of the Heritage Area; and 

16 (27) the Looking for Lincoln Heritage Coalition 

17 has completed a business plan that— 

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

19 financing, and functions of the Looking For 

20 Lincoln Heritage Coalition as the management 

21 entity for the Heritage Area; and 

22 (B) provides adequate assurances that the 

23 Looking For Lincoln Heritage Coalition is like24 ly to have the financial resources necessary to 

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1 age Area, including resources to meet matching 

2 requirement for grants. 

3 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

4 In this Act: 

5 (1) COALITION.—The term ‘‘Coalition’’ means 

6 the Looking for Lincoln Heritage Coalition, an enti7 ty recognized by the Secretary, in consultation with 

8 the chief executive officer of the State, that has 

9 agreed to perform the duties of the management en10 tity under this Act. 

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

12 Area’’ means the Abraham Lincoln National Herit13 age Area established by section 4(a). 

14 (3) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The term ‘‘man15 agement entity’’ means the management entity for 

16 the Heritage Area designated by section 5(a). 

17 (4) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage18 ment plan’’ means the plan developed by the man19 agement entity under section 6(a). 

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

21 the Secretary of the Interior. 

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

23 of Illinois. 

24 (7) UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—The term 

25 ‘‘unit of local government’’ means the government of 


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1 the State, a political subdivision of the State, or an 

2 Indian tribe. 

3 SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN NATIONAL 

4 HERITAGE AREA. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the State 

6 the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area. 

7 (b) BOUNDARIES.—The Heritage Area shall in8 clude— 

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, Macon, 

14 Macoupin, Madison, Mason, McDonough, McLean, 

15 Menard, Montgomery, Morgan, Moultrie, Peoria, 

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

17 Tazwell, Vermillion, Warren, and Woodford counties; 

18 (2) any sites, buildings, and districts within the 

19 core area that are recommended for inclusion in the 

20 management plan; and 

21 (3) each of the following sites: 

22 (A) Lincoln Home National Historic Site. 

23 (B) Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site. 

24 (C) Lincoln’s New Salem State Historic 

25 Site. 


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1 (D) Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library 

2 & Museum. 

3 (E) Thomas and Sara Bush Lincoln Log 

4 Cabin and Living History Farm State Historic 

5 Site. 

6 (F) Mt. Pulaski, Postville State Historic 

7 Sites and Metamora Courthouse. 

8 (G) Lincoln-Herndon Law Offices State 

9 Historic Site. 

10 (H) David Davis Mansion State Historic 

11 Site. 

12 (I) Vandalia Statehouse State Historic 

13 Site. 

14 (J) Lincoln Douglas Debate Museum. 

15 (K) Macon County Log Court House. 

16 (L) Richard J. Oglesby Mansion. 

17 (M) Lincoln Trail Homestead State Memo18 rial. 

19 (N) Governor John Wood Mansion. 

20 (O) Beardstown Courthouse. 

21 (P) Old Main at Knox College. 

22 (Q) Carl Sandburg Home State Historic 

23 Site. 

24 (R) Bryant Cottage State Historic Site. 

25 (S) Dr. William Fithian Home. 


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1 (T) Vermillion County Museum. 

2 (c) MAP.—A map of the Heritage Area shall be— 

3 (1) included in the management plan; and 

4 (2) on file in the appropriate offices of the Na5 tional Park Service. 

6 SEC. 5. DESIGNATION OF COALITION AS MANAGEMENT EN7 TITY. 

8 (a) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The Coalition shall be 

9 the management entity for the Heritage Area. 

10 (b) AUTHORITIES OF MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The 

11 management entity may, for purposes of preparing and 

12 implementing the management plan, use Federal funds 

13 made available under this Act— 

14 (1) to prepare reports, studies, interpretive ex15 hibits and programs, historic preservation projects, 

16 and other activities recommended in the manage17 ment plan for the Heritage Area; 

18 (2) to pay for operational expenses of the man19 agement entity incurred during the first 10 fiscal 

20 years beginning after the date of enactment of this 

21 Act; 

22 (3) to make grants or loans to the State, units 

23 of local government, nonprofit organizations, and 

24 other persons; 


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1 (4) to enter into cooperative agreements with 

2 the State, units of local government, nonprofit orga3 nizations, and other organizations; 

4 (5) to hire and compensate staff; 

5 (6) to obtain funds from any source under any 

6 program or law requiring the recipient of funds to 

7 make a contribution in order to receive the funds; 

8 and 

9 (7) to contract for goods and services. 

10 (c) DUTIES OF MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—For any fis11 cal year for which Federal funds are received under this 

12 Act, the management entity shall— 

13 (1) submit to the Secretary a report that de14 scribes— 

15 (A) the accomplishments of the manage16 ment entity; 

17 (B) the expenses and income of the man18 agement entity; and 

19 (C) the entities to which the management 

20 entity made any grants; 

21 (2) make available for audit by Congress, the 

22 Secretary, and appropriate units of local govern23 ment, all records relating to the expenditure of the 

24 Federal funds and any matching funds; and 


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1 (3) require, with respect to all agreements au2 thorizing the expenditure of Federal funds by any 

3 entity, that the receiving entity make available for 

4 audit all records relating to the expenditure of the 

5 Federal funds. 

6 (d) PROHIBITION ON ACQUISITION OF REAL PROP7 ERTY.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The management entity 

9 shall not use Federal funds received under this Act 

10 to acquire real property or any interest in real prop11 erty. 

12 (2) OTHER SOURCES.—Nothing in this Act pre13 cludes the management entity from using Federal 

14 funds from other sources for authorized purposes, 

15 including the acquisition of real property or any in16 terest in real property. 

17 SEC. 6. MANAGEMENT PLAN. 

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

19 date on which funds are first made available to carry out 

20 this Act, the management entity shall prepare and submit 

21 for review to the Secretary a management plan for the 

22 Heritage Area. 

23 (b) REQUIREMENTS FOR PREPARATION AND IMPLE24 MENTATION.—The management entity shall— 


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1 (1) collaborate with and consider the interests 

2 of diverse units of local government, businesses, 

3 tourism officials, private property owners, and non4 profit groups within the Heritage Area in preparing 

5 and implementing the management plan; 

6 (2) ensure regular public involvement regarding 

7 the implementation of the management plan for the 

8 Heritage Area; and 

9 (3) submit the proposed management plan to 

10 participating units of local governments within the 

11 Heritage Area for review. 

12 (c) CONTENTS.—The management plan for the Her13 itage Area shall— 

14 (1) present a comprehensive program for the 

15 conservation, interpretation, funding, management, 

16 and development of the Heritage Area (including the 

17 natural, historic, and cultural resources and the rec18 reational and educational opportunities of the Herit19 age Area) in a manner consistent with— 

20 (A) existing Federal, State, and local land 

21 use laws; and 

22 (B) the compatible economic viability of 

23 the Heritage Area; 

24 (2) involve residents, public agencies, and pri25 vate organizations in the Heritage Area; 


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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 Act and 

4 other Federal laws for the protection, management, 

5 and development of the Heritage Area; and 

6 (4) include— 

7 (A) actions to be undertaken by units of 

8 local government and private organizations to 

9 protect, conserve, and interpret the resources of 

10 the Heritage Area; 

11 (B) an inventory of resources in the Herit12 age Area that includes a list of property in the 

13 Heritage Area that— 

14 (i) is related to the themes of the 

15 Heritage Area; and 

16 (ii) merits preservation, restoration, 

17 management, development, or maintenance 

18 because of the natural, historic, cultural, 

19 or recreational significance of the property; 

20 (C) a recommendation of policies for re21 source management that consider the applica22 tion of appropriate land and water management 

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1 bination of agreements, to protect the natural, 

2 historic, cultural, and recreational resources of 

3 the Heritage Area in a manner that is con4 sistent with the support of appropriate and 

5 compatible economic viability; 

6 (D) a program for implementation of the 

7 management plan by the management entity, in 

8 cooperation with partners of the management 

9 entity and units of local government; 

10 (E) evidence that relevant State, county, 

11 and local plans applicable to the Heritage Area 

12 have been taken into consideration; 

13 (F) an analysis of means by which Fed14 eral, State, and local programs may best be co15 ordinated to promote the purposes of this Act; 

16 and 

17 (G) a business plan for the Heritage Area 

18 that— 

19 (i) describes in detail— 

20 (I) the role, operation, financing, 

21 and functions of the management en22 tity; and 

23 (II) each activity included in the 

24 recommendations in the management 

25 plan; and 


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1 (ii) provides, to the satisfaction of the 

2 Secretary, adequate assurances that the 

3 management entity is likely to have the fi4 nancial resources necessary to implement 

5 the management plan, including the re6 sources necessary to meet matching re7 quirement for grants awarded under this 

8 Act. 

9 (d) CONSIDERATION OF INTERESTS OF LOCAL

10 GROUPS.—In preparing and implementing the manage11 ment plan, the management entity shall consider the inter12 ests of diverse units of local government, businesses, pri13 vate property owners, and nonprofit groups in the Herit14 age Area. 

15 (e) PUBLIC MEETINGS.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The management entity 

17 shall conduct public meetings at least quarterly re18 garding the development and implementation of the 

19 management plan. 

20 (2) PUBLIC NOTICE.—The management entity 

21 shall— 

22 (A) place a notice of each public meeting 

23 in a newspaper of general circulation in the 

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1 (B) make the minutes of each public meet2 ing available to the public. 

3 (f) DISQUALIFICATION FROM FUNDING.—If a pro4 posed management plan is not submitted to the Secretary 

5 by the date that is 3 years after the date on which funds 

6 are first made available to carry out this Act, the manage7 ment entity may not receive additional funding under this 

8 Act until the date on which the Secretary receives the pro9 posed management plan. 

10 (g) APPROVAL AND DISAPPROVAL OF MANAGEMENT

11 PLAN.— 

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

13 the date on which the management entity submits 

14 the management plan to the Secretary, the Sec15 retary, in consultation with the Governor of the 

16 State or a designee of the Governor, shall approve 

17 or disapprove the proposed management plan. 

18 (2) DISAPPROVAL AND REVISIONS.— 

19 (A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary dis20 approves a proposed management plan, the Sec21 retary shall— 

22 (i) advise the management entity, in 

23 writing, of the reasons for the disapproval; 

24 and 


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1 (ii) make recommendations for revi2 sion of the proposed management plan. 

3 (B) APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL.—The 

4 Secretary shall approve or disapprove a revised 

5 management plan not later than 90 days after 

6 the date on which the revised management plan 

7 is submitted. 

8 (3) APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall re10 view and approve or disapprove substantial 

11 amendments to the management plan. 

12 (B) FUNDING.—Funds appropriated under 

13 this Act may not be expended to implement any 

14 changes made by an amendment to the manage15 ment plan until the Secretary approves the 

16 amendment. 

17 (h) PRIORITIES.—The management entity shall give 

18 priority to the implementation of actions, goals, and strat19 egies set forth in the management plan, including assisting 

20 units of local government and other persons in— 

21 (1) carrying out programs that recognize and 

22 protect important resource values in the Heritage 

23 Area; 


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1 (2) encouraging economic viability in the Herit2 age Area in accordance with the goals of the man3 agement plan; 

4 (3) establishing and maintaining interpretive 

5 exhibits in the Heritage Area; 

6 (4) developing heritage-based recreational and 

7 educational opportunities for residents and visitors 

8 in the Heritage Area; 

9 (5) increasing public awareness of and appre10 ciation for the natural, historic, and cultural re11 sources of the Heritage Area; 

12 (6) restoring historic buildings that are— 

13 (A) located in the Heritage Area; and 

14 (B) related to the themes of the Heritage 

15 Area; and 

16 (7) installing throughout the Heritage Area 

17 clear, consistent, and appropriate signs to identify 

18 public access points and sites of interest. 

19 SEC. 7. TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE; OTHER 

20 FEDERAL AGENCIES. 

21 (a) TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—On request of the manage23 ment entity, the Secretary may provide technical and 

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1 (2) PRIORITY FOR ASSISTANCE.—In providing 

2 assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 

3 give priority to actions that assist in— 

4 (A) conserving the significant natural, his5 toric, and cultural resources of the Heritage 

6 Area; and 

7 (B) providing educational, interpretive, and 

8 recreational opportunities consistent with the 

9 purposes of the Heritage Area. 

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

11 The management entity may expend Federal funds 

12 made available under this Act on non-Federal prop13 erty that is— 

14 (A) identified in the management plan; or 

15 (B) listed, or eligible for listing, on the Na16 tional Register of Historic Places. 

17 (4) OTHER ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may 

18 enter into cooperative agreements with public and 

19 private organizations to carry out this subsection. 

20 (b) OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Any Federal enti21 ty conducting or supporting an activity that directly af22 fects the Heritage Area shall— 

23 (1) consider the potential effects of the activity 

24 on— 

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1 (B) the management plan; 

2 (2) consult with the management entity with re3 spect to the activity; and 

4 (3) to the maximum extent practicable, conduct 

5 or support the activity to avoid adverse effects on 

6 the Heritage Area. 

7 (c) OTHER ASSISTANCE NOT AFFECTED.—Nothing 

8 in this Act affects the authority of any Federal official 

9 to provide technical or financial assistance under any 

10 other law. 

11 (d) NOTIFICATION OF OTHER FEDERAL ACTIVI12 TIES.—The head of each Federal agency shall provide to 

13 the Secretary and the management entity for the Heritage 

14 Area, to the extent practicable, advance notice of all activi15 ties that may have an impact on the Heritage Area. 

16 SEC. 8. PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTION. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act— 

18 (1) requires any private property owner to allow 

19 public access (including access by the Federal Gov20 ernment, State government, or units of local govern21 ment) to the private property; or 

22 (2) modifies any provision of Federal, State, or 

23 local law with respect to public access to, or use of, 

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

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

3 effect on any liability under any other law, of any private 

4 property owner with respect to any persons injured on the 

5 private property. 

6 (c) RECOGNITION OF AUTHORITY TO CONTROL

7 LAND USE.—Nothing in this Act modifies any authority 

8 of the Federal Government, State government, or units 

9 of local governments to regulate land use. 

10 (d) PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS

11 IN HERITAGE AREA.—Nothing in this Act requires the 

12 owner of any private property located within the bound13 aries of the Heritage Area to participate in, or be associ14 ated with, the Heritage Area. 

15 (e) LAND USE REGULATION.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The management entity 

17 shall provide assistance and encouragement to State 

18 and local governments, private organizations, and 

19 persons to protect and promote the resources and 

20 values of the Heritage Area. 

21 (2) EFFECT.—Nothing in this Act grants any 

22 power of zoning or land use to the management enti23 ty. 

24 (f) PRIVATE PROPERTY.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The management entity 

2 shall be an advocate for land management practices 

3 that are consistent with the purposes of the Herit4 age Area. 

5 (2) EFFECT.—Nothing in this Act— 

6 (A) abridges the rights of any person with 

7 respect to private property; 

8 (B) affects the authority of the State or 

9 unit of local government relating to private 

10 property; or 

11 (C) imposes any additional burden on any 

12 property owner. 

13 SEC. 9. EFFECT. 

14 (a) RULES, REGULATIONS, STANDARDS, AND PER15 MIT PROCESSES.—Nothing in this Act imposes any envi16 ronmental, occupational, safety, or other rule, regulation, 

17 standard, or permit process in the Heritage Area that is 

18 different from the rule, regulation, standard, or process 

19 that would be applicable if the Heritage Area had not been 

20 established. 

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

22 Act authorizes or implies the reservation or appropriation 

23 of water or water rights. 

24 (c) NO DIMINISHMENT OF STATE AUTHORITY.— 

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1 to manage fish and wildlife, including the regulation of 

2 fishing and hunting within the Heritage Area. 

3 (d) EXISTING NATIONAL HERITAGE AREAS.—Noth4 ing in this Act affects any national heritage area des5 ignated before the date of enactment of this Act. 

6 SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro8 priated to carry out this Act $10,000,000, of which not 

9 more than $1,000,000 may be authorized to be appro10 priated for any fiscal year. 

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

12 share of the total cost of any activity carried out using 

13 funds made available under this Act shall be not more 

14 than 50 percent. 

15 SEC. 11. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY. 

16 The authority of the Secretary to provide assistance 

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

18 after the date of enactment of this Act. 

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