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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 5044

To establish the American Heritage Areas Partnership Program, and for

other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SEPTEMBER 13, 1994

Mr. VENTO (for himself, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr.

MOLLOHAN, Mr. TORKILDSEN, Mr. DERRICK, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. BARLOW, Mr. BLUTE, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. FISH, Mr. HAMILTON, Mr. MCCLOSKEY, Mr. COYNE, Mr. REED, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia,

Mr. REGULA, Mr. SAWYER, Mr. WOLF, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr. HOKE, Mr. FINGERHUT, Mr. STRICKLAND, Mr. GILLMOR, Mr.

HALL of Ohio, Mrs. UNSOELD, Mr. STOKES, and Mr. RAHALL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural

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 1994’’.

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

7 this Act is as follows:
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Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.

Sec. 2. Definitions.

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. Augusta Canal American Heritage Area.

Sec. 203. Cane River American Heritage Area.

Sec. 204. Essex American Heritage Area.

Sec. 205. Hudson River Valley American Heritage Area.

Sec. 206. Ohio & Erie Canal American Heritage Area.

Sec. 207. Shenandoah Valley Battlefields American Heritage Area.

Sec. 208. Steel Industry American Heritage Area.

Sec. 209. Vancouver American Heritage Area.

Sec. 210. 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. South Carolina Corridor.

Sec. 304. 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.
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Sec. 604. Federal participation.

Sec. 605. Congressional oversight.

Sec. 606. Authorization of appropriations.

Sec. 607. Path of progress.

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 1994’’.

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 aris-
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1 ing from patterns of human activity shaped by geog2 raphy;

3 (3) these areas represent the national experi4 ence through the physical features that remain and

5 the traditions that have evolved in the areas;

6 (4) continued use and adaptive reuses of the

7 natural and cultural fabric within these areas by

8 people whose traditions helped to shape the land9 scapes enhance the significance of the areas;

10 (5) despite existing Federal programs and exist11 ing efforts by States and localities, the natural, his12 toric, and cultural resources and recreational oppor13 tunities in these areas are often at risk; and

14 (6) the complexity and character of these areas

15 distinguish them and call for a distinctive system of

16 recognition, protection, and partnership manage17 ment.

18 SEC. 103. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

19 The purposes of this title are—

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

21 cultural resources and recreational opportunities of

22 the United States represent and are important to

23 the great and diverse character of the Nation, and

24 that these resources and opportunities must be
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1 guarded, preserved, and wisely managed so they may

2 be passed on to future generations;

3 (2) to recognize that combinations of such re4 sources and opportunities, as they are geographically

5 assembled and thematically related, form areas that

6 provide unique frameworks for understanding the

7 historical, cultural, and natural development of the

8 community and its surroundings;

9 (3) to preserve such assemblages that are wor10 thy of national recognition, designation, and assist11 ance, and to encourage linking such resources within

12 such areas through greenways, corridors, and trails;

13 (4) to encourage appropriate partnerships

14 among Federal agencies, State and local govern15 ments, nonprofit organizations, and the private sec16 tor, or combinations thereof, to preserve, conserve,

17 and manage those resources and opportunities, ac18 commodate economic viability, and enhance the qual19 ity of life for the present and future generations of

20 the Nation;

21 (5) to authorize Federal financial and technical

22 assistance to State and local governments and pri23 vate nonprofit organizations, or combinations there24 of, to study and promote the potential for conserving

25 and interpreting these areas; and
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1 (6) to prescribe the process by which, and the

2 standards according to which, prospective American

3 Heritage Areas may be assessed for eligibility and

4 included in the American Heritage Areas Partner5 ship Program established by this title.

6 SEC. 104. DEFINITIONS.

7 For purposes of this title:

8 (1) AMERICAN HERITAGE AREA.—The term

9 ‘‘American Heritage Area’’ means an area so des10 ignated under this title.

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

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

13 other organized group or community, including any

14 Alaska Native village or regional corporation as de15 fined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Na16 tive Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.),

17 which is recognized as eligible for the special pro18 grams and services provided by the United States to

19 Indians because of their status as Indians.

20 (3) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The term ‘‘tech21 nical assistance’’ means any guidance, advice, help,

22 or aid, other than financial aid.

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

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

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

2 be designated as an American Heritage Area only by an

3 Act of Congress or by the means provided in title II. Ex4 cept as otherwise provided in title II, the Congress may

5 designate an area as an American Heritage Area only

6 after each of the following conditions is met:

7 (1) SUBMISSION OF STUDY AND COMPACT TO

8 SECRETARY.—An entity requesting American Herit9 age Area designation for the area submits to the

10 Secretary a feasibility study and compact meeting

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

12 of the Governor of each State in which the proposed

13 American Heritage Area lies, or a statement by the

14 entity that such Governor has failed to comment

15 within a reasonable time after receiving the study

16 and compact, accompanies such submittal to the

17 Secretary.

18 (2) APPROVAL AND SUBMISSION BY SEC19 RETARY.—The Secretary approves, pursuant to sec20 tion 106(b), the feasibility study and compact re21 ferred to in paragraph (1) and submits the study

22 and compact to the Congress together with any com23 ments that the Secretary deems appropriate regard24 ing a preferred action.
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1 (e) RELATION TO NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC

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

3 Area shall not be deemed to signify that such American

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

5 the National Register of Historic Places, as established

6 in accordance with section 101 of the National Historic

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

8 American Heritage Area shall not preclude the American

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

10 object located within the American Heritage Area from

11 subsequently being nominated to, or determined eligible

12 for inclusion on, the National Register.

13 SEC. 106. FEASIBILITY STUDIES, COMPACTS, MANAGEMENT

14 PLANS, AND EARLY ACTIONS.

15 (a) CONTENTS AND REQUIREMENTS.—

16 (1) FEASIBILITY STUDIES.—Each feasibility

17 study submitted under this title shall include suffi18 cient information to determine whether an area has

19 the potential to meet the criteria referred to in sec20 tion 105(c). Such information shall include, but need

21 not be limited to, each of the following:

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

23 and cultural resources and recreational opportu24 nities presented by the area, including an as25 sessment of the quality and degree of integrity
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1 of, the availability of public access to, and the

2 themes represented by such resources and op3 portunities.

4 (B) An assessment of the interest of poten5 tial partners, including units of government,

6 nonprofit organizations, and other private enti7 ties.

8 (C) A description of tentative boundaries

9 for an American Heritage Area proposed to be

10 established in the area.

11 (D) Identification of a possible manage12 ment entity for an American Heritage Area

13 proposed to be established in the area.

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

15 under this title shall include information relating to

16 the objectives and management of an area proposed

17 for designation as an American Heritage Area. Such

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

19 each of the following:

20 (i) A delineation of the boundaries of the

21 proposed American Heritage Area.

22 (ii) A discussion of the goals and objectives

23 of the proposed American Heritage Area, in24 cluding an explanation of the proposed ap25 proach to conservation and interpretation and a
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1 general outline of the protection measures com2 mitted to by the partners referred to in clause

3 (iv).

4 (iii) An identification and description of

5 the management entity that will administer the

6 proposed American Heritage Area.

7 (iv) A list of the initial partners to be in8 volved in developing and implementing the man9 agement plan referred to in paragraph (3) for

10 the proposed American Heritage Area, and a

11 statement of the financial commitment of the

12 partners.

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

14 or States in which the proposed American Her15 itage Area is located.

16 (B)(i) The compact shall be prepared with pub17 lic participation.

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

19 likely to be initiated within a reasonable time after

20 designation of the proposed American Heritage Area

21 and shall ensure effective implementation of the

22 State and local aspects of the compact.

23 (3) MANAGEMENT PLANS.—A management

24 plan submitted under this title for an American Her25 itage Area shall present comprehensive recommenda-
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1 tions for the conservation, funding, management,

2 and development of the area. The plan shall take

3 into consideration existing State, county, and local

4 plans and involve residents, public agencies, and pri5 vate organizations in the area. It shall include a de6 scription of the actions recommended to be taken, to

7 protect the resources of the area, by units of govern8 ment and private organizations. It shall specify ex9 isting and potential sources of funding for the pro10 tection, management, and development of the area.

11 The plan also shall include the following, as appro12 priate:

13 (A) An inventory of the resources con14 tained in the American Heritage Area, includ15 ing a list of property in the area that should be

16 preserved, restored, managed, developed, or

17 maintained because of the natural, cultural, or

18 historic significance of the property as it relates

19 to the themes of the area.

20 (B) A recommendation of policies for re21 source management that consider and detail the

22 application of appropriate land and water man23 agement techniques, including (but not limited

24 to) the development of intergovernmental coop25 erative agreements to protect the historical, cul-
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1 tural, and natural resources and the rec2 reational opportunities of the area in a manner

3 consistent with the support of appropriate and

4 compatible economic viability.

5 (C) A program, including plans for res6 toration and construction, for implementation

7 of the management plan by the management

8 entity specified in the compact referred to in

9 paragraph (2) and specific commitments, for

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

11 partners identified in the compact.

12 (D) An analysis of means by which Fed13 eral, State, and local programs may best be co14 ordinated to promote the purposes of this title.

15 (E) An interpretive plan for the American

16 Heritage Area.

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

18 American Heritage Area but prior to approval of the

19 management plan for that area, the Secretary may

20 provide technical and financial assistance for early

21 actions that are important to the theme of the area

22 and that protect resources that would be in immi23 nent danger of irreversible damage without such

24 early actions.
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1 (b) APPROVAL AND DISAPPROVAL OF COMPACTS AND

2 MANAGEMENT PLANS.—

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta4 tion with the Governors of each State in which the

5 relevant American Heritage Area, or proposed area,

6 is located, shall approve or disapprove every compact

7 or management plan submitted under this title not

8 later than 90 days after receiving such compact or

9 management plan. Prior to approving the compact

10 or plan, the Secretary shall consult with the Advi11 sory Council on Historic Preservation in accordance

12 with section 106 of the National Historic Preserva13 tion Act (16 U.S.C. 470f).

14 (2) DISAPPROVAL AND REVISIONS.—If the Sec15 retary disapproves a compact or management plan

16 submitted under this title, the Secretary shall advise

17 the submitter, in writing, of the reasons for the dis18 approval and shall make recommendations for revi19 sions of the compact or plan. The Secretary shall ap20 prove or disapprove a proposed revision to such a

21 compact or plan within 90 days after the date on

22 which the revision is submitted to the Secretary.

23 (3) AMENDMENTS TO MANAGEMENT PLANS.—

24 The Secretary shall review substantial amendments

25 to management plans for American Heritage Areas.
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1 Funds appropriated pursuant to this title may not

2 be expended to implement such amendments until

3 the Secretary approves the amendments.

4 SEC. 107. MANAGEMENT ENTITIES.

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—

6 (1) RECEIPT OF FEDERAL FUNDS.—Manage7 ment entities that are designated in compacts ap8 proved under section 106(b) for American Heritage

9 Areas are authorized to receive Federal funds in

10 support of cooperative partnerships to prepare and

11 implement the management plans regarding the

12 American Heritage Areas and to otherwise perform

13 the functions contemplated in this title.

14 (2) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for designa15 tion as the management entity of an American Her16 itage Area, a unit of government or private nonprofit

17 organization must possess the legal ability to—

18 (A) receive Federal funds for use in pre19 paring and implementing the management plan

20 for the area;

21 (B) disburse Federal funds to other units

22 of government or other organizations for use in

23 preparing and implementing the management

24 plan;
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1 (C) account for all Federal funds so re2 ceived or disbursed; and

3 (D) sign agreements with the Federal Gov4 ernment.

5 (b) AUTHORITIES OF MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The

6 management entity of an American Heritage Area may,

7 for purposes of preparing and implementing the manage8 ment plan for the area, use Federal funds made available

9 under this title—

10 (1) to make grants and loans to States, political

11 subdivisions thereof, private organizations, and other

12 persons;

13 (2) to enter into cooperative agreements with

14 Federal agencies; and

15 (3) to hire and compensate staff.

16 (c) DUTIES OF MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The man17 agement entity for an American Heritage Area shall do

18 each of the following:

19 (1) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The management

20 entity shall develop, and submit to the Secretary for

21 approval, a management plan described in section

22 106(a)(3) within 3 years after the date of the des23 ignation of the area as an American Heritage Area.

24 (2) PRIORITIES.—The management entity shall

25 give priority to the implementation of actions, goals,
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1 and policies set forth in the compact and manage2 ment plan referred to in section 106(a), including—

3 (A) assisting units of government, regional

4 planning organizations, and nonprofit organiza5 tions—

6 (i) in preserving the American Herit7 age Area;

8 (ii) in establishing and maintaining

9 interpretive exhibits in the area;

10 (iii) in developing recreational oppor11 tunities in the area;

12 (iv) in increasing public awareness of

13 and appreciation for the natural, historical,

14 and cultural resources of the area;

15 (v) in the restoration of historic build16 ings that are located within the boundaries

17 of the area and relate to the themes of the

18 area; and

19 (vi) in ensuring that clear, consistent,

20 and environmentally appropriate signs

21 identifying access points and sites of inter22 est are put in place throughout the area;

23 (B) consistent with the goals of the man24 agement plan referred to in section 106(a)(3),
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1 encouraging economic viability in the affected

2 communities by appropriate means; and

3 (C) encouraging local governments to

4 adopt land-use policies consistent with the man5 agement of the area and the goals of the man6 agement plan referred to in section 106(a)(3).

7 (3) CONSIDERATION OF INTERESTS OF LOCAL

8 GROUPS.—The management entity shall, in develop9 ing and implementing the management plan referred

10 to in section 106(a)(3), consider the interests of di11 verse governmental, business, and nonprofit groups

12 within the geographic area.

13 (4) PUBLIC MEETINGS.—The management en14 tity shall conduct public meetings at least quarterly

15 regarding the implementation of the management

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

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

18 management entity shall submit any substantial

19 changes to the management plan referred to in sec20 tion 106(a)(3) (including any increase of more than

21 20 percent in the cost estimates for implementation

22 of the management plan) to the Secretary for the

23 approval of the Secretary.

24 (6) ANNUAL REPORT.—The management entity

25 shall, for any fiscal year in which it receives Federal
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1 funds under this title or in which a loan made by

2 the entity with Federal funds under section

3 107(b)(1) is outstanding, submit an annual report to

4 the Secretary setting forth its accomplishments, its

5 expenses and income, and the entities to which it

6 made any loans and grants during the year for

7 which the report is made.

8 (7) COOPERATION WITH AUDITS.—The manage9 ment entity shall, for any fiscal year in which it re10 ceives Federal funds under this title or in which a

11 loan made by the entity with Federal funds under

12 section 107(b)(1) is outstanding, make available for

13 audit by the Congress, the Secretary, and appro14 priate units of government all records and other in15 formation pertaining to the expenditure of such

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

17 agreements authorizing expenditure of Federal funds

18 by other organizations, that the receiving organiza19 tions make available for such audit all records and

20 other information pertaining to the expenditure of

21 such funds.

22 (8) LIABILITY FOR LOANS.—The management

23 entity shall be liable to the Federal Government for

24 any loans that the management entity makes under

25 section 107(b)(1).
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1 (d) DISQUALIFICATION FOR FEDERAL FUNDING.—If

2 a management plan regarding an American Heritage Area

3 is not submitted to the Secretary as required under sub4 section (c)(1) within the time specified in such subsection,

5 the American Heritage Area shall cease to be eligible for

6 Federal funding under this title until such a plan regard7 ing the American Heritage Area is submitted to the Sec8 retary.

9 (e) PROHIBITION OF ACQUISITION OF REAL PROP10 ERTY.—A management entity for an American Heritage

11 Area may not use Federal funds received under this title

12 to acquire real property or interest in real property. No

13 provision of this title shall prohibit any management entity

14 from using Federal funds from other sources for their per15 mitted purposes.

16 (f) DURATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL AS17 SISTANCE.—

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

19 American Heritage Area shall be eligible to receive

20 funds appropriated pursuant to this title for a 10-

21 year period beginning on the day on which the

22 American Heritage Area is designated, except as

23 provided in paragraph (2).

24 (2) EXTENSION OF ELIGIBILITY.—The eligi25 bility of a management entity for funding under this
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1 title may be extended, by the Secretary, for a period

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

3 referred to in paragraph (1), if—

4 (A) the management entity determines

5 that the extension is necessary in order to carry

6 out the purposes of this title and notifies the

7 Secretary of such determination not later than

8 180 days prior to the end of the 10-year period

9 referred to in paragraph (1);

10 (B) the management entity, not later than

11 180 days prior to the end of the 10-year period

12 referred to in paragraph (1), presents to the

13 Secretary a plan of its activities for the period

14 of the extension, including provisions for becom15 ing independent of the funds made available

16 pursuant to this title; and

17 (C) the Secretary, after consulting with the

18 Governor of each State in which the American

19 Heritage Area is located, approves such exten20 sion of eligibility.

21 (3) LACK OF EFFECT OF EXTENSION ON FUND22 ING LIMITATIONS.—An extension provided under

23 this subsection shall not be construed as waiving any

24 limitation on funds provided pursuant to this title.
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1 SEC. 108. WITHDRAWAL OF DESIGNATION.

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The American Heritage Area des3 ignation of an area shall continue unless—

4 (1) the Secretary determines that—

5 (A) the American Heritage Area no longer

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

7 (B) the parties to the compact approved in

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

9 not in compliance with the terms of the com10 pact;

11 (C) the management entity of the area has

12 not made reasonable and appropriate progress

13 in developing or implementing the management

14 plan approved for the area under section

15 106(b); or

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

17 the area is incompatible with the criteria re18 ferred to in section 105(c) or with the compact

19 approved in relation to the area under section

20 106(b); and

21 (2) after making a determination referred to in

22 paragraph (1), the Secretary submits to the Con23 gress notification that the American Heritage Area

24 designation of the area should be withdrawn.

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

26 a determination referred to in subsection (a)(1) regarding
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1 an American Heritage Area, the Secretary or a designee

2 shall hold a public hearing within the area.

3 (c) TIME OF WITHDRAWAL OF DESIGNATION.—

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The withdrawal of the

5 American Heritage Area designation of an area shall

6 become final 90 legislative days after the Secretary

7 submits to the Congress the notification referred to

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

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

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

11 calendar day on which both Houses of the Congress

12 are in session.

13 SEC. 109. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF FEDERAL AGEN14 CIES.

15 (a) DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF SECRETARY.—

16 (1) GRANTS.—The Secretary may make match17 ing grants to provide assistance regarding feasibility

18 studies and compacts described in section 106(a)

19 and, upon request of the management entity for the

20 relevant American Heritage Area, regarding man21 agement plans and early actions described in section

22 106(a) and capital projects and improvements un23 dertaken pursuant to such management plans. The

24 Secretary may make grants under this section to

25 units of government, and, in consultation with af-
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1 fected units of government, to private nonprofit or2 ganizations. In awarding grants, the Secretary shall

3 be guided by the criteria for eligibility for designa4 tion referred in section 105(c).

5 (2) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—(A) The Sec6 retary may provide technical assistance to units of

7 government and private nonprofit organizations re8 garding feasibility studies and compacts described in

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

10 entity for the relevant American Heritage Area, re11 garding management plans and early actions de12 scribed in section 106(a) and capital projects and

13 improvements undertaken pursuant to such manage14 ment plans. In providing the technical assistance,

15 the Secretary shall be guided by the criteria for eli16 gibility for designation referred to in section 105(c).

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

18 part of the technical assistance authorized by this

19 subsection through cooperative agreements with

20 units of government and private nonprofit organiza21 tions whose missions and resources can contribute

22 substantially to the purposes of this title.

23 (3) OTHER ASSISTANCE.—Nothing in this title

24 shall be deemed to prohibit the Secretary or units of
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1 government from providing technical or financial as2 sistance under any other provision of law.

3 (4) PRIORITIES FOR ASSISTANCE.—In assisting

4 an American Heritage Area, the Secretary shall give

5 priority to actions that assist in—

6 (A) conserving the significant natural, his7 toric, and cultural resources which support the

8 themes of the American Heritage Area; and

9 (B) providing educational, interpretive, and

10 recreational opportunities consistent with the

11 resources and associated values of the American

12 Heritage Area.

13 (5) DETERMINATIONS REGARDING ASSIST14 ANCE.—The Secretary shall decide which American

15 Heritage Areas shall be awarded technical and fi16 nancial assistance and the amount of the assistance.

17 Such decisions shall be based on the relative degree

18 to which each American Heritage Area effectively

19 fulfills the objectives contained in the management

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

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

22 and shall give consideration to projects which pro23 vide a greater leverage of Federal funds.

24 (6) NON-FEDERALLY OWNED PROPERTY.—The

25 Secretary is authorized to spend Federal funds di-
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1 rectly on nonfederally owned property to further the

2 purposes of this title, giving priority to assisting

3 units of government in appropriate treatment of dis4 tricts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects listed

5 or eligible for listing on the National Register of

6 Historic Places.

7 (7) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary shall

8 submit an annual report to the Congress regarding

9 the American Heritage Areas Partnership Program.

10 Each report shall include—

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

12 any grants provided by the Secretary under this

13 title and the nature of any technical assistance

14 or early action provided under this title;

15 (B) a description of the status and condi16 tion of, and Federal funding provided under

17 this Act to, each American Heritage Area;

18 (C) a description of the areas nominated

19 for the American Heritage Partnership Pro20 gram;

21 (D) the recommendations of the Secretary

22 regarding areas to be designated by the Con23 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 directly affecting

21 an American Heritage Area, and any unit of government

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

23 permit or agreement and conducting or supporting such

24 activities, 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;

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 with the carrying

8 out of such duties; and

9 (3) conduct or support such activities in a man10 ner consistent with the management plan for the

11 American Heritage Area unless the Federal entity or

12 unit of government, after consultation with the Sec13 retary and the management entity, determines that

14 there is no practicable alternative.

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

16 (a) LACK OF EFFECT ON AUTHORITY OF GOVERN17 MENTS.—Nothing in this title shall be construed to mod18 ify, enlarge, or diminish any authority of Federal, State,

19 and local governments to regulate any use of land as pro20 vided for by current law or regulation.

21 (b) LACK OF ZONING OR LAND USE POWERS OF EN22 TITY.—Nothing in this title shall be construed to grant

23 powers of zoning or land use to any management entity

24 for an American Heritage Area.
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1 (c) MANAGEMENT PLAN AVAILABILITY TO LOCAL

2 GOVERNMENTS.—Any management plan referred to in

3 section 106(a) and submitted to the Secretary by the man4 agement entity for an American Heritage Area shall be

5 made available to the local governments having jurisdic6 tion over land use regulations affecting the American Her7 itage Area for the use of the local governments in updating

8 their growth management plans and in the event that such

9 governments desire to amend current land use legislation

10 as they may deem appropriate and in accordance with

11 their legal authority.

12 SEC. 111. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

13 (a) FEASIBILITY STUDIES, COMPACTS, MANAGE14 MENT PLANS, AND EARLY ACTIONS.—From the amounts

15 made available to carry out the National Historic Preser16 vation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), there is authorized

17 to be appropriated to the Secretary, for grants and tech18 nical assistance pursuant to section 109(a) and the admin19 istration of such grants and assistance, annually not more

20 than $10,000,000, to remain available until expended,

21 with the following conditions:

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

23 title for a feasibility study, compact, management

24 plan, or early action may exceed 75 percent of the
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1 cost, to the grantee, for such study, compact, plan,

2 or early action.

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

4 funding under this title for feasibility studies for a

5 proposed American Heritage Area may not exceed

6 $100,000.

7 (3) COMPACTS.—The total amount of Federal

8 funding under this title for compacts for a proposed

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

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

11 of Federal funding under this title for early action

12 grants for an American Heritage Area may not ex13 ceed $250,000.

14 (5) MANAGEMENT PLANS.—The total amount

15 of Federal funding under this title for management

16 plans for an American Heritage Area may not ex17 ceed $150,000.

18 (b) MANAGEMENT ENTITY OPERATIONS.—

19 (1) OPERATING COSTS.—From the amounts

20 made available to carry out the National Historic

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

22 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary, for

23 each management entity of an American Heritage

24 Area, not more than $250,000 annually for the oper-
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1 ating costs of such management entity pursuant to

2 section 107.

3 (2) COST SHARE.—The Federal contribution

4 under this title to the operations of any management

5 entity of an American Heritage Area shall not ex6 ceed 50 percent of the annual operating costs of the

7 entity.

8 (c) PLAN IMPLEMENTATION.—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 for the implementation of management

13 plans for designated American Heritage Areas and the ad14 ministration of such grants and assistance, not more than

15 $25,000,000 annually, to remain available until expended,

16 with the following conditions:

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

18 title for implementation of a management plan may

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

20 implementation.

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

22 Not more than 10 percent of the annual appropria23 tion for this subsection shall be made available, in

24 any 1 year, to each American Heritage Area.
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1 (3) TOTAL FUNDING FOR EACH AREA.—Not

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

3 available under this subsection to each American

4 Heritage Area.

5 (4) AGREEMENTS.—Any payment made under

6 this subsection shall be subject to an agreement that

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

8 for purposes contrary to the purposes of this title,

9 as determined by the Secretary, shall result in a

10 right of the United States to the greater of—

11 (A) reimbursement of all funds made avail12 able for such project; and

13 (B) the proportion of the increased value

14 of the project attributable to such funds, as de15 termined at the time of such conversion, use, or

16 disposal.

17 (d) LIMITATION ON AMOUNTS FOR TECHNICAL AS18 SISTANCE.—The amount of Federal funding made avail19 able under this section for technical assistance for an

20 American Heritage Area for a fiscal year may not exceed

21 $150,000.

22 SEC. 112. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITIES.

23 The authorities contained in this title shall expire on

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

25 date of the enactment of this title.
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1 SEC. 113. REPORT.

2 The Secretary shall submit to the Congress, every 5

3 years while the authorities contained in this title remain

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

5 the American Heritage Areas Partnership Program as a

6 whole.

7 SEC. 114. SAVINGS PROVISION.

8 Nothing in this title shall be construed to expand or

9 diminish any authorities contained in any law designating

10 an individual National Heritage Area or Corridor before

11 the date of the enactment of this title.

12 TITLE II—DESIGNATION OF

13 AMERICAN HERITAGE AREAS

14 SEC. 201. AMERICAN COAL HERITAGE AREA.

15 (a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The Congress finds

16 that—

17 (1) the rise of American industry in the late

18 19th and 20th centuries led to tremendous growth

19 in the Appalachian coal fields, creating an area of

20 national historic significance in terms of its con21 tributions to the industrial revolution, architecture,

22 culture, and diversity;

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

24 mined in southern West Virginia and in southwest25 ern Virginia produced some of the purest and most

26 sought-after coal in the Nation, and the region asso-
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1 ciated with this coal contains a rich cultural herit2 age;

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

4 this region created a diverse community of African

5 Americans from the south, recent immigrants from

6 southern and southeastern Europe, Americans from

7 northern mining areas, and native Appalachians;

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

9 protect physical remnants of the late 19th and early

10 20th century rise of American industry for the edu11 cation and benefit of present and future generations;

12 and

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

14 preservation and promotion of the vestiges of the

15 coal heritage of Appalachia that have outstanding

16 cultural, historic, and architectural value.

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

18 section are to preserve and interpret, for the educational

19 and inspirational benefit of present and future genera20 tions, certain lands and structures with unique and signifi21 cant historical and cultural values associated with the coal

22 mining heritage of southern West Virginia and southwest23 ern Virginia.

24 (c) DESIGNATION.—
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Upon publication by the

2 Secretary in the Federal Register of notice that a

3 compact meeting the requirements for a compact

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

5 Secretary under the procedures referred to in section

6 106(b), there is hereby designated the American

7 Coal Heritage Area (hereinafter in this section re8 ferred to as the ‘‘Heritage Area’’).

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

10 as a condition of approving a compact submitted

11 pursuant to this section regarding the Heritage

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

13 Commonwealth of Virginia sign the compact.

14 (d) BOUNDARIES.—The Heritage Area shall be com15 posed of the lands generally depicted on the map entitled

16 ‘‘Coal Industry National Heritage Area’’, numbered

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

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

19 of the Director of the National Park Service.

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

21 considered to be part of the American Heritage Areas

22 Partnership Program and shall be considered for all pur23 poses, including but not limited to the management plan

24 submission requirement of section 107(c)(1) and the pro25 visions of section 108, to have been designated an Amer-
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1 ican Heritage Area under section 105(d) on the date on

2 which the Heritage Area is designated under subsection

3 (c) of this section.

4 SEC. 202. AUGUSTA CANAL AMERICAN HERITAGE AREA.

5 (a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The Congress finds

6 that—

7 (1) the Augusta Canal National Historic Land8 mark in the State of Georgia, listed on the National

9 Register of Historic Places, is one of the last un10 spoiled and undeveloped areas in the State of Geor11 gia, has remained largely intact, and has excellent

12 water quality, beautiful rural landscapes,

13 architecturally significant mill structures and mill

14 villages, and large acreage in open space;

15 (2) the beautiful rural landscapes, scenic vistas

16 and excellent water quality of the Augusta Canal

17 contain significant undeveloped recreational opportu18 nities for people throughout the United States;

19 (3) the existing mill sites and other structures

20 throughout the Augusta Canal were instrumental in

21 the development of the cotton textile industry in the

22 south;

23 (4) several significant sites associated with Na24 tive Americans, the American Revolution, and Afri25 can-Americans are located within the area; and
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1 (5) the Augusta Canal Authority would be an

2 appropriate management entity for an American

3 Heritage Area established in the area of the Augusta

4 Canal.

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

6 section are to—

7 (1) designate the Augusta Canal as an Amer8 ican Heritage Area; and

9 (2) provide a management framework to assist

10 the State of Georgia, its units of local and regional

11 government, and citizens in the development and im12 plementation of integrated cultural, historical, and

13 recreational land resource management programs in

14 order to retain, enhance, and interpret significant

15 features of the lands, waters, historic structures, and

16 heritage of the Augusta Canal.

17 (c) DESIGNATION.—Upon publication in the Federal

18 Register of notice that a compact meeting the require19 ments for a compact under section 106(a)(2) has been ap20 proved by the Secretary under the procedures referred to

21 in section 106(b), there is hereby designated the Augusta

22 Canal American Heritage Area (hereinafter in this section

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

24 (d) BOUNDARIES.—The Heritage Area shall be com25 prised of the lands generally depicted on the map entitled
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1 ‘‘The Augusta Canal’’, numbered AUCA–80,000, and

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

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

4 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. 203. CANE RIVER AMERICAN HERITAGE AREA.

15 (a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The Congress finds

16 that—

17 (1) the settlement in the Natchitoches area

18 along Cane River, established in 1714, is the oldest

19 settlement in the Louisiana Purchase Territory;

20 (2) the Cane River area is the locale of the de21 velopment of Creole culture, from the French-Span22 ish interactions of the early 18th century to the liv23 ing communities of today;

24 (3) the Cane River, historically a segment of

25 the Red River, provided the focal point for early set-
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1 tlement in the area, serving as a transportation

2 route upon which commerce and communication

3 reached all parts of the colony;

4 (4) although a number of Creole structures,

5 sites, and landscapes exist in Louisiana and else6 where, most, unlike the Cane River area, are isolated

7 examples and lack original outbuilding complexes or

8 integrity;

9 (5) the Cane River area includes a great variety

10 of historical features, with original elements, in both

11 rural and urban settings and a cultural landscape

12 that represents various aspects of Creole culture,

13 providing the base for a holistic approach to under14 standing the broad continuum of history within the

15 region;

16 (6) the Cane River region includes the

17 Natchitoches National Historic Landmark District,

18 composed of approximately 300 publicly and pri19 vately owned properties, 4 other national historic

20 landmarks, and other structures and sites that may

21 meet criteria for landmark significance following fur22 ther study;

23 (7) historic preservation within the Cane River

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1 ganizations that have strived to protect their herit2 age and educate others about their rich history; and

3 (8) because of the complexity and magnitude of

4 preservation needs in the Cane River area, and the

5 vital need for a culturally sensitive approach, a part6 nership approach is desirable for addressing the

7 many preservation and educational needs of the

8 area.

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

10 section are—

11 (1) to recognize the importance of the Cane

12 River Creole culture as a significant element of the

13 cultural heritage of the United States; and

14 (2) to establish a Cane River American Herit15 age Area to be undertaken in partnership with the

16 State of Louisiana, the city of Natchitoches, local

17 communities and settlements of the Cane River area,

18 preservation organizations, and private landowners,

19 with full recognition that programs must fully in20 volve the local communities and landowners.

21 (c) DESIGNATION.—In furtherance of the need to rec22 ognize the value and importance of the Cane River region,

23 upon publication by the Secretary in the Federal Register

24 of notice that a compact meeting the requirements for a

25 compact under section 106(a)(2) has been approved by the
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1 Secretary under the procedures referred to in section

2 106(b), there is hereby designated the Cane River Amer3 ican Heritage Area (hereinafter in this section referred to

4 as the ‘‘Heritage Area’’).

5 (d) BOUNDARIES.—

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Heritage Area shall be

7 composed of the lands encompassing—

8 (A) an acre approximately 1 mile on both

9 sides of the Cane River, as depicted on the map

10 numbered ‘‘CARI–80,000’’, and dated January

11 1994;

12 (B) the Natchitoches National Historical

13 Landmark District;

14 (C) the Los Adaes State Commemorative

15 Area;

16 (D) the Fort Jesup State Commemorative

17 Area;

18 (E) the Fort St. Jean Baptiste State Com19 memorative Area; and

20 (F) the Kate Chopin House.

21 (2) MAP.—The Secretary shall prepare a map

22 of the Cane River American Heritage Area, which

23 shall be on file and available for public inspection in

24 the office of the Director of the National Park

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

2 considered to be part of the American Heritage Areas

3 Partnership Program and shall be considered for all pur4 poses, including but not limited to the management plan

5 submission requirement of section 107(c)(1) and the pro6 visions of section 108, to have been designated an Amer7 ican Heritage Area under section 105(d) on the date on

8 which the Heritage Area is designated under subsection

9 (c) of this section.

10 (f) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—Upon petition, the Sec11 retary is authorized to recognize a coalition consisting of

12 the following persons as the management entity, for pur13 poses of title I, for the Cane River American Heritage

14 Area:

15 (1) 1 member submitted by the mayor of

16 Natchitoches.

17 (2) 1 member submitted by the Association for

18 the Preservation of Historic Natchitoches.

19 (3) 1 member submitted by the Natchitoches

20 Historic Foundation, Inc.

21 (4) 2 members, with experience in and knowl22 edge of tourism in the area of the Cane River Amer23 ican Heritage Area, submitted by local business and

24 tourism organizations.
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1 (5) 1 member submitted by the Governor of the

2 State of Louisiana.

3 (6) 1 member submitted by the Police Jury of

4 Natchitoches Parish in Louisiana.

5 (7) 1 member submitted by the Concerned Citi6 zens of Cloutierville.

7 (8) 1 member submitted by the St. Augustine

8 Historical Society.

9 (9) 1 member submitted by the Black Heritage

10 Committee.

11 (10) 1 member submitted by the Los Adaes/

12 Robeline Community.

13 (11) 1 member submitted by the Natchitoches

14 Historic District Commission.

15 (12) 1 member submitted by the Cane River

16 Waterway Commission.

17 (13) 2 members who are landowners in and

18 residents of the Cane River American Heritage

19 Area.

20 (14) 1 member, with experience and knowledge

21 of historic preservation, submitted by Museum Con22 tents, Inc.

23 (15) 1 member, with experience and knowledge

24 of historic preservation, submitted by the President

25 of Northwestern State University of Louisiana.
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1 (16) 1 member, with experience in and knowl2 edge of environmental, recreational, and conserva3 tion matters affecting the Cane River American Her4 itage Area, submitted by the Natchitoches Sports5 mans Association and other local recreational and

6 environmental organizations.

7 (17) The superintendent of the Jean Lafitte

8 National Historic Park and Preserve, or a designee.

9 SEC. 204. ESSEX AMERICAN HERITAGE AREA.

10 (a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The Congress finds

11 that—

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

13 a series of historic events that influenced the course

14 of the early settlement of the United States, its

15 emergence as a maritime power, and its subsequent

16 industrial development;

17 (2) the North Shore of Essex County and

18 Merrimack River valley contain examples of signifi19 cant early American architecture and significant

20 Federal-period architecture, many sites and build21 ings associated with the establishment of the mari22 time trade in the United States, the site of the

23 witchcraft trials of 1692, the birthplace of successful

24 iron manufacture, and the establishment of the tex25 tile and leather industries in and around the cities
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1 of Peabody, Beverly, Lynn, Lawrence, and Haver2 hill;

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

4 as one of the earliest landing sites of the English

5 colonists, the first major world harbor for the Unit6 ed States, and an early thriving hub of American

7 industries;

8 (4) the Saugus Iron Works National Historic

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

10 works in Colonial America, and the technology em11 ployed at the Iron Works was dispersed throughout

12 the Colonies and was critical to the development of

13 industry and technology in America;

14 (5) the Salem Maritime National Historic Site

15 contains nationally significant resources that explain

16 the manner in which the Nation was settled, its evo17 lution into a maritime power, and its development as

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

19 Salem Maritime and Saugus Iron Works National

20 Historic Sites would be greatly enhanced through

21 the interpretation of significant theme-related re22 sources in Salem and Saugus and throughout Essex

23 County;

24 (6) partnerships between the private and public

25 sectors have been created and additional partner-
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1 ships will be encouraged to preserve the rich cultural

2 heritage of the region, which will stimulate cultural

3 awareness and preservation and economic develop4 ment through tourism; and

5 (7) the resident and business communities of

6 the region have formed the Essex Heritage Ad Hoc

7 Commission for the preservation, interpretation, pro8 motion, and development of the historic, cultural,

9 and natural resources of the area and are investing

10 significant private funds and energy to develop a

11 plan to preserve the nationally significant resources

12 of Essex County.

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

14 (1) to designate the Essex American Heritage

15 Area in order to recognize, preserve, promote, inter16 pret, and make available for the benefit of the public

17 the historic, cultural, and natural resources of the

18 North Shore and lower Merrimack River valley in

19 Essex County, Massachusetts, which encompass the

20 3 primary themes of the Salem Maritime National

21 Historic site and Saugus Iron Works National His22 toric site (the histories of early settlement and in23 dustry, maritime trade, and textile and leather man24 ufacturing); and
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1 (2) to provide a management framework to as2 sist the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and its

3 units of local government in the development and

4 implementation of an integrated cultural, historical,

5 and land resource management program in order to

6 retain, enhance, and interpret the significant values

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

8 district.

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 Essex

15 American Heritage Area (hereinafter in this section re16 ferred to as the ‘‘Heritage Area’’), within the county of

17 Essex in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

18 (d) BOUNDARIES.—The Heritage Area shall be com19 prised of the lands generally depicted on the map num20 bered NAR–51–80,000 and dated August 1994. The map

21 shall be on file and available for public inspection in the

22 office of the Director of the National Park Service.

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

24 considered to be part of the American Heritage Areas

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1 poses, including but not limited to the management plan

2 submission requirement of section 107(c)(1) and the pro3 visions of section 108, to have been designated an Amer4 ican Heritage Area under section 105(d) on the date on

5 which the Heritage Area is designated under subsection

6 (c) of this section.

7 SEC. 205. HUDSON RIVER VALLEY AMERICAN HERITAGE

8 AREA.

9 (a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The Congress finds

10 that—

11 (1) the Hudson River Valley between Yonkers,

12 New York, and Troy, New York, possesses impor13 tant historical, cultural, and natural resources, rep14 resenting themes of settlement and migration, trans15 portation, and commerce;

16 (2) the Hudson River Valley played an impor17 tant role in the military history of the American

18 Revolution;

19 (3) the Hudson River Valley gave birth to im20 portant movements in American art and architecture

21 through the works of Andrew Jackson Downing, Al22 exander Jackson Davis, Thomas Cole, and their as23 sociates, and played a central role in the recognition

24 of the esthetic values of landscape and the develop25 ment of an American esthetic ideal;
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1 (4) the Hudson River Valley played an impor2 tant role in the development of the iron, textile, and

3 collar and cuff industries in the 19th century, exem4 plified in surviving structures such as the Harmony

5 Mills complex at Cohoes, and in the development of

6 early men’s and women’s labor and cooperative orga7 nizations, and is home of the first women’s labor

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

9 secondary school in the United States;

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

11 towns and its rural landscapes—

12 (A) displays exceptional surviving physical

13 resources illustrating these themes and the so14 cial, industrial, and cultural history of the 19th

15 and early 20th centuries; and

16 (B) includes numerous national historic

17 sites and landmarks;

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

19 traditions associated with Dutch and Huguenot set20 tlements dating to the 17th and 18th centuries, was

21 the locus of characteristic American stories such as

22 ‘‘Rip Van Winkle’’ and the ‘‘Legend of Sleepy Hol23 low’’, and retains physical, social, and cultural evi24 dence of these traditions and the traditions of other

25 more recent ethnic and social groups;
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1 (7) the State of New York has established a

2 structure, in the Hudson River Greenway Commu3 nities Council and the Greenway Conservancy, for

4 the Hudson River Valley communities to join to5 gether to preserve, conserve, and manage these re6 sources and to link them through trails and other

7 means; and

8 (8) the Heritage Area Committee jointly estab9 lished by the Hudson River Valley Greenway Com10 munities Council and the Greenway Conservancy

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

12 Hudson River Greenway Act of 1991) is expected to

13 be the management entity for an American Heritage

14 Area established in the Hudson River Valley.

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

16 section are—

17 (1) to recognize the importance of the history

18 and resources of the Hudson River Valley to the

19 Nation;

20 (2) to assist the State of New York and the

21 communities of the Hudson River Valley in preserv22 ing and interpreting these resources for the benefit

23 of the Nation;

24 (3) to maintain agricultural viability and pro25 ductivity in the region; and
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1 (4) to authorize Federal financial and technical

2 assistance to serve these purposes.

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 Hudson

9 River Valley American Heritage Area (hereinafter in this

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

11 (d) BOUNDARIES.—The Heritage Area shall be com12 prised of the lands generally depicted on the map entitled

13 ‘‘Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area’’, numbered

14 P50–8002, and dated August 1994. The map shall be on

15 file and available for public inspection in the office of the

16 Director of the National Park Service.

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. 206. 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. 207. 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. 208. 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. 209. VANCOUVER AMERICAN HERITAGE AREA.

7 (a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The Congress finds

8 that—

9 (1) the lower Columbia River basin and Van10 couver, Washington, have been the focal point of a

11 number of important periods, themes, and events in

12 American history and prehistory, including native

13 settlements, westward expansion of the British colo14 nies and the United States from 1763 to 1898, po15 litical and military affairs from 1865 to 1939, and

16 military affairs from 1914 to 1941;

17 (2) the Columbia River is the central feature

18 around which the history of the proposed Vancouver

19 National Heritage Area and the entire Pacific

20 Northwest revolves;

21 (3) the proposed Vancouver National Heritage

22 Area is located on the shores of the Columbia River,

23 78 miles from the Pacific Ocean, and the Columbia

24 River has been an artery for communication and

25 trade since prehistoric times;
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1 (4) Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, a

2 unit of the National Park System, was founded in

3 1825 by the Hudson Bay Company and its develop4 ment from 1825 to 1860 was seminal to Euro-Amer5 ican settlement of the Northwest;

6 (5) the Vancouver barracks served as the prin7 cipal administrative outpost of the United States

8 Army in the Pacific Northwest from 1849 until

9 World War I, served as a command post during the

10 Native American Wars of the mid- to late-19th cen11 tury, and provided major facilities for support of

12 United States military ventures throughout the Pa13 cific during the Spanish American War and the 2

14 World Wars;

15 (6) Pearson Airfield was the site of significant

16 events in the history of aviation in the Pacific

17 Northwest, was particularly prominent during the

18 interwar period between 1923 and 1941, and today

19 continues to be an important home to historic air20 craft and historic aviation;

21 (7) the proposed Vancouver American Heritage

22 Area contains a number of discovered and unre23 covered archaeological sites significant to the history

24 of North America and the growth of the United

25 States;
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1 (8) the proposed Vancouver American Heritage

2 Area is located close to major metropolitan areas, in3 cluding Portland, Tacoma, and Seattle, and is imme4 diately adjacent to Interstate 5, the major north5 south interstate of the Pacific Northwest; and

6 (9) many Federal, State, and local government

7 entities, as well as numerous private organizations

8 and individuals—

9 (A) have expressed a desire to join forces

10 and work together in a cooperative spirit in

11 order to preserve, interpret, and enhance the

12 cultural, recreational, and educational potential

13 of the proposed American Heritage Area;

14 (B) have already demonstrated their ability

15 to effectively cooperate in the course of prepar16 ing the ‘‘Vancouver National Historical Reserve

17 Feasibility Study and Environmental Assess18 ment’’, as required by Public Law 101–523

19 (104 Stat. 2297); and

20 (C) are capable of forming the continued

21 cooperative alliances needed to enter into a

22 compact, identify a management entity, and es23 tablish an appropriate management plan for the

24 proposed Vancouver American Heritage Area.
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1 (b) STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.—The purposes of this

2 section are—

3 (1) to preserve, enhance, and interpret the sig4 nificant aspects of the lands, water, structures, and

5 history of the proposed Vancouver American Herit6 age Area; and

7 (2) to provide a partnership that will develop

8 and implement an integrated cultural, historical, rec9 reational, and educational land resource manage10 ment program in order to achieve these purposes.

11 (c) DESIGNATION.—Upon publication by the Sec12 retary in the Federal Register of notice that a compact

13 regarding the Heritage Area and meeting the require14 ments for a compact under section 106(a)(2) has been ap15 proved by the Secretary under the procedures referred to

16 in section 106(b), there is hereby designated the Van17 couver American Heritage Area (hereinafter in this section

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

19 (d) BOUNDARIES.—The Heritage Area shall be com20 posed of the lands generally depicted on the map entitled

21 ‘‘Vancouver American Heritage Area’’, numbered VAAM22 80,001, and dated August 1994. The map shall be on file

23 and available for public inspection in the office of the Di24 rector of the National Park Service.
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1 (e) ADMINISTRATION.—The Heritage Area shall be

2 considered to be part of the American Heritage Areas

3 Partnership Program and shall be considered for all pur4 poses, including but not limited to the management plan

5 submission requirement of section 107(c)(1) and the pro6 visions of section 108, to have been designated an Amer7 ican Heritage Area under section 105(d) on the date on

8 which the Heritage Area is designated under subsection

9 (c) of this section, except that the responsibilities of the

10 management entity for the Heritage Area shall not extend

11 to those lands under the control of the Department of the

12 Interior or the Department of the Army. The management

13 entity may enter into cooperative agreements and partner14 ships with these and other entities as appropriate to fur15 ther the purposes of this Act.

16 (f) PEARSON AIRPARK.—

17 (1) TRANSITION.—(A) General aviation shall

18 cease at Pearson Airpark not later than April 3,

19 2022, unless a continuation of general aviation is ex20 pressly authorized by an Act of Congress.

21 (B) Not later than January 30, 2010, the man22 agement entity for the Heritage Area shall submit to

23 the Secretary a plan regarding general aviation at

24 Pearson Airpark that is consistent with this section.
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1 (C) Not later than June 30, 2010, the Sec2 retary shall—

3 (i) approve such a plan and transmit the

4 plan to the Congress; or

5 (ii) notify the Congress that no acceptable

6 plan has been submitted under subparagraph

7 (B).

8 (D) If the management entity fails to submit a

9 plan acceptable to the Secretary under subparagraph

10 (B) before June 30, 2010—

11 (i) the Secretary may not provide further

12 assistance to the Heritage Area under this Act;

13 and

14 (ii) the Secretary shall prepare such a plan

15 for submittal to the Congress not later than

16 June 30, 2011.

17 (2) HISTORIC AIRCRAFT DEFINED.—For pur18 poses of this section, the term ‘‘historic aircraft’’

19 means any aircraft representing aviation in World

20 War II or earlier.

21 (3) VIABILITY AND MITIGATION PLAN.—Any

22 management plan submitted to the Secretary pursu23 ant to section 107(c)(1) and subsection (e) of this

24 section regarding the Heritage Area shall include a
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1 Pearson Airpark Viability and Mitigation Plan that

2 accomplishes the following:

3 (A) Identifies incentives and proposes reg4 ulations to facilitate a transition from the use

5 of Pearson Airpark from predominantly general

6 aviation to use for historic aircraft.

7 (B) Establishes a program to mitigate any

8 conflicts related to the operation of Pearson

9 Airpark and to other activities within the Herit10 age Area. The program shall, in coordination

11 with the Federal Aviation Administration and

12 other agencies as appropriate, address, but not

13 be limited to, considerations of noise, safety,

14 visual intrusion, and the location of new facili15 ties. Mitigation measures shall include limita16 tions on the number of air-worthy aircraft that

17 may be based at the Airpark.

18 (4) PEARSON AIRPARK MUSEUM PLAN.—The

19 management plan submitted pursuant to section

20 107(c)(1) and subsection (e) of this section regard21 ing the Heritage Area shall include a Pearson Air22 park Museum Plan, which shall include budgetary

23 strategies by which proceeds from general aviation

24 and other sources will fund the Pearson Airpark

25 Museum and other aviation curation activities.
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1 (5) MITIGATION MEASURES AND CONDITIONS

2 REGARDING GENERAL AVIATION.—The management

3 plan submitted pursuant to section 107(c)(1) and

4 subsection (e) of this section regarding the Heritage

5 Area shall permit general aviation at Pearson Air6 park to continue until April 3, 2022, subject to the

7 following conditions:

8 (A) Pearson Airpark and Pearson Airpark

9 Museum shall be operated by the city of Van10 couver or its designated entity. Beginning on

11 June 30, 2002, the Secretary shall require pay12 ment at fair market value for any National

13 Park Service lands leased within the boundaries

14 of the Heritage Area, except as otherwise pro15 vided in this subparagraph. The Secretary may

16 enter into agreements that provide that specific

17 additional work performed or expenses paid by

18 the city of Vancouver, which the city is not oth19 erwise obligated to perform or pay under this or

20 any other provision of law, may be used, fairly

21 valued, to reduce or offset the amount of the

22 obligation of the city to pay rent pursuant to

23 this subsection.

24 (B) Not later than June 30, 2003, the city

25 of Vancouver shall remove from National Park
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1 Service property in the Heritage Area all

2 nonhistoric aviation-related buildings and de3 vices, including T-hangers and associated

4 taxiways, except buildings and devices necessary

5 for navigation and safety.

6 (C) The city of Vancouver shall not be

7 compensated for historic buildings remaining on

8 National Park Service property, but shall con9 tinue to bear liability and responsibility for con10 tinued use and maintenance of these structures.

11 (D) No structural improvements or struc12 tural additions to any structure or facility of

13 the Pearson Airpark Museum located on prop14 erty of the National Park Service may be made

15 without the approval of the Secretary.

16 (E) Helicopters shall not use Pearson Air17 park except in cases of emergency, disaster, or

18 national security needs.

19 SEC. 210. WHEELING AMERICAN HERITAGE AREA.

20 (a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The Congress finds

21 that—

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

23 possess important historical, cultural, and natural

24 resources, representing major heritage themes of
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1 transportation, commerce, industry, and Victorian

2 culture in the United States;

3 (2) the city of Wheeling played an important

4 part in the settlement of the Nation by serving as

5 the western terminus of the National Road in the

6 early 1800’s, by serving as the Crossroads of Amer7 ica throughout the 19th century, by serving as one

8 of the few major inland ports in the United States

9 in the 19th century, and by hosting the establish10 ment of the Restored State of Virginia, and later the

11 State of West Virginia during the Civil War years;

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

13 the new State of West Virginia, during the develop14 ment and maintenance of many industries crucial to

15 the expansion of the Nation, including iron, steel,

16 and textile manufacturing, boat building, glass man17 ufacturing, and stogie and chewing tobacco manu18 facturing, many of which are industries that

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

20 economy;

21 (4) the city of Wheeling has retained its na22 tional heritage themes with the designations of the

23 old custom house, now Independence Hall, as a Na24 tional Historic Landmark, with the designation of

25 the historic suspension bridge as a National Historic
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1 Landmark, with 5 historic districts, and with many

2 individual properties in the Wheeling area listed on

3 or eligible for nomination to the National Register of

4 Historic Places; and

5 (5) the heritage themes and number and diver6 sity of the remaining resources of Wheeling should

7 be appropriately retained, enhanced, and interpreted

8 for the education, benefit, and inspiration of the

9 people of the United States.

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

11 section are—

12 (1) to recognize the special importance of the

13 history and development of the Wheeling, West Vir14 ginia, area in the cultural heritage of the Nation;

15 (2) to provide a framework to assist the city of

16 Wheeling and other public and private entities and

17 individuals in the appropriate preservation, enhance18 ment, and interpretation of resources in the Wheel19 ing area that are emblematic of the contributions of

20 Wheeling to the cultural heritage of the Nation; and

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

22 capital contributions for planning and infrastructure

23 investments to create the Wheeling American Herit24 age Area, in partnership with the State of West Vir25 ginia, the city of Wheeling, West Virginia, and their
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1 designees, and to provide for an economically self2 sustaining American Heritage Area that will not be

3 dependent on Federal assistance beyond the initial

4 years necessary to establish the American Heritage

5 Area.

6 (c) DESIGNATION.—Upon publication by the Sec7 retary in the Federal Register of notice that a compact

8 regarding the Heritage Area and meeting the require9 ments for a compact under section 106(a)(2) has been ap10 proved by the Secretary under the procedures referred to

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

12 American Heritage Area (hereinafter in this Act referred

13 to as the ‘‘Heritage Area’’) in the State of West Virginia.

14 (d) BOUNDARIES.—The Heritage Area shall be com15 posed of the lands generally depicted on the map entitled

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

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

18 1994. The map 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) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

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

7 appropriated to carry out this section not more

8 than—

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

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

11 and

12 (C) $500,000 for technical assistance.

13 (2) LIMITATIONS.—(A) Funds made available

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

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

16 regarding a project shall not exceed 50 percent of

17 the total costs of the capital project or project, re18 spectively.

19 (B) Funds made available under this section or

20 any other Federal law for the Heritage Area or the

21 Wheeling National Heritage Area (including the

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

23 aggregate.
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1 (3) NOT ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDS UNDER TITLE

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

3 purposes of the Heritage Area.

4 TITLE III—STUDIES REGARDING

5 POTENTIAL AMERICAN HER6 ITAGE AREAS

7 SEC. 301. OHIO RIVER CORRIDOR.

8 (a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The Congress finds

9 that—

10 (1) the amenities and resources of the Ohio

11 River, which flows through 6 States from its head12 waters in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to its

13 confluence with the Mississippi River and comprises

14 a chain of commercial, industrial, historical, archae15 ological, natural, recreational, scenic, wildlife, urban,

16 rural, cultural, and economic areas, are of major sig17 nificance and importance to the Nation;

18 (2) the national interest is served by—

19 (A) preserving, protecting, and improving

20 such amenities and resources for the benefit of

21 the people of the United States; and

22 (B) improving the coordination between all

23 levels of government in the Ohio River Corridor;

24 (3) the preservation, protection, and improve25 ment of such amenities and resources are failing to
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1 be fully realized despite efforts by the States

2 through which the Ohio flows, political subdivisions

3 of such States, and volunteer associations and pri4 vate businesses in such States;

5 (4) existing Federal agency programs are offer6 ing insufficient coordination to State and local plan7 ning and regulatory authorities to provide for re8 source management and economic development in a

9 manner that is consistent with the protection and

10 public use of the amenities and resources of the Cor11 ridor; and

12 (5) the Federal Government should assist in the

13 coordination, preservation, and interpretation activi14 ties of public and private entities with respect to the

15 significant amenities and resources associated with

16 the Ohio River.

17 (b) STUDY OF OHIO RIVER CORRIDOR.—

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

19 the date on which funds are made available to carry

20 out this section, the Secretary shall complete a study

21 on the suitability and feasibility of designating the

22 Ohio River corridor, from its headwaters in the

23 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to its confluence

24 with the Mississippi River, as an American Heritage

25 Area.
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1 (2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—On completion of

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

3 shall submit a report describing the results of the

4 study to the Committee on Natural Resources of the

5 House of Representatives and the Committee on En6 ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate.

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

8 (a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The Congress finds

9 that—

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

11 the discovery route of Marquette and Joliet;

12 (2) as the connecting route between the Great

13 Lakes and the Mississippi River, the waterway was

14 critical to the opening of the Northwest Territory

15 and served as a major artery in bringing commerce

16 to the interior of the United States and providing a

17 vital communication link for early explorers, mission18 aries, and fur traders;

19 (3) within the Fox and Lower Wisconsin River

20 corridors are an abundance of historic and archae21 ological sites and structures representing early Na22 tive Americans, European exploration, and 19th-cen23 tury transportation and settlement; and

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

25 the heavily developed portions of the Fox River to
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1 the pristine expanses of the Lower Wisconsin River,

2 should be studied to determine the suitability and

3 feasibility of the waterway for designation as an

4 American Heritage Area.

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

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

7 the date on which funds are made available to carry

8 out this section, the Secretary shall complete a study

9 on the suitability and feasibility of designating the

10 Fox and Lower Wisconsin River corridors in the

11 State of Wisconsin as an American Heritage Area.

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

13 the study referred to in 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. 303. SOUTH CAROLINA CORRIDOR.

19 (a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The Congress finds

20 that—

21 (1) the counties of Oconee, Pickens, Anderson,

22 Abbeville, Greenwood, McCormick, Edgefield, Aiken,

23 Barnwell, Orangeburg, Bamberg, Dorchester,

24 Colleton, and Charleston, in the State of South

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1 length, which possesses a wide diversity of signifi2 cant rare plants, animals, and ecosystems, agricul3 tural and timber lands, shellfish harvesting areas,

4 historic sites and structures, and cultural and

5 multicultural landscapes related to the past and cur6 rent commerce, transportation, maritime, textile, ag7 ricultural, mining, cattle, pottery, and national de8 fense industries of the region, which provide signifi9 cant ecological, natural, tourism, recreational, timber

10 management, educational, and economic benefits;

11 (2) there is a national interest in protecting,

12 conserving, restoring, promoting, and interpreting

13 the benefits of the region for the residents of, and

14 visitors to, the corridor area;

15 (3) a primary responsibility for conserving, pre16 serving, protecting, and promoting the benefits of

17 the region resides with the State of South Carolina

18 and the various local units of government having ju19 risdiction over the corridor area; and

20 (4) in view of the longstanding Federal practice

21 of assisting the States in creating, protecting, con22 serving, preserving, and interpreting areas of signifi23 cant natural and cultural importance, and in view of

24 the national significance of the corridor, the Federal

25 Government has an interest in assisting the State of
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1 South Carolina, its units of local government, and

2 the private sector in fulfilling their responsibilities.

3 (b) STUDY OF SOUTH CAROLINA CORRIDOR.—Not

4 later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this

5 Act, the Secretary, acting through the National Park

6 Service, shall cooperate with the South Carolina Depart7 ment of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism in preparing a

8 study on the suitability and feasibility of designating the

9 corridor formed by the counties of Oconee, Pickens, An10 derson, Abbeville, Greenwood, McCormick, Edgefield,

11 Aiken, Barnwell, Orangeburg, Bamberg, Dorchester,

12 Colleton, and Charleston, in the State of South Carolina,

13 as an American Heritage Area.

14 SEC. 304. NORTHERN FRONTIER.

15 (a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The Congress finds

16 that—

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

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

19 Country of the Six Nations (Iroquois Confederacy),

20 known during the American Revolutionary War pe21 riod as the ‘‘Northern Frontier’’, offers excellent op22 portunities to study a little known or understood as23 pect of the American Revolution—the frontier expe24 rience;
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1 (2) the Northern Frontier territory was ex2 tremely valuable to both sides of the American Revo3 lutionary War and was contested because of its geo4 political, military, agricultural, transportation, and

5 commercial attributes;

6 (3) because a complex social, economic, and po7 litical society was emerging on the Northern Fron8 tier, the Continental Congress established the North9 ern Indian Department to conduct affairs there, and

10 the English made the area, and its Indian popu11 lation, the centerpiece of the English strategy to

12 split the colonies;

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

14 Frontier, privation and hardship were inflicted upon

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

16 and racial groups willingly and unwillingly thrust

17 into the struggle for independence, leaving many

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

19 of the hostilities;

20 (5) the tensions on the Northern Frontier

21 reached such a pitch that hostilities erupted, pitting

22 neighbors, families, tribes, and clans against each

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

24 battle;
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1 (6) new interpretations and interdisciplinary

2 studies of this human drama are not only necessary,

3 but timely because of the abundant supply of assets

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

5 folklore, and collections, many safely preserved and

6 many at risk; and

7 (7) if these Northern Frontier assets can be

8 thematically related and portrayed for the education

9 and enjoyment of Americans and foreign visitors, an

10 important and often overlooked chapter in the herit11 age of the Nation will be displayed for the benefit

12 and edification of all peoples.

13 (b) STUDY.—

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

15 the date on which funds are made available to carry

16 out this section, the Secretary shall complete a study

17 on the suitability and feasibility of designating

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

19 New York, and the Country of the Six Nations (Iro20 quois Confederacy) as an American Heritage Area.

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

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

23 shall submit a report describing the results of the

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1 House of Representatives and the Committee on En2 ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate.

3 TITLE IV—BLACKSTONE RIVER

4 VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE

5 CORRIDOR AMENDMENTS

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

7 PLAN.

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

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

10 Heritage Corridor in Massachusetts and Rhode Island’’,

11 approved November 10, 1986 (Public Law 99–647; 100

12 Stat. 3625), is amended by striking the first sentence and

13 inserting the following new sentence: ‘‘The boundaries

14 shall include the lands and waters generally depicted on

15 the map entitled ‘Blackstone River Valley National Herit16 age Corridor Boundary Map’, numbered BRV–80–80,011,

17 and dated May 2, 1993.’’.

18 (b) COMMISSION MEMBERSHIP.—(1) Section 3 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. 3625), is amended—

23 (A) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol24 lows:
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1 ‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.—(1) The Commission shall be

2 composed of 19 members, appointed as follows:

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

4 or a designee, ex officio;

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

6 after consideration of recommendations from the

7 Governor of Rhode Island;

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

9 after consideration of recommendations from the

10 Governor of Massachusetts;

11 ‘‘(D) 4 individuals appointed by the Secretary

12 to represent the interests of local government in the

13 State of Rhode Island; and

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

15 to represent the interests of local government in the

16 State of Massachusetts.

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

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

19 and

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

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

22 may continue to serve until a successor has been ap23 pointed’’.
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1 (2) Paragraph (1) shall take effect upon the expira2 tion of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the en3 actment of this Act.

4 (c) REVISION OF PLAN.—Section 6 of the Act enti5 tled ‘‘An Act to establish the Blackstone River Valley Na6 tional Heritage Corridor in Massachusetts and Rhode Is7 land’’, approved November 10, 1986 (Public Law 99–647;

8 100 Stat. 3625), is amended by adding at the end the

9 following new subsection:

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

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

12 Commission shall revise the Cultural Heritage and Land

13 Management Plan submitted under subsection (a) and

14 shall submit the revised plan to the Secretary and the Gov15 ernors of Massachusetts and Rhode Island for approval

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

17 revision shall address any change in the boundaries of the

18 Corridor that occurs after the submission of the plan re19 quired by subsection (a) and shall include a natural re20 source inventory of areas or features that should be pro21 tected, restored, or managed because of the natural and

22 cultural significance of the areas or features.

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

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

25 and revised under paragraph (1) of this subsection, unless
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1 the Secretary approves such changes. The Secretary shall

2 approve or disapprove any proposed change in the plan,

3 except minor revisions, in accordance with subsection

4 (b).’’.

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

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

7 Valley National Heritage Corridor in Massachusetts and

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

9 99–647; 100 Stat. 3630), is amended to read as follows:

10 ‘‘TERMINATION OF COMMISSION

11 ‘‘SEC. 7. The Commission shall terminate on Decem12 ber 31, 2003.’’.

13 SEC. 402. IMPLEMENTATION OF PLAN.

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

15 the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor

16 in Massachusetts and Rhode Island’’, approved November

17 10, 1986 (Public Law 99–647; 100 Stat. 3630), is amend18 ed to read as follows:

19 ‘‘(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—(1) To assist in the imple20 mentation of the Cultural Heritage and Land Manage21 ment Plan, submitted and revised under section 6, in a

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

23 assist in the preservation and restoration of structures on

24 or eligible for inclusion on the National Register of His25 toric Places, the Secretary is authorized to provide funds

26 for projects in the Corridor that exhibit national signifi-
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1 cance or provide a wide spectrum of historic, recreational,

2 environmental, educational, or interpretive opportunities,

3 without regard to whether the projects are in public or

4 private ownership. Applications for funds under this sec5 tion shall be made to the Secretary through the Commis6 sion. Each such application shall include the recommenda7 tion of the Commission and its findings regarding the

8 manner in which the project proposed to be funded will

9 further the purposes of this Act.

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

11 under this section unless it submits to the Secretary an

12 application that includes—

13 ‘‘(A) a 10-year development plan including the

14 resource protection needs and projects critical to

15 maintaining or interpreting the distinctive character

16 of the Corridor; and

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

18 have been identified and of the participating parties,

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

20 agreements necessary to carry out the development

21 plan.

22 ‘‘(3) Funds made available pursuant to this sub23 section for any project shall not exceed 50 percent of the

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

2 the Secretary shall give priority to projects that attract

3 greater non-Federal than Federal funding.

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

5 purposes of conservation or restoration of real property

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

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

8 easement to the Department of Environmental Man9 agement or to the Historic Preservation Commis10 sion, as appropriate, of the State in which the real

11 property or structure is located; or

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

13 the real property or structure for purposes contrary

14 to the purposes of this Act, the recipient of the pay15 ment, or the successors or assigns of the recipient,

16 shall pay to the United States the greater of—

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

18 available for conservation or restoration of the

19 real property or structure, reduced pro rata

20 over the useful life of the improvements funded;

21 and

22 ‘‘(ii) the increased value attributable to

23 such funds, as determined at the time of the

24 conversion, use, or disposal.
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1 ‘‘(6) The determination that, for purposes of para2 graph (5)(B), a conversion, use, or disposal has been car3 ried out contrary to the purposes of this Act shall be solely

4 within the discretion of the Secretary.’’.

5 SEC. 403. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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

7 the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor

8 in Massachusetts and Rhode Island’’, approved November

9 10, 1986 (Public Law 99–647; 100 Stat. 3630), is

10 amended—

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

12 and inserting ‘‘$500,000’’; and

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

14 follows:

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

16 be appropriated to carry out section 8 for fiscal years be17 ginning after September 30, 1994, not more than

18 $5,000,000 in the aggregate, to remain available until

19 expended.’’.

20 TITLE V—BRAMWELL NATIONAL

21 HISTORIC DISTRICT

22 SEC. 501. BRAMWELL NATIONAL HISTORIC DISTRICT.

23 (a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The Congress finds

24 that—
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1 (1) the coal mining heritage of southern West

2 Virginia is of historical and cultural significance;

3 (2) the town of Bramwell, West Virginia, pos4 sesses remarkable and outstanding historical, cul5 tural, and architectural values relating to the coal

6 mining heritage of southern West Virginia; and

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

8 unique character of the town of Bramwell, West Vir9 ginia, and to enhance the historical, cultural, and ar10 chitectural values associated with its coal mining

11 heritage.

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

13 section is to encourage the preservation, restoration, and

14 interpretation of the historical, cultural, and architectural

15 values of the town of Bramwell, West Virginia.

16 (c) DESIGNATION.—In order to preserve, protect, re17 store, and interpret the unique historical, cultural, and ar18 chitectural values of Bramwell, West Virginia, there is

19 hereby designated the Bramwell National Historic District

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

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

22 and interest therein within the corporate limits of the town

23 of Bramwell, West Virginia.

24 (d) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized

2 to enter into cooperative agreements with the State

3 of West Virginia, or any political subdivision thereof,

4 to further the purposes of the Historic District.

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

6 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for

7 the purposes of this subsection shall be expended in

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

9 contributed by non-Federal sources. With the ap10 proval of the Secretary, any donation of land, serv11 ices, or goods from a non-Federal source, fairly val12 ued, may be considered as a contribution of dollars

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

14 subsection.

15 (3) AGREEMENTS REGARDING PAYMENTS.—Any

16 payment made by the Secretary pursuant to a coop17 erative agreement under this subsection shall be sub18 ject to an agreement that conversion, use, or dis19 posal of the project so assisted for any purpose con20 trary to the purpose of this section, as determined

21 by the Secretary, shall result in a right of the Unit22 ed States to the greater of—

23 (A) reimbursement of all funds made avail24 able to such project; or
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1 (B) the proportion of the increased value

2 of the project attributable to such funds, as de3 termined at the time of the conversion, use, or

4 disposal.

5 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

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

7 section.

8 TITLE VI—SOUTHWESTERN

9 PENNSYLVANIA AMERICAN

10 HERITAGE AREA AMEND11 MENTS

12 SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.

13 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Southwestern Penn14 sylvania American Heritage Area Amendments Act’’.

15 SEC. 602. DESIGNATION OF SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVA16 NIA AMERICAN HERITAGE AREA.

17 The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish in the Depart18 ment of the Interior the Southwestern Pennsylvania Herit19 age Preservation Commission, and for other purposes’’,

20 approved November 19, 1988 (102 Stat. 4618), is amend21 ed by adding at the end the following new title:
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1 ‘‘TITLE III—SOUTHWESTERN

2 PENNSYLVANIA AMERICAN

3 HERITAGE AREA

4 ‘‘SEC. 301. DESIGNATION.

5 ‘‘There is hereby designated the Southwestern Penn6 sylvania American Heritage Area, which shall be com7 prised of the region in southwestern Pennsylvania de8 scribed in section 101(a).

9 ‘‘SEC. 302. CLASSIFICATION.

10 ‘‘The Southwestern Pennsylvania American Heritage

11 Area shall not be considered to be an American Heritage

12 Area for purposes of the American Heritage Areas Part13 nership Program Act of 1994 or the American Heritage

14 Areas Partnership Program established by section 105(a)

15 of such Act.’’.

16 SEC. 603. POWERS OF COMMISSION.

17 Section 103(h)(3) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to es18 tablish in the Department of the Interior the Southwest19 ern Pennsylvania Heritage Preservation Commission, and

20 for other purposes’’, approved November 19, 1988 (102

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

22 private nonprofit organization exempt from income taxes

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

24 1986,’’ after ‘‘public agency,’’.
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1 SEC. 604. FEDERAL PARTICIPATION.

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

3 in 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 to read as follows:

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

8 ‘‘(a) REVISION OF COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT

9 PLAN AND SCOPE AND COST DOCUMENT.—(1) The Com10 mission shall revise, to carry out this title in a manner

11 that provides for limited Federal involvement, the manage12 ment plan developed before the date of the enactment of

13 this section. The Commission shall also revise the scope

14 and cost document developed before the date of the enact15 ment of this section to reflect the total cost of each project

16 proposed for approval under this section and the Federal

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

18 scope and cost document shall be submitted to the Sec19 retary for approval.

20 ‘‘(2) The Secretary shall approve or disapprove any

21 management plan or scope and cost document submitted

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

23 such plan or document. If the Secretary disapproves the

24 submitted management plan or scope and cost document,

25 the Secretary shall advise the Commission in writing of

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1 revisions in the plan or document. The Secretary shall ap2 prove or disapprove a proposed revision to such a plan

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

4 proposed revision is submitted to the Secretary.

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

6 USING FEDERAL FUNDS.—The Commission may not

7 make loans or grants involving Federal funds under sec8 tion 104 except as provided in this subsection. The Sec9 retary may provide a loan, a grant, or technical assistance,

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

11 application made to the Secretary through the Commis12 sion in accordance with procedures required by the Sec13 retary. Each such application shall include the findings

14 of the Commission regarding the manner in which the pro15 posed loan, grant, or technical assistance will further the

16 purpose of this Act. Each such application shall also in17 clude the recommendations of the Commission regarding

18 the proposed loan, grant, or technical assistance. The Sec19 retary may approve such an application only if the Federal

20 funds provided pursuant to the application will be used

21 in a manner that is generally consistent with Federal law

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

23 as determined by the Secretary. Federal funds made avail24 able for loans or grants pursuant to section 104 or this

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1 restoration of historic properties in an amount not to ex2 ceed $100,000 for each project so assisted.

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

4 made available under this Act with respect to projects may

5 be made available only for projects that are consistent with

6 the Standards and Guidelines for Historic Properties pro7 mulgated by the Secretary.

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

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

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

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

12 be used to complete construction commenced before such

13 date regarding Saltsburg Canal Park or West Overton

14 Village.

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

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

17 exceed 20 percent of the total amount of Federal funds

18 made available for that fiscal year for the Southwestern

19 Pennsylvania National Heritage Area.

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

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

22 the total costs of the project. In making such funds avail23 able, the Secretary shall give consideration to projects that

24 provide a greater leverage of Federal funds. Any payment

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

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

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

4 of the United States to the greater of—

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

6 with respect to such project; and

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

8 the project attributable to such funds, as determined

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

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

11 this Act for fiscal years beginning after September 30,

12 1995, may be used to provide operational or maintenance

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

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

15 Railroaders Memorial Museum, Saltsburg Canal Park,

16 and West Overton Village. Such funds for the Railroaders

17 Memorial Museum, Saltsburg Canal Park, and West

18 Overton Village may not exceed $200,000 annually, in the

19 aggregate.

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

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

22 center, interpretive center, or museum, except West

23 Overton Village.

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

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1 within 30 days after application for such funds by the

2 Commission.’’.

3 SEC. 605. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT.

4 Section 104(b) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to estab5 lish in the Department of the Interior the Southwestern

6 Pennsylvania Heritage Preservation Commission, and for

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

8 4618), is amended—

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

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

11 (2) by inserting after the first sentence the fol12 lowing: ‘‘Funds made available for a fiscal year to

13 carry out this Act may not be obligated for that fis14 cal year until the report required for the preceding

15 fiscal year by the preceding sentence is submitted to

16 the Congress.’’.

17 SEC. 606. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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

19 the Department of the Interior the Southwestern Penn20 sylvania Heritage Preservation Commission, and for other

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

22 4618), is amended by adding at the end the following new

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1 ‘‘SEC. 106. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

2 ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec3 retary to carry out this Act the following:

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

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

6 $1,600,000 for construction, $600,000 for grants

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

8 Commission.

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

10 occurs before the Commission ceases to exist under

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

12 $400,000 for construction, $150,000 for grants and

13 loans, and $100,000 for the operations of the Com14 mission.’’.

15 SEC. 607. PATH OF PROGRESS.

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

17 the Department of the Interior the Southwestern Penn18 sylvania Heritage Preservation Commission, and for other

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

20 4618), is amended as follows:

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

22 read as follows:

23 ‘‘TITLE II—PATH OF PROGRESS’’.

24 (2) By amending section 201 to read as follows:
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1 ‘‘SEC. 201. IDENTIFICATION OF ROUTE.

2 ‘‘In order to provide for public appreciation, edu3 cation, understanding, and enjoyment of certain nationally

4 and regionally significant sites in Southwestern Penn5 sylvania which are accessible by public roads, the Sec6 retary, with the concurrence of the agency having jurisdic7 tion over such roads, may provide signs, interpretive mate8 rials, and other informational devices for a vehicular tour

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

10 Route’.’’.

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