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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2383 

To reauthorize the Cane River National Heritage Area Commission and 

expand the boundaries of the Cane River National Heritage Area in 

the State of Louisiana. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 13, 2009 

Mr. FLEMING introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To reauthorize the Cane River National Heritage Area Commission and expand the boundaries of the Cane River 

National Heritage Area in the State of Louisiana. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Cane River National 

5 Heritage Area Reauthorization Act of 2009’’. 

6 SEC. 2. CANE RIVER NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA. 

7 (a) BOUNDARIES.—Section 401 of the Cane River 

8 Creole National Historical Park and National Heritage 

9 Area Act (16 U.S.C. 410ccc–21) is amended— 


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1 (1) in subsection (b)— 

2 (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

3 the end; 

4 (B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 

5 paragraph (6); and 

6 (C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the 

7 following: 

8 ‘‘(4) fostering compatible economic develop9 ment; 

10 ‘‘(5) enhancing the quality of life for local resi11 dents; and’’; and 

12 (2) in subsection (c), by striking paragraphs (1) 

13 through (6) and inserting the following: 

14 ‘‘(1) the area generally depicted on the map en15 titled ‘Revised Boundary of Cane National Heritage 

16 Area Louisiana’, numbered 494/80021, and dated 

17 May 2008; 

18 ‘‘(2) the Fort Jesup State Historic Site; and 

19 ‘‘(3) as satellite site, any properties connected 

20 with the prehistory, history, or cultures of the Cane 

21 River region that may be the subject of cooperative 

22 agreements with the Cane River National Heritage 

23 Area Commission or any successor to the Commis24 sion.’’. 


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1 (b) CANE RIVER NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA COM2 MISSION.—Section 402 of the Cane River Creole National 

3 Historical Park and National Heritage Area Act (16 

4 U.S.C. 410ccc–22) is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (b)— 

6 (A) by striking ‘‘19’’ and inserting ‘‘23’’; 

7 (B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘the 

8 Natchitoches Parish Tourist Commission and 

9 other’’ before ‘‘local’’; 

10 (C) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘Concern 

11 Citizens of Cloutierville’’ and inserting ‘‘Village 

12 of Cloutierville’’; 

13 (D) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘are 

14 landowners in and residents of’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘own land within the heritage area’’; 

16 (E) in paragraph (16)— 

17 (i) by striking ‘‘one member’’ and in18 serting ‘‘2 members’’; and 

19 (ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 

20 (F) by redesignating paragraph (17) as 

21 paragraph (19); and 

22 (G) by inserting after paragraph (16) the 

23 following: 

24 ‘‘(17) 2 members, 1 of whom represents Afri25 can-American culture and 1 of whom represents 


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1 Cane River Creole culture, after consideration of rec2 ommendations submitted by the Governor of Lou3 isiana; 

4 ‘‘(18) 1 member with knowledge of tourism, 

5 after consideration of recommendations by the Sec6 retary of the Louisiana Department of Culture, 

7 Recreation and Tourism; and’’. 

8 (2) in subsection (c)(4), by striking ‘‘, such as 

9 a non-profit corporation,’’; 

10 (3) in subsection (d)— 

11 (A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘for re12 search, historic preservation, and education 

13 purposes’’ and inserting ‘‘to further the pur14 poses of title III and this title’’; 

15 (B) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘the 

16 preparation of studies that identify, preserve, 

17 and plan for the management of the heritage 

18 area’’ and inserting ‘‘carrying out projects or 

19 programs that further the purposes of title III 

20 and this title’’; and 

21 (C) by striking paragraph (8) and insert22 ing the following: 

23 ‘‘(8) develop, or assist others in developing, 

24 projects or programs to further the purposes of title 

25 III and this title;’’; and 


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1 (4) in the third sentence of subsection (g), by 

2 inserting ‘‘, except that if any of the organizations 

3 specified in subsection (b) ceases to exist, the va4 cancy shall be filled with an at-large member’’ after 

5 ‘‘made’’. 

6 (c) PREPARATION OF THE PLAN.—Section 403 of the 

7 Cane River Creole National Historical Park and National 

8 Heritage Area Act (16 U.S.C. 410ccc–23) is amended by 

9 adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(d) AMENDMENTS.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An amendment to the man12 agement plan that substantially alters the purposes 

13 of the heritage area shall be reviewed by the Sec14 retary and approved or disapproved in the same 

15 manner as the management plan. 

16 ‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTATION.—The local coordi17 nating entity shall not use Federal funds made avail18 able under this title to implement an amendment to 

19 the management plan until the Secretary approves 

20 the amendment.’’. 

21 (d) TERMINATION OF HERITAGE AREA COMMIS22 SION.—Section 404 of the Cane River Creole National 

23 Historical Park and National Heritage Area Act (16 

24 U.S.C. 410ccc–24) is amended— 


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1 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘the day oc2 curring 10 years after the first official meeting of 

3 the Commission’’ and inserting ‘‘August 5, 2025’’; 

4 and 

5 (2) in the third sentence of subsection (c), by 

6 striking ‘‘, including the potential for a nonprofit 

7 corporation,’’. 

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