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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1553

To establish the South Carolina National Heritage Corridor, and for other

purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MAY 3, 1995

Mr. CLYBURN (for himself, Mr. SPENCE, Mr. SPRATT, and Mr. GRAHAM)

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on

Resources

A BILL

To establish the South Carolina National Heritage Corridor,

and for other purposes.

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘South Carolina Na5 tional Heritage Corridor Act of 1995’’.

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

7 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—

8 (1) the South Carolina National Heritage Cor9 ridor, more than 250 miles in length, possesses a

10 wide diversity of significant rare plants, animals,
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1 and ecosystems, agricultural and timber lands, shell2 fish harvesting areas, historic sites and structures,

3 and cultural and multicultural landscapes related to

4 the past and current commerce, transportation, mar5 itime, textile, agricultural, mining, cattle, pottery,

6 and national defense industries of the region, which

7 provide significant ecological, natural, tourism, rec8 reational, timber management, educational, and eco9 nomic benefits;

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

11 conserving, restoring, promoting, and interpreting

12 the benefits of the Corridor for the residents of, and

13 visitors to, the Corridor area;

14 (3) a primary responsibility for conserving, pre15 serving, protecting, and promoting the benefits re16 sides with the State of South Carolina and the units

17 of local government having jurisdiction over the Cor18 ridor area; and

19 (4) in view of the longstanding Federal practice

20 of assisting States in creating, protecting, conserv21 ing, preserving, and interpreting areas of significant

22 natural and cultural importance, and in view of the

23 national significance of the Corridor, the Federal

24 Government has an interest in assisting the State of

25 South Carolina, the units of local government of the
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1 State, and the private sector in fulfilling the respon2 sibilities described in paragraph (3).

3 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are—

4 (1) to protect, preserve, conserve, restore, pro5 mote, and interpret the significant land and water

6 resource values and functions of the Corridor;

7 (2) to encourage and support, through financial

8 and technical assistance, the State of South Caro9 lina, the units of local government of the State, and

10 the private sector in the development of a manage11 ment action plan for the Corridor to ensure coordi12 nated public and private action in the Corridor area

13 in a manner consistent with subsection (a);

14 (3) to provide, during the development of an in15 tegrated Corridor Management Action Plan, Federal

16 financial and technical assistance for the protection,

17 preservation, and conservation of land and water

18 areas in the Corridor that are in danger of being ad19 versely affected or destroyed;

20 (4) to encourage and assist the State of South

21 Carolina and the units of local government of the

22 State to identify the full range of public and private

23 technical and financial assistance programs and

24 services available to implement the Corridor Man25 agement Action Plan;
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1 (5) to encourage adequate coordination of all

2 government programs affecting the land and water

3 resources of the Corridor; and

4 (6) to develop a management framework with

5 the State of South Carolina and the units of local

6 government of the State for—

7 (A) planning and implementing the Cor8 ridor Management Action Plan; and

9 (B) developing policies and programs that

10 will preserve, conserve, protect, restore, en11 hance, and interpret the cultural, historical,

12 natural, economic, recreational, and scenic re13 sources of the Corridor.

14 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

15 In this Act:

16 (1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’

17 means the South Carolina National Heritage Cor18 ridor Commission established by section 5.

19 (2) CORRIDOR.—The term ‘‘Corridor’’ means

20 the South Carolina National Heritage Corridor es21 tablished by section 4.

22 (3) CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT ACTION PLAN.—

23 The term ‘‘Corridor Management Action Plan’’

24 means the management action plan developed under

25 section 7.
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1 (4) GOVERNOR.—The term ‘‘Governor’’ means

2 the Governor of the State of South Carolina.

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

4 the Secretary of the Interior.

5 SEC. 4. SOUTH CAROLINA NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR.

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

7 State of South Carolina the South Carolina National Her8 itage Corridor.

9 (b) BOUNDARIES.—

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The boundaries of the Cor11 ridor are generally the boundaries of the western

12 counties of the State of South Carolina, extending

13 from the western Piedmont along the Savannah Val14 ley to Augusta, Georgia, along the route of the old

15 Southern Railroad, along the Ashley River to

16 Charleston.

17 (2) INCLUDED COUNTIES.—The Corridor shall

18 consist of the following counties of South Carolina,

19 in part or in whole, as the Commission may specify

20 on the recommendations of the units of local govern21 ment within the Corridor area:

22 (A) Oconee.

23 (B) Pickens.

24 (C) Anderson.

25 (D) Abbeville.
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1 (E) Greenwood.

2 (F) McCormick.

3 (G) Edgefield.

4 (H) Aiken.

5 (I) Barnwell.

6 (J) Orangeburg.

7 (K) Bamberg.

8 (L) Dorchester.

9 (M) Colleton.

10 (N) Charleston.

11 (3) DETAIL.—The boundaries shall be specified

12 in detail in the Corridor Management Action Plan.

13 SEC. 5. SOUTH CAROLINA NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR

14 COMMISSION.

15 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is established the

17 South Carolina National Heritage Corridor Commis18 sion.

19 (2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Commission shall

20 assist Federal, State, and local authorities and the

21 private sector in developing and implementing the

22 Corridor Management Action Plan.

23 (b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Commission shall be com24 posed of 23 members, appointed by the Secretary as fol25 lows:
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1 (1) One member shall be the Director of the

2 National Park Service, or a delegate of the Director,

3 who shall be a nonvoting member.

4 (2) Six members shall be appointed from among

5 recommendations submitted by the Governor, as fol6 lows:

7 (A) One member shall represent the inter8 ests of the South Carolina Department of

9 Parks, Recreation, and Tourism or a successor

10 agency to the department.

11 (B) One member shall represent the South

12 Carolina Department of Natural Resources or a

13 successor agency to the department.

14 (C) One member shall represent the South

15 Carolina Arts Commission or a successor agen16 cy of the commission.

17 (D) One member shall represent the South

18 Carolina Museum Commission or a successor

19 agency to the commission.

20 (E) One member shall represent the South

21 Carolina State Historic Preservation Office or a

22 successor agency to the office.

23 (F) One member shall represent the South

24 Carolina Department of Commerce or a succes25 sor agency to the department.
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1 (3) Fourteen members shall be appointed from

2 among recommendations submitted by the county

3 commissioners, of which one member shall be ap4 pointed from each of the counties of Oconee, Pick5 ens, Anderson, Abbeville, Greenwood, McCormick,

6 Edgefield, Aiken, Barnwell, Orangeburg, Bamberg,

7 Dorchester, Colleton, and Charleston of the State of

8 South Carolina. The recommendations submitted by

9 each county shall be based on recommendations

10 from community visitor councils located within the

11 county.

12 (4) One member with knowledge and experience

13 in the field of historic preservation shall be ap14 pointed from among recommendations submitted by

15 the Director of the National Park Service.

16 (5) One member shall be appointed from among

17 recommendations submitted by the South Carolina

18 Downtown Development Association.

19 (c) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT.—

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para21 graph (2), each member of the Commission shall be

22 appointed to serve a term of three years and, on ex23 piration of a term, may be reappointed to serve for

24 one or more additional terms.
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1 (2) LIMITED APPOINTMENTS.—The members

2 appointed under subsection (b) (2), (4), and (5)

3 shall be appointed to serve a term of two years and,

4 on expiration of a term, may be reappointed to serve

5 for one or more additional terms.

6 (d) INITIAL APPOINTMENTS.—The Secretary shall

7 appoint the initial members of the Commission not later

8 than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

9 (e) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the Commission shall

10 be filled in the manner in which the initial appointment

11 was made. A member of the Commission appointed to fill

12 a vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the term for

13 which the initial member was appointed. A member of the

14 Commission appointed for a definite term may serve after

15 the expiration of the term until a successor is appointed.

16 (f) CHAIRPERSON.—The members of the Commission

17 shall elect a Chairperson from among the members of the

18 Commission. The Chairperson shall serve as Chairperson

19 for the duration of the term for which the Chairperson

20 was appointed.

21 (g) QUORUM.—A simple majority of Commission

22 members shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number

23 may hold meetings. The affirmative vote of not less than

24 11 members of the Commission shall be required to ap25 prove the budget of the Commission.
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1 (h) MEETINGS.—The Commission shall meet at least

2 quarterly or at the recall of the Chairperson or a majority

3 of its members. Meetings of the Commission shall be sub4 ject to section 552b of title 5, United States Code.

5 (i) PERSONNEL MATTERS.—

6 (1) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.—Each mem7 ber of the Commission who is not an officer or em8 ployee of the Federal Government shall serve with9 out compensation. Each member of the Commission

10 who is an officer or employee of the Federal Govern11 ment shall serve without compensation in addition to

12 compensation received for service as an officer or

13 employee of the Federal Government.

14 (2) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—The members of the

15 Commission, when engaged in Commission business,

16 shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem

17 in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for persons

18 employed intermittently in the Government service

19 under section 5703 of title 5, United States Code.

20 (j) STAFF.—

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission may, with22 out regard to civil service laws (including regula23 tions), appoint and fix the compensation of such

24 staff members as are necessary to enable the Com25 mission to carry out its duties. The Commission may
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1 appoint a Director and other officers as the Com2 mission considers necessary or appropriate. The

3 Commission may appoint to the staff such specialists

4 as the Commission considers necessary or appro5 priate to carry out the duties of the Commission,

6 including specialists in the areas of planning, com7 munity development, interpretive services, historic

8 preservation, recreation, natural resources, com9 merce and industry, education, financing, and public

10 relations.

11 (2) COMPENSATION.—The Commission may fix

12 the compensation of the Director and other staff

13 members without regard to the provisions of chapter

14 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, Unit15 ed States Code, relating to classification of positions

16 and General Schedule pay rates, except that no staff

17 member may receive pay in excess of the annual rate

18 payable for grade level GS–15 of the General

19 Schedule.

20 (k) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—Subject to such

21 rules as the Commission may adopt, the Commission may

22 procure temporary and intermittent services under section

23 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at rates deter24 mined by the Commission to be reasonable.
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1 (l) DETAIL OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.—On re2 quest of the Commission, the head of any Federal agency

3 may detail, on a reimbursable basis, the personnel of the

4 agency to the Commission to assist the Commission in car5 rying out the duties of the Commission. The Commission

6 may accept the services of personnel detailed from the

7 State of South Carolina, or any political subdivision of the

8 State, and may reimburse the State or political subdivision

9 for the services.

10 (m) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—The Administrator

11 of General Services shall provide such administrative sup12 port services as the Commission may request, on a reim13 bursable basis.

14 SEC. 6. POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.

15 (a) PUBLIC MEETINGS.—The Commission may, for

16 the purpose of carrying out this Act, hold such public

17 meetings, sit and act at such times and places, take such

18 testimony, and receive such evidence, as the Commission

19 considers appropriate. The Commission may not issue sub20 poenas or exercise subpoena authority.

21 (b) BYLAWS.—The Commission may make such by22 laws, rules, and regulations, consistent with this Act, as

23 the Commission considers necessary to carry out its func24 tions under this Act.
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1 (c) POWERS OF MEMBERS AND AGENTS.—Any mem2 ber or agent of the Commission, if authorized by the Com3 mission, may take any action that the Commission is au4 thorized to take under this section.

5 (d) MAILS.—The Commission may use the United

6 States mails in the same manner and under the same con7 ditions as other departments and agencies of the United

8 States.

9 (e) USE OF FUNDS TO OBTAIN MONEY.—The Com10 mission may use its funds to obtain money from any

11 source under any program or law requiring the recipient

12 of the money to make a contribution in order to receive

13 the money.

14 (f) RETENTION OF REVENUES.—The Commission

15 may retain revenue from the sale or lease of any goods

16 or services.

17 (g) GIFTS.—Notwithstanding any other law, the

18 Commission may seek and accept gifts, bequests, and do19 nations of funds, property, or services from private indi20 viduals, foundations, corporations, and other private enti21 ties, and from public entities for the purpose of carrying

22 out its duties. For purposes of section 170(c) of the Inter23 nal Revenue Code of 1986, any donation to the Commis24 sion shall be considered to be a gift to the United States.
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1 (h) ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION OF REAL PROP2 ERTY.—

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para4 graphs (2) and (3), the Commission may not acquire

5 real property or an interest in real property.

6 (2) CONDITIONS FOR ACQUISITION.—Subject to

7 paragraph (3), the Commission may acquire real

8 property or an interest in real property in the

9 Corridor—

10 (A) by gift or devise;

11 (B) by purchase from a willing seller using

12 donated or appropriated land acquisition funds;

13 or

14 (C) by exchange.

15 (3) CONVEYANCE.—Any real property or inter16 est in real property acquired by the Commission

17 shall be conveyed by the Commission to an appro18 priate public agency or private nonprofit organiza19 tion, as determined by the Commission—

20 (A) as soon as practicable after the acqui21 sition; and

22 (B) on the condition that the real property

23 or interest in real property limits use of the

24 property to uses that are consistent with this

25 Act.
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1 (4) DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY.—The Commission

2 may, with the approval of the Secretary, sell any

3 real property or interest in real property acquired

4 pursuant to paragraph (2)(A) or (B) and retain the

5 revenue from the sale.

6 (i) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—For the purposes of

7 implementing the Corridor Management Action Plan, the

8 Commission may provide technical assistance to Federal

9 agencies, the State of South Carolina, political subdivi10 sions of the State, and persons (including corporations).

11 (j) ADVISORY GROUPS.—The Commission may estab12 lish public technical advisory groups to assist the Commis13 sion in carrying out the duties of the Commission with

14 respect to the areas of economic development, historic

15 preservation, natural resources, tourism, recreation and

16 open space, and transportation. The Commission may es17 tablish such additional advisory groups as are necessary

18 to carry out the duties of the Commission and ensure open

19 communication with and assistance from interested per20 sons (including organizations), the State of South Caro21 lina, and political subdivisions of the State.

22 (k) LOCAL AUTHORITY AND PRIVATE PROPERTY

23 RIGHTS.—Nothing in this Act shall be construed to au24 thorize the Commission to interfere with—
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1 (1) the rights of any person with respect to pri2 vate property; or

3 (2) any local land use ordinance or plan of the

4 State of South Carolina or a political subdivision of

5 the State.

6 SEC. 7. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall exercise

8 powers authorized by section 6 to coordinate activities of

9 Federal, State, and local governments and private busi10 nesses and organizations to further historic preservation,

11 cultural conservation, natural area protection, soil con12 servation, timber management, and economic development

13 in a manner consistent with this Act and in accordance

14 with the Corridor Management Action Plan developed

15 under subsection (b).

16 (b) CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT ACTION PLAN.—

17 (1) PERIOD FOR DEVELOPMENT.—Not later

18 than 18 months after the date on which the Com19 mission conducts its first meeting, the Commission

20 shall submit a Corridor Management Action Plan for

21 the Corridor to the Secretary and to the Governor

22 for review and approval.

23 (2) PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—The Corridor Man24 agement Action Plan shall take into consideration

25 State, county, and local plans existing on the date
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1 on which the Corridor Management Action Plan is

2 prepared. The Corridor Management Action Plan

3 shall—

4 (A) provide an inventory that includes any

5 real property in the Corridor that should be

6 conserved, protected, preserved, restored, man7 aged, developed, or maintained because of the

8 natural, cultural, historic, recreational, or sce9 nic significance of the property;

10 (B) provide an analysis of then current

11 and potential land uses within the Corridor that

12 affect the character of the Corridor;

13 (C) determine the boundaries of the Cor14 ridor on the basis of the information collected

15 pursuant to subparagraphs (A) and (B);

16 (D) recommend advisory standards and

17 criteria applicable to the construction, preserva18 tion, restoration, alteration, and use of real

19 property of natural, cultural, historic, rec20 reational, or scenic significance within the

21 Corridor;

22 (E) include a heritage interpretation plan

23 to interpret the resources and values of the

24 Corridor and provide for appropriate edu-
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1 cational, recreational, and tourism opportunities

2 and development of the Corridor;

3 (F) identify the full range of public and

4 private technical and financial assistance pro5 grams available to implement the Corridor

6 Management Action Plan and detail how appro7 priate Federal, State, and local programs may

8 best be coordinated to promote the purposes of

9 this Act; and

10 (G) contain a coordinated implementation

11 plan that—

12 (i) specifies the activities of Federal,

13 State, and local governments in relation to

14 the Corridor; and

15 (ii) includes cost estimates, schedules,

16 and a commitment of resources for the ac17 complishment of the implementation plan.

18 (c) APPROVAL OF PLAN.—

19 (1) APPROVAL BY GOVERNOR.—Not later than

20 60 days after receiving a Corridor Management Ac21 tion Plan submitted by the Commission under sub22 section (b), the Governor may transmit an approval

23 or disapproval of the Corridor Management Action

24 Plan to the Secretary.
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1 (2) APPROVAL BY SECRETARY.—Not later than

2 30 days after receipt of the Corridor Management

3 Action Plan submitted by a Governor under para4 graph (1), the Secretary shall approve or disapprove

5 the Corridor Management Action Plan.

6 (3) CRITERIA FOR DECISION.—A Corridor Man7 agement Action Plan shall be approved if—

8 (A) the Corridor Management Action Plan

9 will adequately protect the significant natural,

10 cultural, historic, recreational, and scenic re11 source values and functions of the Corridor;

12 (B) the Commission has afforded adequate

13 opportunity for public involvement in the prepa14 ration of the Corridor Management Action

15 Plan; and

16 (C) the Secretary and the Governor receive

17 adequate assurances from appropriate officials

18 of the State of South Carolina that the rec19 ommended implementation program identified

20 in the Corridor Management Action Plan will

21 be initiated within a reasonable time after the

22 date of approval of the Corridor Management

23 Action Plan.

24 (d) DISAPPROVAL OF PLAN.—
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary or the Gov2 ernor disapprove a Corridor Management Action

3 Plan, the Secretary shall or the Governor may, as

4 the case may be—

5 (A) advise the Commission in writing of

6 the reasons for the disapproval; and

7 (B) recommend revisions to the Corridor

8 Management Action Plan.

9 (2) REVISION OF DISAPPROVED PLAN.—Not

10 later than 90 days after the receipt of a notice of

11 disapproval under paragraph (1), the Commission

12 shall revise and resubmit the Corridor Management

13 Action Plan for approval in accordance with sub14 section (c).

15 (e) IMPLEMENTATION OF PLAN.—

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—After the Secretary and the

17 Governor review and approve a Corridor Manage18 ment Action Plan in accordance with subsection (c),

19 the Commission shall implement the Corridor Man20 agement Action Plan by taking appropriate steps

21 to—

22 (A) conserve, protect, restore, preserve,

23 and interpret the natural, cultural, and historic

24 resources of the Corridor;
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1 (B) promote the educational and rec2 reational resources and opportunities with re3 spect to the Corridor that are consistent with

4 the resources of the Corridor; and

5 (C) support public and private efforts to

6 achieve economic revitalization, in a manner

7 consistent with the goals of the Corridor Man8 agement Action Plan.

9 (2) STEPS.—The steps referred to in paragraph

10 (1) may include—

11 (A) assisting State and local government

12 entities and nonprofit organizations in planning

13 and implementing programs, projects, or activi14 ties in a manner consistent with this Act, in15 cluding visitor use facilities, tour routes, and

16 exhibits;

17 (B) encouraging, by appropriate means,

18 enhanced economic development in the Corridor

19 in a manner consistent with the goals of the

20 Corridor Management Action Plan; and

21 (C) promoting public awareness and appre22 ciation for historical, cultural, natural, rec23 reational, and scenic resources and associated

24 values of the Corridor.

25 (f) ANNUAL REPORTS.—
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1 (1) REPORT OF THE COMMISSION.—As soon as

2 practicable after the end of the first fiscal year in

3 which the Commission is established, and annually

4 thereafter, the Commission shall submit a report to

5 the Secretary. The report shall describe, for the fis6 cal year that is the subject of the report—

7 (A) the expenses and income of the Com8 mission; and

9 (B) a general description of the activities

10 of the Commission.

11 (2) REPORT OF THE SECRETARY.—As soon as

12 practicable after the date on which the Commission

13 submits a report to the Secretary under paragraph

14 (1), the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress

15 that includes—

16 (A) for the fiscal year that is the subject

17 of the report—

18 (i) a description of the loans, grants,

19 and technical assistance provided by the

20 Secretary, and from other Federal and

21 non-Federal sources, to carry out this Act;

22 and

23 (ii) an analysis of the adequacy of ac24 tions taken to carry out this Act; and
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1 (B) a statement of the amount of funds

2 and number of personnel that the Secretary an3 ticipates will be made available to carry out this

4 Act for the fiscal year following the fiscal year

5 that is the subject of the report.

6 SEC. 8. TERMINATION OF THE COMMISSION.

7 (a) TERMINATION.—

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub9 section (b), the Commission shall terminate on the

10 date that is 12 years after the date of enactment of

11 this Act.

12 (2) TRANSFER OF PROPERTY.—Notwithstand13 ing the Federal Property and Administrative Serv14 ices Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.), any prop15 erty or funds of the Commission remaining upon the

16 expiration of the Commission shall be transferred by

17 the Commission to the Secretary, to a State or local

18 government agency, to a private nonprofit organiza19 tion referred to in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal

20 Revenue Code of 1986 that is exempt from income

21 taxes under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue

22 Code of 1986, or to any combination of the fore23 going.

24 (b) EXTENSIONS.—The Commission may be extended

25 for a period of not more than five years beginning on the
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1 date referred to in subsection (a) if, not later than 180

2 days before that date—

3 (1) the Commission determines that an exten4 sion is necessary to carry out this Act;

5 (2) the Commission submits the proposed ex6 tension to the Committee on Resources of the House

7 of Representatives and the Committee on Energy

8 and Natural Resources of the Senate before the ter9 mination date; and

10 (3) the Secretary and the Governor approve the

11 extension.

12 SEC. 9. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.

13 (a) ASSISTANCE.—On request of the Commission,

14 and subject to the availability of funds appropriated spe15 cifically for the purpose, or made available on a reimburs16 able basis, the Secretary shall provide administrative,

17 technical, financial, development, and operations assist18 ance. The assistance may include—

19 (1) general administrative support in planning,

20 finance, personnel, procurement, property manage21 ment, environmental and historical compliance, and

22 land acquisition;

23 (2) personnel;

24 (3) office space and equipment;
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1 (4) planning and design services for visitor use

2 facilities, trails, interpretive exhibits, publications,

3 signs, and natural resource management;

4 (5) development and construction assistance, in5 cluding visitor use facilities, trails, river use and ac6 cess facilities, scenic byways, signs, waysides, and re7 habilitation of historic structures; and

8 (6) operations functions, including interpreta9 tion and visitor services, maintenance, and natural

10 resource management services conducted within the

11 boundaries of the Corridor.

12 (b) LOANS, GRANTS, AND COOPERATIVE AGREE13 MENTS.—For the purposes of assisting in the development

14 and implementation of the Corridor Management Action

15 Plan, the Secretary may, in consultation with the Commis16 sion, make loans and grants to, and enter into cooperative

17 agreements with, the State of South Carolina (or a politi18 cal subdivision of the State), private nonprofit organiza19 tions, corporations, or other persons.

20 (c) LAND TRANSFERS.—The Secretary may accept

21 transfers of real property from the Commission within the

22 boundaries of the Corridor as established in the Corridor

23 Management Action Plan.
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1 SEC. 10. DUTIES OR OTHER FEDERAL ENTITIES.

2 Any Federal entity conducting or supporting activi3 ties directly affecting the Corridor shall—

4 (1) consult with the Secretary and the Commis5 sion with respect to such activities;

6 (2) cooperate with the Secretary and the Com7 mission in carrying out their duties under this Act

8 and, to the maximum extent practicable, coordinate

9 those activities with the carrying out of those duties;

10 and

11 (3) to the maximum extent practicable, conduct

12 or support those activities in a manner that the

13 Commission determines will not have an adverse ef14 fect on the Corridor.

15 SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), there

17 are authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 for each fis18 cal year to carry out this Act.

19 (b) COST SHARING.—

20 (1) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of

21 the funding provided to the Commission to carry out

22 this Act for any year may not exceed 50 percent of

23 the total cost of—

24 (A) the expenditures of the Commission for

25 administrative matters for that year;
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1 (B) the expenditures of the Commission

2 for the development and implementation of the

3 Corridor Management Action Plan for that

4 year; and

5 (C) the expenditures of the Commission for

6 land acquisition for that year.

7 (2) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal

8 share of the expenditures described in paragraph (1)

9 may be in the form of cash, services, or in-kind con10 tributions, fairly valued.

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