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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2186

To establish the Ohio & Erie Canal Corridor National Heritage Corridor

in the State of Ohio.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

AUGUST 3, 1995

Mr. REGULA (for himself, Mr. SAWYER, Mr. STOKES, Mr. HALL of Ohio, Mr.

OXLEY, Mr. HOBSON, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr.

BOEHNER, Ms. PRYCE, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. HOKE, Mr. NEY, Mr.

CREMEANS, Mr. KASICH, Mr. GILLMOR, and Mr. TRAFICANT) introduced

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

A BILL

To establish the Ohio & Erie Canal Corridor National

Heritage Corridor in the State of Ohio.

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 ‘‘Ohio & Erie Canal

5 National Heritage Corridor Act of 1995’’.

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

7 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:

8 (1) The Ohio & Erie Canal, which opened for

9 commercial navigation in 1832, was the first inland
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1 waterway to connect the Great Lakes at Lake Erie

2 with the Gulf of Mexico via the Ohio and Mississippi

3 Rivers and a part of a canal network in Ohio that

4 was one of America’s most extensive and successful

5 systems during a period in history when canals were

6 essential to the Nation’s growth.

7 (2) The Ohio & Erie Canal spurred economic

8 growth in the State of Ohio that took the State from

9 near bankruptcy to the third most economically

10 prosperous State in the Union in just 20 years.

11 (3) A 4-mile section of the Ohio & Erie Canal

12 was designated a National Historic Landmark in

13 1966 and other portions of the Ohio & Erie Canal

14 and many associated structures were placed on the

15 National Register of Historic Places.

16 (4) In 1974, 19 miles of the Ohio & Erie Canal

17 were declared nationally significant under National

18 Park Service new area criteria with the designation

19 of Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area.

20 (5) The National Park Service found the Ohio

21 & Erie Canal nationally significant in a 1975 study

22 entitled ‘‘Suitability/Feasibility Study, Proposed

23 Ohio & Erie Canal’’.

24 (6) A 1993 Special Resources Study of the

25 Ohio & Erie Canal Corridor conducted by the Na-
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1 tional Park Service entitled ‘‘A Route to Prosperity’’

2 has concluded that the corridor is eligible as a Na3 tional Heritage Corridor.

4 (7) Local governments, the State of Ohio and

5 private sector interests have embraced the heritage

6 corridor concept and desire to enter into partnership

7 with the Federal Government to preserve, protect,

8 and develop the corridor for public benefit.

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

10 (1) to preserve and interpret for the educational

11 and inspirational benefit of present and future gen12 erations the unique and significant contributions to

13 our national heritage of certain historic and cultural

14 lands, waterways, and structures within the 87-mile

15 Ohio & Erie Canal Corridor between Cleveland and

16 Zoar;

17 (2) to encourage within the corridor a broad

18 range of economic opportunities enhancing the qual19 ity of life for present and future generations;

20 (3) to provide a management framework to as21 sist the State of Ohio, its political subdivisions, and

22 nonprofit organizations, or combinations thereof, in

23 preparing and implementing an integrated Corridor

24 Management Plan and in developing policies and

25 programs that will preserve, enhance, and interpret
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1 the cultural, historical, natural, recreation, and sce2 nic resources of the corridor; and

3 (4) to authorize the Secretary to provide finan4 cial and technical assistance to the State of Ohio, its

5 political subdivisions, and nonprofit organizations, or

6 combinations thereof, in preparing and implementing

7 a Corridor Management Plan.

8 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

9 For the purposes of this Act:

10 (1) The term ‘‘corridor’’ means the Ohio & Erie

11 Canal National Heritage Corridor established by sec12 tion 4.

13 (2) The term ‘‘Advisory Commission’’ means

14 the Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor

15 Advisory Commission established by section 5.

16 (3) The term ‘‘Corridor Management Plan’’

17 means the management plan developed under section

18 9.

19 (4) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary

20 of the Interior.

21 (5) The term ‘‘technical assistance’’ means any

22 guidance, advice, help, or aid, other than financial

23 assistance, provided by the Secretary of the Interior.

24 (6) The term ‘‘financial assistance’’ means

25 funds appropriated by Congress and made available
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1 to the management entity for the purposes of pre2 paring and implementing a Corridor Management

3 Plan.

4 (7) The term ‘‘management entity’’ means the

5 State of Ohio, its political subdivisions, and private

6 nonprofit organizations, or combination thereof, as

7 designated by the Secretary pursuant to section 7(a)

8 to receive, distribute, and account for Federal funds

9 appropriated for the purposes of this Act.

10 SEC. 4. OHIO & ERIE CANAL NATIONAL HERITAGE COR11 RIDOR.

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

13 State of Ohio the Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage

14 Corridor.

15 (b) BOUNDARIES.—

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The boundaries of the cor17 ridor shall be composed of the lands that area gen18 erally the route of the Ohio & Erie Canal from

19 Cleveland to Zoar, Ohio, as depicted in the 1993

20 National Park Service Special Resources Study, ‘‘A

21 Route to Prosperity’’, subject to paragraph (2). The

22 specific boundaries shall be those specified in the

23 management plan submitted under section 9. The

24 Secretary shall prepare a map of the area which

25 shall be on file and available for public inspection in
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1 the office of the Director of the National Park Serv2 ice.

3 (2) CONSENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.—No

4 privately owned property shall be included within the

5 boundaries of the corridor unless the municipality in

6 which the property is located agrees to be so in7 cluded and submits notification of such agreement to

8 the Secretary.

9 (c) ADMINISTRATION.—The corridor shall be admin10 istered in accordance with the provisions of this Act.

11 SEC. 5. THE OHIO & ERIE CANAL NATIONAL HERITAGE

12 CORRIDOR ADVISORY COMMISSION.

13 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary is authorized

14 to establish the Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage Cor15 ridor Advisory Commission (hereafter known as the Advi16 sory Commission) whose purpose shall be to assist Fed17 eral, State, and local authorities and the private sector in

18 the preparation and implementation of an integrated Cor19 ridor Management Plan.

20 (b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Advisory Commission shall

21 be comprised of 21 members, as follows:

22 (1) Four individuals appointed by the Secretary

23 after consideration of recommendations submitted by

24 the Greater Cleveland Growth Association, the

25 Akron Regional Development Board, the Stark De-
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1 velopment Board, and the Tuscarawas County

2 Chamber of Commerce who shall include one rep3 resentative of business and industry from each of

4 the Ohio counties of Cuyahoga, Summit, Stark, and

5 Tuscarawas.

6 (2) One individual appointed by the Secretary

7 after consideration of recommendations submitted by

8 the Director of the Ohio Department of Travel and

9 Tourism who is a director of a convention and tour10 ism bureau within the corridor.

11 (3) One individual appointed by the Secretary

12 after consideration of recommendations submitted by

13 the Ohio Historic Preservation Officer with knowl14 edge and experience in the field of historic preserva15 tion.

16 (4) One individual appointed by the Secretary

17 after consideration of recommendations submitted by

18 the Director of the National Park Service with

19 knowledge and experience in the field of historic

20 preservation.

21 (5) Three individuals appointed by the Sec22 retary after consideration of recommendations sub23 mitted by the county or metropolitan park boards in

24 the Ohio counties of Cuyahoga, Summit, and Stark.
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1 (6) Eight individuals appointed by the Sec2 retary after consideration of recommendations sub3 mitted by the county commissioners or county chief

4 executive of the Ohio counties of Cuyahoga, Summit,

5 Stark and Tuscarawas, including—

6 (A) from each county, one representative

7 of the planning offices of the county; and

8 (B) from each county, one representative

9 of a municipality in the county.

10 (7) Two individuals appointed by the Secretary

11 after consideration of recommendations submitted by

12 the Governor of Ohio, who shall be representatives

13 of the Directors of the Ohio Department of Natural

14 Resources and the Ohio Department of Transpor15 tation.

16 (8) The Superintendent of the Cuyahoga Valley

17 National Recreation Area, ex officio.

18 (c) APPOINTMENTS.—

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para20 graph (2), members of the Advisory Commission

21 shall be appointed for terms of three years and may

22 be reappointed.

23 (2) INITIAL APPOINTMENTS.—The Secretary

24 shall appoint the initial members of the Advisory

25 Commission within 30 days after the date on which
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1 the Secretary has received all recommendations pur2 suant to subsection (b). Of the members first ap3 pointed—

4 (A) the members appointed pursuant to

5 subsection (b)(6)(B) shall be appointed to a

6 term of two years and may not be reappointed

7 to a consecutive term; and

8 (B) the member appointed pursuant to

9 subsection (b)(2) shall be appointed to a term

10 of two years and may not be reappointed to a

11 consecutive term.

12 (d) CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.—The chair and vice

13 chair of the Advisory Commission shall be elected by the

14 members of the Advisory Commission. The terms of the

15 chair and vice chair shall be two years.

16 (e) VACANCY.—A vacancy in the Advisory Commis17 sion shall be filled in the manner in which the original

18 appointment was made. Any member appointed to fill a

19 vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for

20 which their predecessor was appointed shall be appointed

21 only for the remainder of such term. Any member of the

22 Advisory Commission appointed for a definite term may

23 serve after the expiration of their term until their succes24 sor has taken office.
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1 (f) COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES.—Members of

2 the Advisory Commission shall serve without compensa3 tion for their service on the Advisory Commission.

4 (g) QUORUM.—Eleven members of the Advisory Com5 mission shall constitute a quorum.

6 (h) MEETINGS.—The Advisory Commission shall

7 meet at least quarterly at the call of the chairperson or

8 11 of its members. Meetings of the Advisory Commission

9 shall be subject to section 552b of title 5, United States

10 Code (relating to open meetings).

11 (i) TERMINATION OF THE ADVISORY COMMISSION.—

12 The Advisory Commission shall terminate on the date oc13 curring six years after being established by the Secretary.

14 SEC. 6. POWERS OF THE ADVISORY COMMISSION.

15 (a) HEARINGS.—The Advisory Commission may, for

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

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

18 and receive such evidence, as the Advisory Commission

19 considers appropriate. The Advisory Commission may not

20 issue subpoenas or exercise any subpoena authority.

21 (b) BYLAWS.—The Advisory Commission may make

22 such bylaws and rules, consistent with this Act, as it con23 siders necessary to carry out its functions under this Act.

24 (c) POWERS OF MEMBERS AND AGENTS.—Any mem25 ber or agent of the Advisory Commission, if so authorized
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1 by the Advisory Commission, may take any action which

2 the Advisory Commission is authorized to take by this Act.

3 SEC. 7. DUTIES OF THE ADVISORY COMMISSION.

4 (a) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—Upon public solicitation

5 of proposals from entities representing the State of Ohio,

6 its political subdivisions, and nonprofit organizations, or

7 combination thereof, the Advisory Commission shall, with8 in 90 days of its first meeting, submit a recommendation

9 to the Secretary for designation of a management entity

10 for the corridor pursuant to section 8.

11 (b) CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Upon submis12 sion of a draft Corridor Management Plan to the Advisory

13 Commission from the management entity, the Advisory

14 Commission shall, within 60 days, review such plan for

15 consistency with the purposes of this Act and endorse the

16 plan or return it to the management entity for revision.

17 Upon endorsement of the Corridor Management Plan, the

18 Advisory Commission shall submit such plan to the Sec19 retary for approval pursuant to section 9.

20 (c) REVIEW OF BUDGET.—The Advisory Commission

21 shall review on an annual basis the proposed expenditures

22 of Federal funds by the management entity for consistency

23 with the purpose of this Act and the Corridor Management

24 Plan.
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1 SEC. 8. MANAGEMENT ENTITY.

2 (a) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary shall designate

3 the management entity within 30 days after the date on

4 which the recommendation of the Advisory Commission is

5 received pursuant to section 7(a).

6 (b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for designation as

7 the management entity of the corridor that entity must

8 possess the legal ability to—

9 (1) receive Federal funds for use in preparing

10 and implementing the management plan for the cor11 ridor;

12 (2) disburse Federal funds to other units of

13 government or other organizations for use in prepar14 ing and implementing the management plan for the

15 corridor;

16 (3) account for all Federal funds received or

17 disbursed; and

18 (4) sign agreements with the Federal Govern19 ment.

20 (c) FEDERAL FUNDING.—

21 (1) AUTHORIZATION TO RECEIVE.—The man22 agement entity is authorized to receive appropriated

23 Federal funds.

24 (2) DISQUALIFICATION.—If a management plan

25 for the corridor is not submitted to the Secretary as

26 required under section 9 within the time specified
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1 the management entity shall cease to be eligible for

2 Federal funding under this Act until such a plan re3 garding the corridor is submitted to the Secretary.

4 (d) AUTHORITIES OF MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The

5 management entity of the corridor may, for purposes of

6 preparing and implementing the management plan for the

7 area, use Federal funds made available under this Act—

8 (1) to make grants and loans to the State of

9 Ohio, its political subdivisions nonprofit organiza10 tions, and other persons;

11 (2) to enter into cooperative agreements with,

12 or provide technical assistance to Federal agencies,

13 the State of Ohio, its political subdivisions, nonprofit

14 organizations and other persons;

15 (3) to hire and compensate staff;

16 (4) to obtain money from any source under any

17 program or law requiring the recipient of such

18 money to make a contribution in order to receive

19 such money; and

20 (5) to contract for goods and services.

21 (e) DURATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL AS22 SISTANCE.—The management entity for the corridor shall

23 be eligible to receive funds appropriated under this Act

24 for:
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1 (1) OPERATIONS.—For a period of three years

2 beginning on the date the Secretary has designated

3 the management entity pursuant to subsection (c).

4 (2) DEVELOPMENT.—For a period of six years

5 beginning on the date the Secretary has designated

6 the management entity pursuant to subsection (c).

7 (f) PROHIBITION OF ACQUISITION OF REAL PROP8 ERTY.—The management entity for the corridor may not

9 use Federal funds received under this Act to acquire real

10 property or any interest in real property.

11 SEC. 9. DUTIES OF THE MANAGEMENT ENTITY.

12 (a) CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT PLAN.—

13 (1) SUBMISSION FOR REVIEW BY ADVISORY

14 COMMISSION.—Within 18 months after the date on

15 which the Secretary has designated a management

16 entity for the corridor, the management entity shall

17 develop and submit for review to the Advisory Com18 mission a management plan for the corridor.

19 (2) PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—A management

20 plan submitted under this Act shall present com21 prehensive recommendations for the conservation,

22 funding, management, and development of the cor23 ridor. The plan shall be prepared with public partici24 pation. The plan shall take into consideration exist25 ing Federal, State, county, and local plans and in-
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1 volve residents, public agencies, and private organi2 zations in the corridor. The plan shall include a de3 scription of actions that units of government and

4 private organizations are recommended to take to

5 protect the resources of the corridor. The plan shall

6 specify existing and potential sources of funding for

7 the conservation, management, and development of

8 the area. The plan also shall include the following,

9 as appropriate:

10 (A) An inventory of the resources con11 tained in the corridor, including a list of prop12 erty in the corridor that should be conserved,

13 restored, managed, developed, or maintained be14 cause of the natural, cultural, or historic sig15 nificance of the property as it relates to the

16 themes of the corridor.

17 (B) A recommendation of policies for re18 source management that consider and detail the

19 application of appropriate land and water man20 agement techniques, including (but not limited

21 to) the development of intergovernmental coop22 erative agreements to manage the historical,

23 cultural, and natural resources and recreational

24 opportunities of the corridor in a manner con-
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1 sistent with the support of appropriate and

2 compatible economic viability.

3 (C) A program, including plans for res4 toration and construction, for implementation

5 of the management plan by the management

6 entity and specific commitments, for the first

7 six years of operation of the plan by the part8 ners identified in said plan.

9 (D) An analysis of means by which Fed10 eral, State, and local programs may best be co11 ordinated to promote the purposes of this Act.

12 (E) An interpretive plan for the corridor.

13 (2) APPROVAL AND DISAPPROVAL OF THE COR14 RIDOR MANAGEMENT PLAN.—

15 (A) IN GENERAL.—Upon submission of the

16 Corridor Management Plan from the Advisory

17 Commission, the Secretary shall approve or dis18 approve said plan not later than 60 days upon

19 receipt. If the Secretary has taken no action

20 after 60 days upon receipt, the plan shall be

21 considered approved.

22 (B) DISAPPROVAL AND REVISIONS.—If the

23 Secretary disapproves the Corridor Manage24 ment Plan, the Secretary shall advise the Advi25 sory Commission, in writing, of the reasons for
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1 the disapproval and shall make recommenda2 tions for revision of the plan. The Secretary

3 shall approve or disapprove proposed revisions

4 to the plan not later than 60 days upon receipt.

5 If the Secretary has taken no action after 60

6 days upon receipt, the plan shall be considered

7 approved.

8 (b) PRIORITIES.—The management entity shall give

9 priority to the implementation of actions, goals, and poli10 cies set forth in the management plan for the corridor,

11 including—

12 (1) assisting units of government, regional plan13 ning organizations, and nonprofit organizations—

14 (A) in conserving the corridor;

15 (B) in establishing and maintaining inter16 pretive exhibits in the corridor;

17 (C) in developing recreational opportunities

18 in the area;

19 (D) in increasing public awareness of and

20 appreciation for the natural, historical, and cul21 tural resources of the corridor;

22 (E) in the restoration of historic buildings

23 that are located within the boundaries of the

24 corridor and relate to the themes of the cor25 ridor; and
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1 (F) in ensuring that clear, consistent, and

2 environmentally appropriate signs identifying

3 access points and sites of interest are put in

4 place throughout the corridor; and

5 (2) consistent with the goals of the manage6 ment plan, encouraging economic viability in the af7 fected communities by appropriate means.

8 (c) CONSIDERATION OF INTERESTS OF LOCAL

9 GROUPS.—The management entity shall, in preparing and

10 implementing the management plan for the corridor, con11 sider the interest of diverse units of government, busi12 nesses, private property owners, and nonprofit groups

13 within the geographic area.

14 (d) PUBLIC MEETINGS.—The management entity

15 shall conduct public meetings at least quarterly regarding

16 the implementation of the Corridor Management Plan.

17 (e) ANNUAL REPORTS.—The management entity

18 shall, for any fiscal year in which it receives Federal funds

19 under this Act or in which a loan made by the entity with

20 Federal funds under section 8(d)(1) is outstanding, sub21 mit an annual report to the Secretary setting forth its ac22 complishments, its expenses and income, and the entities

23 to which it made any loans and grants during the year

24 for which the report is made.
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1 (f) COOPERATION WITH AUDITS.—The management

2 entity shall, for any fiscal year in which it receives Federal

3 funds under this Act or in which a loan made by the entity

4 with Federal funds under section 8(d)(1) is outstanding,

5 make available for audit by the Congress, the Secretary,

6 and appropriate units of government all records and other

7 information pertaining to the expenditure of such funds

8 and any matching funds, and require, for all agreements

9 authorizing expenditure of Federal funds by other organi10 zations, that the receiving organizations make available

11 for such audit all records and other information pertaining

12 to the expenditure of such funds.

13 SEC. 10. WITHDRAWAL OF DESIGNATION.

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—The National Heritage Corridor

15 designation shall continue unless—

16 (1) the Secretary determines that—

17 (A) the use, condition, or development of

18 the corridor is incompatible with the purpose of

19 this Act; or

20 (B) the management entity of the corridor

21 has not made reasonable and appropriate

22 progress in preparing or implementing the man23 agement plan for the corridor; and

24 (2) after making a determination referred to in

25 paragraph (1), the Secretary submits to the Con-
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1 gress notification that the corridor designation

2 should be withdrawn.

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

4 a determination referred to in subsection (a)(1) regarding

5 the corridor, the Secretary or a designee shall hold a pub6 lic hearing within the area.

7 (c) TIME OF WITHDRAWAL OF DESIGNATION.—

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The withdrawal of the cor9 ridor designation of the corridor shall become final

10 90 legislative days after the Secretary submits to the

11 Congress the notification referred to in subsection

12 (a)(2) regarding the corridor.

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

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

15 calendar day on which both Houses of the Congress

16 are in session.

17 SEC. 11. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF FEDERAL AGEN18 CIES.

19 (a) DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF THE SEC20 RETARY.—

21 (1) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—

22 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may

23 provide technical assistance to units of govern24 ment, nonprofit organizations, and other per25 sons, upon request of the management entity of
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1 the corridor, regarding the management plan

2 and its implementation.

3 (B) PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN REQUIRE4 MENTS.—The Secretary may not, as a condition

5 of the award of technical assistance under this

6 section, require any recipient of such technical

7 assistance to enact or modify land use restric8 tions.

9 (C) DETERMINATIONS REGARDING ASSIST10 ANCE.—The Secretary shall decide if the cor11 ridor shall be awarded technical assistance and

12 the amount of that assistance. Such decisions

13 shall be based on the relative degree to which

14 the corridor effectively fulfills the objectives

15 contained in the Corridor Management Plan

16 and achieves the purposes of this Act. Such de17 cisions shall give consideration to projects which

18 provide a greater leverage of Federal funds.

19 (2) PROVISION OF INFORMATION.—In coopera20 tion with other Federal agencies, the Secretary shall

21 provide the general public with information regard22 ing the location and character of the corridor.

23 (3) OTHER ASSISTANCE.—Upon request, the

24 Superintendent of Cuyahoga Valley National Recre25 ation Area may provide to public and private organi-
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1 zations within the corridor (including the manage2 ment entity for the corridor) such operational assist3 ance as appropriate to support the implementation

4 of the Corridor Management Plan, subject to the

5 availability of appropriated funds. The Secretary is

6 authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with

7 public and private organizations for the purposes of

8 implementing this paragraph.

9 (b) DUTIES OF OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Any

10 Federal entity conducting any activity directly affecting

11 the corridor shall consider the potential effect of the activ12 ity on the Corridor Management Plan and shall consult

13 with the management entity of the corridor with respect

14 to the activity to minimize the adverse effects of the activ15 ity on the corridor.

16 SEC. 12. LACK OF EFFECT ON LAND USE REGULATION AND

17 PRIVATE PROPERTY.

18 (a) LACK OF EFFECT ON AUTHORITY OF GOVERN19 MENTS.—Nothing in this Act shall be construed to modify,

20 enlarge, or diminish any authority of Federal, State, or

21 local governments to regulate any use of land as provided

22 for by law or regulation.

23 (b) LACK OF ZONING OR LAND USE POWERS.—

24 Nothing in this Act shall be construed to grant powers
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1 of zoning or land use control to the Advisory Commission

2 or management entity of the corridor.

3 (c) LOCAL AUTHORITY AND PRIVATE PROPERTY

4 NOT AFFECTED.—Nothing in this Act shall be construed

5 to affect or to authorize the Advisory Commission to inter6 fere with—

7 (1) the rights of any person with respect to pri8 vate property; or

9 (2) any local zoning ordinance or land use plan

10 of the State of Ohio or a political subdivision there11 of.

12 SEC. 13. FISHING, TRAPPING, AND HUNTING SAVINGS

13 CLAUSE.

14 (a) NO DIMINISHMENT OF STATE AUTHORITY.—The

15 designation of the corridor shall not diminish the authority

16 of the State to manage fish and wildlife, including the reg17 ulation of fishing and hunting, and trapping within the

18 corridor.

19 (b) NO CONDITIONING OF APPROVAL AND ASSIST20 ANCE.—The Secretary may not make limitations on fish21 ing, hunting, or trapping a condition of the determination

22 of eligibility for assistance under this Act, and neither the

23 Secretary nor any other Federal agency may make such

24 limitations a condition for the receipt, in connection with
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1 the corridor, of any other form of assistance from the Sec2 retary or such agencies.

3 SEC. 14. COST SHARE.

4 (a) OPERATING COSTS.—The Federal contribution

5 under this Act to the management entity for operations

6 expenditures shall not exceed 50 percent of the annual op7 erating costs of the entity attributed to preparation and

8 implementation of the Corridor Management Plan. The

9 non-Federal share of such support may be in the form of

10 cash, services, or in-kind contributions, fairly valued.

11 (b) DEVELOPMENT COSTS.—The Federal contribu12 tion under this Act to the management entity to imple13 ment the Corridor Management Plan shall not exceed 30

14 percent of the annual development costs attributable to

15 the implementation of the Corridor Management Plan.

16 The non-Federal share of such support may be in the form

17 of cash, services, or in-kind contributions, fairly valued.

18 SEC. 15. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro20 priated to the management entity the following:

21 (1) OPERATING COSTS.—$250,000 annually for

22 three years, for the operating costs of the manage23 ment entity to carry out duties pursuant to section

24 9 of this Act, which amount shall remain available

25 until expended.
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1 (2) DEVELOPMENT COSTS.—$1,500,000 annu2 ally for six years, for planning, design, construction,

3 grants, and loans to implement the approved Cor4 ridor Management Plan, which amount shall remain

5 available until expended.

6 (b) AVAILABILITY OF MONEYS PRIOR TO SECRETAR7 IAL APPROVAL OF MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Moneys may be

8 spent prior to Secretarial approval of the Corridor Man9 agement Plan for early actions that are important to the

10 themes of the area and that protect resources that would

11 be in imminent danger of irreversible damage without such

12 early actions.

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